Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-09
AN INDEPENDENT DEPARTMENT
the RESOLUTION pRtcI7rArtS DEBATE


There were many empty ssatr vflr
President Primo called t0 order iH.
International Mining Clngross tBa
morning To-day was 0n. % uH1lu.
ilons and many of b1s. acted upon
were very Important aud da,ii with
subjects IN which nearly everybody is
Interested.
As TO SURVEYS.
Mr.. Fmukrnburg of Colorado intro
ducud ue following resolution. which
was fsforr,d go tho appropriate com
mltiori
"Afit o. o. we'll known fact thig tho
law u1w permits the locator ~ any
claim in amend bis survey before pat
sulna ha claim. and luasmuch ~ lhlH
law Or used hfroly f1r the purpose NJ
making c0nfufUuH and e. cause cone
hcta Win valuable property. thrrHhy
O. ! wen known fact that number nf
tedious hwsrultH have boon nuI are
nov IN existence arising from this very
law N amending surveys, therefore.
"iicaoivcd. That tho Conrrsaa OF IA.
United stiics De- requested 90 mako o.
compulsory Tor a locator NJ any claim
or llds that such location should nut
b. changed, ana should remain aH uri.
Einally surveyed ana recorded"
FAcETious REsoLUrioN.
Tom Smith. ESQ. of Ncw Msxlc,
presented the following resolution.
whkh was likewise referryi O., thc
committee on resolutions.
"whoreos ne Consrasa ~ she Unit.
~ states hla by lta action, ana the
court u private land claims created
thereby ana acting hereunder. has
declared mat an mineral found on
ttld private land grants shall rnmlln
the properly Of The United states. the
hufftNp only heinE confirmed a. Che
Ef1nie~s aud their aFaIrnees. tnl
"WhefcnH thu action NJ Congress has
teen pciitlnnrd by resolution passed
b. this body 10 pnas some nct which
shall place the nu.rallUi Spanish luui
grants open 60 entry. hy uuthurislur
rules and regulations o. ho formulated
by the proper utiicrra. raid act " Con.
gross defining the means OF entry uf
said lands under the mineral laws or
,he United Statcsl
Whereas. any such action vs. COM
ErcaH VIII insult in litigation which
can have but one termination. fnIu
litigation belur productive of rrpat
wrong e. the parties pn both sides and
~ great pocuninry advantage to tho
LEGAL profession only, the only possible
termination being the declaration bv
the supreme Court IL tho United states
ui the uncunHtitutionalitv uf the uuri.
uHl law ana tho violation of uu do.
clslunH rendered hy thp ufIrlnaI Law
nnd the violation OF ull decisions rene
u.rrl hy the court of putat. land
g.aimH created thereby end operating
hereunder. and
Whereas this condition uI nrulf, ]
" detrimental 60 tho prUrrcJtlrH und
miners ut AN states and trrfiturir.
wherein such land grants Hrr situated
whether their mineral claims are lo. ]
Gated ON such grants or uu the public
domain, hY preventing tho iuttstmput
nt capital IN nrl mineral locations iu
NOW, therefore, hU II
"ltololygd, that the Congress of tho
United states Co., und h,rch, lH pat. /
Nlu"d hy THIS body Go uuir tn act prn. .
AliluE tor one uf other ct tho aulu.
lions of this problem.
"titt-io purchase the surface /
tights NJ tto vn.cfilrd Confirmed innl
krintr from tho gtunt,es. r.stor, IA n,
lhe public domain ana throw II up.l
Goo entry nH any other portion of mo /
public domulu
derlnd 10 confirm 90 Gao murue. I
owner uu mineral found tharHn uf
hereunder hcturo their urwrnmt o.
wv 'hNN lullN.'u uA not Hf
nhi .Nn conditions to hH uQult.
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