Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-06-05


A EnanEDA EAnn caAnR mnnEmoAD
4gRAks
6analar Call. of Florida. ia aprarsnaip
one e ~ lev can9rssamaa ssiissly -.
moFad from Eallroaa lnGaences and
oontrol ana hks s1nakes Van wsok.
hs naFsr lsssa q ehaDoa odlslally 10 non-
asnn tha eorrurl usshods q Ne sor.
poraaiana Hsuaa roosnflg sailed upsa
. prsasns ihs falIeuinR % Ne Q. s.
Senate;
wmuzaa. shs Beard e Traas hns
been infosmod that reaalntioa -
assn iuiea1noe1 into kAs Unilad Siataa
Seuate t1nkfaQ % tas fuffsitura nf
the land as1nlod b tAs NIsFlda HsII-
way and Nayieaaion 0ompanyi Thara-
fera.
Bsn Raolrr1, Thal d i shs senns q
I Ne 8aaksanViile Boand ~ Trade thaf
I Il would be . the lnfetosi o. the STATE
q ElaxtdA - grant faFlhsR tima Ter
/ the eompleki1n 81 saia railroad. ard
| that tie lard Qran1ed 80 sad oonpan4
b the U1lted Hi4tae ahnnla nof bs fok-
failed, as thm B 1ara haa psffeet eena
aeu1a fhat he sid EaiIFea3 viii e4Iry
oas II gqod tsieA th3 purposes eg IA
oflginal charter.
Rssofssf' TAal z oopY q aAcus ruuo-
lat3oaa BE- forwarded ~ she eeaEstnrs
g lhe 1enAlgn ard Representative ln
Conaresa.
lrr. Call asoompanied this petition
uith ne slsonR and ssnsihls rsmaEks
follouinR:
u presenting lhlH petition dssife ic
say that 1 ash itn FeBpeetfui oongldeFa-
lion ~ ~ Qommiiteo % Pa9lio Lands
and b Ne Senats. have presented q
iegee uumbeg of slnilar petitions from
slslzens ef ne 1tate e tiofida, for
which also ask the most careful /
aonsidaratlon. en- myself oppoaad /
e Ne aciion praysd fer b hess psii-
1iomeEA
Tha petition d sassi asks oanrrsss
. extead 3 railroad grant which axpiFot /
IL 1866 and g. Ho-enaae a. THIS aetian
bY Cnnnrana wonla iu ny opinf0a cub
slantlalig b. 20 feso4nizs And aipe its
approval loah0ut elk klQ1o 90 o. 4l6 co.
90 ~ 2cliiiou1 securities ia tha g1sp1 4
e uafered staok and fictitious oonded
indabte1neGa pAacad on this fnilFoad
pH1persy aboEa elshaE its oFiQiuaI cnst 81
o. psiss paid Cor 6 b ths parssna nos
hoidinR ia
Il uould Be- fof Congress ia give iis
anrfoVal % TIE msihoda and praolteaa
81 whfah 88o00.ooo.ooo of frananlsnt
and nelitIous s1onFilies have BEEN pnt
upon lhis aoantfy IN deAanoa Of law
and Wi4hout fbe consent Of The taxing
power, end b which an annual tax Of
beswoen tWe and four hundrea milltone
of dollars 3 imposed On ths labor and
industries Of tha onnulrg uithout the
Authority of iaWs but ia tha fofma of
lau, and With 9 osrfnlusT and : rolent
lez1 poaeF which viii Eeqairo ne great
est eHerts on the part cf the poople 80
protont a1e oFeroomo--a lax % looo-
mesion and isanapoz paid b. etaFy
man. wnman end ohiid-a tax eQaai II
amonnt and moge opprelSfTe thaa Ne
satire aaxAllon faqaifad Tar ms e1ppefs
Of tne todefnl 8ugernnGnt, 8llh -
Rfeai arm7 81 pensioners. 81 - FaT she
inielaat % lranduianf and unE8l aoan-
mites, issued uishoal conaiderallon ana
nads operative thfoueh the oonHitancg
and poKnianion o. ths iribunnla charged
b the people vita lhe proteefioa ol
lna pnblio and he laa1 enicrtemoni 81
tho iaw.
Il naks a. impositlon q bstssen dvs
and ulaal hundred thousand dollars 81
annaal anrafaon upon tie people uf
El1fida IL th1 share of tE1nsr1rla4Ion
q par thn inlaraan npon theaa anliliong
essnFiEisns and Il fuFlher ~ edsci asks
lhal q Be pas II the poeor of this Fnil-
read e1mphuy o. of lhaaa Whe bold TIE
nstiii0u8 securities % tAke from tie
astEiefs apqa ths public lands In lhe
State of NleEita Between q mlliion
and half and 80 million deIIars e.
3 ennltibEtian to she asnal NFepazsY
which they have niroad4 nennmulat3t
b oratuiliss from uhe uni1s4 1lele1
and ihe &taaa.
Ths railroads eonssilu.ina sks Riosida
nafluaY and NaFiraiInu OomDanY are
tae Florida HsilFoad. whish msI1 Ia 1866
for e33oo00. pagahie ~ - boads at -
eanfa II the dollar tho f4be1eola an1
(fsosaia Railroad, whinh sold ~ 1853 ieR
81. 400 600, q which nboat 2e00ooo 4n1
paid II bunda boaEht at 50 and 20 oenie.
ard whieh wns nGa&n sold ansat 1850.
n1hfeot % 8 len of a1o4t H1oaooo, fhe
FlariAa, Aalnntin and Cali cgnszll Hail
road. whloh was sold b i8sa. ! tAink.
for aboaf ei21 90, payaesa q bend1 e
- cents IN tho dollar, Wi11 AbOul I'D
milgs a na9 road. Ihla prepsEl5, Ne
UEU&I.. 0.M ILIE1tII N4II|F - I0A
bnndsa aor a18 090ooo. Il pFodaeaa =
esnaa fnaome oi el.0o8oo9 ennaallf.
and d aaoioo1 70 aKsd iaisEell ehaREa
of ahaut H45a0D8 We are tnGf9tQ7e
ooafsontad With ~ Qoeflou "a whioh
tha Esnaae lnsoly nslsd b s1a inlsl 1ss8e
commaEua hiil whlnh the 91naae pnsae4
D. : We e q IL fageE e ~ I'll SD
f1ur nRain1l--the qncalIe1 Woi11 q al
ofhzrn now mnnao11 t1s osuulrF and -
nrrslsa she peupia, inc1ea1ln8 ~ e11s
~ living and aeptNGsIna fhu oaslne5 -
fke euanfrY, whish hna Deprived . nll-
lion of man af onpleTneut 40 ma41
hundEuda 81 shon9ana1 q a1afsin4 90
msn and ehIlSF1n.
Ths paramonnt auf ossFshaaosinR
uueslinn. Hos shall Conarass and fha
Statsa - laaiaia1a - - pEazent tne
oa0od.f1c. .1eo 81 ua1oEea an4 44lltiaa4
buntsd dshs. with lee thfea &c fear han
drad miiliona 81 an11ei 1a1 legle4 %
fha naoule e ttia nonnlEg. from r4maiu
fna 4 psrpatuaI aud efusAina eafden en
al ne i9dnalrisu and labor q tee 80
pss9 iamaea b lhi1 EotIiion e tAe Board
81 Trade requa1llna thas thia Aftean
mifliona 81 lnd5tte6nas4 ehnfl - ap
proved b. Ccnwrnaa an& reWanAs1 milh
elft q iha publis iand - Ne rsnewai
Il 3 railroad RfNnt Haiak sxpiEsd t9an1g
veaxnann and wlGh Aha powa4 20 donaE4
iron tha asfti1Ts 81 the e1blia IeEd 81
a. rInEla1 |ta1rn fre.ra go n~N ! half