Show HAlT CALLED ON ONS S SCHOOL HOOl SECTION lAND Order Received From Commissioner Spry CASES PENDING Hearings in Progress Not Interfered With WASHINGTON June 7 AP AP-A AP A general order has been issued by Commissioner Spry of the tho general land office to all registers to suspend suspend suspend sus sus- pend hearings in mineral content land case cases He said today it was part of the program recently agreed upon by western members of congress congress con con- gress and interior department t to defer legislation on the transfer of school land to states Suspension of ot all hearings and other proceedings regarding the mineral or ur non mineral character of ot school chool section lands in Utah of which there are now nosy more than cases p pending in the local United States land and office frIce has haa been ordered order d dby by William m Spry commissioner er of oi the general land office at al Washing Washing- Washington ton D. D C. C Cases pending in the local office involve olve more than acres of ot land in Utah Some of ot the cases according to Eli Ell F. F o Tayl Taylor r register r had proceeded to a point within about two weeks of a written decision decision deci deci- sion at the Salt Lake office NO INTERFERENCE The full tull significance of ot the order is not known here Mr Ta Taylor lor said The order Itself however er states state that th the acton action Is not designed to Interfere interfere interfere inter Inter- fere with private contests and In Instructs Instructs instructs In- In the register and division Inspector in inspector inspector In- In to proceed with such contests contests contests con con- tests in regular order Coal oil shale and some precious metal lands located In various parts of ot the state wherein the government has Initiated proceedings to wrest it from the state are affected by the order which s All AlI hearings and other proceedings proceedings proceed proceed- ings Initiated by or for the United States not specifically directed or authorized by congress involving the mineral minerai or non mineral character charac charac- ter of school section lands In place are hereby suspended pending examination examination examination ex ex- ex- ex in this office and until further orders It If dates have ha been set for tor hearings In any such cases registers will Indefinitely postpone same and notify all alI parties In in In in- terest REGULAR PROCEDURE If a hearing is in progress progress when this order is received the register will proceed therewith only In case the representative of the state or orIts orIts Its makes formal request in writing to be made a part pan of ot the record that such suh action be taken Where hearings have been had and no decision rendered th the cases will wll be forwarded forthwith to this office for tor further action Please se give this your immediate attention This order older is not designed to Interfere interfere interfere inter Inter- fere with private contests involving school sections and same may proceed proceed proceed pro pro- In regular order Most of ut the lands lands' affected are located in Emery Grand and Carbon counties It includes the Book cliffs region Emery county cO coal 1 fields and lands in Salina canyon |