The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-24

without the restraining mnuences BOW exercised
by the dread OF Brighams dsple4sure should he
vote against the candidates selected for him by
the Church authorities. In the present mode in
Utah the ticket deposited. in the ballot box has
number placed on IL corresponding with that or
the voter on the po0 list, and 1t can be easily
ascertained how each person voted at any
election. The woman Suffrage will be allowed TO
remain, In the hope that, with the protection of
the secret ballot, their influence will be thrown
against the Mormon leaders and their poly
gamlc practices The BILL when reported
VIII be pressed to early action, in order
tbat the District Courts In Utah may at
once commence TO clear their dockets Of the large
number Vi suits, many of which involve large in
terests, now pending before them, all proceedings
on which have been brought to a stand by the fact
that In the present state of judicial affairs in that
Territory no legal jury, either grand petit,
be empannelled.
Arg uments Against the Postal Telegraph
Scheme.
President orion. who has recently been before
tire Senate Post once Committee several times
the Hubbard Telegraph bin being before Them con-
Guided to-day his argument maintaining the fol-
lowing propositiOns:-
Frst-Congress has no right to pass the bill, be-
cause 1t would indirectly take private property
for telegraph purposes without Just compensation
and, furthermore, the passage or the hill would be
violation OF contract established between the
government and the telegraph companies now
existing under the provision OF the law of 1866.
Secoad-n there were no constitutional Objec-
tons or any violation of contract IL would be i'm
polite to adopt the Hubbard scneme contemplated
by the bill, because II constitutes partnership be-
tween the government and private corporation
TO be conducted by both Otficial and private agen
cies operating at the same time, under which
there Is to be a division OF the expenses between
the government and the company, while all the
profits are to accrue exclusively to the latter.
ntrd-That whatever may be the faults OF the
nv Attp fA1a anh cfnvr afV hta
scheme proposed Affords no adequate remedy for
them. In this connection the fact was established
by abundant evidence from Of1cial documents tnat
the present average rate for messages in the
United States Is lower than in Europe for like
dispatches and that IN this country the business
rs conducted without any expense to the govern
ment while IN Europe the annual deficiency raised
by taxation upon the people amounts to several
millions.
Mr.. Orton in reply to Mr.. Hubbard's arguments.
referred to the relations of the Western Uni on
Telegraph Company with the New York Associated
Press, and showed that there is no combination
between them; that the Associated Press depends
upon the Western Union Telegraph Company in no
respect for its own monopoly and that all other
press combinations are offered the same terms as
the Associated Press obtains; also that the Asso-
ciated Press is an Independent agency for the pro-
curement and distribution OF news, and that the
Western Union Telegraph Company Is an equally
independent common carrier for its transmission
on call for all who require it, and that establish
ment OF postal telegraph could affect the Asso-
clated Press monopoly in any way.
Schemes OF Subsidy for Railways
TabOoed by the House Committee.
Z The House Committee on Railroads and Canals
to-day held private consultation in the commit
tee room, at which 1t was determined that no rail-
way scheme involving subsidy or expenditure in
any shape or the contraction Of any obligation by
the government, whether by guarantee OF interest,
Endorsement Of bonds or otherwise. should be re.
ported favOrably to the House. Whether or not
any special scheme was under discussion cannot
be ascertained but there is good reason to assume
that the object aimed at was the defeat OF Hurl-
butts job and the Texas Pacific scheme which Tom
Scott Is understood to have in hand