The Washington times., 1909-01-09

people who were applicants 1Or the puI-
chase Of certain wagon road land grant
land, DOrr was q land agent making
ms nlings through ReedeT and Wat
kipS. Senator TUlman's s letter runs IN
part as follows.
What Tillman Wanted.
'I wired you from Wausau, Wis,
as follows, and write to confirm it.
William E, Lee, my agent. will see
you about land. 1 want nine quar-
tCTs reserved. Win forward signed
applications and money at once.
Members Of my family are entry men.
Letter follows. :Signed) b. r. T.
write now 10 say I wired Mr.. Lee,
who resides at Moscow, Idaho, to go
at once TO MarshdeId and see you
about the land, to locate quarters for
seven TIemheTs of my family who
are OF age and one for my private
secretary, J. Is Knight, whom / de-
sire to let into the deal. and Of
course he wants quarter for him
The letter continued. stating I'm detail
WhaJ was 20 be done in order to enable
the senator TO get the land. The VIII
thus referred as his agent wrote to
heeuer a Watkins, under date of De-
cemper z, letter, Photographic copy
OF which is herewith submitted, marked
Exhibit D E." In this letter MT. Lee
explains that he had written Senator
Tillman fully as to the status of the
Iand matter, advising him that 1t was
' a good gamble. but that the Senator
was lecturing, so that he did not get
Mr. Lees letter until week and a half
previously, The letter continues:
"Be of Great Help"
I'm case Senator TiIman got in on
this deal with some god land in the
eight quarters we want. / am satis-
fed that he can be Of great help in
getting matters started from Wash
'ngtOn and cause the Government to
get busy and do something along the
Hne YOU desire. He Will set up such
howl that It Will be impossible to
do otherwise. This Will be very i'm
portant for your whole scheme to
nave man Of his influence here to
aid YOU at this end OF the line. BY
all means save a lot Of good land for
us. as we intend 10 be Of more value
than any one OF the others i'm this
matter"
on the 3lst of January, 1903. Senator
Illlmau introduced in the Senate the
following resolution:
Whereas at divers time. various
railroads and other corporations
have received large grants of public
lands Of the United States, under
and by virtue of acts of Congress
containing conditions to the effect
that such lands should be sold 20
actual settlers only, or iu quantities
not exceeding for any one purchaser |
q limit fixed by the act relating
thereto, OF at a price per acre not
greater than an amount mentioned
In the act authOriZ nE such grant
TO the end that such lands might
promptly become TIC hOmTs Of citi-
zens OF the Uuited States. and
Whereas. lt is currently reported
and widely believed t'tat { he Depart
ment OF Justice Sas information TO
the effect tuat certain Of the cor
pOratiOns aforesaid, or their alleged
successors IN title. having obtained
cOlOTdble title to large tracts OF land
within a State or States of the pa
Cific slope by virtue o. the grants
above mentioned, and gtiu holding con
siderable portions thereof. have vio-
lated or eyaued the equitable and
salutary conditions so as aforesaid /
imposed by the Congress upOu sucp
grants for the pubic good. yet the
Senate is not adv ed that any ac-
tiou has been taken by the Depart-
ment of Justice to enforce the said Z
conditions or TcstoTs She said lands I
20 the public domain: Now there
fore be IL
Resolved. &c, Tat the President
be requested. n HoJ compatible win /
the public Interest, TO inform the /
Senate what Information IL auv has /
been received, and what action ff (
any has been taken by the DeUarf-
ment or Justice with respect 10 the (
matters and Things iu the preamble (
TO tlis resolution set forth and /