The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-15
t,s Northern Pacific Land
0l ~ Forfeiture Bill.
MISCELLANEOUS DO'i'
,.,cbes OF the Nstienai
IN Bo'n - on MoDday-Other
Sexs Items-Eto'
SENATE

81. reported fsvOrably to-day 'ne
'l-.i', ant the right Of way through
-. = = Territory to the Kansas CITY,
- g s,o,t and Gulf Railroad Company
% S...,or Mitchell, Of Oregon, to-1ay IN
80 80 a Joint resolution directing
=. ...I .sc,stsry of the navy to appoint a
= .r,;ss,op of three competent ofncers
''-- -a-,;ns the coasts north OF the 42d
-.IIsl of uerth latitude in Oregon and
T.sb,npton Territory and Dakota and
zlect a site. --.s-s; tho Sem
,ss the Northern Paciic forfeiture Oiii
~ Csll resumed his remarks in sup,
,a-t Of the proposition to forfeit all
Ends NOT earned within the time pre-
scribed BY Congress. .
Its II railroad lands should be for
80; t-i1 ,bst had not been earned within
re time prescribed by the granting
scts He denied that the Northern Pa
SIC had auv legal or equitable right to
land not earned.
Dolnb aid the bill before the Senate
n-onaseS 70 forfeit about 2, 000, 900 acres
5fland adjacent to the portion OF the
Fns that has not been built. As to the
Cascade branch, Dolph believed 1t to be
Of the greatest Importance to the north
vest that the branch should be COM
pleted through to the Pacific. The cost
OF the sevsnty-three miles Of the Cas-
cade branch still unfinished, including
funnel. vas estimated at 1900, 900. 1t
would BE- g great injury 10 the country,
Dolph said. to forfeit the lands along
the branch, for It would prevent the
construction Of most important and
expensive piece Ofthe roa snd to that
extent would simply serve to relieve the
railroad compayn Of part OF the obliga-
ton which it hsd undertaken.
Mitchell offered an amendment to ex-
ciude from forfeiture the lands eo-ter-
minus with the completed portion of
the Cascade Branch. IL the COMPANY
could not complete the Cascade Branch,
the farmers and producers Of the Paci.
&c northwest would have to remain at
the mercy Of the Oregon Railroad and
Navigation Company.
Mitchell discussed the purely legal
aspect Of the question Of right OF gov
erument 10 forfeit. In this discussion
George, Eusts. Van Wyck and Co e
participated.
Hearst said since the railroad com.
pGny had taken al the good land ana
had used 1t, they should not be allowed
70 throw up poor land and thus relieve
themselves Of their responsibilities
There ought 20 be some Eay devised IN
compel them 10 fulfill their obIjgafions
and complete the road.
Van Nyck, referring TO the argumers
o. The c0mpanyiS friend that Congress-
hsd no night 10 forfeit those lands said
whenever he question OF forfeifnrs
came up before Congress. We were 60,
trcnted with novel and STARTLING ,,-e,,I
s,lons- Our friends, the Senator's from
yhlssoh, protested but it might be
'nolght they protested too much.
Mitchell said he was not arpuina tho |
-al:er nom The company'S stapdnoirt
oaI nom the standpoint OF the 49, 49, |
o. ne section Of The country afacta.55
l4n nyck said We have built tbrss |
me 70 tne Pacific, and alipstriots ~ |
S-le 10 congress with proDositioDs -
y ID slese INES proposed to be actusted !
ueSlre 70 have competition first
- me ocean line and then with an |
--.;o4u INES. The first thing the com
---ies uld' however, was tn CO.., -,
..n one another TO DESTROY raiI-oaS
ooupelluou, ana then combine - - -
Y ana corrupt the lines. Van 49,
49,. mar Congress had tbe
49, -, T" forfeit the land for
TS;C6 :, u the conditions under
-, -. 1. vas granted, Congress- bSd
a.. .-s1 !, 20 cate the forfeiture from the tba
81 - -, ~ .us breach Of the condit;on
ga,s .1TA.-g care OF the rights of settler.
10, 1 s-el'.t congress ought now to for.
49, 49, 9 iAing which It had r;oht =.
ts e. vi lhe 9Th OF July. 1874 Ha
s 49, ;ullo'leaily TO the bigb-sonnd;1n
n -s,S,S''O l Of both political nsrt;aSs
$500 800 every four years about rsiIroo5
MAJ --i ~. and rese-ving the public 40
- -. III SetQsi settlers, and conT-sSte5
= - i. leSSolahons with what he decIareS
oor. : . t4ct that neither party ava- 81
. h s.ft. .-suea anything. Tbere 49,
n nc o. opinion in the Se,a,a
4 maj should be forfeifed- Va d
IL LOU, nosla be prepared to tsTa
la; tbs 80 measure of forfeit1-a |
YeSI1'ooeal senate was prepared to mass
l. s -,'s-.1n SAID he would vote sesins,
,esso ,,,,e s u.uuient Of Van Wyck for tho
Il fgcS 49, by sherman and otherS
lrs s155I-s,lsal said the passage ~ that
sstcs e ~ !, would be doing great LA ia
isrri,vo...O me people OF Wssb; 1a IN
4 iorfsi,;, whoever made the m;sso sIn
'ooner on the Cascade grant won15
Brown Ia1e5 discover their error Ouiu
rer Sod said the governma e,i p
lies vas - co,I road as each twentv-t;va
sftiheats On ~ pleted, and on fayorshle
sctiOD r.. ~ governments agents e S
aofiinp n - accented as comnlefa g.
"a Ise ~ .Ae contract; wbether 49, az
ear 70 BS-so,oppel or not, it was yery
Z equi,,1 n5lo"n's mind there ~
ave no not estoppel. GoveTnusn n
siilre sT Os'ee Il would insist on ~ men zen
s2ds IN government accented the
eFsntv-6ve0 ns a comnleted TT
AIDES FRA --i,iconpleted miles OF the |
-poriant -; Constitutes he most |
.Hipleiioz v.On OF the road whose
i9s6ce tosh vas Of the utmost whose whose
ssofge dss;Ipse people Of the NortbwaS,
.,tg late ie e 10 speak. but fbe bo,,-
TIE ny Speech iii 20 c,I msT was made to
70 go into executive so.