The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-22
Washington Office of The Herald,
1415 G Street, N. w.

Washington, June 21.-The conference
committees of the two houses have again
altered the language of the Indian ap-
preparation bill relative to the leasing of
Indian reservation lands The amendment
of Senator Rawlins, providing that no
leasing should be permitted. has been
changed so as to provide that such
leases are permissible by the joint con-
sent of the tribe and the secretary Of the
interior. The conference report will be
opposed in both houses. but can hardly
be defeated The provisions of the
amendment apply to the Uintah, but not
to the UncomDahgre lands, because the
latter have ceased to be reservation lands.
UTAH LAND SELECTIONS.
Senator Cannon this afternoon secured
the passage of his bill to permit the
state of Utah to select lands granted un-
der the enabling act in quantities of not
less than one-SiXteenth section.
EXPENDITURES ON MINING CLAIMS.
Secretary Bliss has addressed a letter
opinion to the $500 expenditure re-
quired upon mining claims. He says that.
while expenditure OF 5000 in labor or
improvements permits the claimant TO oc-
cupancy for one year. $500 expenditure IS
required for continued occupancy, and
enjoyment. While several claims in COM
mon may be embraced in the same ap-
plication for patent, survey and notice,
a single expenditure of 500 will suffice
for but a single claim. Whatever con-
stitutes a proper annual expenditure I'M
der section 1924 may unqueStionably be
treated as part of the greater expendi-
ture exacted by section 1925 and since the
former is deemed to have been made upon
each or several claims held In common
when 1t is made on any one of them for
the benefit of all, so under section 1925 the
expenditure will be deemed to have been
made upon each of several claims held in
common and included in one application
for patent when it is made upon any one
of them for the benefit of all. but the
expenditure of money or labor must equal
in value that which would be required
on all of claims if they were separate or
independent.
UTAH AND IDAHO MATTERS.
Representative King called at the
White House this afternoon and urged
the president to commission Major Tat
lock and Harold Pitt officers in the volun-
teer army. He also again pressed the
candidacy of Dr. Prentiss for a chap
laincy.
Congressman James Gum has returned
form his visit to the Omaha conference
with his known opinion-of middle-of-the
road Populists empha sized.
Captain Thomas Rhodes of Salt Lake
and his brother j. Z. Rhodes of Denver,
are here seeking permission to aid in
organizing an immune regiment.
In the land case of John l.. Mcdowell
d Alene district, Idaho the secretary of
the interior affirmed the decision of the
commissioner of the general land Office
awarding the land in controversy to Nc
DoWen.
PENSIONS AND PATENTS.
Pensions granted today: Utah, widows,
Nellie A. Belden, Salt Lake city, $12.
Idaho-Original. Hyrum Beach, Pocatello.
S. Additional-Francis Moore, Cold
water. Sc Increa seldom Hanson,
Grangeyille, IS to So
Patents issued today: Utah-William NJ.
Tillman. Salt Lake city, blowpipe. Idaho
Otis ]. Merritt, seneagouteen, animal
destroyer
Hans Peterson was today appointed
postmaster at DemSey, Bannock county,
Ida. vice John Hall, removed.
FRANK H. HOSFORD.