Show secretaries would save the public land 0 INTERIOR SECRETARY WORK and secretary of agris agriculture culture wallace have recommended to congress that the right of the northern pacific railway company to acquire approximately acres of government land in idaho montana awl washington under the terms of old land grants bo be fiade the subject of nn ail investigation don b by y that body the two cabinet members have asked that a joint resolution be considered withholding tile the issuance of further land patents to the northern pacific It railway allway company until after congress cong ress shall have made a full and complete inquiry into that com banys land grants for the purpose of considering legislation to meet tile lie respective spec tive rights of the railway company and the united states government tills this request was made in the form of letters to senator lenroot rep Ms and representative sinnott dpn ore respectively rh chairmen airmen of the senate and house committees on public lands A resolution for an investigation was introduced in the house by represent Re presen cativo llie 1110 government land jima in question Is mainly located within national forest areas in the states mentioned and the rall railway wily company Is assorting its claim to these lands under the provisions of the land grants made by congress on july 2 1861 1864 and may 31 1870 commonly known as the northern pacific land grants these grants were made for the purpose of aiding the railway company in the construction of its lines from wisconsin to tile tho pacific coast co ast secretary wallace under whose direction all national forests are adain admin ered contends that congress haq ha authority to save most if not all of this national forest acreage to tile government if it desires to investigate the entire matter and pass the alces necessary legislation |