Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-03-07
Tidings
WASHINGTON MATTERS.
STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS.

w ASHINdTON, Marcn f.-f OllOWluB IL
an approximate statement of appropria-
tions, made at both sessions Of the 51st
congress, prepared by the clerk of the
senate committee on appropriations
Amount of regular bills including def
ciencies and miscellaneous appropriations
for the second session, $405, 900 900; per-
manent appropriations for first session
about SOL 200, 900 and permanent appro-
priations for 1892, estimated $121 900, 900.
This makes a grand total of $S9S, 200, 900.
Senator Allison expects to have de-
tailed and positive statement of these ap.
propriations completed in a few days.
Mr.. Sayers, of Texas, leader of the Demo-
cratic minority on the house appropriation
has prepared statement OF the appro-
|priations during the 51st congress as
compared with the appropriations during
the 50th congress, which shows that the
total appropriations made during the
congress just closed were $1,006, ,270, All
against $S17 7,963,S59 during the pre-
ceeding congress. These amounts in
clude the permanent annual appropriation.
The total appropriations for the first
session of the 50th congress were $422,-
626 SIG, and for the first session of the
5lst congress $464, ,442, $40, and for the
second session $54l 1923 ,961, to which Mr..
Sayers estimated $45O,0OO should be
added for various small items. Included
in the appropriations for the 5lst con-
gress are $15,052,00O for the refunding of
the direct tax, and $l0,000,00O for sugar
bounties, this latter being included in
the regular annual appropriations.
THE NEW LAND LAW.
The new land law repeals the timber
culture act, but saves the rights of all ex-
listing entries, and gives right of COM
mutation to those who have for four
years, in good faith, tried to comply at
$1.25 per acre. Section 2 provides a
modification of the desert land act, pro-
viding fully for actual reclamation of the
land entered, and preventing speculative
accumulation of land, with saving of all
rights under existing entries. Section
enlarges section 229, Revised Statutes, by
including reservoirs or bitches for irrigat-
ing purposes, as land which may be
transferred. Section 4 repeals the pre-
emption laws, with a modification Of the
homestead law, and with provisions more
strict as to proofs Of entry, and all final
proofs, extending the communication
from six to fourteen months. Sec
ton and provide detail as to final
action in the interior department on final
entries, and provide limitations as to con-
tests and suits to cancel patents, fixing
the latter at five years as to patents
now issued, and six years as to
future ones also contain pro-
visions as to timber trespasses.
Section 9 prohibits offering Of public
lands at public sale hereafter, thus pre-
venting private or cash entries. Section
10 to II relate to lands in Alaska, for
their acquisition for manufacturing and
purposes and for town sites.
Section II allows mineral entries, in ad-
dition to the maximum allowance of 320
acres allowed by existing law. Section
IS, 19, 20 and 81 relate to bitches and re-
and provide for their construc-
ton. Section % cures defects in the
titles of settlers on certain former Indian
lands, caused by different rulings of the
department of the interior. Section "a
the president to set apart trust
reserves where to preserve timber, he
shall deem it advisable.
NOTES.
Postoffices changes in New Mexico
Mrs. M. j. Mcclure to be postmaster at Tip
tonville vice S. E. Upton, resigned; Mrs.
S. j. Lawrence, postmaster at Weed, Lin
coin county, vice Alva Webber, resigned.
1t is announced that William A. Woods,
U. s. district Judge for Ipdiana, will be
elevated to the circuit court of appeals
created by congress.
Secretary Proctor is going to Chicka-
mauga next Monday, and will then visit
Texas for the purpose of inspecting the