The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1886-09-16

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pears 30 keso Eny coherent plrpo1o seous
designed % crelfa cnLilsa8 litiCnttcU. i have
even heard it minated that L wns frnmsd
b. q couple Of claim agents b Wsshington
Who expecied % make prunt q tie busi-
Dees q would creata. DiEmiaEing this storq.
however, as ungorthy of credenoe, and e.
scming that the gentleman from TIE Fifth
districI grUte Il himself, the only EpClory
for its construction II, that IN ed1cEfina
stcdents IN divinity Il l. not considered e.
ssntial 70 inform them ab01t the nsceaaEy
structure Of q lsW that can Be passed o. b.
The courts. The only importsnt idsa that
We ind IN h1use and sensta bills y thst he
secretary Of the interior h authoriEed and
directed 10 neadilst certain railroad land
grants- The secretary ts 70 dstermins
whether they have ben properly certified,
original proposition and the bill ~ Il pasasd
/ provides for what lauyeEs can
/ res ddjudtcuto, o. re0peutnQ of the c.aae
/ 10 be passed on By the same authority, the
/ secretary Of the interior. There is q pro-
vision, however, By which TIE cass, o. casas,
under Il may 60 into the courts, On the ~
/ fusai Of the railroad company 10 pay for, o.
/ 10 reconvey lands b which, under this
second ruling, Il might be held as NOT en-
titled Az this alternative IL csrtsin b
happen, the senate act il framed more care
fully, % o. 70 properly cover the cass aud
A4A ~ AaIlAN - AAAANA II NAAAIA444 u 30
Uniform decisions Of the courts, which
might result in The Law being declared IN
constitutional The intimation that the
senate cummittee, oUmposed Of ench men
a. Plumb, DOlph, Teller, Coekrell and
Berry, we're less likely 20 guard popular inter
ests Is absurd. An the evidence shows that
they approached this Measure with q sinoers
desire 70 accomplish The purpose aimed
At That they found the Andersen biil
wholly impracticable and unmeaning, and
were compelled 70 make another wes the
fault Of the original bin. Il is not a little
surprising that the house should have passsd
Mr.. AndersOn's bill as it stood. It is well
10 remember, however, that his Measure
affected kanSas only. Perhaps the house
committee thought that IL the gentleman
Who represented that state on the COMMITTEES
wanted such bill Il vas well enough 10 let
him have H. The prot ability IL that the de
tails Of the bill did not receive muoh |
scrutiny. The senate measure applies 70 al |
land grants in any state or territory. Under |
it constitutional powers II is the duty Of |
congress not 10 legislate for one state /
merely, bat where the principle properly /
applies 10 enforce Il within its Jurisdiction. |
it must also be remembered that the ANAL /
Eastern states, which have no direct interest /
In settlers, and Gre more interested In capital |
have q strong voice In the senate. Ths /
senators representing The new western states /
have this power 70 oontsnd with. The san i
ators from Kansas and from many Of ths /
neg states aIe as deeply interested IN th0 ]
settlers, and have proved this b. much VAIN /
able practical legislation; but, Of ooursa, 4 4
is their business and duty 20 secure ths bes1 /
measures that cdn b. passed through dls ssn- i
ate. For them 30 declare that they would /
not vote for q bin unless Il could b passed |
Just as they framed Il OF desired Il, Wulld Be /
fot them 70 confes9 that they were Unegad
NhaE, thsn, does Governot Crsvfor5 r,s-s
ahen be says Of the senate amended iii, i
which every body knew the hOuss would nsi
eceeptf' Does be speak for Mr. Andsrsonf
ls be warranted IN saying: 'fWhether this
S1h;.1, ~ ls'enesa % defeat legislation on tbe
saplect enttrely. or merely 70 favor railroad
companies a. much as possible, Il known
perhaps best 20 the senate public lands CON-
mitteef VIII the facts justify him IN A.
sumtng that Mr.. Anderson is more faithful
than the rect Of the Kansas deleqRfion2 On
what does he predicate the assertion that
the railroad companies have been threaten |
ing and boasting that they would defeat
AndersOn's nomination. Certainly not
upon any Of his work.
have in my minds ege one senator Of the
Uated States, nov representing western
state, land, am happy 10 be able 70 cay, not
one OF our senators) who is constantly on his
legs onering buncombe resolutions and
violent speeches against railroad ooFpora-
tions, but who takes precious good care not
70 shape legislation 10 injure these, his pets.
As an evidence Of the sbJuriity Of any
tI1end OF Mr.. Anderson assuming that his
bills should be passed Just as he framed
them, / will refer 10 but two Of those intro
duoed by him IN the present SonRress. The
hrst h. r. 3,O79. Sestion first provides that
any railroad that has received any grant Of
land OF the United States, or the bonds of
the goyernment, ''shall be subject 70 and
controlled by the laws Of The state OF terri
tory into or through which such railroad OF
railway may run" Section second pro-
Vides that all legislation Of any state or ter
ritory shall be Operative upon ell railroads
and railways" and that all legislation in ref
erenoe 70 charges, shipments Of stock, etc, ,
shall be effective and operative etc. The
8bsurdity Of an act Of congress declaring
The legislation Of a state Operative" viii
be apparent % every body. II the subject
matter is within the powers conceded 20
hing would be 70 make q law Of congress !
carefully regulating all these things. Kits
hot then the states, under their several {
powers have entire control of the subject =
Ind do not need an act Of congress 70 au-
henticate them. This bill is little like !
'ssoiution an enthusiastic gentleman once @
inered In the Legislature Of the state Of Hi /
lois. "ReSOlued, that the Bible is the word 3
u God" An old member rose and object ! {
Il, saying that IF the Bible vas not the
Ford Of God, an act Of the Legislature Of the
tate Of Illinois could hardly make Il ao,and Z
the Bible was the word Of God, IL did not
equire them TO authenticate T. !"
The Othe- bill is h. r. 8,OS3, 'Sro create g
he postal telegraph Of the United States" u
As this is a subject that eng N9ed great deal
y my attention while in public life, read
he measure clrefully, hoping 10 discover
ONE good or new suggestions The psrusal
eft me IN amazement for there vas not a
nIftaFW nrnnffanN Hnukrrra In H. Il
Inst section assumes that kilograms are let
ers (which IL well enOuRh) and than enact
hat the postal telegraph Ia q part Of the \
lostai system and machinery Of the United
states. Il is thus placed under the opera
ion Of the postal laws. The postal laws
'royide that any company or person carr
ng letters commit penal ofiense that shall
e punished. In section Of Mr.. Anderson'f -
al It - provided that the postmaster gen
raj may connect The wires Of The postal tsl
graph with those Of any telegraph com.
any, and shall deliver all messages semi n
set tne girea owned By the goyernment ~ A
teleRraphic communications between fbs
sveral departments Of the government" /" ;,
heee are 20 be paid at the rates nov pre- d
cr1bed by law for such communication -,
low 4 is evident that Il will be impossible
make any system Of postal teleRraphy on
leh plan, AZ this would. Of course, destroy =
low uniform rate Of telagraphy. The rats NJ
rOvided on the governments lines Il 10 beiT
mss for ten words This is too hiQh a -
1oru much relief. In the hrst section 3 | n
g Of routes IL mapped out 10 be construct r..
by the government, chiefly covering TIE da
round already covered BY telegraph com pu
lnies, leaving the unsupplied reQions A. ms
ley are nov. The bin also providss for IL e
sue Of si1 million dollars Of three per esni N
lnds 70 build L. Any one can Ges Al 4 "
ance that the amount e altoQetbsr fuad- | n.
Iuate. The Western Union companv's Fe
les alone cost not les than tWenfy-fvs Of
iihons, and are held ct one hundred and fro
e ntL1ons, not 70 mention other com eil
lnies. The chief reaaon Why the ROveyn- ~ ~
ent should absorb telegraphy and fpcoF. =,
lrate 4 With the postal system, h 70 aecure N
1fofln low rates and 20 supply reQions ia,
iich are nov destitute OF serTioa, II Enof Y
oagh % say that the bill would accom- etil
"a neither o theee; Il Il 20 utterly i'm
aet1cal that II Il should pass It could not ie
operated at all. Il & proper 20 siats shaf
q Of these bills 'aalaep The sleep Of the =
g. IN the committees % whom f6eV vero Ne
lerrsd. Would e be sensible o. fnir 10 ~
arge these committees with being falae -
, people because thsy did not renorf snCh / !
practical ahgurditias7 VII
ne only measures paaaed IN auv ehana apf
5ienolng % taL railroad lands are due 70 "a
'esra. Oriap and Hanhack in fhe honaa N N
d1o % acurference between The houss nd {
iate, 10 which Senatora Plumb, Ori1D and 81 S
lers figured, and Mr.. Anderson did nj h
ithef vas TIE measure Passed bin Of Nr. ties
denon'E viE
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