The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-06-25
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a'e call the attention d .hs sa,ers OF this
ve.sy tossks proclamation for a speesi eaeetpsi
90 the ffst day Of Jaly. The people &ra
called grpn upder tie recent aet Of tho i.sgi
sissatafe To dscida, BY their votes, whetheS
tbs City Council shall have authority to COM
lkrro,ss.e skss9ssissoia Bond deb. under the
provisions of said sc,. We know not how
.osaea mss Ga sspan this. subssc4, Int OR,
opinion Is that the authority TO compromised
ought to be giseaE ess,ts acaauail, and that,
shsrefcres Bsfeagh to vote afirmatsva!y 1p4
ssn the proposition. We viii brief, give ou.t
rsssons for this opinion. s ..ss 81 Is |
The hass,ion Ardn tais Raiiroad Bond
question has aow reached a posnf where . dr.
ssct con...cf hssxeea the State and Fedora!
Judiciary i. Imminent. The State coaris Dol 4
shs tpAds void. ara haze etso;n.d the levy
o. taxes 10 psy them.
The Federal courts hold The bonds raid /
and have, Of shortly will, issue perempsosyI
writ Of ,tnsn.;iamas 10 compel The lssy ei
;axes to pay them. These are courts Of con
~arrsnt jarisdictions Nei.Err has any Coz
,sol over The oshsr. They act independently
Of each other. Il the INJUNCTION of ths Stzte
COURTS violated ~ tbs levy of tax. can.
and no dosbt viii, punishths nenbers 81 the
soanc;l for contempt. If the nandamus Of
the Federal Court is disrezsrisd by refusei
70 leyy tbs tax, that court. can. and no doubt
NH pahhh ths msmberssof' the Council fo+
contempt. If ons CONT arresta, the other
may. perhaps. release on Aslis1s 90 rpas, hu,
II ether should impose sae, i i difficult 10
sc hor the marty fasi coala, be relieved BIZ
1he other f8aEeS
ltisnet profitable here TO inc IRE how hi,
unfortunate cnniiics came 10 exist. We have
very decided npiuion thst /, is the result c,
Aviolation BY msjori,y ses The Snrrsns
Court Of the Tinted States, Of long and vel
established rules of Law, bat however ,hir
may be, the fact sis. that the confics exists
and we mast act with reference TO tha. fact
We wish 10 be understood We believe
that il thu litigation goes on, the people,
with ths State Courts With them, have the
advantage.
We do not believe these bonds can be col
seetsdLs aSaatioa sgsinst n unwilling peo-
Rass~lo AIs sustained by their own courts
We do believe, however, That litigation cal.
beindeinitsly continued, % shs great injury
Of the city. If the Federal Courts adhere 70
thsir present position, sud the Stats Courts
also stagd firm and there Is no csnprouiss,
vhes4 apa whsnshall Ne sea lie ssrd Of ths
figatioh7 We shall Eare peremptory writs
etrnaadsmns coming against The City Com
Gil 1t frequent intervals, and each one TO be
followed byiintermipab!s litigation. We ssy
'nterminable, because nothing can be settled
BY it, neither Court having any ecntrol over
the other.
The eject upon the city Of zach State Of
things Is easy to be seen. The holders Of
these bonds know very we'll that such obIira.
lions can never bs>suforc.d. AMI that 90 long
- wsshooseto dghs thenlsshey cannot nake
their money. They will therefore. We have
no doubt, aeesds 70 such terms Of compro-
mise As The city can afford to adopt. and such
a. will be by fer better for us than litigation,
and the destruction Of our prosperity which
it would produce.
The Council "a not obliged to compromise,
though authorized BY vote Of tbs people
IL the terms offered by the holders Of the
bonds are not sach as We can seceds 10, let
the counsarsfass them, and show wha, they
csn DO 10 iAs9wsy OF legal resissauce, but 10.
NJ cioshe the Council with the power 10 act,
aad trust them to ACT faithfully. wenree our
people 70 csnsiaere zr efull this qaesasion, md
TO act adsised'y upon . subject which veyer,
ny believe 10 vastly important 70 the interests,
Q: the eity snd q s~ssy cisiesn ~ propessy
holder in Il. s. s.'