Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-06-26
indemnity limits for railroad and wagon

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The House then went into Committee of
the Whole on the Deficiency Bill. An
amendment was made that an additional
section be added torbidding political as
sessments. A point of order being raised
on the amendment the Chairman decided
it to be well taken. The bill being COM
pleted the Com mittee then rose and re-
solved itself back into the House.
The Committee on Ways and Means re-
ported the bill to carry into effect the Con-
Vention between the United States of
America and the United States of Mexico,
signed the 10th day of January, 1883, with
favorable report. Bill ordered printed and
placed on the calendar.
The House then proceeded with the con-
sideration of the bill reported from the
Committee on Pacific RAILROADS, to amend
several Pacific Railroad acts. 1t requires
the companies to file within ninety days
from the passage of the act, Tor within six
ty days after the completion of the surveys),
list of the selections of land made by
them, and to deposit the cost of surveying,
selecting and conveying the same.
The first question taken was on the
amendment offered by Payson to the one
offered by Hanback,. Hanback's was that
all lands embraced in the notice to be given
by the Secretary of the Interior to the rail
road company Ito take its charter) shall be
subject to State, Territorial and municipal
taxation after sixty days from date OF no
tice. Payson's was that the lien of the
United States for the cost and expense of
surveying shall not be affected by the sale
of the lands. PaysOn's amendment was
adopted and then Hanback's (as so amend
ed) was also adopted.
A vote was then taken on Payson's sub
stitute for the bill and amendment. 1t pro-
vides that if the railroad company shall not
within sixty day from the receipt of no.
tice to pay the costs of surveying the land
| then their right to such land shall cease,
and the lands shall be restored to the pub
| lie domain for settlement under the home
stead law. The substitute was agreed to,
and the bill in that shape passed. The
House then adjourned.
At a Democratic caucus of members of
the House on the 18th, a resolution was
passed urging the House to press as fast as
possible to a conclusion the appropriation
bills, and that they be taken up in prefer
ence to all other measures. A motion to
urge the passage in the House of the bill to
repeal the tax on tobacco was lost, as was
also motion making the order of business
after the passage of the appropriation bills,
the consideration of bills from the Com
mittees on Public Lands and Invalid Pen
| siOns.
| from the House was laid before them an
nouncing the concurrence of the House in
| the report of the Conference committe on
! the Fitz John Porter bill. THE bill is now
| passed by both bodies and awaits the sigma
ture of the President.
The consideration of the Utah bill was
resumed. A motion was made to strike out
the clause abolishing woman suffrage. It
was lost. The bill then passed, 80 ayes to
| NIOca 10
were: Bayard, Brown, Coke, George,
hampton, Jones, Kenna, Lamar. Maxey,
Morgan, Pendleton, Ransom, Vance, Vest
and Walker-15. Adjourned.
The bill as passed by the Senate
provides that lawful husband or wife may
be compelled to testify in prosecution for
bigamy, pOlygamy or unlawful cohabita-
ton; that such prosecutions may be COM
menced within five years after the comm s.
| sion of the Ofense, a marriage license and
record, similar to that in the States, is
provided, and the violation is punishable
! by fine of not more than 81 900 or impriS-
Onment for not more than two years, or
both; women shall not be entitled to vote
ia Utah; the measures of the Territorial
ballots are annulled; all laws of the Terri
tory of Utah comforting the right of
inheritance on illegitimate children
are annulled; prosecutions for adul-
terry may be commenced In the
same manner as for other crimes; the law
incorporating the corporations known as
"The Church of Jesus Christ, of the Latter
Day Saints; ;" and the General Assembly
| of the State of Deseret' are annulled and
the corporations are to be controlled by
| United States trustees appointed by the
President; The General Assembly of Utah
shall not have power to change the laws re-
speeding the corporations without the ap-
! prOval of Congress; the laws relating to
the Perpetual Emigration Fund Company
are annulled; no laws shall be enacted,
having the object of bringing persons into
the Territory, tor any purpose whatever,
and suit is to be brought to dissolve the
company, and the funds, above liabilities
are to be used by the United States for the
| benefit of the common schools Of the Ter
ritory the existing election districts are
abolished and the Governor and o. S. Dis
trict Judge are ordered to redistrict the
Territory. The Office of Territorial Super
intendent of District schools is declared va
rant and the Supreme Court vested with
the power of appointing such officer. The
penalty of the crime of adultry is not ex-
ceeding three years imprisonment.
In the House on June 18th, further confer
ence was ordered on the Postoffice bill and
Townsend, Holman and Horr appointed on
the part Of the House.
Inc racine Dill extending In0 provision
of Thurman's act to the Kansas Pacific,
Sioux City & Pacific and the Central Branch
Union Pacific. And allowing investment
of the sinking funds of all the companies in
their own first mortgage bonds and securi-
ties, their application to the extinguish-
ment of interest on subsidy bonds, one
half the annual compensation for Govern
ment services to be carried as a sink
ing fund and also the annual payment in
to the sinking fund of the following sums
The Central Pacific Company and the
Union Pacific Company, 100000 each; the
Kansas Pacific Company, $500,O0O; Central
City & Pacific. $3.50, 900, or as much of such
sums as will make the total annual pay
ment to the sinking fund equal to IS per
cent. of the net earnings of the respective
companies, was then taken up. Pending its
further consideration the House adjourned.
In the Senate on June 10Th a bill was