Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-06-03
THE DAT n COAGRESS,
TAs BA.krupsev BIN -TAs RsElross
Llna TaxatIsa Bm -Ths olssnar-
sarias Bal-Rsuarks "a ths
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earias Bnl.-RsuArks oa ~
Laatsr h ths Hsasa.
WarHrRaaoz. Inna a.-Ths Norlhern
Paei&e loElsi1urs hiIl uas piaeed tefore
ths Ssna1s and then iutoFmaily laid
aside % permn Brawn 30 address the
Senata % TIE hankrupie3 bilL
Broan naid fhat q tha SIXTY milIion
psopln % ths Omitted 6tatea not ona
niIIlun drsirsd this bankFaptoy bisl
Il uas desired hy tia bankela and
hroksrs end hy tha orsditoT class gen.
srnlly. q well as by the lawyers. Il
uAs 4 good bill for thoar, b1t . had bill
for tha rumai1dsr oi The psapla he
Fsgisusd tie history of formsr bank
ruutus laws 20 show that ttis eia1s of
Maai0nRl legislation had not worked
veil and was noe desired By The pespls.
Ha analy1sd fhs psop 1sitians % tne
peadlnR bill 20 ahoW that thy would
have an iniodicio1s s1oet o. thai claal
oE people uAo bay goods On ers6it and
wonld di%eFiminats aaainEt then in
favor % people who are very ahle 20
Consideration q the NaE1heFn Pa
The QUESTION psading Beg On Van
WYek's : proposed amendment pfovioina
/ foR the forfeiture Eot of the lAnda oi
the Wallnla branch alona but of the
landl opposiaa te snoh branches of thu
read aa ahail no1 have been oomple.ed
| Is tie time of ahe passage Of this ao1.
~ a 49, -. -
Senate egadsd q great DIGESTION uhiah
the public opinion Of the Ualed States
vas forcina on Cona9eaa he eonVfc
tien and dissemination Of cur peeple
were THAI unsarnsd grants should b.
forfeited. some 80 ZOO. 900 aeEss os TIE
aFan4 % the NeFknarn Hacine bad not
b sn earned and e0ald be forfeited. The
testimony before ConaRosa showed that
baswesn go. .00o0o0 and go 600. 900 ee
yond the cost Of the read ueoid b
made By the proisolOrs q ths korihern
Raciao enterprise.
GeSrae - That d. the Government
gave them the means 30 build and eQuip
ths road eomplsls from end 20 end and
SSoO00 600 besidesf
Call-rhat Il one fact Of Is.
0s0rRs-So as to maks them pFagoni
Of ths road and 50. 600. 600 bssidsss
Cali That is toe idea
Call said that be bad beea informed
that an odsg Of so. .o0o.eoo had hsan
made by an English syndieats for the
land grant of the Northern Pacific on
basia Of 81 50 "a aefe.
George stated that the aveFags sales
af land By thai company bad been
within q fraction Of 81 instead Of g 50
GeorRo said thai the whole eosf Of NE
Northern Pacific road had besa esti-
mated by the Commissioner 81 Rail
roads at e75.000.000. The whole land
grant vas Al. .O00, COO acres, whieh a. q
an acre 1.-THE average rata at which the
lands had been cold by she compsnyl
would make el68. .000. 900. DsdnetinR
from this sun sns cost u ths road.
there vas lafl the sun Of f93. .000. 900
for the prof sctors Of the road.
A. O'Clock tue nnhnished business
the railroad land TAXATION biil-Was
plaead before tie Senate.
D5lph and Plamb supported the bill.
Ths senate adopted an amendment
proposed by Mr.. Plumb on behalf of the
Commisd5uor Of Puhlic Lands pEovid.
ing for the Fspaymeat in pgopeg cases
OF the oost Of saseeytnQ 90 purchasers.
EvaTta submitted an ame1dment o.
exclude unsurveged lands, which vas
agreed 20.
M. Hoar's amsndmsut. heretofore
Submitted. was thea hronaht 40 for con
sideration. Il proTidoa: Nos more
than $50 acres of land sold under the
provisions Of this uct shall Be purchased
By any one person og shall thsrsAfteF Be-
acquired or owned o. held u trust for
any Que person. OF titla e. interest 20
quirsd in violation thereof, shall be for
fsited 20 the United States without any
other aot or entry or process sh4teVer."
After debate without aotion upon the
amendment, tns senate went into exeo-
alive session and soon adioarDsd.
mumse.
The HOUSE vent into con mmiltee Of
the whole on the Oleomargl glfine bill
WelIborn, of Texas Ia 0pp1sing the
bill expressed the viee that had the
founders Of tbs 6ovsEnment fcrsseen
thAa one Of tho segoretgu p09eFa dele 4
gated 70 tks general GJvegnmenf, that
Of taxation, vas ulllmaioiy % Be EN-
ployed as the means Of pretso1inR one
Ameriean iadastry against another
American industry. despondency. u not
despair. would have staggered taeir en-
sEalsa. and yea this vas ms Substantial
purpose Of this yicious bill
O'FaFrell. Of Virginia, said that the ~
Rumeni on the Rspabiioau slda thas tie
passage OF the bill would tand 20 -
dnsa saFiH tAxes vas the best aFgumeni
thas could be- offered Why Dsm0crnt.
ahoald favor u. Is had only elEanRtnsned
nls adVocacy & TIE meesbre. IL uas
nos q proposition 70 build up ons bon
est indu sfry a. ths expsnsa Of another,
bus proposition % destroy . ffandn-
Iant and diahousat induatry.
BsacksnFidRa, 81 Arksneaa. said that
ncthtne bad tmpfessed htm more win
tbs necessity q having . CONSERVATIVE
body 90 the other end Of The capitol
than TIE ease uIth wniah The Rsntlemsn
had ridden down evogy coEstlsutlonal
barrier and A0cked toQs1her in III ns
s1rsed numbers N support Of this btlL
It uaa the moat astonishing and odioua
messura sses presented % CongEoss.
MeAiIlen, Of 1eunsoses. moved 70
strike 0ui the eian8a which provides
that half Of the Anss and penalties In
posad bg thiA ast shall 20 20 tbs iaiorm
e.. he Hoass woaid, 10 bic iademeBt.
do itself Ibiastios u % enacted s1oh an
ooHoxloua pieos of ieaislatian- ho
motion Waa agreed b. The oommittes
rose and reported TIE bili 70 The hoose,
ths andsrAtandlng being that q Sote
wiIi b takan tomoFFo8 and an oppor-
tunify viii thsn BE given for Demoeas
70 pas upon tie QQsailon q Reoaoi0R
The rate OF tax imposed.
Ths House then adiourned.
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