The Worthington advance., 1882-03-09

cents 1Or Cnre0 months, to ADVANCE,
Worthington. Mobiles Co., Minnesota.
The Garfield Memorial
=, WASHINGTON. Feb. 27,-Prtor to 10 O'Clock
tols morning admission to tie capitol wss 10
OF congress and their employee. Bnt At thst
hour The doors were thrown epen to persona
hcldlng tickets to the memoir Il ser vices of the
late James A. Garfield, and soon the galleries
OF The houee we're fill to their utmost cspaci-
ty; A large majority OF the spectators we're
| iscarded bright colors aud black was
the prevailing hue. But there were
| no eigrs Of mourning, in the hail. A full length
portrait Of the late president was hu, & jus.
| ing itself undraped. The members Of the
house are early III advance, all being arrayei
| IN black. In tie lobby Of the sLeAkers desk
| ne Marine band was stationed, and IT intervals
from 10 O'Clock until neon discou-sed solemn
| music.
Among the distinguished guests first to ar
rive was Judge Bancroft, Cyrus W. Field and
| Admiral Worden, who took seats directly in
front OF tbs clerks deck. Among the guests
who at al early hour occupied seats upoa the
noor Wera GENERAL Scteack and Governors hoy:
OF pennsylvanla, Foster of Ohio, Hamilton of
Maryland, Bigeiow Ct Connecticut At 1856
Generals Sherman, Sheridan, Hancock. How
ard aud Meigs, and Adnirsls Ammon, r: gers
and NodEers entered and were assigned seats
to tho lott Of the speakers desk.
diplomatic CORPS in full regslia
were :. ushored ln. headed by the
Hawaiian minister as dean of the corps Their
brilliant costumes only served to throw into
stronger relief the dark attic Of Tie members
of congress, wLo sat immediately behind
= p
headed by Marsha! Henry, were the next az
rivals. DR.. Bliss was also in attendance. Mrs
Blaine occupied front seat in the gallery re-
served for friends of the pres lent At pre-
clseiy ~ o'clock tie house was called to order
by Speaker keifer and prayer was of1cled By
the chaplain. TIE speat or then said: "Ihis
day has been dca:c4t=d by the aci)n
Of the twol ouses Of congress to services ip
coramemoraticn OF the life aad death Of James
Abraham Garfield, late president of the United
ready to perform its part The resolutions
setting apart for memorial services were
hen read by Clerk McPherson
At l2:lO the senate was announced and al.
arose. Tie senator's headed by the officers of
the body entered and took the assigned seat.
they were followed by tie chief Justice and a..
'ociate justices OF the supreme court dressed in
their official robes. Again the multitude arose
is the President OF tho United Stats and lis
csbinet Were announced. They wore sc;om-
panied ny Senator Sherman and Retrescnu1tivo
Ackinley, chairman Of the committee OF al
ranSement: The pre- ei ent tCo1 from: sest
IA the lisht Oh the presiding u11icor's Chair
At l2:3O tho orator OF the day, James G.
Blame. vas anr ounccd, ard tho ceremonies
were tn, opened by short speech
President Davis ssid:: ':This day is is
dedicated By congress in memorial GER
VICES for tls late president OF the United states,
James A Garfield. l present you the Hon
James G: Blaine, who has been ftly choseu
orator Of this historical occaait NJ
having taken just an hour and half in lis de-
livery. As Mr. Blame uttered til. last solemn
storm OF appiauses. which ~ was
st,: husi,ci To- alb minu1 8. The al
dress was listened to with srsa, Interest snd in
sol mn silence un5roken Dy ally sound except
by sigh of relief, such arises from large
audience when strong tension is removed
from their mind.
The benediction WAS thon offered by Rev.
DR.: Bullock. The marine band p.ayed tlir Gar
.eld dead march az the invited guests fled out
OF the chamber in tbs same order in which they
offered
The house was then called to order snd
concurrent resolution adopted that tue thanks
OF congress ere hereby presented to Hon
James u. Blaine for the appropriate nlsm;jri1l
address delivered By him, that it te f1rr1-le3
io' publication. and. Ol motion OF Mr. McKin-
ley, Inc house as farther mark Of res pecs, a.
joulned.
Contlscating Railroad Property by Law.
From tlso New York Telegram
While he State of New York is still delib-
Grating as to the desirability OF the feasibility
of regulating railroad management by stat
ute, other states, and notably several Of the
Central Western states, have been with va
rying success trying the experiment.
Probably the experiment is worth the try
irg and worth all the laundering that it has
thus far cost. The principle that corporate
citizens, like any other citiz ns, should be
subject to legislative authority, is sound
one. The assumption that the law making
power has the disposition and tho ability to
do justice is at the base Of all organ
zed society. 1t is better that railroad cor
porations should be placed at tho mercy"
ct the state than that the state and its
people should remain at the mercy of
railroad corporations. OF any conflict that
may impend between the respective doc-
'r!nes Of state sovereignty and railroad
sovereignty, there can be but one outcome.
Yei, for the very reason that the principle
Of railroad regulation by the state is
sound and necessary one. any manifest in
Justice in the way of such railroad regula-
ton is the more to be deplored.
The other states that have e1erted their
authority in this direction have either
avoided all ground for serious charges of
injustice, or. in the light Of experience,
have SO modified their statutes as to re-
ieve them of such charges. Illinois has
not. In that State alone the worst princi-
pies, or rather tho worst blunders OF the
first crude aud unenlightened attempts to
regulate the details Of railway trnftic still
pail
sioners of that State, under their singular
deed, established new schedule of
freight rates, but this new tariff,
taken as whole, is q reduction of the tariff
cfl873, by almost 80 per cent. and this re-
duction is effected at time when the Board
Of Equalization has increased the assess
ment Of railroad property in Illinois 81. 600
900 over that Of the previous year, and
doubled the assessment as compared with
1876. Here would seem TO be, without
going into the details of the respective tar
Ills, I1rimG tacie cause for the complaints
OF the railrord owners that the state of Illi-
neis is rapidly oonfscating their property
under the forms Of law.
A presumption at least as to the injustice
Of the Illinois method of treating railway
property may be fairly derived from the
spokesman or representative on the COM
mission that wields such mighty powers over
them. In view Of the extent of these pow
ers and the nicely Of the interests involved,
it would seem to be no more than fair that
one out of the three members Of the board
Of railroad and warehouse commits
sioners should at least possess some
pra :tical acquaintance with railroad affairs.
On the contrary, that board at present con-
sists OF druggist, en- insurance agent and
politician, and, what is much worse, the
law excludes all persons employed by or
connected with tie business Of any rail-
road company or warehouse, and all per-
sons owning SO much as . share in any
railroad, from serving as commissioner.
This provision Of the law, as TO
logic and oonstitutionality, would
seem to be on par with O
statute deprivinR all citizens who own
any kind Of property OF eligibility to the