The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-01
..Wauderer'S7 Regular Letter
from Washington.
TERRITORIAL LEGISLATION.
,to Free Delivery - Appropriation
Bills BeIva 4. Lockwood
Miscellaneous Items.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Is, 1885.

a, Tuesday last three bills passed the
1E,rse which affect the Territories more
less in a general way. The first pro-
v;ies that aany justice or judge sign
i,g citation on any writ of error shall,
ercept in cases brought up by the United
STATES. or by direction of any depart
o,ent of the government, take good and
sufficient security that the plaintiff in
error or the appellant shall prosecute
hi, writ or appeal to effect, and if he
fail to make his appeal good, shall
answer all damages and costs where the
writ is a supersedeas as aforesaid" 1t
also provides for the taking of proper
security. This is amendatory of section
1000 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States.
The next amends section 1889, chapter
1. title %, of the Revised Statutes.
"The Legislative Assemblies of the sever
al Territories shall not grant private
charters or special privileges; hut they
may. by general incorporation acts, per-
nit persons to associate themselves
together as bodies corporate for mining,
banking, manufacturing or other in
dUStrial pursuits, or the construction
and operation of railroads, wagon
roads, canals or irrigation bitches, and
the colonization and improvement of
lands Herewith, or for colleges, semin-
aries churches, libraries, or any benevo-
lent, charitable or scientific associa-
ton" 1t is understood that this is
somewhat of an enlargement upon the
existing charter powers of the Terri
tories.
The third is a bill which passed on the
notion of Mr. Poland. noted in Utah
for his anti Mormon bill, and in Wash
ington for his brass buttons. 1t reads:
THAT no appeal or writ of error shall
hereafter be allowed from any judg-
ment OF decree in any suit at law or in
equity in the Supreme Court of the
District OF Columbia, or the Supreme
Court of any of the Territories of the
United States, unless the matter in dis
pUte. exclusive of costs, shall exceed the
sum of 5000.
Sec. THAT the preceding section
shall not apply to any case wherein
Is involved the validity of any patent or
copyright, or in which is drawn in ques-
ton the validity of treaty or statute
OF or an authority exercised under the
United States, but in all such cases an
appeal or writ of error may be brought
without regard to the value or sum in
dispute"
Repeated attempts have recently been
made to get the Mexican pension bill
up before the House, that action might
be taken on it; hut so far the efforts
nave failed. The disposition of this bill
VIII be matter of considerable interest
TO many of the citizens of your Terri
tory. Units terms it would cover all the
members of the Mormon Battalion. 1t
Is hardly probable, however, that any
t1ung will be done with it. 1t was a
House bill originally and was sent to the
senate, where it was so fully or awfully
amended, that in the language of one
M, ~, Its own mother or father could
not recognize 1t again. For this reason
y III; uas never been taken up by the House
YUMA Nun a serious determination to do any
ulis with It, The war with Mexico
vas war under Democratic admins
Ia anu the Republican Senate could
aot aHord to let bill 60 through with
out material changes, Which was caicu-
Iated to give any Southern Democrat
comfort While any degree of comfort
yer remained in it. This is the secret
y, the amendments. This is the secret
aiSo which renders the House unwilling
" ndhule the mongrel bill. Something
My yet De done for the veterans of the
tMte1lean war, but there is little proba-
VLiiIy ofSucha thing being ACCOMPLISHED
THIS session.
.t aI order has been issued this week by
"luch salt Lake City will be given a free
E;os.ei 9elVery, to be established some
S 1a9e III March, about the LIST. Delegate
S SSaaile received a letter from Mayor
fba. oil salt Lake last week, asking
5 1aa' Inquiries be made why that city
a. ,'G uol received the free postal delivery
M ttom!Sed. Mr., Game at once laid the
to later before Postmaster-G General Hat
MN Hith some particulars, the gist OF
f5a - ms IS: The matter of establishing
mi --H NEE delivery in Salt Lake had been
ny Investigated by two postoffice in
peeloTS' both of whom reported on it
S ,bS,VI9oIy 1t was promised the city
H. "u receive it as soon as
hon streets were named and the
to1 numbered to the satisfac-
rity ., the postmaster of the
SUIT All this was done, but the carrier
mo N vas still withheld Early dur
ca giro we last session of Congress. Mr.
ttie called or Z. w. Gurley, superin
What afI ~! Of that division, and inquired
GnT ri, llad o9ccasioned the DELAY. Mr.
Ia tIS5 explained that the delay was du
Tree 1- SaI iact that the appropriation 70
stated ie t had been exhausted, bu
then mat 'hal IT the estimates which ha,
were e ~ mo Congress for the servic
receive a''o"ed' Salt Lake should at one
mediatolal tree carrier delivery. I'm
Conprss.ty after the adjournment c
Mr.. G rrlo Your delegate again waited o
the fac. ~ ana called his attention t
had been, i.a u, The department estimate
Salt Lax o %lQ,Ted, and inquired whe
ttata1s ed; and in re T E M Te u Gl,rIe
Later O tp mat he thought t would not OF / /
Since i a5a October list of last we yea
the q m .dst date nothing W was sab heard I'd
not been ae'er save that the system ha
l Established On IL inrf -