Amador ledger., 1908-01-03


preliminary 20 opening these lands
to the public, giving notice through
out the entire district Hundreds of
people availed themselves of this Oh.
portunity to acquire public lands,
aud on the appointed day, August 10,
1907 they we're present at the Sacra
mento land office and made entries
and selections of lands in accordance
with the land office rules. All had
been TO considerable, and some of
them to very great, expense in max.
ing Investigations on which to base
their selections, examining them with
witnesses. surveyors, aud other acts
necessary to "A proper selection and
entry. by the rules of the land Office
ninety days are allowed the intending
settler in which to make his actual
filing and virtually complete the tran
saction. But in about sixty days
on October 26, 1907 president Koose-
velt, by proclamation, annexed all
this land to the Stanisaus forest re-
serve, ignoring the fact that the tract
had been thrown open to settlement
and that many hundreds of people
had gone TO great trouble and expense
to make selections. There has thus
arisen a very grave question as to
whether this proclamation annexing
these lands to the Stanislaus forest
reserve, will affect the titles of those
who made selections and entered their
land as far as they we're permitted
to do So Senator Perkins has taken
up the matter with the land depart
ment with view to securing action
that will be fair and equitable to ALL
those people who have settled upon
or selected or filed their applications
on August 18th. The commissioner
of the general land office has written
to him, stating that the records of his
office do not show that the local land
officers were instructed to suspend
applications to select or enter, and
no case involving such suspension
has been submitted. he is therefore
unable to pass upon the matter, but
states that should it be submitted to
him each case will be duly consider
ed and such relief granted as the law
and the facts may warrant.
Assistant secretary of the treasury
Reynolds has Informed senator Per-
kins and congressman Smith that he
has requested the collector at San
Diego to make report as to the i'm
position Of duty on souvenirs brought
from Tia Juana by tourists from San
Diego, and on receipt of such re-
port he says that he will see if it is
not possible to give more accom-
mediation to visitors and, at the same
time, protect the interests of the
government.
The questions growing out of the
discharge of the colored troops who
are charged with having "shot up''
Brownsville have not as yet been
disposed of, the committee not hav-
ing reported. The latest develop
ment in the case is the statement,
which is not denied, that the govern
ment chemist has discovered anti
mony in the bullets alleged to have
been fred by the soldiers; whereas it
is fact that this mineral does not
exist in the bullets with which the
soldiers were supplied, and has not
been used since 1894. This is point
Of great Importance. as is readily
seen, and is further justification uf
senator Foraker's criticism OF the
president.
Senator Perkins and congressman
knowland have received several ap-
plications for relief by the govern
ment from persons who have been so
injured in the Mare Island navy yard,
through no fault of their own, that
they are incapacitated for work. The
matter has been taken up with the
navy department, which has evinced
disposition to aid in securing
action, Assistant secretary Newberry
has written to senator Perkins on the
subject, as has also Judge advocate
general Campbell, both of whom are
in favor of Legislation that will meet
these deserving cases. bill has
been introduced in the house by Mr.
Foss, chairman of the naval COM
mittee, authorizing navy yard en-
ployes who are injured or the legal
representatives of those who have
been killed by accident, to sue the
limited Statas for cnmnaneatinn nho