Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-10-13
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Thsgs Il exsdeaiig sonfaalon d -
Uamsufafis camp 10 seGtrd y ne
p.opeg msthoS % nssliua ne attasAs
maas b. fhs Rspabiloans upea ~.
Voorhssa. basad ppon hia alleged failure
% supsoEt Ne DoIph fsflsituEs biil - g
oumsfEsm tts Senate ans1dsd b Beck
and Van Wysk.
TIE Dsmossatle pagers generally al
mis- tie non aelion o. fhs Dtlsgats and
asfsnd 4 on tie arDnnd thaf tbs bili e
thua amandsd wns asssplabla % ne
Norfhsrn Pasiao Railroad snd - stFik-
Ed fhai fhsy uers eager fos ~ paasaes
a. tunainn 10 prevent farthor aaisaiion'
fhsE i was drawn up ard pn1hed 70 ths
inissssi q ~ e0mpany, ard thsi ~
support b. Mr. voorhsas vould have
been betrayaI Of bis trust. and - 20
saqs b. tie Hosss u Representatives :
ealamiiy 10 TIE people q the Northwest.
Mr.. yoosheas II bic speeaeea, how-
ever. assnmssa very different posisio5-
He amsris that Tie passage Of ne bih
a. amended w0ald have bean 9 blow 2
ths eompany ssd shat every effort uas
made b. ne railroad iob5y % prsyent
iasaessptanos b fhs Hoass. Re claims
that. sh0nah be remained aiient while
the question Us psnding before ihe
Commltiss o. Puhiie Lands and IN the
Houas, be fnaliy decided that he pas
sage Of she Doiph hiA a. amended
woald, on he phois. Be good thing.
ana thas be vent % The Hoase Con-
ferses, MsssFa. Van Eaton. Cobb and
Payson. end Urged lis aossptanes. He
does not olaim, hsWeyef, that be did
this bsoauss be vas convinced that the
measars ouRhs 70 become La, bot
rather. 30 ore his own language, be-
cause knsw thai unless something wss
dons there wonld be- found some one
With no more brains than - 20 % de-
nounsine me for not doing 10 six months
what my Republican predecessor, Mr..
Brsnts. failed 70 DO ia aix years. Mr..
voorhees, further explains Il kneW
that, somewhere, some foal would Be
fond chat would be drafting rssolu
zion denounoing ne under these eircam-
stances" Il may Be femarked paEen-
ahotsoally that The moiive asowed By
Mr.. voorhees, for bis action &. 70 say
che least, q peoaiiaE one. Fear Of being
denounced IL doubtless very Often ths
motive for action Of public servant.
butit is vsEy ssIdom openly avosed-
It's sad 70 re this dispute IN the
Democratic ranks a. 70 The merits Of
ahs Dolph bill, e amended, and chs
Posr InKELI1arHoEn feels sompslisd 70
state ths facts h the ease. merely for
aho sake Of harmony. AZ 3 matter Of
fact, then, the Dolph btu. as originally
presented ID TIE Senate, was entirsly
acceptable 70 the railroad. Il vas
= fraud and 3 snare, and its passage
woula havo been q great calamity. The
Beck and Van Wyek amendmenta. how
ever, completely revolusionizsd she bin.
The hfsi amendment added 70 Il
clause containing the vsFy important
provision that the passage Of the bin
should not be regarded as 8 oonhFma-
tion Of the remainder 81 the grant 10
the company or a. being q yielding on
the part Of the government Of tie rieht
10 foFfeii any portion, or Ell, Of the On
earned land grant Of The Northern Pa
cias Railroad 81 any fusare time. The
second amendment addsd 70 she lands
forfeited By The bill those contiguous 70
that portion Of the Cascade branch
which vas unosnpleted a. that time.
Toe original scheme Of The oompADy's
strikers bad been 10 forfeit only the
lands granted for the line dosn ths Co
lambda aud By sabily worded clause
20 oonhrm the title Of the Northern Pa.
eide 10 ali other lands which ID claimed.
The amendments adopted, however,
completely spelled this scheme.
Aafhe bill esme 10 the House, then, Il
vas good bill-eood. asiho PosF iETKL-
IloEEcxn said a. thotime, On the princi-
pie that when yen oannot Get all that
yoa ars struggling for, II is good policy
70 take all that you can Rpt, especially
vhsn b. 90 doing your claim upon what
remains Ia nos weakened 10 the least
That the amended bill vas q good one
Il AMPLY attesled By the fact thai IL vas
opposed BY The railroad lobby and the
railroad strikers IN aasss. President
Harris even fesosted 90 she thFeadbare
expedieni Of attempting 70 Ret an ex
preston u opinion antagonistie 20 the
biil from che people Of Washington
Territory By threatening 20 stop work
on tbs Cascade branch II the bill should
pass By this threat, which has boen
used 10 Washington Territory 80 many
times that Il would be folly 10 attempt
% namoer them, the company actually
Induced she people Of several towns and
cities TO pass resolutions protesting
Agaicst the passage Of the bill.
So it may Be taken for granted thal
the amended bill vas . good one and
should have been passed. II the Demo
oratie papers admit this fact and devote
themselves 70 tha task Of aiding Mr..
VOORHEES, in his laborioas effort ts con
vince the people Of the Tsrritsry that
be aid aos oppose its passage. thsy viii
simplify matters greatly. Mr.. vooshess
nhoald bold osuneil Of var with bis |
editorial defenders IN regard 30 this |
pOint and should decide With them apOn
q oommon line Of defense. Their
united Efforts ARE badly needed.