The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-14
SClTHINC REBUKE GIVEN,
Chicago Lake Front Decision Can
celled BY Secretary Bliss.
LAND COMMISSIONER IN TROUBLE.
He Gave the Interested Parties HIS
Decision in the Case Before IL
was ofaciaIiy Promulgated.
LAND COMMISSIONER IN TROUBLE.

asely by the Pf.ernpiory dismissal OF ihe
suits Of W. Lamoreaux Of Wisconsin.
commissioner O. the general land office,
was signed by Secretary 0. TIE Interior
Bliss ;pasy. The order directs all I-o-
Sce6inss IN the case SUBSEQUENT 10 The NJ
iog .. the application 20 locate Mckee s
scrip aa the lake froa,. be rescindei Aai
xnruilCd. and 8; orders rev trial.
Action IS based on the pur7ortea og.f-
sou o. Lx;nore4ux, givsa out BY him TO
one 81 The parties IL .n;ere<. three DAYS
hefsre the arpojrtea time by himself for
the formal announcement o. She decision
Hn1 uo,ice 20 other Interested parties.
The ians On ~hich !; IS PROPOSED 10 10
s4ie the claims ny means o. iA-S scrip is
IL Ire heart q TIE as q Caicesu- AID IS
the WHY from 81 .1at p9a 10 sst,o.io,nta.
IRE department TO-DAY made this official
siate7aeri o. the Ct-eAro lake irczi mat
ter. On es5-GSTf :. SerTetAry Frances
directed Judgment IN tie case d saseca:
"a uNN further orders sragr has 5cpart-
zne7t The secretary thereafter Vas H.
formed that no decision had oeen re-5erei
none Is tourd n the proper office - The
land deaartmHr. z-d nore S:pears IL The
letter rrass book where all aeicsi ons tire
required "a r. ca1iei urior - prolulEa-
tlon. II response 10 a telegram from the
assistant attorney general asking Com
missioner Lsmoresux II be had given eCt
a copy Of bis opinion IN ihe lake front
case II So when and 10 whom. Lamasealx
replied; on the -1th I signed a. cul- ioa
and had R number 0. -opies made he came
day TO b. given 30 the press on the ead
which date | had announced the decis On
would be promulgated One Of The crrlesl
OF the goth l gaye 10 q party with permits
sion for him TO use It after the decision
was promulgated. but In no case 70 te
used until the promulgatnn This was
done on the goth. on the 2cd the secretary
SUSPENDED the promulsaton.
isisnod) s Lamorcaux'
Although II doris not appear to whom
tho copy was given, vet as LamoreauN All
not disclose the namo Of the person al
though requested TO do 50. u is TO be pre-.
snn'ed that such party Is not without IN
ferest IN the controversy Moreover. he
fore this department was adyis a that
any decision was ignod. counsel Tor the
scrip holders requested such opinion 70 BE /
promulgated knowledge OF the opuloY
was therefore tracoable 10 them
THE improperly pf giving nut q cony %,
an unrendered. unpromulgdtod decision 90 /
parties In controversy IN advance ~ L.
formal announcement is too obvious 10 rr- 4
eulre comment. Lamorcauv states tSatI
he gevc a copy To a party three dtye IN I
advance Of the time appoiu'el hy hiuscfI
for its FORMULATION 10 tho usual aud /
proper way neither CASH nor rtoli- caa .
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that there Is I'D your once VIVA; p4ffofN I
20 be ~ opea letter signed ~ the matter /
o. the application 81 Aathihs htnnrr ana !
Harvey y !-eioileite IN locate Mckee scrip I
on what " known as the iSke front oi !
Chicago, III ana ihat COPY 81 saia pa
per has teen delivered To one % the par
ties 20 the controversy pefore ils Tenlliion !
and pronunciation IN uagfant dlsregard OF /
risht AUD justice IN violation OF the eN- |
press order 81 my predecessor and the |
usual ana Just rules Of procedure. now, |
therefore III the exercise OF the discretion |
shH authority conferred uPon me by the
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