The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-08
An Important Bill introduced by
Bell of Colorado.
IN THE FRENCH SCHOOLS
Formal Application Through the Ameri-
can Ambassador Must Be Made Be-
fore Admission Will Be Granted.
Stock for the Cheyennes.
Washington Bureau of the Standard,
No. 1913 Il Street n. w.

! bill has been prepared by Representa-
| tive John c. Bell of Colorado relative to
| tunnel rights. This bill is introduced to
meet a situation presented by certain
| recent supreme court decisions on the
! subject Judge Bell expresses confidence
| that his bill Will pass. 1t provides that
| only $50 feet on each side of the center
| line of tunnel site shall be reserved
| for tunnel locations. Any location made
| in a tunnel may take any part of 15o0
linear feet on one side and the remainder
| on the other, or the owner of said tun-
mel site may take a full claim of 1900
feet on one side and 800 on the other
side, If that part of said claims, extend
ed beyond $50 feet of the center line in
said tunnel, does not conflict with any
| prior location.
| ANY vein or lode cut in said tunnel
| shall be staked on the surface and re-
! corded within 90 days from the time the
same is cut. in the manner provided for
| locations at the surface, otherwise the
same shall be subject to discovery and
location outside Of the unabandoned
workings of the tunnel claim by any
other qualified person The owner of the
claim shall be entitled TO all ore to the
apex of what are called by miners gen.
orally vertical lodes though such apex
may not be included in the boundaries
as staked on the surface.
Gen. Horace Porter United States
ambassador to France, writes from Paris
to the state department in regard to the
admission of a student from the United
States into the school of mines. No for
eign student, he says. can enter any OF
the schools of France-medicine, phar-
macy, dentistry, veterinary, painting,
design. architecture, music declama-
ton, engineering, etc.-wthout the for
NAL application of the diplomatic repre-
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two letters suffice; one making appllca-
ton, the other expressing thanks when
the request is granted. Sometimes,
more correspondence is necessary Tor
the reason that those proposing TO enter
any of the high grade schools have TO
produce certain certificates of studies. or
diplomas, which the authorities accept
only when they come through the en-
bassy. These rules, says General Porter,
apply to all foreign students. No dis
elimination is made against Americans,
on the contrary, the authorities extend
all possible facilities to them. There is
a large number of American students in
Paris, and, as n rule, they are much
liked by the teachers in French institu-
tons. AS for the school of mines. for
oigners can be admitted there either as
foreign pupils. in which case they have
to stand an examination, or as free au-
1 ditors in which case there is no exam
] nation. All the courses however, are
! not open To that class of students, and
no diploma is granted them. In both
| cases, they have 10 pay 30 francs for ma
circulation. If the school is full, as oc-
/ casionally happens, the application for
1 admission is put off until the next year.
Senator Mantle has made favorable
! report from the committee on Indian af-
! fairs on Senator Pettigrews proposition
to purchase stock for the Northern
| Cheyennes and Arapahoes of the Tongue
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make the provision for them part of
the Indian appropriation bill. Senator
! Pettigrew's amendment gives them Sl5,
/ 600 to purchase stock. and further pro-
/ vides that the unexpended balance OF
! their appropriations for 1896 1897 and
1898 may also be used for that purpose.
The house committee on public lands
has made a favorable report upon
hill providing for the compulsory at
tendance of witnesses before registers
and receivers of the land office. In its
report the committee says: AT the
present time there is no provision OF
law by which the attendance of wit
nesses before registers and receivers can
be obtained. Frequently property rights
of great value are involved in contro-
versies before these officers. They are
not judicial officers, although their func-
tons are of the greatest Importance,
and the power to punish witnesses for
contempt of court i'll dsobeying sub
! poenas cannot he conferred upon them.
I This bill authorizes the issuance of sub
/ poenas in such matters and the taking
of dispositions, and provides that the dis
| obedience to such subpoenas shall be
| punished as a criminal offense. The
necessity for such law has been fire.
| quently urged by the commissioner of
| the land office. and in the opinion of the
! committee the necessity should be sup
! piled by the enactment of this bill into
| law"
The Pettigrew bill with reference TO
| the patents on lands acquired from In
| dian tribes or surrendered military res
! eryations has been favorably reported
| TO the senate. This bill has heretofore
| appeared in the Standard.
| |, The last bulletin of the treasury de-
| partment decisions contains the order
| sent some months ago to Collector
! Browne at Great Falls This was TO the
| effect that when samples of imported
/ ores We're sent to the director of the
/ mint for assay these samples need not
/ be sent To any other officer. This is now
! published for the information of other
T collectors. HoSFoRD.