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Congressional Record-House. February- 29;· 1552 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. FEBRUARY- 29;·. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Bureau, to offer the resolution which I send to the desk and ask for its adoption. 1\IOND.A.Y, February 29, 1892. The Clerk read as follows: The House met at 12 o'clock m. Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Resolved, That the special committee to investigate the Pension Bureau ~ and is hereby, authorized to have printed from time to time for the use ot1 W. H. MILBURN, D. D._ said committee the proceedings had and evidence taken by and before said The Journal of the proceedings of Saturday last was read and committee. approved. There being no objection, the resolution was considered and; LEAVE OF ABSENCE. adopted. Mr. HALL, by unanimous consent, obtained leave of absence On motion of Mr. ENLOE, a motion to reconsider the last vote for three days, on account of important business. was laid on the table. LAND GRANT TO LICK OBSERVATORY. TOWN OF CHELAN, WASH. Mr. LOUD. I ask unanimous consent for the ,pr.esent consid; Mr. WILSON of Washington. I ask unanimous consent for eration of House bill No. 3933, to set apart a tract of land in the the present consideration of the bill (H. R. 2568) for the relief of State of California for the use of the Lick Observatory of the as­ the inhabitants of the town of Chelan, in Okanogan County, State tronomical department of the University of California. of Washington. The bill was read, as follows: The bill was read, as follows: Be it enacted, etc., That the following-described land in township numbered Be it enacted, etc., That the Commissioner of the General Land Oftlce be, and 7 south and range 3 east, Mount Diablo meridian, is hereby reserved from he is hereby, authorized to issue a patent for the following tract of public sale or disposal under the general laws of the United States, to wit, the north­ land, to wit: The northeast quarter of section13in township Z7 north, range west quarter of section 3, the east half of section 4, the northwest quarter of 22 east, in Okanogan Coun'zy' Wash., upon the entry Jmade at the North Ya­ section 4, the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 4. kima local land omce for said land by Charles H. Ballard, probate judge fol' SEC. 2. That in addition to any lands heretofore granted to the Lick Ob· said county, in trust for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of the town of serva.tory of the astronomical department of the University of Californi.a, so Chelan, in said county, under the town-site laws, being cash entry numbered much of said land a.s is not already granted or disposed of by the United 1064of said North Yakima. series of entries. States, to wit, the northwest quarter of section 3, the east half of section 4. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the present considera­ the northwest quarter of section 4, the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 4, be, and the same is hereby, granted to the regents of tion of this bill? the University of California., and their successors, in trust, for the use and Mr. McMILLIN. R €serving the right to object, I ask that the benefit of the astronomical department of the University of California.: Pro­ report be read. 'Vided, That if the land herein granted shall be used for any ~ther purpose than the site of said observatory and the necessary purposes m connection The report (by Mr. STOUT) was read, as follows: therewith, the same shall revert to the United States. ~ The Committee on the Public Lands, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 2568) for the relief of the inhabitants of the town of Chela.n, in Okanogan The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the present considera­ County, State of Washington, submit the following report: tion of the bill? The lands in question were required for town-site purposes under the laws Mr. McCREARY. Reser:ving the right to object, I wish to of the United States, and as such were located by Charles H. Ballard, judge of probate, in trust for the inhabitants of Chelan. Pending this a. treaty was ask the gentleman from California [Mr. LoUD] from what com- made releasing the Indian title, the legislation concerning which precluded mittee the bill comes. the location of any of the tands embraced in the treaty only under the home­ Mr. LOUD. From the Committee on Public Lands. stead laws. Inasmuch as town sites can not be located under the homestead law, and ...· Mr. McCREARY. Has it received the unanimous recom- homesteads can not be located or lands selected as town sites, no title can. be mendation of .that committee? given to the lands without an enabling act of Congress. The committee find Mr. LOUD. Yes, sir; the report is with ~he bill. no adverse cln.ims, and therefore report the bill to the House with the rec­ Mr. McCREARY. I ask for the reading of the report. ommendation that it pass. The report (by Mr. SEERLEY) was read, as follows: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, The Committee on the Public Lands, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 3933) Washington, Februa1'1J 8, 1892. to set apart a tract of land in the State of Callfornia. for the use of the Lick Sm: I have the honor to inclose herewith a copy of the report to me by the Observatory of the astronomical department of the University or California, Commissioner of the General Land Omce, dated the 3d instant, on H. R. 2568, have had the same under consideration, and report the same back with the "For the relief of the inhabitants of the town of Chelan,1n Okanogan County, recommendation that it pass. State of Washington," in response to the reference of a copy of the bill to The committee find that the land described in said bill is of no value for the Commissioner for report by Hon. B. G. STOUT, of your committee. timber or mineral, and moreover is not suU;able for farming purposes, and Very respectfully, from the following report of the General Land om.ce it will be seen that no JOAN W. NOBLE, Secretary valid entries appear of record on its tract book for any of said land: Hon. T. C. McRAE, "DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, GENERAL LAND OFFICE, 07Lai1-man Committee on the Public Lands, House of B epruentatives. "Wa8hington, D. C., January 15, 1892. "Sm: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of a memorandum from DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, GENERAL LAND OFFICE, you, herewith returned, as to the status of NW. t sec. 3, E. ! NW. t and NW. Washington, D. C., FebruaMJ 3,1892. t SW. t sec. 4, T. 7 S., R. 3 E., M. D. M. You are advised that no entry ap­ Sm: I have had tne honor to receive from Hon. Mr. STOUT, of the Committee pears of record upon the tract books of this om.ce for any of the above-de- on the Public Lands of the Honse of Representatives, for report the:reon, scribed tracts. - · · . House bill No. 2568, entitled "A bill for the relief of the town or Chelan, in "In the entire T. 7 S., R. 3 E., twenty-five entries have been made, embrac­ Okanogan County, StateofWashington," which reads as follows, viz: ing a total area of about 2, 775 acres. "That the Commissioner of the General Land Omce be, and he is hereby, "Very respectfully, authorized to issue a patent for the following tract of public land, to wit: " W. M. STONE, The northeast quarter of section 13, in. township Z7 north, range 22 east, in "Assistant Commissioner." Okanogan County, Wash., npon the entry made at the North Yakima local There being no objection, the House proceeded to the con­ land om.ce for said land by Charles H. Ballard, probate judge for said county, in trust for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of the town of Chelan, fn sideration of the bill, which was orderred to be engrossed and said county, under the town-site laws, being cash entry numbered 1064 of raad a third time, and it was accordingly read the third time said North Yakima series of entries." and passed. · In reference to the subject I have to report that a letter was addressed by this omce to L. H. Woodin, esq., Chelan, Wash., under date of the 12th Feb­ On motion of Mr. LOUD, a motion to reconsider the last vote ruary, 1891, which I quote, as follows, to show the status of the entry which was laid on the table. .this bill proposes to have patented, viz: "I am in receipt, by reference, of your letter of the 16th ultimo, addressed TYPHUS FEVER IN NEW YORK. to Hon. JoHNL. WILSON, relative to the legality of cash entry No. 1004, of the Mr. STUMP. I ask for the present consideration of a con­ NE. t sec. 13, T. Z7 N., R. 22 E., -North Yakima land district, Washington, and in reply I have to state that s&id entry was made by Charles H. Ballard, pro­ current resolution from the Senate, which bas been favorably bate judge, in trust for the several use and benefit of the occupants thereof reported by the Committee on ImmigrationandNaturalization. as the town site of Chelan, Wash., according to their respective interests. The resolution was read, as follows: The proof upon which this entry was allowed is complete in all respects but one, viz, the population of the town, which is alleged to be • about 100,' a state­ Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concur-ring), That the ment which.
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