The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-25

cused for the earnestness and importantly with
which / urge that the appropriation may be ap-
piled without the loss of asingie day. and that
no obstacle be allowed TO prevent the prosecu-
ton of the work. Either the surveyor general
Is restricted so as to be unable TO act. or he is
lacking in the requisite ability or disposition
because practically nothing il being done.
am anxious that the obstacle, De it what it may,
shall be removed, that the work proceed, and
the appropriation be made available
The secretary OF the interior, after the
consideration of this letter, refused to
make the Withdrawals on the ground that
it was contrary TO the policy adopted of
late years in that department, but ex-
pressed willingness, as he had before, to
order surveys at any place in the state th at
any authorized person on its behalf might
request. The commissioner of the gen.
eral land Office had expressed similar
views and informed Senator Allen he had
so communicated with the surveyor gen.
erals office. On March u, 1891, Senator
Allen wrote the following letter to the
commissioner:
IN order that there may be no unavoidable de-
lay IN prosecuting the public surveys in the
state OF Washington, / would ask that you, by
erai to ask the commissioner OF public lands OF
the state of Washington to indicate what re-
gions or bodies of lands they wished to be sur
veyei, in order that the state may make its Sc
lectious therefrom, or have the surveyor gen.
eral himself so advise you 10 the end that con-
tracts for surveying the same may be immedi-
ateiy let. / know you are in hearty sympathy
with the vigorous system OF surveys and make
THIS request that tie work may rapidly pro-
coed.
On March Is he received the following
reply:
am in receipt OF your letter OF the 18th inst,
requesting that the United states surveyor gem
erai be instructed by telegram TO ask the COM
missioner OF public lands Tor said state to sin
dIcate what regions or bodies OF land they
wished TO be surveyed in order that the state
may make its selections therefrom." reply
that have the honor TO inform you that on the
18th inst. telegram of the nature suggested in
your letter of the l2th inst was sent to the
United States surveyor general for Washington
al olympia. reply 10 said telegram was re-
ceived on the 10th inst Enclosed herewith are
copies OF said telesraphic correspondence.
In the letter of Hon. 7. II. Carter of
May 4, 1892. quoted in Senator Aliens re-
cent speech, after reciting that Sl49 coo of
the last two appropriations had been APP
portioned to the state of Washington and
expended in the survey of lands occupied
by bona fide settlers, he states that:
Although said apportionments were by the
terms OF the act applicable TO the survey of
lands granted 10 the state of Washington by
the act OF February %, ISs9, it does not appear
that TO the present date the state has made any
formal application 70 this Office Tor surveys in
connection with said Selections aud the appor-
tonments were consequently expended i'll the
survey OF lands occupied by actual settlers,
thus leaving the lands to be surveyed for state
purposes to De hereafter provided Tor. The
sundry civil bill of the present session has been
amended by the senate increasing the general
appropriation Tor public surveys from 100000,
as 1t passed the House, to $4,000, ana has also
amended that bill allowing $4,000 more for the
survey OF public lands within the limits OF rail-
road land grants, making u total of s7Oo,00l.
Senator Allen presented memorial
from the state officers setting forth the
need of the withdrawal of lands for the
purpose of enabling the state to make its
selections, and in pursuance thereof
promptly introduced a bill prepared by
these officers in support of this policy. He
finds, however, the prevailing sentiment
of the public lands committee is that in
giving these states equal preference to
actual settlers, and securing liberal ap-
done that should be, and it is not in the
pubic interest that Withdrawals OF lands
should be made against actual settlers for
any purpose. Members of the public lands
committee, as stated above, do not think
1t proper that actual settlers should be
shut out from the public lands, and, III the
provisions made for liberal appropriations,
the states are 10 be upon an equal ground
with actual settlers. and, if diiigent to
avail themselves of their opportunities,
can, under liberal system of surveys,
make their selections.
To summarize for the fiscal year ending
July 30, 1891, there was appropriated for
public land surveys $4,000 $4,000 of
which was apportioned to the state of
Washington, and all expended for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1892. 500, 200
was appropriated, of which S6i, 900 was APP
propriated tor the state of Washington.
all of which was expended, while in the
sundry civil bill, as the same has been
amended in the Senate. the amount appro-
priated is $4,000 and $3.50, 900 for lands in
railroad land grants, making a total of
100000, a!lor the greater part of which
Will become law, and of which the state
OF Washington will be given fair proper
ton. In addition TO this there has been
appropriated $50, 600 for the survey of the
north half of the Colville reservation.
Let these amounts be contrasted with the
appropriations made during the last ad-
ministration. For the fiscal year ending
June SO, 1857, S500. 900; ISIS, SOC 900; 1859,
100000; 1880, 10000 OF the first two
appropriations none was apportioned 10
the territory OF Washington. OF the third
$4,000, and of the last sd, 0O0 while of the
entire amount appropriated but sos. 900
was expended for surveys, the balance be-
ing turned back into the treasury, on &C
count of the rates being insufficient to Sc
cure the work.
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