The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-07
DEPARTMENT OF
THE INTERIOR

APPEALS TO COURT IN LAND
IcASES-The secretary OF the interior
'feconamends change of the law in re-
lEpect TO the procedure In adjudicat!ns
lffain,s IfS ma. Ior lands, by which appeals can
IPMr.incnt TO the court. OF appeals of tho
Blstrlct OF Columba for a judicial con-
'sloSration OF the rights of the claimant
a lnls cAange fndS complete analogy in
the present provision for appeals from th.
laecisions OF the commissioner Of patents,
n me judgments OF the court IN such
'sases would be o., decisive value TO land
mehl or the interior In the ad =
nlnistration of the law, would enable
.i.nas TO brlng into court The fnal
RECONSIDERATION OF issues as 10 the title -
lSovelnment land and would, think,
(ppvlatc n good deal of the subsequent IT.
1courts.
Inc bill is pending. I believe, in the
fsoune, haFing been favorably repor. cG
:Itroin the committee on public lands, ana
~ Iscommcnd its enactment
One OF the difficulties In the Interior
opaF!ment and in the land Office has
2s,s rstion by the land Office and the sec
e,ary OF the interior OF claims for Dat-
1'"Ie VI pubic lands 10 individuals
4ann.nrr u,I, slad 10 say that under the recent
,ffarnest efforts OF the secretary and his
these arrears have been
lo3,osed lar, OF. and the work OF the de-
z IN r. ds,. nss been brought more nearly
4 81, ~ yate IN respect TO the pending busI-
xeeS 'han ever before In its history.
Ee,olnnomies have been effected where
{1ussinle without legislative assistanc-
ru ,,sn,hes these are shown In the reduced esti
rssnt .or the, expenses of the depart
4msnt during the current fiscal YEAR Ana
sI"uFihe The year TO come.
Il ~. ON.-The subjec. OF The
: : c~~oonSStva,lcn ~ons, OF the public domain has
<g;11h,inanded es;1h,, the attention OF tne psonle
& 'he iast two or three years.
Il AZ An1slnColTURAL nsn LANps,-There is
pIIop ~, neeo Tor radical reform IN the meth :
~ OF disposng OF what arc really asri
I,Tofksd ,soi well. The enlarged homestead
ln~ tas encouraged the successful fArns-
III. vi iends IN the senli-ard regions.
EclAmATloN.-The total sun, al.
8 kr accumulated in the fund provided
q .ne act Tor the reclamation of arid
ali huI "a ,aseoqt sG9;4 10 and Of this
IL W, eo'.slo5S.f6 has been allotted {,
z thirty. '''e's' OF "h'cn there are
q ths Va.sIsss at Its last session provided 10,
moi ung eycnaS or certificates OF indebtedness
Z AZ h. sAecculng twenty millions OF doiIar5
y 49, hs teoesmed from the reclamation fun,i
n ~ a .ne proceeds OF lands sold and iron,
Il Mes rr n,er rents should be sufncient.
lyIvIsions -, IN accordance with the pro
q srS army engineers 10 examine the nroIcIt.
1ps',,,,,, ascertain which are feasible aud
u rn,aS ol completion, That board n.
r hbali pcnort upon the subject. which
witl:,r nHnsmit In a separate message
4 fte snynn Mos s.RVATIoN ADORgss,-In Sen.
y held ar =, conservation congress was
an 81. Paul, at which I delivered
ton az ess Us on the subject Of conserva
n dietiorV ,ar AS II was within the juris
n tral wa,.ano ano possible action OF the fed
sembisd trnment. In that address T as,
n Tics and rom the official records Stats
n u this ,iaCts as Ia what had been done
n Dehaif In the administration o