Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-06-10

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ve4fH1 IN eaua and Il to company
doas nos. WilAin sixty daga thereaft4x,
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I Is the daty q tha A1lnRnEy- General 70
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unifed sfatas having iaKisdiztion ot the
uoastion . compel the oompany g pay
| tbe GoTsrnment the a8ount f0and que
/ from tie oompany. he euit e. suits
thus Instituted should - bro1Rht
Against the lands Of TIE company % en-
forca the lien thereo1 for Ahe costs
1 TIE Government hiss no lien upon the
lands except for the costs; 30 when they
are paid TIE company Will Own TIE
lands fra from any l1ea Of TIE Uultea
Siatea-
Ths ether feature Of the remedy pro-
posed b she bill IL that. pending any
l iitireticn WITH the eompsnv, il IL pro-
/ vided that na soon e. she lands shall be
surveyaa By the Government, and nearly
- 10000 asres Of the grant have been
surFayed, they may be taxed ey the
STATES and Territories IN which they
lie, notwifhstandinR the patent may not
be issued from the Government. By
the pr0visions az the bill the United
States 9overnment will surrender for
the time being that principle q SOY
ereiRntg il Il WHICH exempts she lands
from taxes while il holds the title. and
comedies the right 10 she States and
/ Territories TO tax the lands.
The lien az the United States, how
ever. for these costs fixed nov by the
retention Of the titles 20 the land. shall
be and Eemaina firat lien thereon, and
I khe purchaser az any tax sale Of the
lands will only get q patent from the
United States BY paying 70 u the costs
Of survey and seleosien Of the partiou-
lar tracts be buya-
Ia this way the lands viii Be taxed By
the States, Territories, counties and
munisipalities, and the collection Of The
taxes way be enforced on the land, hnt
the title thereto az Buch sales will be
taken By the purchaser subject 10 the
lien Of the United states for these costs
and be will get ne title until be pays
the GoVsrnmeBt thoss costs, that Is, the
costs on the tract be buYs.
Other measures may be, and probably
will be, called up for eOnsidefati0n.
buk the three have mentioned are the
leading ones. They are Of sufficient
Importance 20 demand the attention Of
this House. Congress Is voting away
large amounts Of money out Of the
Treasury in payment Of pensions. and
in various other Waya List us turn our
attention 10 measures which will bring
some into the Treasury TO meet this
heavy drain upon Il, particularly when
We are compelling gigantic corporations
which have plundered and robbed the
people for years 70 make The oontribu
ton.
IL II Is time We we're moving IN all these
matters Of 80 mueh interest 10 the eoan-
try. These railroads should be bald 20
! q strict account. Their history frem
their inception shows q long chapter Of
colossal laundering. One OF them,
the Union Pacific Company, was built
By en- ofRanizstion called the Credit
Mobilier, which vas but another name
for the Pacific Railroad ring. as has
been openly changed By q distinguished
gentleman who 10 nov she president Of
one OF the companies. BE said that 90
cording 70 the facts developed before q
COMMITTEES Of Congress It's frauds and
evasioBs Of the provisions Of It's char
ter. its issue Of vast amounts OF stock
without the payment Of any money
therein, its bribery Of q Governnent
Director TO certify to the completion OF
y ot@tA0u uA A8c 1Uh1 II AANa14o VI Ab8
completion, its bribery Of ConRressmen
In order 10 secure the passage
OF the act Of 1864 giving IL land and
bonds. its toFtuous methods for she pur-
. pose Of concealing It's frauds, and by
, which q great many Were successfully
concealed, fully justified in the opinion
OF the Oomn.istee the abr0Ration Of the
charter Of the company. He said
further that history does not furnish
! = similar example Of bad faith, avarioe
and taFpitude.
IL trust that the resolution under con-
, sideration will be adopted, that these
important measures may all receive
prompt eonsiderntion BY this House.
and that before the adjournment Of
this Congress they may become laws.
I | win not have time 20 mention In detail
: the other measures We wili ask to have
considered. The magnitude Of the
, questions involved In the measures
have already mentioned and discussed.
the urgent necessity for the Govern
! meut to obtain the relief they will give
4 IL passed and become laws. will, trust,
be Sufficient apology from me for the
, time have consumed IN addressing the
I House.