Alaska Coal Lands: Hearings Before the Committee on the Territories, House of Representatives, on Alaska Coal LandsU.S. Government Printing Office, 1913 - 304 páginas Considers legislation to revise claims litigation procedure for certain coal land entries contested by the Federal Government; Includes discussion of proposals to prevent railroad control of Alaska coal resources. |
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acres ALASKA COAL LANDS application Attorney believe BOOHER CALLBREATH canceled CHAIRMAN coal claimants coal claims coal fields coal-land laws Commerce Court Commissioner committee Congress contest Court of Appeals Cunningham claims decided decision district District of Alaska District of Columbia entry entryman evidence fact favor February 13 field agents filed final proof FINK fraud give Government Guggenheim HARDY hearing homestead indicted interest Interior Department interposing Interstate Commerce Commission investigation issued JOSLIN judgment Land Department Land Office lands in Alaska leasing bill lessee mandamus matter McDONALD MCKENZIE ment mining November 12 pass patent pending persons President protest public lands purchase question railroad register and receiver royalty SCHWARTZ Secretary FISHER Senate Smoot bill special agents statement statute Supreme Court Survey testimony thing timber tion trial de novo understand United WICKERSHAM WILLIS withdrawal YOUNG
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Página 119 - ... shall be required to prove their respective rights and pay for the lands filed upon within one year from the time prescribed for filing their respective claims; and upon failure to file the proper notice, or to pay for the land within the required period, the same shall be subject to entry by any other qualified applicant.
Página 203 - That if any of the lands or deposits leased under the provisions of this act shall be subleased, trusteed, possessed, or controlled by any device permanently, temporarily, directly, indirectly, tacitly, or in any manner whatsoever...
Página 231 - ... or pre-emption laws, or under this act, and when there shall be no pending contest or protest against the validity of such entry, the entryman shall be entitled to a patent conveying the land by him entered, and the same shall be issued to him...
Página 94 - In every case of such extension the rates, schedules, and practices of such water carrier shall be filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission and shall be subject to the act to regulate commerce and all amendments thereto in the same manner and to the same extent as is the railroad or other common carrier controlling such water carrier or interested in any manner in its operation...
Página 147 - That hereafter no forest reserve shall be created, nor shall any additions be made to one heretofore created within the limits of the States of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, or Wyoming, except by Act of Congress.
Página 146 - The President may, at any time in his discretion, temporarily withdraw from settlement, location, sale, or entry any of the public lands...
Página 94 - Act to regulate commerce to own, lease, operate, control, or have any interest whatsoever (bjr stock ownership or otherwise, either directly, indirectly, through any holding company or by stockholders or directors in common, or in any other manner) in any common carrier by water operated through the Panama Canal...
Página 25 - An act to authorize the President of the United States to make withdrawals of public lands in certain cases...
Página 147 - ... entry theretofore made, or upon which any valid settlement has been made and is at said date being maintained and perfected pursuant to law ; but the terms of this proviso shall not continue to apply to any particular tract of land unless the entryman or settler shall continue to comply with the law under which the entry or settlement was made : And provided further.
Página 145 - May sixteenth, nineteen hundred and seven, may consolidate their said claims or locations by including in a single claim, location, or purchase not to exceed two thousand five hundred and sixty acres...