Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-18
RAILROADS. ~ TIE TERHiTOFs-
Hes

Inc bli! y lttG HtiS recently pesu u'i
der discussion in the Senate 1t,
provide for the Incorporation AMI re-;H-
latinn of railroad coEnraries in tht
Territories G. TIE Uritcl Stats" an.
ui,irh i Of :. very interesting natErr
was CONSIDERED in .he Committee of tn,
whole. on the Sth inst. BY reference
10 The C17TrassiG41I hscF-E q A;Tril Q
ue fi-,l 7 copy Of tho : 6sfj'Efn Eli =
offered IL the Railroad C"mniiter. TIL.
Bill itself Is ton long e. ADM. uf even {
synopsis. here; hat " think orr reader:
will be repaid fer n perCs.l Of the ~.
pianatiuus made. IL behalf 81 the Cum,
mif.ce. Iv Senator Stewart. wEn. rs
chairman Of the itsil-a4i Committee
was intrustcd with tha presentation and
special advocacy Of this measure. Mr-
Sfewart's opening remarks seem to CON
vev. in excellent general terms. IN lien
os the objects sought for Ill this Bin
After stnfing TINT the intent Of the meas
ure is to afford m opportunity for per
sons resiiing in thu Territories who
desire to build railroads on their owr
money md for their own use. 70 do So
without The necessity Of Cn;n. to Ter
riiorial Legislature or to Congress 10 ask
that privilege. the Senator said:
The territorial Legislatures in ieeislr.-
u
that Congress ;hcncht SO objectionable
that few years ago an act was passed
prohibiting the Legislative Assemblies
Of the Territories from passing any more
laws in regard 20 if. Some wears later it
was modified 50 as to lecslizn those acts
70 some extent. 1t was alleged as against
those laws that they gave extensive priv
ilegcs which monopoliZei canons and de
files where roads must necessarily 20 fG
companies having no legitimate basis
and having invested no funds. After
Congress passed the prohihitory law.
those desiring to build railroads in the
Territories. and those desiring to sell
charters for railroads to somebody else
10 build came TO Congress: and during
the last Congress- there were several hun
bred bills introduced granting privileges
to individuals to build railroads with all
sorts of provisions They were scattered
around through the various committees
of both Houses. Some of them passed.
Now the Committee on Railroads has
undertaken to revise and digest the svs-
tenn of general railroad laws that have
been adopted in the States and to select
sueh portions of those laws as they
Thought proper. 1t was at the last ses-
sion referred TO the Committee on Pub
lie Lands That committee reported it
twice and had it re-retsrred for further
examination and at this session it was
referred to the Committee on Railroads
and we have gone through it again. 1t
has been examined hy the lawyers who
happen to he on each Of these commit
tees as carefully as it could he. and l
think We have come rs near rs we can 10
getting n railroad bill that will allow per
sons who desire to build railroads on
their own money TO do so Wiihou: heing
blackmaiIed We have made il a. diff
cult rs We cOuI1 for speculative or kl'i""
operations. W. have required bona fide
capital to he paid in we have reinIre,i
bona fis work to he done yearly and Ne
have accompanied it step by step with
surh LIMITATIONS MS We thought wouil
bring it within the principles of square
dealing.
NV. that we need general legislation
on this subisrt ana shouId he relieved
from special bills. * evident. Their are
many Eases III tn Territories WHORE per
sons desire To lui!d railroads for the PM
pose Of operating nrirce and they can
not afford to b. taxed fer procuring
srecial LEGISLATION. nor will Congress
give sufficient attention t. >I,et ial l-gis-
laiion TO see HAT justice Is done Ia tile
Government. to the Territories. and To
Srcciai bills are exceed
inely drrcernns.
Mr B.Y.ED NAY ask the Senator /
fr"ra Nrvafa what he means by Railway |
being taxed for speciat 'e..i'-
aiien2 When for an enterprise ST. heie-
icial tn n community. as railroads are
1uw understood and confessed To- i',. III !
livi,luals make application to thu local
L -,islrtIre for the franchise of huiidin"
road and far an act declaringa number
If individuals body corporate. hat
nm h. The tax to which .iIry ale sub
eetad2
Nj STEwarT I will explain TO .he
Senator exactly what l mean by ii tax
Is wall be seen by the records Of the
senate. rot to q" further. by looking at
number Of Hills introduced here. the
persons making the application are nn;
he parties who intend To IuIld the road.
,ut wherever you see n mining camp.
rherever ron see Il place where railroad
Till be likely To he required. somebody
ones to get n charter by special lepi>la-
ion. ard those who do seek to fix that
harter so that they will hold it them
elves; they will lobby for it. and it re-
hires watchfnlness here to prevent their