The Riddle of the Sphinx: A Discussion of the Economic Questions Relating to Agriculture, Land, Transportation, Money, Taxation, and Cost of Interchange ...Hyperion Press, 1975 - 479 pages |
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... Congress . " The Sedillo grant in , New Mexico , of the same charac- ter and limitation , is surveyed for 88,079.78 acres , and the land reserved . Claim before Congress . " The Arroyo de San Lorenzo grant , in New Mexico , same ...
... Congress . " The Sedillo grant in , New Mexico , of the same charac- ter and limitation , is surveyed for 88,079.78 acres , and the land reserved . Claim before Congress . " The Arroyo de San Lorenzo grant , in New Mexico , same ...
Page 111
... congress- men on very advantageous terms , often in exchange for services in securing the passage of some act desired by these companies . Congress became blind and deaf to abuses . C. Windell , a government director , was paid ...
... congress- men on very advantageous terms , often in exchange for services in securing the passage of some act desired by these companies . Congress became blind and deaf to abuses . C. Windell , a government director , was paid ...
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... Congress alone had power to declare the forfeit- But Congress has witnessed the robbery of the public domain with the unconcern of a confederate who shares in the booty . The bond - aided railways , for in- stance , have violated and ...
... Congress alone had power to declare the forfeit- But Congress has witnessed the robbery of the public domain with the unconcern of a confederate who shares in the booty . The bond - aided railways , for in- stance , have violated and ...
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