The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-05-01
BEHIND IN WORK.
Three Hundred Thousand
Cases Tied Up in the Land
Department.
The Confession of ClaytOn's
Assassination Causes no SEN
satiOn in Arkansas.

WASHINGTON, Special Telegram,
During the consideration oft the legislative
APPROXIMATION bill to-day Carter of Montana
presented an amendment llling for an in
crease of twenty seven clerks in the general
land office. The debate that followed
showed up the fact that the bust
ness of this department is from elght-
cen months to three years behind, and that
there are almost 3to,,SM cases their awaiting
adjustments Mr.. Carter had statements to
show that there are over 10000 cases In the
contest division alOnc-thrce years behind
time. 1t was safe to say that 5O0,VO peO-
pie were directly interested. In these cases
settlers had to pay their money in ad-
vance and they were being dc.raudcd of
their rights In Montana there We're vall-
able mineral claims tied up for years for
lack OF attention in the general land office.
Peters of Kansas and Picker of South Da-
kota made emphatic speeches in support OF
Carter, holding that it WAS cold fraud on
settlers to hold their titles to their lands
from them. Cannon OF Illinois and Dockery
of Missouri Oppased Carriers amendment,
and il was lost
OPPOSITION 10 SURVEYS
When the point WAS reached appropriate
ing for surveyor general i'll North and South
Dakota, it was found that the bill provided
for only one office. Pickler moved to
amend the bill, giving to each state the
amount named for two 5000 for surveyor
general and 5000 for clerk hire.
cannon and Holman both made
a uoint that there was only
one district and were surprised to
find that there were two. Cannon then
amended Flick ler'S amendment by splitting
the sum for clerk hire in each office -, 500.
To this amendment Picl,ler made strong
objection, and pointed out that the Sioux
reservation was soon to be surveyed besides
n great deal of other hand which Was settled
upon. He also talked for North Dakota.
Mr.. Hanshrough was not present at the
time, but it would nave made no differ
encc, as the opposition to Western surveys
was plainly al,larcnt. Piclllcr told some
plain truth about the manner in which the
West was being treated. Mr. Savers of
Texas raised lOiEt of order against the
clause providing for the appointment by
the secretary OF the interior OF nine NOM
bers 81 board OF pension appeals at 50, 600
a wear each. After short discussion the
chair sustained the point of order.
SALARIES FOR SURVEYORS GENERAL,
Tho Nne.nr,, states and territories tool,
mn Tho tirIt ,,r,,c~aliy on the annronriati0n
f6r s,,rvt.vnr9 rrnrral Whrh I,lahO was
roao},al i,nhois ,yartnI tho sa1orv If Tho
o+Iint a,d rrnrI- I;ro incrooScI hnt was
on;i,,,T Jisl,osr1 ~ II:S morI viii GOT
a. E01 l'o,I.s 81 ON1 o,li a f+Lt ,1os
go, 'S1 t t''r> Ar>,n.,, a,T1 Wtran';r,T WIKI
iti roy,'It Via, Oroo,',S y.,y rrsrIci
Hermann nIoJn q very strong snpcrh lie
raI,rnra,i,nd tin rnco,Ircc If b;s State and
tht, T'ealror n,ttanra for the SURVEYOR GEN
,'l i xviii ,,,,,,,t ,,r Iorlr, was
tdtn1I, ,.>; Tb"~e v,oe crroa+ doaI
W ati,t tho ro.o~,,tiNn s,1rvoI,S
~, 1toiU NV in.',ffi'tnnt cIart live lie
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