The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-22

| blage. The discussion over the law and
Its merits and dement's. even his friends
admit, win not help him in the attain
ment Of his alleged ambition.
According TO reports In political cir
cles, the program OF Nebraska popocrats
Is to make w. ]. Bryan the next presi-
Dental candidate OF their party, Judge Al
len their candidate for the United States
Senate, and Silas Holsomb, former gov
ernor, a candidate for judge Of the state
supreme court. These three men admit
tedly are the leading figures on their side
OF the political trocha in Nebraska and as
they are standing together in all their po-
litical movements. friends here are not
pleased at the manner in which an OBJ
scure law has been dragged into the light
through the recent acts Of some OF their
own partisan coterie named In the fore
going.
The merits Of the question. which has
taken on a political color, can be judged
best, perhaps, by the scrutiny of the law
as passed and OF the rules promulgated
by Land Commissioner Hermann within
the last three weeks to all land office Of
ficials by which to regulate their actions
in receiving and filing declaratory state
ments Of applicants.
The law. which was approved on jan
uary Ii, 1897, and is entitled IAN act pro-
yiding for the location and purchase Of
public lands for reservoir Sites" Is as fol-
lows:
Section 1. Be It enacted by the senate
and house of representatives OF the
United States OF America in congress as
sembied. that any person, live stock COM
pany, or transportation corporation en-
gagged in breeding, grazing. driving. or
transportating live stock may construct
reservoirs upon unoccupied public lands
in the United States. not mineral or other
wise reserved, for the purpose Of furnish
ing water to such live stock. and shall
have control OF such reservoirs under
regulations prescribed by the secretary OF
the interior, and the lands upon which
the same is constructed. not exceeding 16O
acres, so long as such reservoir is main
tanned and water kept therein for such
purposes, provided that such reservoir
shall not be fenced and shall be open to
water animals OF any kind.
Section 2. That any person. live stock
company. or corporation desiring TO avail
themselves of the provisions OF this
act shall file declaratory statement in
the United States land Office IN the dis
trict where the land Is situated. which
statement shall describe the land where
such reservoir Is to be or has been coz
structed. shall state what business such
corporation is engaged in. specify the ca
pacity of the reservoir in gallons. and
whether such persons, or corporation has
filed upon other reservoir sites within the
same county, and IL so how many.
Sec. 3. That at any time after the com
pletion of such reservoir or reservoirs,
which. II not completed at the date Il the
passage Of this act, shall be constructed
and completed within two years after
filing such declaratory statement such
person. company, OF corporation shall
have the same accurately surveyed a.
hereinafter provided, and shall file IN the
United States alnd Office in the district IN
which the location % such reservoir,
which map or plat shall BE- transmitted
by the register and receiver Of the Of said
United States land Office 20 secretary OF
the interior and be approved b. him and
thereafter such land shall be reserved
from sale by the secretary Of the interior
50 long as such reservoir Is kept In re- |
pair and water kept therein
Sec. 4 That congress may at any time /
amend, alter or repeal this act
The new rules sent out by Land Gem |
missioner BingeT Hermann to define the |
applicatISn % the reservoir act. after 4
stating what Information shall Ibe sworn i
u IA the 6eclsrato-y statement Of the
person intending 70 make entry Of land
under the act, set forth the fOlsoEing re-
st-ictiOns:
First-No reservation VIII be made Tor
3 reservoir containing les than zss-ess
gallons. and for a reservoir Of less thar
- soe gallons capacity not more thaa
forty acres can he reserved Fer rsser-
Voir Of ssa.os gallons ard less than lssa-
20 gallons capacity not more ;ssn eaShtT
acres can be reserved For a reservoir
u more than 1eo0Ss gallons capae3Sy 10
acres may be reserved
Second-NO. more than 10 acres shall
be reserved for this purpose n any sec
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