Show LAND REVIEW the new homestead law glad aldin tidings gs lor for homeless thousands 4 deseret news A new land bill of great importance to p persons boons woo wao have hitherto exhausted their rights under the tae homestead and preemption pre emption laws has passed the senate and with important amendments has been adopted by the house of representatives and ret returned to the senate for concurrence in the amendments the I 1 bill as passed by the senate permits all persons who haye have tiled filed under preemption pre emption or homestead law but who for reason have failed to acquire title to lands to again file die under the ibe homestead law and acquire title to not more than one quarter section of public land the first ameri amendment dment added by the conae of representatives authorizes autho rises registers and receivers to grant leaves of abs aces to those who lave nave made entries and reason of dro drought ugilt whole or partial destruction ol of crops sickness or other unavoidably casualty are unable to secure sp cure a support for bim himself herself or those dependent upon them suca absence not to exceed one year at any one time though the period of such absence shall not he counted as residence upon the land in making proof and perfect inz ing title the second amendment provides that persons dersons who have made homestead entries for less than one quarter section may make additional entry for land contiguous to the original homestead noe not exceeding with the land in such original entry acrea or if the elect trey way may n r I 1 the original entries and make new ones the same as though they nad had never made entries except tuat be io fees or commissions stall shull be exacted from the for such additional or new entries tk the e residence ce which has been made upon the or original nal entry will count as residence upon the additional or new entry in ma making ing final proof and where satisfactory final proof has already been made mada on the original entry no proof on th the additional or new entry wild will be required but patent may issue this will be glorious news to thousands of persons anxious to acquire homes but de barred from doing so under existing laws anere is little doubt that the bill will pass the senate as amended copies of the bill can be had by ad dressing members of Cori congress gress HENRY N COPP I 1 |