The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-08

rsTi. for an educational test FOR irnrnt-
grants with the Corisss amendment 70 pre-
vent the invasion OF day Iaborers. the
Phillips Industrial commission Bill. tse
Curtis Bill, 20 lessen the number o. crimes
for which the death penalty can be I'M
posed By the United States courts the
bankruptcy BIZ. and the Psckier pension
Dill. ali OF which were passed By the
house The old ants-option bin Was killed
by the house committee On agrtcuiture and
viii nc. re-ap2ear IA this congress-
A large fraction OF the sessions business
related 30 pubic lands and important
amendments were made 60 the pablo lands
laws Foremost among these was Dele.
gate Flynn's free home btu A second iHs-
portart measure was that which extended
for FIVE years from the "a OF March iaxt
the limit within which the United States
may bring suits TO annuI public lands
heretofore granted under railroad grants
bat confirming TIE tides TO all such lands
held by bona fi5e purchasers.
Acts were also passed permitting timber
culture claimants 70 give evidence before
United States commissioners or clerks CT
courts instead OF land officers In making
final proof. confirming private cash entries
10 public lands sold In Alabama MISSISSIPPI
and I'm Arkansas between the date Of the
approval OF the joint resolution on May u.
leave OF absencs OF one year TO homestead
settlers on the Ysnkton Indian reservation
or South Dakota: authorizing the New Or
leans Pacific railroad 70 reiinquisn lands
within the indemnity limits of its grant IN
favor of settlers who have made entries
and select other public lands In leu there
Of: TO restore the Fort Lewis military res
ervatioa IN Colorado 70 the public domain:
TO authorize the state OF South Dakota 20
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for military school lands; to open to set
Element abandoned portions of the Fort
Assinabolne Indian reservation: opening 20
settlement the lands OF the Klamath bay
reservation, Oregon. not included n the
Klamath Indian reservation; opening the
Pixies peak. Plum creek and South Pls-Is
forest reservations In Colorado 10 the To-
cation OF mining claims: authorizing the
leasing Of lands reserved for school pur-
poses in Arizona: extending the mineral
land laws TO the north half Of the Colvills
Indian reservation: extending TO January
I. 1897, the time within which persons en-
titled 10 purchase railroad grants forfeited
under act OF December Il. 1888. may make
their purchases: providing that purchas-
ers OF arid grant lands forfeited under
act OF December II. 1888. may make their
purchases. providing that purchasers OF
arid grant lands forfeited under the act or
March !. 1881. having paid only a portion
OF the price to the company which IL less
than the government price for similar
lands. they shall be required 10 pay the
government sum equal to the difference:
settling the titles to land In the Arredondo
grant IN Columbia county. Florida. for tie
sale In forty-acre parcels Of lands In the
White Earth and Red Lake Chippewa res
eryations in Minnesota. granting part OF
Pixies peak military reservation I'm Colo
RADIO to the city OF Colorado Springs; per-
hitting railroad connpaa ies 10 acquire de-
pot lines In Colorado and Wyoming: for
the disposal of public reservations In va
cant townsites IN Oklahoma TO settlers: to
grant rights of way for reservoirs and ca
mails; for The relief OF settlers on the North
ern Pacific indemnity lands.
Among the miscellaneous acts passed
during thu session were the following:
For the deportation Of refugee Canadian
Cree Indians from Montana. to establish
the government Of Greer county as a
county Of Oklahoma; forhidding divorces
In territories unless the parties applying
have been residents for one year before
the applications: making unexplained alb
sence for even years presumption OF the
death for pension claims: fixing penalties
for failure TO use automatic brakes on rail-
way trains.
Many rights OF way 10 railway COM
panies through United States territory
were granted and large number OF
bridge bills passed.