The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-03-15

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Our Delegate Active
and vig1lant, ITO.
Special Onrsepos6enes q ths 1lxEs.
EDITOR MINER = Since my last let
ter the following bills touching railroads
have been presented to Congress and
printed: No. 3,568, by w. Berry, Of
California, ito regulate railroad fares.
1t reads: That It shall be unlawful for
any person or corporation engaged or
associated with others in the Transporter
ton Of person from one State or Terrific
~ to or through one or more other
States or Territories of the United States,
to charge for the transportation of ps,s-
sengers any SUM of money exceeding
these rates per mile, viz. under 100
miles, 4! ceCts over 100 and under 80
miles; four cents; over $40 miles, 3!
cents. All connecting lines of railway
shall be considered and held to be one
line. The bill also provides that any
person or corporation, or any officer or
employee, who shall refuse to receive or
transport any person who shall tender
payment Of fare at these rates shall he
punished as for q mistlemeanOr in the
United States courts where the offence is
committed, and shall he fined in SUM
not exceeding S2.O0O,. or by imprison-
ment not exceeding one year, and be-
sides be liable to the parties for dam
ages.
General Rosecrans, also Of California,
introduced bill No. 3, 8SS, granting u
CO and Ocean Shore Railway Co." This
- the Preside Military Reservation
and Black Point, under such regulations
@ shall be approved by the Secretary of
War.
Mr.. Hazleton, Of Wisconsin, is the
sponsor Of bill No. 4,l55, Ito create
sinking fund for the Sioux City and
Pacific Railroad Company, and for other
purposes. This bill has eight ",cherc-
ases" in the shape of preamtles, with
fourteen sections of the bill proper and
covers ten printed pages. It Is ~ long
winded as e. erythtng else that enlanates
from It's distinguished(?) author, whoas
Chairman Of the Railroad Committee,
thinks that the bill. he 0fFen must be
as long as oil others In the aggregate Of
fered by the other twelve members Of
the committee. The object of the bill
appears to be, to collect what the road
owes the Government and HazletOn's
ns0dws 0pcrandi 0f collecting Is to estab-
lish bureau in the Treasury Depart
ment, the expense of which will eat up
the debt II collected, whereby the Gov
eminent will b no better off, while the
road will be poorer and its credit de-
str0yed by preventing any private
st0ekh01der from being paid dividend
until the Government has collected
what 10 due It which will be consumed
by the officers created to collect 1t. The
whole scheme IL decidedly Hazletonian
and resembles the Hon. Bardwell
SlOte's" idea of Legislation ~ much as
its author does him in appearance.
GENERAL LEGISLATION.
Congress has now been in session
three months aud it may he honestly
said, that 10 far nothing has been done
Of material interest to the people. A
few appropriation bills, which had to Ike,
have been passed, and several private or
unimp0rtant measures but otherwise to
this time the members would have been
more pr0fitably engaged ut horne, as
the people would have saved the ex-
pense Of their idleness. In very short
while now Montana will become State,
and it will he all important that as soon
a. she has vote, or more properly
speaking three votes in the National
legislature, that she carefully selects
them with an eye to integrity, and real
business capacity, IA new States arc al
ways expected to put their best foot
foremost" and they want brains aud
tn represent their own thrift
and gO-a-hesldlitivenc>$, men who are.
National in their views and who while
doing Justice to other sections have the
influence sufficient to command ii for
their own. These suggestions willie
previous are gOWl nuts t.
crack in anticipation.
DAKVrA'S HOPES.
Your adjoining eastern Territory has
lHcn clanlOrOu3 for admission and
the proposition to admit the southern
portion only may not be success
iul, while the admission Of the whole
Territory would doubtless meet will!
success. Most OF those who favored the
separation have returned ::o,l,e. hut W.
have with us still the Hon. Harne1.
Cnu|field, the cx-lllin"is Congressman.
vino has many friends here. and who
has east his future with the Dak ota cl,- |
pire. and his efforts her. will prove
most influential.
senator Vest, Of Missouri. has ). Till
before the Senate to provide for record
ing marriages in the Territories, which I
ts,uir@s written certificate q: Ill mar
riag<~. containing the IlalncS of the Par
ties married. the date and place, and the
place Of residence IF the PARTIES, signes!
Ivy IT," person s":emniziny or perform ,
ing the marriage ceremony, whici, must ,,
lH filed in the Office Of the clerk Of the
Supreme Court OF tho Territory in which +,
the marriage takes place; and it shall ~.
the clerk $ duty to record such certificate
in 4 bound book I" I've kept in his office .
to be style'! the Record of Marriages..
which shall be admitted Us evidence |