The record-union., 1894-05-05
PUBLIC LANDS.
New Rule Governing Motions for Re-
view on Land Office Rulings.

New Rule Governing Motions for Re-
view on Land Office Rulings.
WASHINGTON, May 4.-The Secretary
of the Interior has rescinded rule ia OF
the rules of practice governing motions
for review on decisions on public lands,
to take effect June lst. The following
rule. making an important change, will
be substituted:
MATTERS for review and motions for re-
hearings before the Secretary must be
filed with the Commissioner of the Gen
eral Land Office within thirty days after
notice of the decision complained of and
will act as supersedeas of the decision
until otherwise directed by the Secretary.
Zach motion must state so cOnclSely
and specifically, without argument, the
grounds upon which it is based. On re-
ceipt of such motion the Commissioner OF
the General Land Office will forward the
same Immediately to this department,
where it will be treated as Special II
the motion does not show proper grounds
for review or rehearing, it will be denied
and sent to the files of the General Land
Office, whereupon the Commissioner will
resume the suspension and proceed to
execute the judgement before rendered.
But ii, upon examination, proper grounds
are shown, the motion will be enter
tanned and the parties notified, where
upon the moving party will be allowed
thirty days within which to file an argu-
ment and serve the same upon the oppo-
site party, who will be allowed thirty
days in which to file and serve an an
swer, after which no further amendment
will be received. Thereafter the case will
not be reopened except under such cir
cumstances as would induce a court OF
equity to grant relief against any judg-
ment of the court of law.
''All rules or parts of rules inconsistent
herewith are rescinded.
'HoKE SMITH, Secretary"
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Mr.. Quay Occupies the Time of the
Open Session of the Senate.
WASHINGTON, May 4.-The open ses-
til o'clock. The time was consumed
entirely by Quay, who gave another
chapter of his serial speech on the tariff
question. Gallinger remained by his
side constantly, relieving the Pennsyl-
vanian at intervals by reading extracts
Quay desired to insert in his remarks.
The balance of the day after O'Clock was
executive business. AT $50 O'Clock the
Senate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, May promptly after
the reading of yesterdays journal the
Speaker laid some bills from the Senate
before the House. At 1890 the House
went into Committee of the Whole on
motion of Catchings, to consider the river
and harbor appropriations bill, Hatch in
the chair.
Fifteen minutes before the usual time
for recess Catchings asked unanimous
consent that the House should continue
in session until O'clock for the purpose
of completing consideration of the river
and liarbor bill, when he would ask that
when the House adjourned it would be
until Monday. This was agreed to, and
the consideration of the bill was resumed.
The consideration Of the bill without ac-
ton being taken on further amendments
was continued until shortly after 6 P. NJ,
when the Committee of the Whole rose,
reported the bill to the House, and it was
passed.
Thereupon a recess was taken until
O'Clock for the consideration of the pri-
vate pension bills.