The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-12
r, What the Senator's Talked
About Friday.
gorsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
committee of the Whole on the
= -..,,l,ttve, Executive and Judicial
Appropriation Bin.
SENATE


Rbitborne gave notice that on the next
rsgislatiye day, he would call up. for the
purpose Of making some remarks omit,
.bebill to promote the political progress
.,d commercial prosperity of the
American nations. (This il Frye's bilL
providing for a Congress ofthe Ameri-
On motion of Dolph. the Senate then
COX up the Northern Pacinc haiiroad
0rfeiture bill.
George addressed the Senate on the
II. commenting generally on the en-
mons quantity OF land, lS9 coo, 900
.cres given BY Congress to various rail
Dad corporations from 1880 to 1855.
George said il was a larger area of land
han constituted the Republic OF France
OF the Empire OF Germany; the present
value of railroad land grants at the
average price already realized by
he companies was $773. 79s 1913.
The Northern Pacific Company, he
said, had come to Congress assuring
Congress that the company had power
20 build its road without mortgage or
sncumbrance of any sort. Giving the
history Of congressional legislation in
ia7or Of the road, George character
zsd that portion Of the legislation as
great fraud"
Referring to stock watering in con
asction with the Northern Pacific,
George said that the watering of stock
on other roads compared with that or
his road was but as gentle morning
dew compared with the Falls of Ma
cara. The company had issued a hun
bred million dollars Of stock 10 repre-
ssnt $50 miles Of completed road. Re-
garding the arguments Of railroads that
hey would develop the country,
George alluded to the fact which
ne understood to be substantially ad
milted by the Northern Pacific road
authorities namely. That the COM
pany's trains refuse TO stop at flourish
,ng towns in Washington Territory, the
iafgest IN that section, in order that its
sfeed Tor money to build up town Of
Is own four miles away might be graft
aeo. In that way it crushed the citi-
sens Of the old town, and. persisted in
rs refusal 10 stop its trains at the old
own TIL the courts compelled them to
sop. Should Senators 20 on and by a
cfim nal neglect Of their duties allow
ms company to become the owner
u an area OF land equal
% two states2 He protested
against any faithlessness on the part of
congress. he made this protest In be-
hat OF millions Of homeless people In
he United States.
Logan, from the committee on aporo-
Pi;ailons, reported an army appropria-
Alon DILL and II was placed on the cal
Cullom, from the committee on Ter
Htorles, reported adversely the bin
Nhieh passed the House several weeks
$50 70 increase the jurisdiction Of the
PROBATE courts OF Arizona Territorv.
Teller said he would vote for the for
isituFe OF all lands co-terminus with fba
uhcompleted portions OF the road. Con-
sIesS, however. had to deal with Law
ana was bound by law. As 10 the Stata
ment That the Republican pertv bed
gwen away large amount of n-,bi;o
Ands since 1860. Mr.. Teller said x ~
rue that the number OF sc-es s;re 90
,;-oe 4o9 s was greater than had been
i..S- oselOre' out the money value of the
90 ~ even oy the Democratic party be
e. i'Do toF railroad aud under mil
,-sy,. anu naval warrants, and the
lamp act, was fourfold greater
,; -. ,o,,, 6hat had been given
$500 800 10Y. The grant in the Northern
n - D.i. case mad been held to be a grant
- :. paessnti; and II the title had become
ye si' !, oE law Congress could not d.
&c. sherman slrn admitted that the comnsnv
5ou forfeited the grant OF their lands ~
E A. o S~ ,nsy had not completed the road
iei, So, oulu NOT. IN any case. vote To for-
,oT, ,'1e grant where the road had been
~ pa' even after the time fixed To-
vTo,, IN Laeuon- Such q pronosit,on
ne 80 grossly ineQuisable becsuse
Con,Er-e-S u tAird parties INTERVIEWED
'snds mo- only did not forfeit
un5o,t 1873, when IL had an
b1t oiIu.eu right 10 forfeit tben,
51iIS I- ,,,d the company to 90 on snS
,sr,-i =. ;, fOaa, and goverkrnenf "a a.
been' J b .ns road piece by piece. as n bsd
cor1,, ~ II. The grant thus hSca,-'a
~. -p.e.e and absolute. and IL wo1Id -
"a, wrong how to forfeit the land
nao been earned. - nus
5 An an -. II sarded the failure referred -
NJ 9u table estoppeI. ~ ~
Al so,'; 81 " yck asked how il couId ha
psnv ba ,.51ole estoppel when the com
sIten55 ' u repeatedly asked Congress 10
aud Cine me time for building the road
SsS-nsress refused to do SOC
= la,- 1 a sad The mere failure tn mass
As belis,-a1S1 nothing to do with n
sualS fible eed Van Wyck,s smen5 ir ~;
.r,sn5s15S Fe an effect opposite 70 tbat
ies ripbt - ne E Mr.. Sherinanl admitted
sloags ~ ol Congress to forfeit the land !
Clsss5sI N nncolnpleied norton Of i1 thu
b he'd no ,Ir;oahtain branch. but il wonIS !
tii Ar Inc 10 forfeit becanse w. i
9 iorlei,r~,sas not worth a cent an acre
par I f1Oe would relieve the e. c cone
this IN Jpn "a completing this brsn NH
Fn1l al passed. IS Sherm ,sr17 s,, Ulancn;
-,i6c would ;, would relieve the Nortbsrn
SOU 6sJ 'aEy OF the expenditnra
sei,inr 49,; or $6OOo on rs,ie
BE Pacific sfl be denied connection e nO r;tb
70 tse uc across the Gasc ssiSH VII. with
Sd r. 70 By Mr.. G eSar,Hg NJ q stock re
supssr,, ,'enients than IN tss NM IN MI;
i'1srn Pseniiai . ioe[m 1s9. said all