The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-01-26
Will QUIET TITLE
TO RAILROAD LAND
Especial to the silver state)

Especial to the Silver State)
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator
Newlands' bill Is 5042) entitled:
" "Legalizing certain oonveyances here
tofore made by the Central Pacific
Railroad company and others within
the State of Nevada, which passed
the Senate August 7, 1914, and then
went to the House, is now before the
House committee on public lands. Ed
win f. Caine of Elko was here when
the bill passed and Re gave great as
sistance to Senator Newlands in get
ting the bill through the committee
and the Senate. He undertook to rem
der similar assistance in getting it
through the House, and it is probable
that it would now be a law but for
the pressure of the administration leg
islative program toward the end of
the last session Senator Newlands is
very desirou sof seeing this bill final
ly passed and signed by the President
and he is doing all that he can to
bring about that end.
That the people of Nevada are keen
ly alive to the Importance of the bill
is evidenced by the following telegram
which was sent from Elko on January
son. J. A. Mcbride, E. Reinhart, and
f. A. Kimball to Senators Newlands
and Pittman and Representative Rob-
erts:
"At a meeting of all Elko
citizens interested, the undersign
ed committee was instructed to
wire you and strongly urge your
active interest and support at
this time in the passage of Sen
ate bill 5042 now pending in
House committee on public lands.
It's passage at this session is vi
tally important to Elko property
owners and it is urged that no ef-
fort on your part be spared to Sc
cure its passage now. It's failure
will be very disappointing and
NAV cause some loss and damage
due to unsettled feeling as to
status of titles affected
Mr. Caine also wired Senator New
lands that he did not imagine that
the bill had aroused so much interest
and feeling, and offering to give any
assistance in his power, if he could
be of help.
In 1862 Congress granted lands to
the Central Pacific 10 aid in the con-
struetion of railroad and telegraph
line, and in return for government use
of the same for postal and military
purposes.
The railroad sold lands to private
individuals, and among these lands
were all or part of some of the older
townsites, especially Elko, Lovelock
and others along the line of the rail
road, where the question of title is
now of considerable Importance.
Senator Newlands, as is generally
known, has been in Santa Barbara, at
tending the divorce trial of his daugh
ter, but his office has been co-operat-
ing with Senator Pittman and Repre-
sentative Roberts in pressing for the
consideration of the bill by the House
committee. Tt is hoped that the com
mittee, which has already secured a
favorable report on the bill from the
Secretary of the Interor, Hon. Frank
lin K Lane, will be able to take this
bin up within verv short time, and
give it the attention it's Importance
deserves. Senator Newlands has no
doubt but that the committee will act
favorablv on it, and that it will be-
come law before the end of this ses-
sion. However, in view of the con-
gested condition of the House calen-
dar, and the pressure of the admins
tration measures, it will require hard
work to gain the consent of the lead
ers to allow the bin to come up on the
floor even after it shall be favorably
reported