| Show NO TITLES FOR FOB SETTLERS hokes latest edict creates great indignation delegate wants wanta to know by what authority the issue of railroad land patents la Is suspended crimp objected to immediate consideration side r aaion publio public buildings it at salt bait lake lak and ogden washington D C tec dec 9 secretary hoke smith has issued an order to the commissioner of the gene dene a ial ai land OMM requiring that all work of 0 furnishing llata of 0 selected lands landa for or the union pacific and central pacific mIl roads to the interior department shall bo be suspended thin practically stops all the operations of the general land office so BO far OR as the obtaining of patents to la concerned on lando lande pi granted ranted to these railways it to la not so much miach a railroad question as an a settlers question as the companies haver have been paid tor for most of the lands while the settlers have made their improvements thereon but cannot yet ket fret titles if this policy shall ahall be permitted to obtain for any great length of time the result will be chaos in the matter of ian fantl d titles in some portions ot of utah I 1 as well as aa other states staten delegate Delc Kato cannon today introduced a resolution reciting these facts facca and callins calling upon the secretary of the interior to state hla his au arity of law for the suspension mhd th was waa done by mr cannon in pursuance of an r ineat request from landowners land tand owners in utah ex speaker crisp objected to the resolution and tt goes over until tomorrow when unanimous consent will agajan be asked for its present con consideration ide in the meantime tt it Is ordered to go before the committee on public lando and in any event a report will be had and consideration afforded by the house within a week r the arbitrary proceeding of Secret secretary arv smith in this matter as well as others Is in creating great indignation it if he anticipates tiel pates taking the lands landa of the settlers bottlers with their improvements in settlement of the government claims against the railroads there Is a cruel and unjustifiable reason tor for his action otherwise it to Is absurd and useless the national republican committee decided today to begin its hearings tomorrow morning upon the question of the location of the next convention ur mr lanna larman n of salt bait take lake who holds uraha proxy in the national committee will bo be present as will also alao delegate frank J cannon lloyt hoyt sherman bherman jr of the utah commission mis arrived today from salt bait lake bearing with him the certification of returns of the utah election J it 11 W giaier yi Aier er r 0 Is o expected within a few days r affia J h with delegate cannon will wh s president cleveland wait doai U annon today introduced a t doi ig tor for an appropriation of ati PA 5 a site and erect a aba m building in salt bait lake city and to purchase haae a site and erect a building at ogden mr lindsay K R rogers of ogden I having finished his busl nesi starts for home tomorrow W 11 A |
