Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-12

4 /. wrangles Away the Da,
~ s.rshern Pacific Rail-
Y. "a I Forfeiture Bill
Executive aud judicial
ISL. .,,.. MN Leads 20 CIVIL
,les reform Talk


I .,,,ad forfeiture bill.
addressed the senate on
4 .,waeniirg generally on the
.a,ntIty Of land, 10, 100000
\ ~ congress to various rail
.,,ons from 1860 to 1876.
"a Il was a larger area Of
a,, constituting the repub-
"A, he empire OF Germany.
4 .1.rr paciiic company, he said,
\ congress assuring congress
.rnsny had the power to build
as5pn, mortgage or incum-
\ \, sort. Referring TO stock
Z, Connection with the Northern
George said the company had
\ 10000 of slock u represent
. sleompleted road.
N. from the committee ON APP
reported the army appro-
IA twas placed on the cal
ssid he would vote tor the
q I, All lands coterminous with
I'M horizons Of the road Con-
,ser mad TO deal with law and
Y by law.
4asn admitted that the com.
n 5rieiad :he grant Of their
w they had not completed
i ge would not IN any case vote
4 Z Grant where the road had
ls.pi even after the time fixed
rpletion. Such a proposition
\ grossly inequitable, because the
Il ,srd parties had interviewed
Il "A slowed the company to go
n NE road and the govern
,sea,ed It piece by piece as It
5lt. The grant thus became
s,5iutCly, and it would be Il
sow to forfeit the lands'that
a1ed
bury did not see how the
III had been lost.
nsr replied that the right to
n nylDg been asserted as pro-
hg /, could not afterward be as
ne injury of other parties
~ had been expended in the
regarded the failure referred
salhble estOppel,
gyek asked how 1t could be
sstoppel when the company
rasked congress to extend the
uIldng the road and congress
r dos0.
Inan said that the failure to
Nv bad nothing to do with it.
"a that Mr.. Van Wyck's amend
"a hsye the effect opposite to
iti. He (ShermOn) admitted
q congress to forfeit because,
hnd was not worth a cent an
iorielture would relieve the
\ hom completing that branch,
a building the tunnel through
ians, tunnel building which
Il utmost importance to the
nmnerce Of the Northwest,
+ ng the Northern Pacific com
ID expenditure of $50, 800, 900
0g back land that was hot
p0
BIZ said These railroad men
N laiunes as mushrooms grow
at a coterie of such
3 enriched themselves at
hse Of the people of the
aiss They did not observe
9aesiy or good faith, and only
10 ASSERT their legal tights and
y authority and power of con
he people of the United States
th them. The great question
n sghether the government was
Proportions or corporations
Di The government. These cor
1hlblted shameless, unpardon
assions aud extortions as wei
lery In their dealings witt
L and the government O
med States. Our people
fruntry were only able to stanC
nus made on their liberties
Afy were yet young, strong an(
Eustis advocated the forfeit
In! acre Of land that had no
N q according to the strict limit
\, conditions imposed on thu
ued went over till tomorrow
IA ooner took the floor, and il
resolution OF coincidence on tn,
llop, Joseph Rankin, late repre-
q y congress from the state o
he delivered an eloquent ant
Hlou!e TO the memory of tn,
aN' E'e adjourned till to-mor
THE HOUSE.
:; saioS, June lion motion o
q Missouri, senate bill sim
" Introduced In the house b
;. y vas passed to legalize the in
WV national trades unions.
e BUSINESS having been dispensed
sslol was ordered for to-nigh
sianon Of the legislative apprc
w and the session for to-moI
lof consideration Of pensio
Y q Indiana, from the commit
yong lands, reported back tn
1sl Pacific land forfeiture bi'
uale amendments. He move
IN tue amendments. N
laen and the motion was lai
"A Ionday, The house then wen
lHee Of the whole on the legis
a .allye and iudicial sppropria
y Indiana offered an amend
~ an appropriation for th
~ door-keeper of the house
x Y make any provision 70
"n'eh is now tllcd by Luthe
8s,a o. Indiana, in supportin
1lsAt protested against tn
y Warder ont OF office. II
le committee would nc
" Indirectly what the hous
directly a few days sgC
n slt was rejected.
y Mississippi offered a