The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-02
The Land Forfeiture Bill in
the Senate.
THE BANKRUPTCY BILL ALSO
v-o,.edlnxs In the House OF Repre-
.entstives-Cabinet MeetinEE
Rdmunds Utah Bhl-Eto.
SENATE


, introducing a bill TO prohibit mem
,srs of Congress from acting as at
,ornevs or employees of railroad com
,onies that hold charters or have had
sr,nts from the UnitedStates, remarked
nat there had been much elimination
and recrimination in both houses about
.he m.tter of members OF Congress
,,.i,g employed by railroad companies.
The bill, be said, was intended to see If
,emedy could be provided for the
-rOuble.
Mr.. Miller called up the bill extend
:ng the eight hour law TO letter car
- he said the Postofice Depart
-.snf had ruled that the letter careers
ere moi entitled to come under the
.'rovisions of that law, but Miller saw
10 reason why these employees should
NOT be put Oh an equality with the other
smnIoyees. The bill passed.
On motion of DOlph, the Senate re-
Sumed consideration or the Northern
Pacific and forfeiture bill.
Mr.. DOlph, in defending the bill, de-
MED with emphasis the suggestion made
nv Mr.. Van Wyck that the history OF
he bill showed it to be to the interest
Of the railroad company. III the Sena-
or from Nebraska meant to insinuate
that Nh. Dolph' had seen substantially
Astsd in the newspapers that he
gD6lph) was in any manner connected
i'm The Northern Pacific Railroad
company or any other railroad company
WeIincorDorated by!.an act OF Congress,
d 70 which any grant was ever
made. OF which had any interest what
ever before Congress, the statement OF
he Senator from Nebraska was wrong.
He(DOlphl never had q dollars worth
ofinterest in the Northern Pacific Rail
-oAd Company, nor had he ever had
any connection with that company;
nor since he had been a member OF the
Senate had he ever been counsel in any
way iOr any corporation having any
interest before Congress. he would
consider such thing entirely impro-
per, and WcIid be ready 10 support the
Dill this morning introduced by Mr..
Beck. He mr.. Dolph) did not believe
i 70 be for the interest OF the United
States government TO forfeit the Cascade
grant 10 the Northern Pacific; but such
4 forfeiture would be for the interest OF
me Canad Pacific and the Union Pacific.
ae affirmed h At the amendment OF the
senator from Nebraska ivan Wyck)
you'd be dIrectlyin the interest Of he
Union Pacific and other roads. The
E0rd corporation, Mr.. DOlph says, had
he same effect on some people that 4
ed flag had on 4 bull, and they pro-
seeded TO fight it, horns down and
tail up" (Laughter). He was not of
hat number. The part Of the North
srn Pacific grant for whose forfeiture
this bill provided, should be forfeited I;
ous the amendment OF Mr.. Van WICK
would go too far. That was his
opinion, and whenever the time came
hat ne could not vote for what he be-
leyed 70 be Just. and for what he
thought best for the prosperity and
k.o5y oil This great nation, he (Mr.
Oolphl 5oult not sit in the Sen
ate: a lnaa might te q successful
politician by trimming his sails to &C
eonlmodsie every wind OF popular
opinion, but in Mr. B0lph's opinion
nat course in all time would not serve
ne pest interests Of the country.
At1o clock the matter went over tiH
S-norroT and the bankruptcy bill Vas
placed before the Senate.
After Mr. Hoar- nv nn,n;r,o,s con
sent, secured some verbal amendment,
20 the bill, Mr.. George moved to strike
out all the sections that provide for the
Involuntary proceedings In bankruntcy-
Dir. George said he was willing To vote
or Dill that would allow an unfor
Innate debtor TO start again in life by
surrender OF his property and
5etlng an aequitta'. He argued that
-ue effects OF the bill on the business of
ne southern States would be r,iinous.
ne also 0olected to the bal, because II
sIMltted 10 preferences among era
LOIS, such as was allowed by the laws
d nearly all tine States. II often han
Peneu nht a mans condition. even his
lO1or, required that he should give
Hoar believed the bill secured NOR,
.sYoraple consideration for the debtors
nYeIeStS IMAM IL was possible for this
debtor to secure without the hin '"'
Hoar moved 10 lay Georges amerd-
nent on the table.
Before the announcement of the vo,,
IN this motion, il being clear that III,
teSult would be strongly against II NJ
hoar wished the bill postponed till To.
morrow and asked unanimous copsen
% that effect.
Ar. Coke objected.
The vote on Mr.. Hoar's motion Was
J s IA, nays 25. So the Senate de-
S-aea to lay Mr.. Georges amendmen,
y. ~ the table; The bill then went owe,
u tomorrow. i' 0'ei
NJ. Plumb offered the following res-
luton, which was referred to the com.
Ai5lee on Judiciary.
81. nAereas, There is now pending befor,
~ Judiciary committee OF the Senate
late bill No. 1909 authorizing the
90 public moneys in BUILDING
a. = n lines Of q railroad company fol
Ne Union Pacific Railroad company
- here Is also pending before the
t committee OF the Senate bill No
lsr, authorizing said company to con.
ana branch lines by means of stool
l5e,. ponds issued on the same. ant
SCI, also pending before the Senate
iag1ts. OIL 200. providing for extend
t.5 payment of the debt owing b.
me- lp4ny. to the government for
81 ueriod Of time, and
RI tssss4s, II was charged on the 400
fa.t ,-Ss.n-!e. on Friday May Is. tina
Soy Pacific Ta.lroud co.nranV la