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Show Hj, .' i, ;, OREGON LAND GRANTS H' i I AGAIN STORM CENTER Hk ' ' ? WASHINGTON. Jan, 24- Tho land ' srants of the northwest which Ll , ' at "o instance of Senator TI1I- I (?'' man received so much attention (!, ' ?i frrom . congress two years ago and m-i', J ' I Hgured coneplcuouHly In a sharp con- 17' troverw between Mr. Tillman and Presl- lk '3 I ei? iooseY011" 1Yore nsaln today tho r!' ' k subject of discussion in the senate. H ill M J'esoVt,on11I,,lroduccd by Senator jl 'rtl Chamberlain c;illlnp on tho attomev pen- I eral to say whether ho had instituted a suit which two years ago his department was direotod to bring to demand tho rights of tho government In connection with the grants was adoptod. Tho lands lnvolvod are Included ln grants to the California and Oregon railroad rail-road company to the old military wagon wa-gon road from Coos Bay to Rosoburg. Ore,, and they aro said to be valuable on account of their timber. They comprise com-prise about 3,000,000 acres. After Mr. Chamberlain, ln explaining tho resolution, had said it was tlmo action ac-tion was taken. Senator Tillman declared de-clared he had written to the attorney general a week ago Inquiring what steps had been taken toward carrying out the order, but hnd received no reply. Ho expressed tho hopo that tho resolutions resolu-tions would bo adopted, and that "his highness, or whatever you may chooso to call him," would take the action which ho had been directed to institute. |