Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-19
GOOD WORK.
The /. s. Land Court Closes Its L0b0rS
for a Time-Reyiew of the
Business Transacted.

The L. S. court of private land claims
adjourned Saturday evening. The work
of the term was exceptionally well done;
and it is seldom that court adiourns
with unanimous verdict of both sides
that the decisions we're well considered
and rendered substantial justice. Of course
there were appeals by the United States
attorney, but they are mostly perfunctory,
and to satisfy the letter of the law. The
first case considered at this term was the
Lucero de Godoi 1t was confirmed,
The Galvan grant which is practically
the test case involving the right of a pre-
feet to issue land grants was argued, and
the court subsequently required the
claimants to more properly connect them
selves with the original grantees. Testl-
mony was heard in this case by Judge
Stone late Saturday afternoon.
The Alameda grant for 100000 acres
was the cause celebre of the term. 1t
was ably argued and the conlrmatory
decree rendered is spoken of highly. Inc
United States attorney himself admits Its
practical soundness and feels dubious OF
the success of his appeal to the supreme
court On the fate of this appeal also
hang the Lucero de Godoi and the Anto,
MO Sedillo, which are likewise grants i'll
excess of eleven leagues and were also
confirmed.
The San Antonito, prefecture grant
was also submitted.
The Nuestra Sonora del Rosario was
confirmed from the bench as it is as 6
project archive grant. The San Marcos
grant was confirmed and the PachecC
grant also.
The Sebastian de Vargas case was ther
taken up and deliberately argued for sew
eral DAYS, and decree will be rendered a
the next term.
The Antonio Chavez and Arroyo Hond(
grants were submitted the same day.
The Algodones case was then, after
three days battle, submitted. This decl
sion was reserved.
Testimony was also taken in the Nolal
grant. ,.
In the Villa de Santa Fe grant peti
ton was filed by the board of county
commissioners, which was successful.
demurred to by the United States on TIN
ground of noncompliance of the plain
tiff. Leave was given the city of Santa
Fe to intervene at or before the tern
Just closed. This permission has no
been awaited of, aud the grant of Santa
Fe now stands dismissed on the docke
of the land court.
City Attorney Victory was instructed
by resolution of the aldermen to inter
plead in this suit. This he neglected t.
do. The question now arises for ever.
property owner to consider whether o
not the Santa Fe grant shall be allowe'
to lapse back into the public domain o
the United States. Such will undoubted
ly be our position, unless the peopl
make such clamor as will wake Mi
Victory from his lethergy. Equity an
Justice would assume that the rights o
the property owners in Santa Fe shout
be perfected under the law.
In all eleven cases were considered an
six of them confirmed, and importan
rulings made in the others. At the mex
term DEGREES may be expected in the d
Vargas, the Antonio Chaves, the San An
tonic del Colorado, the Algodones an
the Galvan cases. The titles of more tina
half n million acres of land were cohsid
cred and passed upon, and New Mexic
will reap great advantage from the labor
of this court. On March 3, 1898, tn
statutory limit will run against all claim
not then filed. Those concerned will tax
notice of the New MExICAN's many war;
ings and file their claims if they do nc
wish the grants to revert to the publ
domain.
The court will hold its next session i
Tucson on February 81, 1898, and re-a:
semble in Santa Fe on March 8.