Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-04-09 | Page 13 | Latest News from the Intermountain West

L Latest at est N News F From rom I The Intermountain W West st Wyoming Nevada Utah Wyoming Idaho Nevada Montana WESTERN MEN BACK MEASURE Colton School Land Bill will Vill Be Bc Pushed In Congress W WASHINGTON II ASI-II D C April 9 Press Action Dy By By The Associated Press Press- Press Action will wi be he sought be before Core ad- ad adjournment adjournment ad adjournment by Representative tentative Colton Coon Collon Republican Utah on a n bill by him to quiet titles to certain government go lands granted western states stales for tor school purposes at the th time Urn the th states were ere ad- ad ad milled to the th union a A conference wig was helda held late Thursday by o II number of ot west west- western western ern house members member and senators to discuss the th measure and It was decided to push for Its Ils consideration consideration tion Uon The bill Is proposed Mr Jr Colton said ald as a result or suits filed flied byth by bythe bythe the department of Interior for titles to to school chool lands on which h the government g alleges there are mineral minerai deposits Th The measure It It wa was I explained would pre prevent lIt litigation by b providing pro- pro viding that In all cases unless the government had n asserted Its title to the lands ands within l a certain number of ot years ears after arter It has been granted to 10 the tales elates the lands would remain state property rt Rep Rep- Representative Colton Cotton proposed the prescribed time tim be fixed at three years but he be salt said the measure would be amended to make the time limitation f five e years ears