Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-08-10
Labor Leader Takes Part, Accom-.
panied by Counsel.
HOMESTEAD RIGHTS ARE GONE
Purchase of Dakota Lands Does
Away with Same.
TAFT SIGNS RECLAMATION BILL
BE Able TO Acquire Title in Adj
vance Of Full Building
Charge Payment,
(From a Staff Correspondent, i,

| WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. a-(Special
Telegram. )--Messrs. Mcguire Lobeek and
stephens, democratic members of the
house from Nebraska, met in Mr.. Ma
guire's office this morning and began
what promises to be a series of con-
| ferences with Samuel Gompers of the
American Federation Of Labor over the
Buck Stove and other cases. This is a
prelude to carrying out the instructions
of the Nebraska democratic platform,
which instructed its representatives in
Nebraska to try to avenge the alleged
wrong done the cause of labor In the
infliction of pail sentence upon Mr..
Gompers and other labor leaders by JUS
court Of the District of Columbia The
ultimate design of the investigation is to
begin impeachment proceedings against
Justice Wright. .',
IT Is the intention of the self
constituted Investigation committee to
probe thoroughly the Buck Stove case
and the complications which have arisen
from it. 1t will then be determined
Whether Judge Wright had done any
thing warrantlng an impeachment reso-
luton.
This mornings conference was an cx-
ceedngly quiet affair." no details being
given to the public Mr.. Gompers was
accompanied by counsel. The Nebraska
members, it is said, are willing, to hear
anyone wishing to appear for either side,
but at present are not djv1lglng what is
being done at their haq riygx
Homestead Right Gone. -
Inquiry from settlers In the vicinity of
Columbus, Mont, has led to the discovery
that in many parts Of that section Of
the west, at least the idea prevails that
those who took up lands in the Rosebud
reservation In South Dakota under the
act of March . 1907, still have, a home
stead right. There were a. number Of
residents of Omaha who filed on those
lands. That impression. sssns 70 prevail
because the lands In question were paid
for at the rate of from $3.50 to 50 pei.
acre, and that their purchase Under this
provision was not an exercise OF the
homestead right. The commissioner or
the general land office, however has held
that all such settlers have exhausted
their homestead right. -.y 5.-.s
WhitmOres at Capital.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. @. Whitmore OF Valley
and their two daughters, who have been
In the city stopping at the Cochran for
the last few days, left for Nebraska City
TODAY. Mr.. Whitmore is one OF the uni
versity regents and in that capacity a
former colleague of F. Fl. Abbott, present
assistant Indian commissioner MI.
Abbott entertained number OF Ne
braska people in honor of the Whitmores
before their leaving for the west They
have visited number Of eastern cites
during their tour.
....-. Reclamation Rights.
President Taft today signed the act ap-
proved by the secretary OF the lhterloi'
which will enable settlers on reclamation
projects to obtain jatents and water
right certificates upon completion OIL
the three years residence required uhoer
the homestead law, and upon the satis-.
factory proof of reclamation and pa
ment or all aiHouhls uuo W 'N
States at that time.
Under this law settlers on Irrigation
propects will be able to acquire a market
able title within the prescribed period In
advance of full payment of the building
charge, which is apportioned under each
propect in the ratio of the area in each
entry of holding. Heretofore, patents for
lands within government reclamation Ero-
jects could not be issued until the build
ing charges had been paid in full This
charge has been assessed in not more
than ten annual instalments and during
the period until full payment was made
the settlers have been subject to loss Of
patents by failure to comply with the re-
quirements Of the reclamation act.
Modification Of Law.
In his annual report Secretary Fisher
pointed out the urgent need for modif-
cation Of existing law so as to permit the
settlers to acquire marketable title to
his property, subject only to the lien OF
the government fer the unpaid INSTALL
ments Of the water charges such title
TO pass as soon as the settler should COM
ply with the proper residence and culti-
walton provisions. This would enable the
settler to do what heretofore he has been
unable to dc, to mortgage his property
for the purpose Of raising funds with
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