The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-29
FRIDAYS Session Of the Senate
and House.
o,a ROAD LAND TAX BILL.
.rrarine Pill In the House
tHs o-po~porats work For aud
against IL.
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sraFably lIOnA =
So ...or;es bill TO authorize the
-, n Columbia, Washington Ter
c. 60 70 issue bonds for the construc-
, l-,T oi = court house. The bill passed.
N I.,,;son from the same committee.
-a-.sd fsyorably on a bill legalizing
S Tsiidatng the general laws oil
aaSos.b;ngTon Territory tor the incorpo-
We, of insurance companies, and de-
49, III such companies hcreiofore
ss--eoo-1oTated under such laws TO be le-
IN. M incorporated. The bill passed.
sTie chair laid before theSenate VII
- ,e,0l-Iol Uttered by a committee
y Tndisu traders by the commissioner
~ Indian Affairs.
u 6a9es thought the committee could
-, zsU enter on such g far reaching
;avsstisstion az this stage OF the ses-
.3on After further discussion. the
,ssnution was referred 70 the commit
tss On Indian affairs.
IRE Senate then resumed considera-
ton of the Northern Pacific land for
,siturs bill. The pending question was
"a ,av on the table the amendment OF
Vsn Wyck, Ehich amendment would
iorisi, all lands cotermlnous with and
sdiscent 10 such parts of the proposed
lins IS should not have been completed
81 he date Of the passage OF this act.
The notion TO hay on the table was de-
fsslsd-yeas 93, nays 25. The question
resu-red on the adoption OF the amend
nsnt. -,
Dolph said this would prevent the
oJmpletion of the Cascade Mountain
branch and so would prevent the com
-. from T.oEQ
superior TO Puget Sound. He thought
i would be unjust to adopt sucn an
mendment now when hundreds OF
thousands OF dollars are being expended
n the construction of this Cascade link.
Every lawyer would have to admit that
he grant 10 the company was grant
n present..
Vest undertook to say as lawyer that
he failure to complete the whole road
within the time required by the law did
Eork foTfeitsve OF the whole grant.
The bill vent over without action.
Mr.. Van Wyck's bill for the taxation
OF railroad lands was then placed be-
fore the Senate and under the plan of
discussing this bill, the debate on the
NorfheriI Pacific forfeiture continued.
Mr.. EdmEnds called attention 20 the
TACT that the effect of the proceedings
thus far on the Northern Pacific for
eiture bill was Just the same as if the
SsnatOrs had all been employed by the
abroad company TO ~bedevir' the bill
nd 70 do nothing at all in the matter
. which It related, by the sub
Mission or propositions that raised
open and disturbing questions,
questions which the experience OF
he Senators led them to believe
Fsss 1ot likely to be decided. He
santed the people of Washington and
Oregon and the United States TO take
notice of tO-day's proceedings and see
whether or not il was not fairly to be
supposed that the railroad company
had some power over the hoodwinked
and mIsled minds of the Senators. so as
70 add things that should prevent any
EiiOn whatever on points as TO which
4 we're agreed. He reminded Mr..
Van Wyck that only & little while ago
SENATOR had proposed to give from
he funds OF the United States, for that
vas what i amounted 10. a subsidy TO
he Union Pacific Railroad Company.
nom the lands on which the United
Slsles had mortgage far beyond
heir value. which subsidy was in
Tended to aid IN building railroads in
Nebraska. Doubtless Mr.. Van Wyck
could explain his inconsistency. II it
vas good for the Union Pacific TO have
united States funds with which to build
fAllroads In Nebraska, why was it not
goo Tor Washington Territory that the
Northern Pacific should be allowed to |
Shlsh Its road through that Territory. !
NJ. van NycS did not think the SEN |
SAr from Vermont need be anxious |
seoat the peol'i,; making any mistake |
SoOut tue senators being AL employed /
ey the railroad COMPANY" Mr.. Ed |
monds said the people did not generally
IAAe mistakes as 10 Senators. or at /
v.st more Than once in siI years. Mr..
we - myck thought the people could
iboOaoiy dTaT distinction between
~, VINO were and those who were
~ se9 poyed by railroad companies.
s5o,. w u think the word 'bedeyiling"
,,,,-- oe employed 70 characterize an
vi pt 70 widen the provision of the
linen Pacific forfeiture bill so as to
Lef lands that ought TO be forfeited.
evident from the way the bill had
~ reported from the committee that
a. sas intended TO give an advantage to
80 l.shroad company, that proposed TO
- only what the railroad company
~ willing should be forfeited. He
N. o. L tao Nttu engineered II the
~TTfesi Of The railroad company.
Al. Dolph said that that was not a
-. and that the senator ought to know
"a It was not fact.
ar ~. Van Wyck said the senator from
igor, S5se. had based his opposition to
~ Tf Ian amendment on the ground
s- -r' ~ y would interfere with the North
" aSiiic Company.
had -. Dolpi denied this, and said he
oDHoIs;4.!.ed grave pu blIe reasons for his
.65 rtO ~ He emphatically denied
ints,ssllte o.il rad been introduced in the
pany. 'S Nof'aeTn racine Com
NJ SVVs w debate ensued between
ghs,' a, Wyek and M. Dolph as to :
lo o. ,- ne railroad company did or did
Elm al, zone with regard TO the for
weens ; 3. Tue Waliula branch; and be-
IN IL n mr. Van Wyck and Mr.. Mitchell
aaint-a.;aa ana other points, Mr.. Mitchell [
sotirsa hlng that whatever Van Wvck's
e iion' might be, The results OF his ]
would be that the company