The Daily Tombstone., 1886-08-10
WHAT HE HAS DONE.

the same will show. Our Delegate t, Congress, Curtis c. Bean, worked night and dGy for the defeat of thi Bill and happily succeeded in defeat ing it:
 Be it enacted by the Senate ant House of Representatives of tho
 United States of America in Con-
 gress assembled; That the legisla-
 lures of the Territories of the United
 States now or hereafter to be organ.
 ized shall not pass local or special
 laws in any of the following enun1-
 erated cases, that is to say:
 Granting divorces.
 Changing the names of persons or places.
 Living out, opening, altering, and working roads or highways.
 Pacatlng roads, town-pla!s, streets, alleys, and public grounds.
 Locating or changing county seats.
 Regulating county and township affairs.
 Regulating the practice in courts of justice.
 Regulating the jurisdiction and duties of justices of the peace, police magistrates, and constables.
 Providing for changes of venue in civil and criminal cases.
 Incorporating cities, towns, or vil- lages. or changing or amending the charter of any town. city, or village.
 For the punishment of crimes or misdemeanors.
 For the assessment and collection of taxes for Territorial, county, town ship, or road purposes. =.
 Summoning and irrpaneling grand or petit.jurors. :-- :, Providing for the management Of common school. .. -..- .-..
 Regulating the rate of. interest on money.
 The opening nd-conductihg ot any election or designating ths place of voting.
 The sale or mortgage of real estate belonging to minors or others under disability.
 The protection of game or 6sh.
 Chartering or licensiug ferries CT toll bridges.
 Rcnsitting fiaes. penalties, or for feitureS
 Creating, increaring, or decreasing fees, percentage, or allowances of pub lie officers during the term for which said officers are elected Or appointed.
 Changing the law of descent.
 Granting to any corporation, asso- ciation, or individual the right to lay down railroad tracks, or amending existing charters for such purpose.
 Granting to any corporation, asso- citation, or individual any special or exclusive privilege, immunity, CT franchise whatever.
 In all other cases where q general law can be made applicable, no special law shall be. enacted in any of the Territories of the United States by the Terri orial legislatures thereof.
 SEc. 2. That no Territory of the United States now or hereafter to be organized, or any political or mum icipal corporation or subdivision of
  any such Territory, shall hereafter make any subscription to the capital stock of any incorporated company. or company or association having corporate powers, or in any manner loan it's credit to or use it for the benefit of any such company or asso- ciatiQn, or borrow any money, for the use.0f any such company or associa- ton.
 SEC. 3. That no law of any Tezri- torial legislature shall authorize any debt to be contracted byor on behalf of such. Territory except in the fol- lowing cases: To meet 3 casual deficit in tue revenues, to pay the interest upon the Territorial debt, to suppress insurrections, or to provide for the public defense, except thatin addition to any indebtedness created for ruch purposes, the legislature may author