The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-03-02
UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY LANDS.
Shall They be Taxed?
"They Shall be, 20 Say we AM!"-Th
Verdict Of tuesdays Conye ntion."

Shall They be Taxed?
"They Shall be, 30 Say we An!"-Ths
Verdict Of Tuesdays Convention"
The convention to consider the SUBJ
ject of taxing Z. p. Railway lands was
called to order i'm the court house at
Salina, Tuesday. Feb. y, 1852
II. b. Kelley, editor OF the McPher-
son Freeman, was elected temporary
chairman. He expressed his thanks
for the honor conferred upou him, and
said: 4" 1t seems to me a selection of
chairman could have been made more
appropriate to the occasion. l per-
haps know the purpose of the meeting,
but know but little about il in detail.
understand the purpose to be the ques-
ton Of taxes to the citizens Of Kansas
at large, and more especially to the
citizens of the counties in which lie
the untaxed lands of the L. p. X. Il.
| This is the question we are to con-
slider to-day. As understand it, and to
strengthen the hands of those who are
working for that end i'm the halls Of
Congress. With these remarks I will
say no more"
Mr.. Mohler, of Osborne county, was
elected secretary.
A motion was carried that three
committees be AZ pointed by the chair:
one on credentials, one on permanent
organization and one ON resolutions.
ID. Il. LETTERS, of Mcpherson county,
made motion that the committee on
credentials consist Of one member
from each county represented, which
| was carried.
The committee on credentials was
then appointed, as follows: J. +.
Smith, Lincoln county T.. W. Carpen.
ter, Osborne; Martin Allen, Ellis
A. Pray, Dickinson; Martin Mullen,
Davis; +. Ii. Purcell, Riley; &. NJ.
Har-hbarger, Russell; 4. W. Miller.
TregO; Geo. Mckinsey, Ottawa; J. Z.
Morris; DIR. Sternberg, Ellsworth
ID. p. Lindsey, McPherson Gen. Me.
Doweli, Jefferson +. NJ. Van Eaton,
Saline Thos. Cavanaugh, Decatur.
The following committee OH perina-
nent organization was appointed by the
chair: J. NJ. Mullins. Davis county;
ThOs. Anderson, Saline; J. W. Bean,
McPhcrson L. w. Miller, Trego; w.
5. Wait, Lincoln; DIR. Sternberg.
Ellsworth; 4. 4. Schemerhorn. Riley; |
J. NJ. Miller, Morris J. J A. L. Dixon,
Russell.
The committee on resolutions was |
also appointed by the chairman. con-
sisting of Geo. w. Martin, Davis |
county; l.. Sternberg, Ellsworth |
+. A. ScheInerlIorn, Riley J. NJ. Mil |
Ter, Morris L. W. Gunnison, McPher- |
son.
Upon motion, the convention was
adjourned until l O'Clock, 2. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Convention reassembled at the ap-
pointed hour, and report of the cont
mittee Oh permanent organization
called for.
The committee respectfully recOu-
mendei that ii. B. Kelley, temporary
chairman, be elected permanent chair
man, or president also, that the teIu-
porary secretary, Mr.. NJ. MUhlCr. he
elected permanent secretary ani they
further recommended that y. L. Bi.ps,
of Lincoln county, he elected assistant
secretary.
The report OF The committee on ere
lentials was next read, showing the
following prominent men from the
several counties wherein lie the non
taxable land of the L. =. X. X. There
are other counties besides the sixteen
named below that would have sen;
delegates TO represent them at this
convention had a sufficient notice been
given them. We give below the six
teen counties and their representation
as reported 10y this committee:
Ellis-Hill Wilson, Martin Allen.
Trcgo-T. w. Miller.
Osborne-Jewell, Champion. Hayes,
Mohler
Russell-Dixon, Shaller, Harsh
barger.
McPherson-Bean, JefIers, Kelley,
Gunnisun, Lindsey.
Jefferson-Gen. Mcdowell.
Riley-Crump, Purcell, Schrmcr-
horn.
Ottawa-Mckinsie, Walker, Thomp-
son, Strickler, Parker, Shultice. Cum
mings, Bush, Harvey aud Towers
Lincolh-Smith, Wait, Lutes Sut-
ton, Dawson, Judd, Bygs, Patterson.
Observation-Disclosures Pray. Muir
ray, Lucas, Knox, shepherd. Meek.
Sheridan-Carpenter, Doyle.
Saline-Miller. Anderson, Van En-
ton.
MISUNDERSTANDING
Davis-Lowe. Beigert, franklin.
Martin, Mullins, Trovinger, Blake
ley, Trott, Clough, kepplinger,
MISUNDERSTANDING, Price.
Morris-Miller.
Making a total Of sixty six delegates
entitled to seats in the convention.
The report was adopted without any
suggestion to amend the same.
The report of committee Oh rcsoiu-
tions being called for, the following
was submitted and read:
WHEREAS, \ grant of land, includ-
ing every alternate section within ten
miles of the X. =. r. r., and extend
ing from the Missouri river to the
Rocky Mountains, was made by the
Government in 1852 to assist in the
building of said road, to be patented
to said company at stated periods, con
ditiOnal that after three years from
of said road all of which
land not sold or disposed Of should
revert to settlement and pre- emption
that said grant i'm 1864 was increased
to twenty miles on each side of said q
road, and the conditions so modified as
TO provide that before patents should
issue said company should pay the
costs Of surveying, selecting and con- q
veying, thereby making the issue of {
patents optional with the company,
but i'm no way affecting the right OF
said company to the land that said \
railroad was completed as provided d
and all the conditions of the grant {
with /; except the payment of i
the cost of surveying, selecting and b