Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-05-29

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senaEs.
WAnHrMaruR. NAY s. -Pini1 roported
fa3oFably from tha Commitl4e 60 Tar
rifuEfas 3 bili 10 autkoriEa the Couusy
of Oaiumbia. WashinEton IoEEi1ory, y
iBus hnndR for she aunH1zuatium uf q
co1rthouns. The hill wa pasaad.
HaREisun. from ahe aame eommittee
reported fagoznbly . biil ie1Alizin4 and
validating Me general Laws of washing
Ton EeEEiEoEy for the Incorporates e
tnGuFaneo eompanies, and dDelaEln9 eli
saeh companiea hsre1ofors undsF snch
laws % b legally oofporaaed. 1hs
I'll paaIed.
Ths Chair laid befors the ssnais VA.
esnis Esnoln1ion8 o4eEed yo1iordAys pre-
vidinR fer IN invsailaaaian bg eum-
mittee q tha appoinamani q Indian
tzadsEs b. ths Osmmisaionar of Andian
Daass thoaahf that . eommitiss
could not vel enter On g1oA far reaoh-
ina Investigation a. thia alaes Of he
AfisE furshsr diasussisn tie resolution
was referred e The Committee On In
dan Affairs.
The senate thsa rssamea oonsidara-
tion e he NoEthsrn Panifo land for
| faiture bill. Ihe pending question vas
I b lay on the eabI8 the amendWen1 Of
Van Wyck, which amendment Woald
foKfeit an the lands cotsrminouB vita
aud adiacsnt % snah parts of the pre-
poaod lines as are not eompleaed e. The
data of The passage % this aet The
motion % lay on The table waa dafeated
by ares q, naya =. TIE question ahen
Esoulrsd Oh the adoption Of The amead-
menf.
DoIph saId thai this uould prsseni
oomplssion oe the Cascade mountain
hEaReh, and % Weuld pEasen1 the CON-
pleaisn Of tbs diFeca line frsm Lake
Superior g Puget Sound. he thouaht
Il woald be uniast 70 adopt ths amend
Dent nov when hundreds Of thou
sands Of dollags are being en-
pended IN The construction 81 this Cas-
oada link. Every lawyer woald have 30
admit that the grant % the company
was grant in prsssafi.
Veat undeFtook to say as . lawyer
that the failure 10 complete the whole
road within ths tine required By Law.
did the uofk Of foFfeituFa Of the whOle
grant.
Tha bin vent over withont astion.
Ven Wyok,s bill for the taxation Of
railroad lands was placed before the
Senate. and under plea Of discussing
this bill, the aebafa on the Northern
Paeiio forfeiture bill uas continued.
Edmunda called attnnaion 20 the fact
that the effect Of The pr0oaedinRs thus
far on the Northern Pacific forfeitare
bill vas iusi the same aB Il the Bena-
tors had all been employed By the rail-
road company % Hbodevil" the bill, and
eo do nothing at AL In the matter %
which Il related, by the submisaion Of
propositions that raised opon and dis
turbinR qRestions-queEtiOns Whioh the
axpeEience of the Senators led them 10
believe we're not likely 60 Be decided.
He wanted the people Of Warrington
Territory and Oreaon and the Untted
States 10 take notice Of today'a PRO
cesdines and ses whether & uas not
fairly 30 he supposed that the Failreao
company had E0me power a hoodWink-
ing the minds Of the Senators % as 10
add things that shonld prevent any 40
ton whaisvaF on points ~ 20 which all
we're agreed. He reminded VanWyek
that only Q little while 0gs that Senator
had proposed 70 give out OF the funds
Of the United States'-for that is what
Il amounted lo--a subsidy 20 the Union
PaelAc Raitroad Company fEsm lands
on Whioh the United States had
mogtRaRs far beyond Their yalae. which
subsidy vas intended 70 aid h building
railroads On Nebraska. D0ubtlss Van
Wyck could explain hla lnconaissensy.
u tt we good for the Union Paeifs %
have United States funds with which 70
build railroads n Nebraska, Why vas L
not good for Washington Territory that
the Northern PaofAe should b allowed
aid 10 nniah its road through that Ter
ritoryf
VanWyek dia net shInk the Senator
frsm Vermont neod Be- anxious aboat
the people making any mistake about
the BsnatoFs being ali employed ~
the Railroad Campany."
Edmunds said the people did not
generally make mistakes a. % BenaturRs
at least nos mere than once Ia aiz
yeara
Van wyok thoaRht the people oouid
probably draw 4 distinotion between
tkoso Who we're and thoge Who uere n0t
employed by the railroad company. BE
did not think the word "bedsvillina"
should b. employed 20 ohafacteEizs an
atteupt % widen ths pFoyisions of
Northern Paci6a korfeisuFe bill % e. 30
eoVer lands that euahs % be forfeited.
Il was eVidant from the way the bill
had basn reported from the oommi1tse
thaa Il Waa lntendsd 70 give an advan-
taQs % khe railroad oompaay; that Il
was proposed 70 foFfait only What The
railroad cohpany were willing should
bo feEfeitsd. he thought Il had heen
''ensinesFod" IL ths interest Of Ne
Raf1rrrn6 aomuanw
Bolph sAid that thai vas not . faci
and that ths Senator Oazht % knou q
Waa not Q fast.
Van Wyak said the 8onator from Or
egon had baasd his epposition 10 q esF-
tain amendmaut on TIE eround shae if
would intsrfsro With the Northern Pa
eiie Company.
Dolph denied this and aaid be had
stated grave public reasons fer HE op-
position. He enphntioally denied that
the biII had bson introduoed IN the IN
ssFest q the NoFfhern Passfe Company.
OonaidsEable debate onsaod bstwosn
Van Wynk and Dolph na 70 What the
railroad sonpang did oE did not Want
done with regard 70 the faKfsisnro % I
tie Wallala braneh, ano between Van |
Wyok and Miaoheil on thnt and othag /
poInta. Milohall maiataining thas, ghat /
ever Van Wyak's motive mizkt be. The /
result Of his nation uould be lhAt Ne 1
enm0auy w0uia retain some TIRES or /
fouf million acrss of land e 20 which /
eAaFe vas No controversy aboa1 tha 1
riQhf % forfeit and be would thua bs /
playing into The hands af The o0npany. |
Mitehaii did not agree With tie position /
of the company, which. % far hes boea /
thst thsrs was 10 pousl Ia OouREsas % /
declare any part e the landa feTfsifed. /
Van Wyck-Then he Eenator kn0as /
whaf the visgs of he Company are an |
ons brannh % The easel
Miachall-I eaEiainly Do. have tie |
amplest Feason for knowinR. ! nsied |
e. ths attorney of he CoEpany for aix
years e q tine when ] bad p1rfest /
right % acs IS iheir attorney. Do not. /
howeveE, hNlisVe thas the Csmpany'a 4
position On thaf point d coed fag.
believe wa have I night 20 declare for
feit19 ths lands alona any line 81 tbs /