Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-05-28
THE DAY IN cOAGREss.
DEneus.ing RszTefture In
the sennfe.


WAazzMuzox. MAY 90 --Oa melton .
Dolph tbs Ssnats foek 20 he hill 70
atorlnQ - TIA United STATES certain q
TIE Ianda aFantsd % the NaEthsrn Paei
| oo Coupauy.
VanWyek aaid fha hIll prspsssd d
fnEfeis The land fEoln Wallula 3 Port
lABd. p0Ftian of tie original aranl
ever witch she Northern Pnsils Rail
Rad old ROT eon1e1plats bnfidinR I
Ifne. His fVanWyuksl ohfeqtiun q
< ehe bill was tnna theFe Waa land alono
poFtiona of tho Foad Whiah had basz
finished which should be inulnded ID
toe bill, uhio1, as ha said, II Il passed
Q.uld b Q leRialasivs daoiaration thai
lha FnaiAor Of forfeiture had been passed
% by C5naEeEs and thas no other for.
lsilnee proceedings coald - nndag.
taken he moysd a. amsadmena fer
he oonnifiee btll, which psosidea foI
the foEteituseef al ths M0Fthsrn Paoi.
de Hniir1a1 nEnnt exe1p1 the lands 20 sor.
uino0s With l1aea "a Cd Wsrs eam-
piesea on OF bsf0Fs Juiy 4. 1879, and ex-
eept tie riaht of WaE.
Call said the oommikl6e bill vas
really q propo4itfon 10 oonerm aad nos
to forfeit 9 grant q soms 8800o00o
acres Of land % the NaFthexn P4aiha
Railroad Company. Il was 6uuivaisnt
% q Gift bY OonQFess Of I've oK three
hnndre1 thon sand dollars 90 indfvidn-
ais. BE protested against Il.
Edmands expreEns q K.Rrot thai Van
Wyak hnd moved tha aEnaudmons af
this time, aa the bill. e. e stood, be
said, forfeited certain lands 20 which
there would be ne diReEsncs Of oninion
- Congress, willie the ame1dmenl Of
the Sanafsg srom Moarsaka involved
tae forfeiture Of sons lan1s as 70 watch
enoa OF 0pinion. WhsaheF OoauPoas
Aav portion Of the n0w oomaiela3 line
eiDp } on the ePound thai ths line has
o0t Deen eompieted within tbs time
limited b. the granting act. vas q moot
ed and dIapaied question: b0eh ~ % the
right Of Congress IN the premises andeF
the deeisi0ns % tbs supreme CoaFt and
e. 20 the morality and justice of the
forfeiture. IL vas Qneslion Involving
complicated points Of iau requiring
seFions consideration.
CockFell would RoAs far as any ons In
the matter ct forfeittnR 0nearned rail
roan lands, has theFe uaa such thing
e. xsaI according 20 knowledge aud zeal
that defeated tis object. Forfeiture
bills Get % much complicated in Con
gre g that very few Of then have been
able 20 get through. He vas, therefore,
IN favor Of keeping such bills confined
- far as possible 10 sueh provisions Of
forfeiture ~ would be oure 70 meet with
support In Congress and become Law.
Beck offered an ame1dmant pfovid-
inR shat the passage Of the COMMITTEES
bills shoald not be taken as waiver By
Congress Of the right % forfeis any
other uneaRned lands Of tae same con-
psny hereafter II Congress should zee
proper 20 ferfeit such landa. The
amendment vas agreed 20.
Van Wyok withdrew bis amendment
and offered instead one providing fer
the forfeiture Of such portions Of the
lands as we're ooteKminoua with thaf
part Of the main line and branches net
completed at the time Of the passage
sf this aes.
Edmunds understoo1 that the com.
pany vas noe buiiding an important
branch that was not yes 6niahsd.
Dolph explained the explicit and FAR
Feacbina movements Of the British
0oveFnment for the development Of iis
commerce on the PsciHe. he also ex.
claimed the efforts Of the Northern Pa
cifie Railroad 70 connect the Northwest
ulth the Pacific O5asl. he did not
think ConRIess should. 10 the light Of
such facts. propose 20 step IN and step
the building OF any railroad line that
wouid integRaEe with the growth Of our
commerce On the Psoino.
Enslia thought the bill dld nol SAT-
hciently protect the settlers on she
lands. He did not think tae title 70
the lapda had been earned.
Eilehall differed a. 20 the provisions
for the proteotion Of settlers The OBJ
iees Of the pFuyisions criticised, be said,
gas 20 protect she settlers.
Eustis said that vas 3 matter Of
opinion. There vas . pFsvalent opin-
len that this Gosornmsnt leRislsted IN
the interest Of thsss great corp arAtions
81 the saofiAos Of the poor settlers.
Tue boar Of 2 o'clock arriving, the
bili went over.
Miller Submitted the osnfesenss 70
port on tie pill s'aboiishina certain fesa,
etc.. tA oonneetion with Amegiean ship.
pinQ." This h the bill containing toe
FRYE amsndmsnt anthnrixtng the Pres-
ident 70 deny By proclamation 70 ves-
aels Of any foreiRn eoastfy saoh privi-
leqes ns are denied to AmenaAn vessels
ID sash forsign ooantrisA Tas report
was oopeaFrsd IN.
Miller explained that the bill agreed
10 IN The eoufeeenss vas Substantially
a. IL Was passed By the senate.
Stanford then called up the resolu-
tons introdocsd bY him expressing she
sorrow Of the Senate at the death Of
Senator John y. Miller. 1he resolu.
lions having been re q Stanford briefly
outlined the life Of Mr.. Miller from his
birth in Indiana through the varied
phases Of hia career a. stadent. lswyaE.
citizen. aoldief and Senator. Referring
10 his Oonnection With the war. Ssan-
ford said "ME. Muller wAa 0na Of she
arst % respond 10 behalf Of The Union
% the hFsAkinR out Of the rebellion.
9ovsEnaE Morton, the great Governor
Of Indiana, appointed him Colonel Of
The Twenay- NinEh lafankFy and be 70.
signed bia soaf tn The Legislature of TIE
STATE. Fee men we're better fitted foE
q soldiers earees than w8a JOAN 3. Nil
Ter. he haa Z cool bad. great personal
braxsry and iadomitAble energy, as
veil 40 ether traits that 80 10 maks ap
4 suscessfuI solder. As tue oondtat
Progressed deserved proDotton for eoa-
spicuoos bravery uss given HIN. Aad
ths el0sa Of shs var foand him . BgiRa-
der and Brevaa MafR General. On
nis return 20 Indiana GOEornoE Morton
preasntsd hin With 9 sword which be
had promised 10 the aoldiee Of the
state who distinguished himself most
aud nhssted the areaiest credit on the
3 ass ana countTy. Whs1 tbe scuad of
coae iet naa passsd away 0sn. Ailier gas
offered = commisaion a. q aolonal IN
Iha FseulRr armv. 6at be daeliBed
a. He waa q enidisR oniy bsca1ss there
,wna war ana q, pfmfarrad % FNfnTn %