Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-09-18
NATIONS CAPITAL.
Senate Considers Private Land
Claims in Various States.
Democrats LeaYs the House 10 Prevent
AQuarum being Present.
Seaate and House corferees Hard a,
Work on the Tariff.

WAsHIssroS, Sept. lin the Serats,
Sherman from the committee on ;uEeiga
relations reported = resolution. whien WAS
agreed %, rtq lestiag the President 70 com
tpu1tcfte 70 me Senate such lafermauen
be may have on the subject of the arrest of
Thomas 4 Collins, citizen of the United
States residing in Manlla, Philippine
Is,ae4s, BY efiite Of the Spanish soysra-
( ment.
Blrlr addressed the Senate On the jo Mt
reso nlion proposing the ayner dmay 10 t5e
Constitution conferring a reprt seatst.on tn
I h- u .tricJ of Coiumb a in the two house.
# Coa2ress a. a in the Electoral College.
III senate proceed 10 a c1nsiae.sti3n Of
the bills On the cai.I lar unob jected TO- A
number xgre passed. including the Sengtt.
| bill to make the ary of the postmaster al
Aug lsta. Me. 50 500, and the Senate b /.
refsrring 10 the court OF claims in cisim
of 4 Portland company Of Portland, Me-,
for the sl.owance for the building of two
naval vessels in August, 1862, not to ex-
ceel $50 sG7
The Senate resumed the consideration of
of the Senate bill 10 establish United
StItes Land Court ard provide for the .et-
lie mt of private land claims. in Nevada,
Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico. Arizona
or Utsh The till establishes the court
cf private land claims to coasist of Chief
Jge ice and four associate Justices, to hold
flee III December 81, 1891, and the court
to bold such sessions as may be necessary
in the States and Territories mentioned.
The court is 10 be sub &C; TO the follow
iag restrictions No claim 10 be allowed
tina. shall not appear @ be upon the title
la fully and regularly derived from thc
government Of Spain or Mexico. and one
that at the date OF the acquisition of the
Territory by the cited States, the clainl
ant wouIi have ha. lawful right TO make
perfect hal the Territory not been acquir-
ed by ,he | aited States, AMI the United
Sta'cs is bound, upon the principles Of pub-
lie lax or By the prov sons of the treaty of
cession, to respect ard permit it 10 become
perfect No claim 10 he allowed that shall
intersere with or overthrow ang iust and
unexingn she'd Indian title or any right to
any lsni or rlsce,
No allowance or confirmation of anv
clam shall confer snv right or title TO any
go,d. silver or auickriiyrr mines mineral
of the same or unle.s the grart claimed AZ
fectel the donation or sale of such mnes
or minerals 10 grantee. or unless such
grsc.ea become otherwi.e entitled thereto
in law or equity, all snch mines or mineral
shall remain the property of the United
States yith the .ight of working the same.
which fact shall be stated in any patents
issnad under TINS act Nothing in thi, act
shall authorize the working of any mn.s
ther, in hy any per on except contirmce or
his a. signs uuul Congress shall provide BY
Law therefor.
No claim will be alloxed Cor any laul,
the right to which has hitherto been law
full, acted upon and decided by Congress
or under its authority. No proceedings.
decree or act under this act shall concluie
or affect the rights of persons as between
each other, all of which rights shall be re-
served and saved 10 lhe same eftct rs it
this act had rot been passed The pro-
cee1ings. DEGREES and acts herein provided
for shah he conclusive of all rights as BE-
tween The United Statts ahd all persons
claiming any interest ot right in sue h lands
No confirmation or deere concerning
any claim in this act sfall in any manner
oferate or have effect against the United
States Of is right end title 80 lard contrm-
eI, nor stall it operate to make the Uni cd
Sta,es II any msnuer liable in respect To-
any such grants, cieims or lands, or thsir
disposition, ,thefsise than is in his act
provided
No eorfitmatjon saalt in any ease he|
made or patent issued for = greater quaint
ty than eleven square leagues of land To ..
IN the rignt of any one original er41tee or
claimant or in right of any one original
grant u iwo or more persons ipirty, nIr
for any sr atcr quanii'y than suihor zpd
b. the respective Laws OF Spain or Mexico