Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-06-16
NATIONAL LEGISLATION.
The Fsrssiture Bim Passes
the senate.
Ths Rnl q Pasupd lneInaes the Ansnd-
nant Il Van wysk basnas shai a
Kanin-As ahszra Ansndnszi
sGersd " blair.

1aol4AaN1 a12t4l1tuH s1G Yi98 tn9t lnUaE
ahcold b forfeitsd
AltsE ne routine business. Beck ~
marked that. ewing 10 ths Submission
Yesterday ~ Edmanas. of q resolution
- a9mit q debate on = 1otion
% RsnsuEfdef. BE- fBeek) would
vail she Report of tha Committso o.
hules e. 70 that Fasclutiun eafnro oail-
ING up fhe HswieY motion q Teoonsider
ths so1a b. which the senate paassd its
bill 20 pgohibit members o. Congress
from belnR attorneys q railroad som-
pmniaa.
On motioa oi Dolph. ths Northsrn
Eaeiaa f0Efeiiuse bill vas taken up, and
0eotge resumed hia remarks On ths
oill. He a1ieEed On an elahnEate legal
Argument % show thaf fhe company
waa not entitled 10 any lands not oara-
I'd strictly within the terms eg the
grant. He arGaed thas The lands ad.
mitted e nrsl belenged 10 the Whole
people Of ne GATED States; tnat they
were granted 70 the railroad company
On certain eonditi0ns prescribed ID the
granting aal; thal very large quantity
of The oondisi sns had n0s been 6onpliaa
wifh ii tho time prescribed; that the 60
tions Of The olioeFs Of the GoEernmsn1
II accepting sections of the road after
the tina prescribed h TIE act Was not il
aao0Edanoa with the laws; that the action
Was therefore void; that TIE failure q
Government 0fdeeFa 10 discharge their
duties according 20 iaW eo1id be 10 e.
toppel, either IeEal og equitable npon
the G0EoKnmant; and that Congress
ooaid nol nov rsfass 30 forfeit ali an
earned land, inaamueh Rs Congress was
not dealing With ilg own property, bat
With The property Of the people Of the
United States. AZ 10 the argument IL
favor Of an eQuilable est0ppsl. Mr..
Geoxee maintained Is &c Be equivalent 20
saying thAt, whenever ihe railroad COM
pAny could eorsupt Government ofiosrs
n order 10 indnoe them 30 fail In the
performances Of their aaty, than s1ah
corrupt failure vas 30 Be blndinR On the
people Of the United States. This
would Be . monstr0us doctrine He
analyxsd &c length decisions Of the
Unlted States Supreme Court 10 Gnp-
port the various points Of hig arQument.
NJ. George finally eou1enasd that,
under the granting cot, the power Of
Congress Wzs ample and it1 duty plain
10 take possession Of she Northern Pa
eids Railway, and either sell or do With
Z e. Congress might other Eisa 500 A.. In
order 70 complete the line Of road for
lho building of whioh the land was orig
inaily granted.
Mitchell, Of Oregon, characterised
Georges speech as he most exfraordi-
nary be ever heard In the Senate. Is
had never before been claimed that
thoss lands had been granted on q
condition precedent. Al lawyers
had heEetofore recognised TIE condi-
tion aa conditian subsequent.
The amendment Of Van Wyok Vas
thea brouRha 90 q vote. That amend
ment declares forfeited the lands 90
terminoua with thai portion Of tbs Cas-
eade branch not completed at the date
Of the passage Of the pandine bill.
Th8 amendmaRt was agreed 70 by
yeas -, nays IS. Or ths Affirmative
vote. nine we're Republicans. as follows:
Aldrich, Ohaee, Gallon. Harrison, Lo-
gan, Hposnef, Teller, Van Wyck and
Wilson. Of Iowa.
OF the negative vote. three we're
Democrats, namely, MossEs. Broun,
Payne and PuRh. Otherwise than as
iust noted the Affirmative votes were
Democratic and the negative votes Rs-
publican. Qaite Q number OF pairs
we're announced.
Eustis then formally submitted his
amendment, already suggested. being q
provision IN the nature Of q Substitute,
foFfeiting all lands o0terminoas with
auoh portions Of the road aa wers not
completed on Juiy 4th, 1853. excepting
the right Of way and excepting also the
lands included in village, town og city
sites. The amendment provides for the
confirmation Of title.
Besk opposed the amendment and
Eusiia supported q.
Vance criticised the land grant policy
Of the 0oveFnment as having been
waslsful and extravAQant.
Teller defended the course Of the Re-
publican party as 10 the purity and
patriotism Of ice motive and conduct IN
relation 10 publie lands. and said Il
the time that tbs grants were made
the senator from North Carolina and
bic friends we're In arms against the
Government.
Logan said shatit did not come with
good gracs from . aRentleman, for politi-
cal capital. 10 come here and aanoance
TIE aeas Of these Who had charge Of
this Governmeni at the time the land
grants we're made. LogAn vas not op-
posed 30 the rights Of any people. bat
Waa In favor Of honesty toward al pe0-
ole. He Wouid treat corporation Just
as be would treat an individual. II be
made q contract with an individual and
that individual complied With the con
tEact, Logan would Be- bound " it. and
IL the contrast was extendsd for time,
it vas renewed. some Senators thoaRht
g Woald be popular 10 violate the hon.
esty ct 8 oontEaot. They we're wiling.
hoasvsF, that TIE GossFnmsnt should
do1hle The pFies of its ogn land on 80
count Of the railroad. Logan vas
willing 10 vote for the forfsiture Of
every Rtsnt q land Whexs ihs Fiaht %
forfeit existed, where the company had
not built les road.
Tha Bastia amendment vas rejected,
yeas - nays S2, - follows; Heas-
Berry, Biaakharn, Call. Cookrsil. Oake.
Enstis GesRae, 00Fman. Harris. Nancy.
Van Wyck, aRd Wilson Of Maryland.
l2. Nays-Allison. Beck, Blair, B0uen,
Brown, ChAes. C0ngsF, Culioms Dawess
Dolph. Edmunds, Frye. Gibson,
HAWiey, HsaF, Ingalls,. Jonea 0f Nevada
Ln9an, Mcmillan, Mahone, Miller,
Milnhell q 0reEsn. Payne. Piumh.
Pugh, Ran@om. 6awyeF. shgFman.
141o84ff AttltHa W44t44Mt AAa WAa4NA
OF Iowa, 81
Van Wyck oaorsd 81 amsndmsni ~
paalinR the cianae Of the granting aot
which nAde ths FiRhs of way axsmpt
from taxation ID ahs Territories He
said under all circumstances be thoaght
the road shoald bar its ahare of taxa
tion in the United States. The amend
msut Was agrssd 10; ysas 1A nays ..
Hair cHered en- emsndmsnt pr0xid
ina that TIE lad grant roads that bad
noa cumrlied within TIE ti@e limited oY
TIE grant. ard wAich had since pro-
eeeaed IN good faith and uiih Feassn-
ahia dilieenos 70 cnmpieee u, aboald
nou b allowed hvs years 70 - com-
plsta 10 roads, hut repairing thal the
| lnn&s ahnaid be diHDosed 81 - private
! Individuals inside of tsn years fEo1 he
pasaaas Of tbs anl IN tEacta net exeeeo-
ne so acres 10 any one individual, and
a ! prisa not moea thAn 50 per acre,
al Lands not % dispohe9 gf within thai
tina % b forfsilsd Biaif apoke in
anppsra ck bis amendmeAt.
On motion of Mitehsii. q OreRons
thla mofian wAs lAid CO tha taols.
The hiIl. betna eHuuzAt - . Fotn, uaa
Passed: ysaa q. Nays l. fblAir1-
On ne notSan e Dolp1, tes plA re
paaiinR TIE pEe-amP1lans tl1bE ealsefe