, 1880-07-28
NJ these arcrmet,ts. or nny OF them, to euI,,.

uHo u! ,M;,tlintic nad lncliic ,Stntrs aMi
sIon 10 comment Ipol th,s act ata IN oesa. g.
original bill. nnl the CONCLUSION r. reocIass I9as
Wns ttult tho act WAs Intended 10 nuljorI,"a
tm @ pml's 1iIa, S!a'ss ecsrnp ,t Gto,ppfsy W sles
cu'l,pany, to construct a,4 operate a ilr ilnrr Y;
telegraph along ntil npotl tio flBllt ii wnv"t
t'le railway company. Whetlier this rioSStt
~ Tas ~ assig'tea " anG transformed to tho present
ored, ni. Tint question is now to be sSgat's. getssl
l'lnetl. Thy allegations 0f tic afncntleI XII
lping ,atinlltted, sufficiently slow iiat ~ H.
nnitel , States t.1 e releF,9nl, Conpany lad, Iyy
aul transfer ot at lis franchises alu ss. pr"as,.s
" to another telegraph company. i!o,1usse
for respondents lnsiats, however, that iii
rtgllt WIS mt recognlxed by the aboyo ,nsl,. s.
f t Sy 2s tas e et Stotafga ts sa e sy sye; 5 ~
Company, AMI TINT Company only, wa wIIM, m.
!i"o s,n,n of r4lway: + is sill ti,qt va W.
'at pofsenn5 Genaauy prlytsFo Ill! a{ ra"t ts,c,,ss
it could not assign 1t ordinarily. WuesS1
property nr rights OF my kind nru acq,,frfpt
ey II corporation, tlluy are to bu enjoyed Or
tatsposetl nf III My manner mt Inconsistent
t9ro i something il l1io act d Congress- e
ltullcutcu different purpose, 1t must bu f,rs
suned that the right 10 remove Its lines 10 tHo
''niiWay to D. nuper'ste them Was Elyen To tic
~ fG"''cn ro,oi Htn1es IelegTnnn Goh'l,any 10
.1ar ~ fcia!''eo ". ,h,ptor pt otsposc" IT,. !" ,l-
property m anti '' Il Fights. - by ~ refcfsn1ssa1 es1s1
to ihc net OF Congress It will be seen iIsf tIIst
nothing Es sald about the assignment Of tic
i.r',',l, m,,,,r,,v " ill.,, ill., Ct"u s'ass 1ele'
Ti11ta T., 3i1;,n2s o,,tnrr, ~ asansas' ~ tnose
tn terms. We 1ntsst, therefore, colls!Icr tfs
,,; MY pMt puiso pi ~ aae MGts ~ nseeTtan
MMeler @ it u riy Ms te iiteI o. Gog5ess con-
i;n}t fts t,n,,sfar " ,ih@ra "Up5 T. nf,, T. pso
@ imieaie M any i tsnt to Tcuslru 0t1'g o so TO-
sIrG.1oh s!nita to. ol tie toiSgrap' aine by the
PURPOSE Of tno ast wy to save tha: ceMpany
str,,i,ps, to .y M rI,1 11SS Ill.,. X teso w.; VI us eo'
pans. i sya intended to CT coissr tsyof SSo
ps}tio MpJt ,,,o .e,egtn 1uot % %toMpVSs pnchs IL !n
p"s..!ui ~ oeEst atssn atOt1 5!!a fNtlloas
';nfeiy ~ Snotbar ~ ~ iisGa i,I ~ oy e
un,ir tn nciiIc III issiIraa, H nnts r ts,ssp
s wy IL nosS sttlSctnay ;nesainp'ttsea ~ ~ cay AZ
trnsfer g ~ c, s LII rn'ry i" ss'g ,s, s rt iisfs @
thnsSforc "9 ~ t'Ss utfEsca nr;,;n; that am,
iIui,i iIuiU'3t " r,, g rn fr!m,UM tont ls
f'.oriS 1 toasTK thy rHhfs conferred aponis
hy te ~ OF lilly lSGl, . an als0 0f 9pl1.
III ,!t to " !,enea 1i! ake ns fTpe' stl2%s
,va fst u tI t2se fset tfs n,at ~ Plni @ y
respect to the lines III controversy, Which a
court uf equity should protuct lO;lepelufentIy
0t tlig colltrilat Ut Ucf. /. 1860. II wEs
not Il trcs,1asscr l11,o,1 tic rixht NJ
.wuy If iii, llnl,wiiy CnlIi,,nnv wi,J.
| o1t tic C0utrucL It ilnI rfsht
to 70 there n1ti construct Its lines, and iay
s III ELI, ~ "ss ~ m tno SWhsSnl ~. "
s1 , stiI.so 1.'' Gtlns " cui,st.uelllts t'e ~.
ssssinM ~ ~ ,v ym,ca , 1tbnnt ut aS se
wiici1 s,ln,,iI fcei en,.straineI In i'n1,i % inat
tha mEninfifY hns1 hv tl,n nlneniSI iii iii
slloyyll interest In The tcieurnnh linz;
aid property in controversy. which
Il cullfk uf rn,iity sno,liI t,rttecf. Eyei II
Tye nSs,lnln tf,nt In, sn,itrart IL vnt,}. NJ ihs
protertv nccI,m,iintef nr e.t,i,st ruet..li nnjrr
Il tlitst. nv i,ctwG.n the ulrtis. bc tiis,nrsr,I
| Uf ucrouli1r to ro,lity. lii, ct,urt Wifi nnt
refuse to Ieul With thn ,,r1.,srty ~, tts
nrn,iI,d lint II was nrst,,Ir,n; ~, tiIreni c"".
frnrt Sii"i, IL tiIS ,i.".trt,,w sstnhiisi,"i h,
liz Sumnna ia,mrt ~ lila 1jm!t.H SHta:
iVe ii1if nrrnrlinv r., ti,e nt1ernfiut,a ,f sha
nmpn.iS,i Iii ihtt iu,sjslns 1lis nT,,;,t,rty NJ
m,,irrti hv ,ln,s,tity fsn," fhs i1I,itnI s;oss,
TrlsErapR Col,tniy, aud wltcI became aea ~
@ @rt u ,i ue lse sI; als1'I M as expeae,a s9Is
aritn,t,s ,Sttn iw t|', II i,nsi|;.S, y ,n,'as u Sv
,.,l.r to ,.,,t ~ r., t'.,P so,s ~ Y.
hit ,r lin nx,nm,iiinraa hv thp n,oimit,f y ou