The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-03
SENATE AND HOUSE.
y,bs Northern Pacific Land
Grant Again.
~ oLEOMARGARINE BILL.
,uerican Boats-ComptrOl-
ssiliI D8rhaIn's Decision-Con-
ArmatiOns and VetOes.
SENATE

V,su-ssros, June 1.-The Northern
o.,;fe .orleiture bill was placed before
- senate and then informally laid
ne 10 permit Brown to address the
late o. she bankruptcy bill Brown
III mas Of 100000 people of the
g1itsd states not 100000 desired this
.spkruptcy. 1t was desired by bankers
sd brokers' aud b. the creditor class
s1sraIly as well a by lawyers. It was
ssc.od oil for those. but bad Dill Ior
= remainder OF the people. de re-
IsVed the history OF former bankrupt
aus 10 show thst class OF national
isgisyatioa had aUt worked well and was
-; desired bv the people. He analysed
ne proposition pending IN the bill to
sSoT that they would have an in
;n~;ous effect on that class OF people
M b-lv Goods on credit and would dis
.-in,inale against them in favor OF peo-
ole WHO sre very able TO take care OF
themselves.
The consideration of the Northern Pa
,.i6c forfeiture bill was then resumed.
RE question pending was on Van
Wyek's proposed. amendment provid-
mp for the forfeiture. not of lands of
tAe Wallula branch alone, but of lands
.pportioniug to such branches of the
road as shall not have been completed
i T. the tine ri the passage of this Act.
CAL said the bill, as reported to the
senate eYaded q great question which
the public opinion OF the United States
WIS forcing on Congress. The convic-
lions and determinations of our people
we're that the unesned grants should
be forfeited Some $1,000, 900 of acres
Of the grant TO the Northern Pacific had
not been earned, ami should be forfeited.
The testimony before Congress showed
that between thirty and forty millions
Of dOllaTs beyond the cost of the road
you'd be made by the projectors of She
Northern Pacific enterprise.
Ge0rge-That is, government gave
them means 10 build and equip the road
complete from end to end and $50, Oo0,-
oO0 besiGes7
Ssll-Ihat is one fact of it.
George-SO az to make them the
present Of the road and so, 900, 600 be-
gdes2
Cali-Thst IS the idea. Call said he
lad been informed that the offer of
200 10000 had been made by an Eng
lsh syndicate for the land grant OF the
Northern Pacific On a bass OF $3.50 an
acre.
George stated that tie average sale,
0f land by that company had been with
Ia fraction. of 81 instead OF s2.5
george said the whole cost of tbe
northern Pacific road bad been est
mated BY the commissioner of railroads
4tSl5,OOJ,OO0. The whole land grant U.ss
1900 900 acreSsWhieh at 81 An acre
me average rate at which the lands
nave been sold by the COMPANY would
make $l6S,OJOOtO, deducting from the
sun The cost OF the road. there was feft
ne sum Ct So, 900 900 for the nroiec,o-s
d the road.
AZ , clock the Unfinished bus;,e,s
u The railroad land taxsfion i'm -.
placed before the Senate. vas
senator Morrill, submitted 2 nropoSa6
. a-i5ilanent to Platt's open executive
J,-utlOh winch makes this resolution
aPpiy 70 reciprocity treaties instead of
nominations. "a
Ms 2tsl 7. submitted proposed amend
~ " me Sundry civil appropriation
,b - masking an appropriation TO aid in
me- -. inent OF school in Utah
| ~ Tue direction OF the IndustrisI
~ ~ .'ah Home Association of Utah.
W = provide employment. homes and
-, support Tor the dependent class I'm
.,ls.- e. llory, with a view to aid In the
esslGn OF polygamy therein.
Nc. aIIeil' OF Virginia, said the argyll
.b.. - Lhaue on the Republican side
% ra5 5Te passage OF the b II would tend
,y,. -suuee tanh taxes, was the hest
Dse-uehi that could be offered whv the
NJ should favor il, and had
~ strengthened him in his advocacy
80 - measure; II was,not the PROPOSE
oA . ouud up one honest industry At
bo,e e1peiise Ot a fraudulent an. dis
-Tlest industry.
,o S,tse.cAeinrdge, Of Arkansas. said
90 s-'ns nad impressed him more with
49, esS'iy Of having q Conservative
1s ~ the other end OF the cspito
a. ,; nv case " u which gentlemen
iluuen down every constitut ,onaI
80 49,, IL was the most sstonishino
congress. f'eSeneed 70
10 ph and Plumb supported the bin
me ne senate adopted the amendment
he Sp SSs' by Mr.: Plumb. providing for
Of sr,,,r..!i iient IN proper cases the cost
surveying 10 purchasers.
srl,-IS submitted an amendment 20
49, 49, unsurTeycd lands, which was
mb, - Hoar's amendment heretofore
eone .-5'eed vas then brought M for
nof ---eleiahon. It provides that not
lnde DE .t Than go acres OF land sold
Se T-,' sae provisions of this act shall
Of sbsI rIo !led by any one person.
d hsi Iii !; therefore be acquired or owned
any ti,Io ~ rust for any one person., or
In I'M thereof, shah BE- forfeited ~ ,V tha
-ni ry 20 States without any other act Of
sSsof Process Whatever. VI
he me ussoate. without action upon
sIsc11,-s..i tament, the Senate went into
session and soon adjourned.
HOUSE