Investigation of the Department of the Interior and of the Bureau of Forestry: Hearings Held Before the Joint Committee of Congress Relative to the Investigation of the Department of the Interior and Its Several Bureaus, Officers, and Employees, and of the Bureau of Forestry, in the Department of Agriculture, and Its Officers and Employees, Volume 1United States. Congress. Joint Committee to Investigate the Interior Department and Forestry Service U.S. Government Printing Office, 1910 - Natural resources |
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A. B. Campbell acres action advised affidavit Agent Jones answer application April 28 Assistant attorney Attorney-General BRANDEIS CATALLA CHAIRMAN charge Chief of Field Clarence Cunningham clear listed coal claimants coal claims coal entries coal-land laws Commissioner Dennett committee copy Cunningham claims Cunningham group DENBY district district of Alaska entrymen evidence fact Field Division field examination Forest Service Forestry Fred Dennett Glavis's GRAHAM H. H. SCHWARTZ hearing instructions investigation JAMES January 22 July July 16 July 23 June Juneau L. R. Glavis Land Office letter locations MADISON matter Moore November 12 OLMSTED opinion Oreg papers patent persons Pierce Portland question record reference request respectfully Seattle Secretary Ballinger secured Senate document Senator FLETCHER Senator SUTHERLAND sent Sheridan Special Agent Love statute submitted telegram testimony tion told United United States attorney VERTREES Wash Washington wire
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Page 280 - All transfers and assignments made of any claim upon the United States, or of any part or share thereof, or interest therein, whether absolute or conditional, and whatever may be the consideration therefor, and all powers of attorney, orders, or other authorities for receiving payment of any such claim, or of any part or share thereof, shall be absolutely null and void...
Page 342 - It is the curse of kings, to be attended By slaves, that take their humours for a warrant To break within the bloody house of life ; And, on the winking of authority, To understand a law ; to know the meaning Of dangerous majesty, when, perchance, it frowns More upon humour, than advis'd respect.
Page 2 - Any of the district courts of the United States within the jurisdiction of which such inquiry is carried on may, in case of contumacy or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to any...
Page 280 - Whoever, being an officer of the United States, or a person holding any place of trust or profit, or discharging any official function under, or in connection with, any executive department of the Government of the United States...
Page 476 - Every person above the age of twenty-one years, who is a citizen of the United States...
Page 286 - The three preceding sections shall be held to authorize only one entry by the same person or association of persons; and no association of persons, any member of which shall have taken the benefit of such sections, either as an individual or as a member of any other association, shall enter or hold any other lands under the provisions thereof...
Page 280 - It shall not be lawful for any person appointed after the first day of June, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, as an officer, clerk, or employee in any of the Departments, to act as counsel, attorney or agent for prosecuting any claim against the United States, which was pending in either of said Departments while he was such officer, clerk, or employee...
Page 280 - ... after the allowance of such a claim, the ascertainment of the amount due, and the issuing of a warrant for the payment thereof.
Page 2 - ... to give evidence touching the matter in question ; and any failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by such court as a contempt thereof.
Page 296 - Any person or association of persons severally qualified, as above provided, who have opened and improved, or shall hereafter open and improve, any coal mine or mines upon the public lands, and shall be in actual possession of the same...