Inquiry as to certain western land grants
Subject(s): Actions and defenses, Bacon, Augustus Octavius, 1839-1914, Bennett, Charles G. (Charles Goodwin), 1863-1914, Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921, Culberson, Charles A. (Charles Allen), 1855-1925, Dixon, Joseph M. (Joseph Moore), 1867-1934, Fairbanks, Charles W. (Charles Warren), 1852-1918, Foraker, Joseph Benson, 1846-1917, Frye, William P. (William Pierce), 1831-1911, Fulton, Charles William, 1853-1918, Gallinger, Jacob H. (Jacob Harold), 1837-1918, Heyburn, Weldon Brinton, 1852-1912, Land grants, Legislation, Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924, Northern Pacific Railroad Company, Oregon, Teller, Henry Moore, 1830-1914, Tillman, Benjamin R. (Benjamin Ryan), 1847-1918, United States. Congress. Senate, United States. Department of Justice, United States. Dept. of Justice
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Senator Charles William Fulton, of Oregon, proposes an amendment authorizing and instructing Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte to begin suits in Oregon relating to the present land grant cases. While Bonaparte may have already had the authority to do this without such a resolution, passing such a resolution assuages some of the worries of the Justice Department regarding its ability to prosecute such suits. Debate on this resolution centered around whether such a resolution was necessary, and around some of the facts of the land grant cases.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-02-18
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Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Page Count
4
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Multi-image
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Chicago:
Inquiry as to certain western land grants. [February 18, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299095. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
United States. Congress. Inquiry as to certain western land grants. [18 Feb. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299095.
APA:
United States. Congress., [1908, February 18]. Inquiry as to certain western land grants.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299095.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
