Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-09-18

grantees IN salu grant hy the accep-
tanee of said grant plainly agreed to
convey the said lands according to
the terms of said grant to such set.
tiers upon the payment Of the amouut
specified in said grant, and to make
such conveyance upon the full perform.
ance of the terms of said grant bv
said actual settlers, and
Whereas, the supreme court in it's
opinion of June 10 1918, held tnat con
gress snould have a reasonable oppor.
tunity to provide by legislation for the
disposition of said lands in accordance
with such policy as it might deem fit
ting under the circumstances and All
the same time to secure to the defend
ants, at all times keeping in view the
policy which will insure actual settle
ment of the lands rather than specula,
ton, and
Whereas, the United States govern.
ment has heretofore created national
forests withinNthe state OF Oregon, oc.
eupying approximately one-third of the
area of the state of Oregon, and there,
by initiating greatly against the
growth and development of the state of
Oregon, therefore
Define Settler.
BE it resolved, that it is the sense
of this conference that the congress of
the United States shonld enact laws
defining and settling who shall be con.
sidered an actual settler under the
terms of said acts, and wlat shall be
considered an actual settlement, and re.
quiring the grantees under said act to
perform the terms and conditions of
said act, and sell ,and dispose of said
lands according to the true intent and
purpose OF said acts to such actual set
tiers, and
"Be it further resolved, that we
are unalterably opposed to any further
increase of forest reserves in the state
of Oregon; and, lastly,
''Be it resolved, that we urge upon
congress the enactment of legislation
which shall provide for the immediate
sale of said grant lands in quantities of
not greater than 100 acres to any one
person and to actual settlers at price
not in excess of $3.50 per acre, and to
provide against all fraud in the settle
ment and disposition Of said lands.
The resolutions are to be. transmitted
by Governor Witnyc6mbe in engrossed
form to congress and to the president
of the United States and to the sena-
tors and representatives of each of the
western states.
Primed from hearing a speech by At
torney F, p. Dunno of the Southern Pa
cific company, and after an interview
with that attorney, Senator Day of
AInlfnnpnuh INT bn
mittee room where the committee on
resolutions was wrestling with the
terms of the resolution as presented by
the subcommittee and proposed to ar
bitrate with the railroad company.
Senator Day said in defense of his plan
that the railroad company was willing
to come half way in the matter and
that the state should meet the company,
that the railroad had rights in the land
and that a committee should be appoint.
ed by the governor to confer with the
railroad in drafting plan to be pre-.
sented to congress. Mr.. Day said that
the kind offer of the railroad company
should be accepted.
"FThat s a h--Of an offer" re.
torted Mr.. Dimmck. cit comes from
IdllIOdu dlloIhty ana is III heeplHp
with the Southern Pacific s actions in
the past and with their 'liberality. -
Day had moved that an amendment
embodyng his ideas be appended to the
resolution. 1t was lost by a vote of
l3 to 7,ds
Mr.. Spence, representing the farm,
Iers' organizations. then moved to strike
out the last paragraph of the resolution
and to insert in its place the entire
resolution as introduced by r. A. Har.
ris, recommending trusteeship and
sale by the state to actual settlers and
the proceeds to accrue to the irreduc.
ible school fund.
This motion was likewise lost and the
committee accepted the resolution of
the subcommittee printed above.
Later on the floor of the conference
Days plan of conferring with the rail.
road company as proposed by Senator
|. N. Day, and embodied in a motion
by l.. h. Bean Of Lane county, was
adopted
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