The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-04
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down hard On the claim % Waiter P
sszp.es. an examiner % surveys fer the
general Land Office. v1o q well known
throughout TIE state q N&sElnEto1-
Vale Mr. Staples was examining so-ne
surveys N Oregon and was absent from tAs
eaa4E ceclp4s6 By hin. TIE camp. together
wst1 Ets personal eHecfs. were consumed
By a scrsst Sra M Staples placed bis
loss a. ara ard as<@1 ths government 20
reimburse h.an- TIE coTrctss says IL
falls % zee any equity Whatever IL the
claim ara holds thai Il WI be very dan
gero1s policy 10 establish, ira. OF irsur-
Ing employees against tne loss OF personal
property while engaged In public duty.
Therefore, they reconIsni that the bill
for his relief 60 not pass.
Hon. William A slmrs. first assistant
secretary OF the interior. states relative
70 the delay In the approval % list No
OF agricultural college selections OF pub
lie lands By the state 90 Washington that
these selections ara involved II the con-
test case OF the state Of Washington
against the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company, In which Z motion for review
from the decision Of the department Is
now pending. Should this case be event
ualiy decided IL favor % the state. the ap-
prevail OF this list viii promptly follow.
The civil service commission Is IL CORES
pcudszce with the Spokane postmaster.
upon John r FEiEnw9cker By reason Of
hts appointment as secretary Of the board
Of local examiners. The president CT the
commission states that as soo1 as the
postmaster submits his recommendations
n the matter the commissioners VIII En-
csayor 70 arrange these duties IN . salts
factory manner 70 al concerned
The claim OF Irving Worthington. a dep
MY United States land surveyor OF Spo-
kane, for 8. - against the government. on
account OF an Cd surveying contract that
has been unsettled for several years, has
finally been allowed and Il included IN the
present general deficiency bill Mr.. Worth
ington VIII get. when this bin has become
a law, not only the original g 90 oi the
contract. but an additional sum making
the amount s3sE5s
Representative Hyde has been making
soma inquiries relative 20 the sites 10 be
used for fortiacati0ns BY the government
in TIE vicinity ot Port Townsend. and has
been furnished the following statement by
the secretary OF war:
The sites required for the fortlfcations
20 be erected 81 the vicinity OF Port Town
ssrd have been selected The owners OF
the land az two of the localities have made
an agreement with the United States upon
the terms Of the sale, and the purchases
are now being completed
The land IN the third locality IL owned
by several different persons. some OF whom
have offered theirs At prices considered
reasonable. while others ask prices beisev-
ed 10 be excessive. The chief OF engineers
has recommended that tire tracts offered
at prices deemed 10 ba reasonable De pur-
chased at the prices offered. and that the
ftAft&&s-&lE tracts De acquired SE proceed
iugs IN condemnation
The laws OF the state of Washington.
act Of January 2. 1881. authorize both the
purchase and condemnation OF land in
that state by the United States for mill
tEry purposes. and leaves Jurisdiction over
the land so acquired.
The act OF congress Of August I. Isss and
August g 1ss1. empowers the secretary of
sar 20 acquire lands by purchase and con-
dsmnation. Gen. John II. Wilson, chief Of
engineers. states that no further legfsla-
ton Is necessary, and that work on the
fcEuncati0ns viii be begun az the first
two localities named as soon as the titles
10 the lands ara vested with tire United
States.
senator Wilson was unable 20 prevent
she confirmation CT BENJAMIN T. Shaw as
register OF the land Office at Vancouver.
y ash, II place OF George II. Stevenson,
although X had been stated some tine
since ey other senators that Senator VIII
son proposed 20 hold W sais confirms ton
until after the 4th OF March. thus giving
President Mckinley q chance 20 appoint
a Republican 70 the Office. Senator Wilson
Is very retioent concerning the matter.
and has nothing % say about the cor-
Sh&w's term viii re considered ~ the
Republican administration 20 expire on
the same date as Mr.. Stevsnsou's would
have done had hs continued IN the Office.
u IL rroba BE that that IL the real reason,
WY TIE Republican senator's In exec
utlFe session did net hold up the conErrna-
ton 81 this tine. ABS.
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