Show ARGUMENT OF ATTORNEYS land lad Grant Case Being Heard in the United States District Courtin Court Courtin in Oregon Portland March 2 The hearing of ar ax arguments arguments on 01 the demurrer of the Oregon California Railroad company com pan to the governments bill bi of or complaint in the tc land grant case In which the United States State seeks to have the railroads grant can cancelled cancelled celled was continued continue in the United States State district court today toa W D Fen Fan Fenton Fenton Fanton ton of counsel for th the Harriman system which now owns owna the tiie Oregon Orgon California railroad made mae It i plain that the company disputed the contention of the content govern government mont ment as follows 1 I The object of or the th congress In mak making makIng making ing the grant was wa to ta secure seure the eon con construction cn of ot a a railroad 2 That tha act of April M 10 1 IS In insert inserting ing lb the settlers clause CIUI imposes a condition precedent to the original grant of or July Jul 25 isea lu which there Is no set settlers setters tee tiers clause 3 That at the railroad has ha held undisputed possession of or the grant for forty Corty years ear during durin all al of which time It has considered the tte grant unconditional and ind Re that the government has by Its Is acts also assumed forty fortY years its Is during thes these 4 That It ts i alone aloni the power pwe of or the congress to declare the th grant forfeited and an that congress has no power to dele dale delegate delegate gate this authority Fenton concluded his Ills argument late to today toda today day da E B D Townsend of counsel for the government morrow will 11 begin his argument to tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow |