| Show LAND REVIEW heroic treatment given mr hot hol mans suspension bill deseret news the bill introduced introduce ct by mi mg holman on august entitled A bill to suspend all laws touching the disposal ot of public lands except the homestead law and tor for other purposes to which reference terence re has twice been made by me came up for action in the house ot of representatives on tile the alst dinst and warmest thoroughly pruned the entire first section of the bill as originally presented by mr hotman was stricken out which removed nearly all of tile the provisions protis ions against which objections were directed leaving only that chat portion relating to railroad grants the public laud land laws will continue to be executed as heretofore persons persona who have made preemption pre emption filings and timber culture entries may legally perfect title those who made Doin estead entries with the understanding that they could commute the same to cash at any time after the expiration of six months from date of entry eutry will be permitted to complete tile same in accordance with the terms of their r contracts conti acts and persons who accepted pledges of the government overn ment redeemable in public land n tor for waivers of valid and valuable claims may continue to locate their scrip the people of the great northwest are to be congratulated upon the escape they have experienc edas nothing could have more seriously injured thi growth of their section than the passage of the bill introduced the bill was so changed that the title was found inapplicable land A bill relating to raila railroad oad land grants was substituted it simply provides provider that during the pending of the measures now before congress in relation to the ja forfeiture of certain lands here heretofore gr granted anted by congress to railroad corporations and thereafter no act doni done or performed by any suet corporation shall in anywise enlarge the right or claim of any such corporation to any lands covered by any such grant or diminish any right now egisti existing ng in the united statius to declare the forfeiture thereof this provision shall not be to in anywise affect or diminish or waive any right now existing exis in behalf ot of the united states to declare the forfeiture of any of the lauds embraced in any such grant HENRY N corp COPP |
