Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-03-24

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Washington special 10 the Omaha
Bee: This afternoon | asked hepfesen,
tative Dorsey what he thought oil .ho
decision Of Judge Dundy, holding tha'
the Nebraska state board OF transporta'
ton. neither as officers nor individuals
can in any way interfere with the oi'ioi'
Pacific railroad in its construction re-
pair, running or operating, or by hxihS
and enforcing rates Of travel or trans
portation or enforcing any regulation
with reference to either, and granting
the Union Pacific permanent inluho-
ton against the boards.
81 have Just read Judge Dundy.s de'
cision," said Mr.. Dorsey, "and l am
simply astonished. II the law is as
stated by the judge, then il is time Tor
the people of Nebraska to understand
the situation. 1t is particularly unior.
tunate at this time, so far MS the railroad
is concerned as there is feeling on the
part of members representing the states
traversed by the Union, and Kansas ia
cific, especially to favor the Cultivate
hill. giving an extension Of time to the
companies within which to pay their IN.
debtednesss TO the government nut II
no state has any authority over these
Pacific railroads because, as bnnuy
.ays, they were authorized by the leu
eral government when constructed, no
such bill as that proposed by MIR, Onth-
waite could possibly pass congress "lth-
out such an amendment as VIII dehne
and fix the status of the companies and
give the states in which the roads are
operated, the power guaranteed under
their construction to regulate and CON
troll railways. cannot believe yet
when this question is presented tayora-
bly,, that the injunction allowed ny
Judge Dundy will remain in force.
FRACTIONAL PAPER MONEY.
There will be considerable opposition
to the proposition in the house TO issue
$50, 600, coo worth OF silver certificates IN
denominations Of 5, TO- Is, 20 and %
cents The bill has been reported from
the committee on banking and currency
and is Endorsed by all OF the members
except Mr., Bacon, OF New York, who
holds that there is not u general demand
from the country for this currency and
10 issue it would he in conflict with the
principle that the treasury Of the United
States should not become bank Of de-
post for the money OF private people
nor issue its negotiable certificates OF
deposit to its depositOrs. He holds that
it will do SO il IL issues a class OF money
which will be convenience only to a
small class OF the people He holds
further, that this fractional paper money
would be largely cOunterfetted, as IL
was many years AGO, and that Il would
drive from circulation the subsidiary
coins, oue-thiro Of whose issue lies idle
in the treasury st present,
Chairman Wilkins, of the committee
on banking and currency says no has
al immense quantity OF letters and tele-
grams and petitions from various busi-
ness interests in Nebraska. Iowa, Michi-
gan and other central, as well as the
southern states and the east, in favor 81
the fractional paper money, showing
that its advocates are confined in no
special locality. He says the merchants
and the people who make purchases Of
goods by mail are extremely anxious
for this money, and that the newspaper
publishers everywhere want il because
1t can be SO conveniently transmitted by
mail Most OF the petitioners have
asked for the reissue Of the old frac-
tlonal currency, not as n substitute for
silver, but to supplement ii, especially
for use in the mails. The prom
osition to make this money silver
certificates, and deduct Il from
the regular issuance Of silver ccrtif-
Gates, also meets with very general MP
DrOval, and il Is believed that the addi-
.iOnal expense will he quite trivial, inns.
much rs onlyt the engraving OF the plates
will he new expense. Silver certificates
are being issued almost constantly, and
,he printing is about the same for the
bills OF large and bills Of small denomi.
nation. Mr.. wilkins thinks his bill will
PASS both branches Of congress and be-
come law.
THE SALE or INDIAN LANDS.
In the senate to-day Mr.. Paddock in
reduced resolution directing the sec
etnry OF the interior 10 furnish for the
Information of the senate statement OF
he number OF acres embraced in the ap-
and sale Of the remainder
Il the reservation of tho confederated
Jtoe and Missouri tribes Of Indians in
he states Of Nebraska and Kansas under
he provisions Of the act OF congress 70.
atlng thereto, approved March Q, 1881.
md published in volume 81, United
states statutes-at-large, page $50. said
tatements 10 show as nearly as may be
he appraised valuation Of each sub.
IiylsiOn Of said reservation and the price
t which it was sold, together with the
Iame Of the purchaser thereof in each
ase. He is also requested to report
whether or not proclamation was made
u said sale or any advertisement Of the
anne, and il so furnish copies thereof
his was suggested by petition Of the
Ictual Settlers association on the Otoc
nd Missouri reservations calling for OK
animation into the legality Of the dates
i May n and December IL, 1883. The
question seems to have been raised
'hether the sale at prices above the an.
raised value was legal under the pro.
isions of the act.
CANADA CURRENCY.