The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-06

tuition the secre tary Of the interior
was authorized to settle the accounts
of agents who effessted the treaty OF
1854 with the Della are Indians
The acts pertaining to the judiciary
Of the United States were: To pro-
vide for two additional associate JUS
ticGs of the supreme court OF Okla
hona territory; for the division OF the
Eastern district of M chigan into the
Northern and Southern divisions; to
provide that term of the circuit and
district court Of the district of Yer
mont may be held at Montpelier; that
criminal cases in the district Of Mime
sofa shall be brought and prosecuted
in the division Of the district in which
the ofenses were commltteds to fix
term of the district and circuit courts
of the Southern district Of Misslsslp-
ri to be held at Meridian: providing
an additional circuit Judge IN the
Eighth judicial district; to change Sae
boundaries of the Judicial districts OF
Florida; to require original receipts
for deposits of postmasrers to be sent
to the auditor of the treasury depart
ment for the postoffice departments;
to authorize the fourth assistant post
master general to approve pOstmas-
ters' bonds; to regu ute the inspection
of iron or steel boiler plates and their
stamping by the United States insPec-
tors, and fixing penalties for I'M
authorized use of the STAMP.
The act establishing the SmithsOn-
ian institution was amended AMI a
resolution passed to appoint Andrew
M. White a mem Der of the board of
directors. To redress an injustice to
certain graduates of the Annapolis
naval academy an act to fill vacancies
in the grade Of assistant paymaster to
those discharged at the end OF their
two years cruise. under the act Of
August s, 1882, was passed.
For the purpose of reclaiming the
wreck of the Kearsarge, on ROncadOr
reef. BY joint resolution
officers and enlisted men Of
botn branches of the service were
authorized to wear the ba1ge Of the
regular army and navy union on all
occasions Of ceremony.
By resolution three mem bers of the
board of managers of the nat Onal
home for disabled volun teer soldiers
were appointed: Messrs- Charles NJ.
Anderson of Ohio, Sidney G. Cook OF
Kansas and A. l.. Pearson of Pennsyl-
wanna The secretary of war was au-
thorized to restore to the state Of
Michigan two flags of the Twenty
second Michig gan vOlun teers among
the recaptured flags in the war de-
partment, and to the state of Iowa
the flag of the Twenty sc cond regi-
donate four obsolete gun carr ages to
the city of Mar ,halltOwn. Iowa.
Much legislation relating to public
lands was accomplished One act ex-
tends to January, 1897, the time with
in which persons may purchase rail
road grant lands forte tied to the gov
eminent by the act Of September.
20. 1890. under the condition. OF pur-
chase in that act. The reservation of
section Is in each tow nship of the
Cherokee outlet, Tonkawa reserva-
ton AMI Pawnee reservation lands in
Oklahoma. for educational purposes,
anu Of section 33 in each town sh p for
public buildings. was ratifie1 ana con-
dlt-ons fixed for the lease Of the lan1s
by th- territory
An act was signed providing for the
allotment of certain lands on the res
ervation of the Confederate Otoes and
Missouri Inlians Of Nebraska and
Kansas. amending the act Of March 3.
1881. The commissioner of the land
office was authorized to issue patents
as evilence Of title for all vail lOca-
tiOns made with land scr. D issu d Pur-
suant to degrees of the supre me
court, which valid locations were
made prior to the approval of the
aforesaid act. the same manner that
patents are now issued under the
provision Of section Of act Of j une
p, 1879.
As measure of relief to the West
during the business depression. the
requirement that on each mining
claim locate not less than 500 worth
OF la Dor or improvements be made
each year, under penalty of forfeiture,
was suspen led for the year 1891. An
act was passed disqualifying registers
or receivers Of land offices from hear
ing cases in which they were IN
terested, and providing that the sec
rotary of the interior shall designate
special agents to hear such cases.
The time for making final proof and
payment for all lands located under
the homestead and desert land laws
was extended for one year, and the
time for final payments under the
presumption act when entrymen are
prevented from MAX .ng payment from
causes beyond their control