National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-21

~ Sr.nuuuusacp N 49, Anr,ke{nl whafhor new
erare IN r1rtic;lsr nlssss q al d not partic
hahatsnta on nronertv Of the section special,
1 hene6t.d nv 4 nv fs.riv be REQUIRED TO psy b
sneci.i tsT Ehosc Junction q d 70 resolve III
| douht1
m. ~. ao.. M dsc,.r. vh.. IN,
c. r. ,c.si a. hat ~. .s, .aIs ~ =.
a.vs" an smnsovcments 10 b els.ss6sS n, II.
Tsr,sto,i.i Assemhlv. "a a ~ ~ - -.
Nv = General ~. md for anothcr nv 4 sneci.
s..essment. The Asssmhlv. nv ths .ct hsfc-
ne hss ranssd ~ eevswI 49, Ic.sY -
i pr1,vements Of tia seyaral eecfi,ns Ia M An
/ : determination or the ouestioni Can anv in
diciaI or other authoritv - hshind 80 ~
We are oS orsnson th.t ~ o ;,Ssm. .. q.
Legislsture unfn this rs,int :. s~rsssssS =, -.
acf under cnns,der,t{or h sor.S,,.,r. n
course. ve m nck No. ..v,ro tSst n at !,
the Territorial I.eSi,lstn,s vo17d ~ v.Iid n 4
lsid specisi taxes for an :oSsect c,esriv' mani
festlv. And nainablv General IN H. cHsr.ctm
hnt on,v th.t nos,,, H. al. o., 10 .o,,t,o
vsrsv yhsch -. a. ror.iIsd !,
dsc;3e .nd vnich n IL. $1,000 IN IN rssr,,s,
| nsrformsncs of the dntv csst nnon n r no
onen tn di.nnte .c.in hs{,re the ir,dicisi n an,
Other den.ltmenf of the Governmcnt
n The courts shouid be Of opinion that tn,
.evars .rs nj iocsI imnrovsmen.s stjII The,
couid not denv thst the contrsry Il settied 5;
L
Of the disnute The courts 40 not revise leois
tive acts became thev ara supnosed n h.
erroneous. THEY can oniv set them aide :,
| void m n he .hcxu th.t ths briv vhich nas.eI
chem IA without iurisdictiou or authority oyel
| the subject-mstter, WIN ANYBODY cav that thers
| il no iurisdiction herei : = -
But while Ne deny the rirht To uuestion tbs
fnaljtv of the leSisla alive decSs,on- even 4
erroneous. We repeat our CONVECTION thst the
L
improyementa. nd We think Il was its duty q
provide for hayino them made upou some plar
Of snecisi tsTation which would eouaiixe. =,
nearly a. possibie. the Proportional benefit,
and hnr5ens ~ them = y
Onr concins;on "a that the art of the Terri.
torisI Hseemblv Of the oath of June. 1S7a
r,,ns c,esr ~ ~. nrovision IN The orrsnic nj
| of Con~ress vLic6 forfids a tar If more th.r
two ner cent. for General obiects. and doe
I come within the other clause' vhich suthnr
ises special taxes in particular eections 70,
Ioca, imnrovernents The Terrifor;ai act
therefore, "a NOT in confict Nth The orosnir
act nor violation of either ia letter or sIirit
The tsYes beino IeoaIIv asaessed INT not col.
iectsble for four wears. and the seversoc beino
| = mater NJ nresent and nressincr nece.s;tv car
the TerritotIsl onvernmert snticinsts fnEds nv
sellfnp certi6estes N in6ehkefinesa vTithoni
fncressing the deht of the D,stric4i That de-,
pends mon the natnre Of tbe eontr.ct To be
made with the nartv that sdvancea ths
money.
Thesa assassmeuts ara eertainlv not debt
of the District nov. On the contrarv. II con.
silered IN anv relation Of indebtadness tbev
are a debt dine from the nronertvhoiders of ths
several sections Of the Nstricf. Now. II the
Territorial eovernment pledges Ma faith and
credit for the amount Of fhase assessments. Q,
a n.rt ~ fho, .rd MA. tt..If ii 1900 ~.
man.v .av.ncsd thor.o,,, ~ : t,,,,. .bsyy A.
aseas:snt. .h.I, heoon.. - A.. th.t Iii ~ ~.
deht Of ths p'str;ct s1tho,sh ,he nrom;.e hs
conn,e5 w;th = cc,,.tsrsi n7edos that The a.
so.!snt. .h.n 10 .nnIaad Ssst ",, Sa~
R,t ~ ths $1,000. ,..,,.d r,,-,o,+ . MAR.
trsnsfer to the bearer of tSe ,iaht ~h,ch ths
nstr;ct has IN the nroce.d. of ~ srac,si tsT
that would not m.fe them = deht n ths m.
trsct The nro,,,;sa If ~. ,sos..n y. - ~
rs coercive mschinerv for re coiiect;on If tSs
sssessments. or tn kean the noonav when eois
iected for the nse NJ The certiac.te. hoiders
Vonld not have the efYect IF maE;nc the Ger
t;Seate q deSt ~ The n;str,ct v;th;n 3hs mean
inc Of the nrnhitst,on ~ the or.sn,c is,1
wS,cS forh.ds th.t ths dshx sh.,S srcasd ' tsn
millions Of doIisrs. WV ~ ''' ' '''
The form ~ ths ..,.,a..t.. ,,,,ro..d =, y.
tss,,ed hss nj Men snhnn,tted ~ us Int y y
think the At of ths Terr;to,;.I kssernh;v 49,
moi nrescribe .nv ertiscstes nf indebtednsss tSs
vn.t;p, "a 6.iiv.,,rr, AZ -h;,h -o,,l1 ~.
~. 81 ~ Ms,n;o. " ~. hia u" III, az ~
~. ~ " D. ~" sme ro .S I p y 'n1 ~
p nav Ue PWEpy Sou ous ~ zig Dosu oI
.unn1 wn No .ne pSisD ,' VIM suae .Ss
ia ,one, VIII ue sea " paper nsvlng tne
ieg a anu equaaoie eaect Oh an assignment,
sno no' tne opera'on VI . oona:
... q n, .cv
M N 7, y do.. sep.em 1 =, ias IL
,,r ~ ~ a 20 t iah, tne Pose .. @
c;s,ss tha hnas %.. S;..s s ~ III i -
to-. nftS. oi - ulsI 5g VIC L.n..a,
acts ~ - . IN =. P'A" VI iuAPlo'e'a A1A
+. q. iaHpo .ta
oost be- hroasS.S S"t ~ ILL 49, me sc.usl
wss ths tnavita ~ .a.,,,t W ~ s., nus sns
c.r,ad I ~ ~ ~ m.. .. sns .Plovemenss
ist;nr oS ~ S,,t,a. ~ ~ LII in.osse ~ xo-
- Tona w.. " ~ ne s. oI.lu' " W .ny law
=. msde nIsL w. II. tno Isssl; aas estns.Ss
- 40 .S W. ~ " tne po.N Wee genetai,
Iniv IN 1s71 s,,ow.d dan. As 1870 o.
1uiy ~, Iol, aLoWeo departure thretrom,
as, p wiz r appear nom me hrst section OF said
m. tne ees..on y AeIe Yuoteo.J
s icy 1aPPsasf ,IoM An ettract rom tne
HHPoN OF nne uVesugating committee OF the
TT Uuss s =. nepese3!stses, maze may ID, Io'z.
lA He es - sPPSn9e3.J
Ai.er tns icPor nso oeen maze 70 Congress
conmi1eo WAC consumed four months OF
tSe SESSION. ~ examining INTO tine anaifs OF the
D1strct OF Coiumoia, AND after the construc-
tion OF the law upon which the board had act
Cd had been sustained BY the committee ap-