Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-16
,roused on the Subject Of
a,snis to the Railroad
Companies.
| ,.o,d IN the House to Pension
|, 81 Gen. HaneOck-Hello
Racket.


..,oy M directed to comnuni-
E'lo ,ns,e copies Of all papers
4 y Y. ~ eeen fled in the interior de-
p's y. An N All papers which have
Y" '.A 10 any officer of that de-
,1' the official and per
.., n Henry Ward, Indian
na'' dnring his continuance
amor. on Gle in the depart.
Y, understand to be embraced
f'..ln,lon. The official report
/. ~ 'iso1rtmeut by Henry Ward,
I w s,,tes IGdian inspector, are
4 = and as the clerical force OF
4 .,rs,it 4 limited and otherwise
'ssScd' / have deemed 1t best to
4 Ky oriainal report. As they are
I consulted in transactions Of
~ Of the department, | have
4 q request that they DE returned
4 a. soon as they are no longer
y Il ma senate. / am directed
4 arssldent to say that
&oet II the resolution is to in
4 ne reasons for the suspension
,rd, these papers are not to be
sdas constituting all the evil
Snbmltted to him In relation
q lam also directed by the pres
. s,y that he does not consider ii
4, with the public interest to
i copies Of unofficial papers from
4 tlens held in my custody for
4 relate exclusively to the sus-
TX the Incumbent.
&srr 2S9 Enclosures. The letter
upaoying papers were referred
]. Iumlttee On Indian affairs.
I.hsIr laid before the senate a
a n the secretary of the interior
*fate. Secretary Lamar's letter
s. npsnying pape were referred
,,mmitiee on Indian affairs.
&wley presented bill which was
\ TO the committee on public
relating TO the taxation
In lands and for other pur-
Ina. Hawley said the bill
IN a very serious subject. An
M large quantity of land, per-
Mo- square miles, had been
10 the Northern Pacific railroad
but It was provided by an
I'm act OF congress that no
81 should issue for the land
Ntsr the payment by the
Of all fees relating to
&ys, etc. The fee was only about
Is an acre, rhe railroad com
j psld the fees upon only about
n les o. It's immense grants, but it
K tIheleSs proceeded to give to
tsrnnly deeds for many millions
= n land. The company had in
gotproperty enough to try and
SD villages and cities upon Its own
scliops, These lands that the
conveyed by warran-
i 4 had been settled upon
j. Icyed, and In many cases
nd grown upon them. II turns
"a bat by a recent decision of the
court of the United States
Aese millions of acres were tax
Y lessons given by that court
lngable, but congress should
y provide by law a remedy for
&ulIy involved. The railroad
had refused to pay the three
<5sere and the communities inter
niore counted themselves with
IA power of taxation. Some
J people, however, had paid
ese people were without remedy.
Nrlga corporations, being large
~ ~ paid taxes under protest, and
4 aaa thus been protected, the
Il Ping believed by many to have
aIlle suggestion of the rail-
Il plny, Counties and communi-
elore, were now liable TO
Claim for taxes that had
a besides which about
4 sol their tax list had been
M and they were almost bank.
people interested had ex.
Vonsersation with the railroad
ACC The general land office OF
anent, One declined to take
euon Tor one reason, the other
reason, and the only help foI
'srions matter lay with con-
Nyck added that hut one-hali
n, 'aaliy OF the outrage had been
y .ue railroads lp the West
ollne same oftense. He was
ny hawley's bill introduced
y sa'd the fault lay with con.
" executive departments OF
..usnad Tor years been report
s'ess the full measure OF the
\, N 70 and requested legislation
!" executive to protect the
y utee reports made to con
.'seii as secretary OF the in
SUBJECT had been plainly sci
was a crying evil and
remedied by congress
4 80 snen took the floor and re-
a.gunent against the constitu,
se pending educational bin
W ~, a'Alu iie had often heard Il
' 'Sss we people OF the South
'suiSed lot of slaves who had
M, loto the rebellion and
isn ,se.f leaders. This he en-,
s,eu and asserted that on
IN sae leaders had been forced
~ y the people, and that
IanIS sArdly heart among the
~ ~ nave failed and tainted
M iaet that these leaders
an, aol dare do so ia the pres.
,sonI a Of an enlightened and
tes. , lie characterized the
~, a'e As a bride to the South,
4 u q, nc neither grew blind mol
f hos = y, ,ue presence OF any brlbe
ss NY magnificent the iii woulC
IN, Il as box, ana would lead L
I !; approximately been terme,
ssa organized help between
lsIed , ,Se general government
Womb saaI under its baneful in
NJ wv W.. see the people Of n.