The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-28
FOR SCHOOL LANDS.
Congress Asked to Amend the
Law for Their Selection.
THE LEGISLATURES MEMORIAL
Concessions Granted Railroad and Bridge
Companies In Warrington 1t the
Lass Session.

WAsHrnaron C1rY, Nov. Z.-lSpecial. =
So far Is the railroads Of Washington are
concerned, they Jared pretty well in the
legislation of the last session. Three sop
arate companies were given the right to
build across Indian reservations. and two
secured authority to bridge navigable
streams. While this is . matter Of the
past, it il worth while to name them 80 as
70 show exactly what Is out OF the way,
and cannot, therefore, interfere with the
measures which will be called up for action
at the coming session. They are:
The Spokane Fails q Northern railway,
to cross the Colville reservation; the Pa
louise Il Spokane, to pass over the Nez
Perez in Idaho; the Northern Pacific d
Yakima. through the Yakima reservation;
and the Oregon and Washington Bridge
Company to bridge the Columbia river, at
or near La Camas, and the Oregon Railway
Extension Company 70 bridge the Column
bia ct Vancouver.
These are now laws and are out Of the
way.
The most important measure Of this class
pending. and the one farthest advanced, is
that granting right-of-way through the
Puget Sound Railroad Company. This
measure has been passed in the House and
is now on the Senate calendar. having been
favorably reported by Senator Dawes,
chairman of the COMMITTEES on Indian af-
fairs. The right-of-Way granted by this
bill Is to commence on the southern side of
the reservation and proceed as nearly as
practicable in direct line to some point at
or near Commencement bay. As it passed
the House, the right-of.way was to be sew
enty-five feet in width on each side of the
center of the road bed, but the Senate COM
mitiee reduced it to fifty feet on either
side. The compensation for this right-of-
way is to be agreed upon between the COM
pany and the Indians.
The Tacoma & Olympic Railway 4 Nav
igation Company want the rights-of-way
across government military reservations in
the state. This measure also has passed
the House, and besides, it receives the in
dorsement of the army people.
One OF the most important matters of
legislation pending. which is of interest not
alone to Washington but to other states.
is that to amend the statutes relating to
the selection of indemnity lands IN lieu of
the sixteenth and thirty sixth sections of
each township granted to the states, and
reserved to the territories, for school pur-
poses. This subject is of so much local
interest that the legislature last January
memorialized congress to afford remedy
for the impending loss of such lands TO the
state. Instead, however, of preparing .
special act for Washington alone, the COM
mittee on public lands drew up . general
bill which will applv to all The com NIT.
zee. ,nougn, 40 NOT 60 quite 50 iaf q the
aeEls'a,uIs asAeu.
an 1ns Memoilal .ne presentauon OF
,ac.s sno supPoSiuons was ABOUT the ioi'
iowius
EIst-Inas .'unoef the eust'ns conoiuons OF
s.r;I;n - p'pu.asioa; si1ssay s.es.,
public lands within onr state il !. snso,n,ai. !,
certain that under the various land laws now in
force such appropriation of all desirable tracts
OF such lands win be effected before the selec-
non OF me iands ior the state under such dona-
-, nun csn v scco" piAleo - now provided ~
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order that the Intention of the national
may be fully carried out and that the state nav
NOT be despoiled Of the precious gift. that con-
gress take Legislative action In order that the
public lands within the state may not be entire
.rsuiad !. " oe as me anne
lection II land. rnder ths aonas;o sA ~. 'o'
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ateu anu granseo qua may ~ seiecseo Dy
INC ssaso OF teIItory III ueu OF Sucn as
may 90 tnus taken by presumption or
homestead settlers.
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