The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-26

their purpose ard intent. shs. % attempt
tag 20 create sentiment Is favor Of WI
son. wam eus1Afy apparent TO nssrsb<rx a.
veil az spectators os the fight Eoaxsssr
Is oi%ap. ssss the crowd in "a. .oekv
promptly estimated the aensosrssrsss1n tx
the Federal br!ga6s@rs a. III real worth.
Wilson's Oafesa Lseu-IAnH Law.
Senator ssf.sen.s aexa-sasd lag. snt act sss
July !. 1ss. 10 esxssnx ssoras 10 the senaser
With crushing force. The ssb5ecs was un-
expeetedsy and enthusiastically brought I'd
BY the Introduction Ia tie hoUse January
Il OF Joint memorial by Mr. Bellows OF
Clarke. tE which congress Sas askes 30
rereaz tie Wilsof Eseu~san. ACT. T7ze eas@
made oszt by settlers OF Clarke county al
10 the Insusfloe 20 them os the vxlssoa
Hsu-larss iaw act was so conplese tina; sn
January II the rnensersAs rass~o the hassse
~ sete Of - yeas and On January =
II passed the senate By 6 vote OF - yeas
In Deit8sr house was there a Negative
VOTE Now the Wilson men are agstlnx
20 hare the memorial modified SO that Il
wfss not desnaaa the repeal OF tie " s.soEi
Eev-iAnd Jaw
Tie Clarke and rowiisz county troubles
arose from the tact that ssstsers on lands
which had reverted TO the government TT
der the forfeiture act By failure Of the
Northern Pacific 10 construct the siEs o.
railroad down Tie Columbia river for
which grant lad been made. were forced
by threats Of eviction 70 enter info com
tracts with the railroad company In ors4cr
TO retain taeir iserses. dn3s WAS Skas 10
the fact that the northern Pacific Rail-
road Company had ~ Mas. I'D. secured
q patent on SB,so acres IL. Clarke county
just prior TO a decision OssEg rendered ~
fhs seeTetaTy Of the interior annaliug
The railroad eoErs.sang'a Iltie 10 such lands.
Walls the settlers were fighting for their
homes in ta.~ matter. the wilson lIeE-lzna
law passed giving the railroad company
tie right 10 select othsr iansss 80 lea OF
sc Iari5s IL desires 10 rrlinqassn Ia these
limits. but does not require Il TO rssinaBISa
any lands Il has said or contracted TO
SCI. ITO the settlers From the bsst iu-
formation at hand there are so OF these
settlers In Clarke ard CowIstx counties.
Enormous steal From the state.
This In only ore feature of the odious
f.eu-.aDd aet which 1t is cpeaiy charged
WAS drawn fn the Northern Pacific Rail-
road conpanys Office tn New York ana
given 10 senator wilson for introduction
In the senate. ~ nearly ~ l can est.-
mate tho trouble without a copy beng
at hand IL provided principally these
things:
Fir.t-As originally drafted i. gave to
the reorgar.zed Northern Pacific Railway
Company the land granted 10 the Sorthera
Pacific Railroad sufEsnauy
Seeoud-if allowed this Northern Pacific
Railroad Company 10 '.r~.ina1ish claims
to lands 10 which II had no right and.
secure legal title to an equal number
al azores In any either state along It's Ene.
survey Cd or nnSasyeyec-
a competent authority has placed tho
iands tn this state which the railroads
have illegally claimed. D1t TO which they
had no right and which tire nsa-sand iax
gives them authority 10 select elsewhere.
At one million acres. la the same way.
along the entire line Of the Northern Pa
o1sio the Wilson tesi-land Law increases
ths holding u the Northern Pacific Rail-
was Company several million acscs.
purfssg thu resent campaign nserd S<ss-
assr wslson refer 10 tiRs lssa-,and law as
sn act In the interest III TIE psop.e. In
which he said
II think Il was pretty good trade fer
thu people when | took from tie railways
choscs islTsia aa which settlers were le-
Gated and go the railroads 70 agree 10
take chips and she.stoDss instead. don's
YOU
Ii IL were as Senator " lsosi represented
IL. IL would ba good trade. but II is not.
When an ordinary citizen fa.As 10 carry
Oft ccntrzcf for land he loses the lAnd;
In this case the railways after iosang, are
allowed 10 SO elsewhere ard select anis la
lieu. That rs legislation FOR the people as
Senator Wilson ssas IL
NhAt are the manifestations of the North
.rn pacifie railway IN eongressg what
hold has Il on the general land office.
thai sn.@G aefts can he patented while The
srcyesary of tao intsfSor Ia preparing a
decision denying the eoapany's title to
such landsg
Forrstry Agent's Heport to Railroad
And while I am on this subject. ] sAoala
IKE 10 ask what hold has the NogtAegn
Pacific on Senator W!lssu's forest reserve
ageatsT MY reNsan fer azxsl tbs quess-
lion Il that ! have II on good authority
that during the past seasen-since the pas
sage q Senator Wilssm's Hess-lsnd law
cruisers have been tst the Rainier reserve
reporting oaf the assaa;y Of tae timber. |
am Informed, ssss. that when the order Gar
thAs cruising 10 l@ ione was given. e came
Through the Northern Pacsfie afri~ess al
Tacoma. ihat John RaSsesi. + T. Rixon
and Arthur Lsedwn5 who Tor years haa
teeis Northern l'a@sssc cruisers. wesa sent
cat an oa government cruisers. that teey
acre supplied Vita toats and Instruments
s'eiengtns - tAs Northern Psexlo rail
way. and thar taox have hesu making ea-
r.lc15e reports one - see general land e.
faee. ths ether "a the rarthcrn Pacific
Railway Company. as 10 tbs character ~
timber o. GhAt forest rs&fYe Ii may 81
the Sarne IA sas ashgg rty-svse&
What - thete - prevent ths ~erts.rf.
Pacific Fsilsey. under gae wGser. fte,i.tzaa
law, fron nllaF eu every wu>4 trs-e az
tiFrsts'r IA every f>gsa reserve g., ssc sts.e
aaa that without tAe sxGrss3st4ce IF a 81
lar ~ cf7ssgiTxg
Whis the pegssis are ;~ysae "a efets 81
ssnsseg. g IS also sussces;es taAs tasy ass
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