The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-03-02

rights are not and can not be NOR,
secure than National, State, county
municipal and personal rights. Tha
II is well settled principle Of law tina
no person. natural or corporate, shal
be permitted 10 take advantage of hi
own wrongs. That the wrong IL
question seing beyond the reach Of tn,
State Legislature or of the courts o
justice, can be corrected only by Con
gressiOnal legislation. And to the enc
that the burdens Of taxation may b
equalized, corporations and individ
ais alike bearing their lust proper
tions; therefore, be 1t
Of the Congress Of the United State,
such speedy legislation as will stoE
this inequality, by compelling said
Company tn complete title to said land
thereby securing to the Government
the costs of surveying, which are nov
uDjustly withheld, and placing it In
position on the tax roll to bear It's just
share Of the public burdens.
Resolved, That the present non.
taxable condition of said land Is IN
outrage upon public government, the
very first theory Of which Is equal and
exact justice 10 aJl-that il II the duty
Of the Government to defend the weak
from the encroachnlents Of the strong.
Resolved, That we Indignantly pro.
test against the influences which have
thus far succeeded in perpetuating
such injustice As the exemption OF
Kansas Pacific land from taxation.
ResOired, That the Supreme Court
of the United States having decided
that the mortgaging of this land il .
disposal of II within the meaning OF
the grant, thus giving Us . cOntradic.
ton Of title good enough for practical
purposes but not good enough for tax
alton, we are Of the opinion that n,
act forfeiting the land would be inop-
erative. or result in endless litigation ;
and hence desire the completion of the
title.
Resolved, That we are in favor of the
passage Of the bill introduced In the
House Of Representatives by Hon.
John A. Anderson, Representative
FROM the LIST District. compelling the
company to perfect title to this land |;
that We rejoice In the ability, bOldness
and determination with which Nj.
Anderson is pushing said measure,
and to all his efforts to this end we
pledge him our hearty support.
Resofred. That the action Of this
be supplemented, SO far rs
they may deem ii proper, by the offic-
ial expression of the boards Of COM
of the various counties in
the State and by petition of the people
Sd far as may be practical.
ResOiced, That the thanks of the
people are due to Senator Plumb for
having secured the passage Of said
measure through the Senate Of the
United States. and In view Of its gen
eral importance we urgently request
the entire delegation from Kansas to
use their utmost endeavOrs that this
great wrong may be corrected.
Resolved, That five copies Of these
resolutions be signed officially by all
the county officers present, and that
one copy Of these resolutions be sent
Ia each of the Senators and Represent
atives from Kansas. and that they be
to present the same to the
and House of Representative
OF OFFICERS AND DELE
GATES.
Richard Warning, Co. Clerk, Dickin-
son county.
}. NJ. Shepherd, Delegate Dickinson
county.
J. :. ChrOnister, chairman Board OF
%. Commissioners. Dickinson county.
\. :. l.iggs, Lincoln.
w. = Wait, Lincoln.
J. 4. Smith, Lincoln.
Geo. NJ. Lutes. Lincoln.
81. Judd, Lincoln.
f.. :. Prince, Lincoln.
T.. w. Patterson, Lincoln.
j. Ii. Carpenter, Sheridan.
Arson Miller, Co. Com. Saline.
Thos. Anderson, Saline.
+. II. Van Eaton, Saline.
Thos. Cavanaugh, Decatur.
J. II. Franklin, 20. Attorney. Davis.
Adam Biegert, Co. Com, Davis.
VIM. Is. Lowe. Co. Com, Davis.
Martin Mullins, Davis.
=. V. TrOvinger, Davis.
a. Clough, Davis.
T.. l.. Keppling. Davis.
VIM. Blakeley, Davis.
leo. r. Trott, Davis.
John Cowsher, Davis.
Geo. W. Martin, Davis.
l.. Sternberg, Ellsworth.
J. NJ. Miller, Co. Attorney, Morris.
II. =. Wilson, Ellis.
Martin Allen. Ellis.
T. W. Miller, chairman Board of Co. |
,oms. Trego.
NJ. Mohler, Osborne.
{. Shaffer, Co. Com, Russell.
c. NJ. Harshbarger, Russell.
David Jewell, chairman Board of Co. |
'oms.. Osborne
Z. w. Champion, Osborne.
Il. u. Hayes. Osborne
ID. =. Lindsey, Co. Attorney, Nc
'hersOn.
J. W. Bean, chairman Board of Co. |
'Oms., Mcpherson.
ID. Ii. LETTERS, Mcpherson.
Z. w, GunnisOn, Mcpherson.
H b. Kelley, Mcpherson.
James Mcdowell, Jefferson.
II. G. Crump, Riley.
+. A. Scheiherhorn, Riley.
+. Il. Purcell. Riley.
Geo. Mckenzie, Co. Com. Ottawa.
II. u. Tower, Co. CON-, Ottawa.
J. w. Thompson, Ottawa.
J. p. Canis, Ottawa.
Geo. =. Parker, Ottawa
Geo. w. Stricken, Ottawa.
w. L. Harvey, Ottawa.
Moses Bush. Ottawa.
Alfred Terry, Co. Conn.,, Dickinson.
VIM. Murray, Co. Conn.,, Dickinson.
After the above resolutions were
gned the convention adjourned sine
ie.
Railrosd Items.
Engineers and surveyors are again
work on the proposed road from
hester, Neb., ten miles north Of
elleville. running south through
elleville, Minsrsvills, COncordis and
There seems to be no
,ubt that this road will be construct
this season. The engineers were
Belleville the most Of last week,
aving passed and repassed over the
lrvey made last summer. The loca-