Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-14
TAKING POSSESSION OF
STRIP LONG ABANDONED.
Nsvsr Laid Claim Until Recently o.
2oo Feet Of Land on Either Side OF
Right Of Way Between Omaha and
osdsn-story on Hinds-Dsmoeratie
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and asking for legislation to restrain
the railroad officials.
UndAr the terms Of an act passed by
congress IN 1852 the Union Pacific rail-
road Was granted q right of way from
Omaha, Nebraska, to Ogden, Utah,
distance Of about 1000 miles. The
grant carried with 1t about 200 feet Of
hand on their side Of tha proposed right
Of way. According to the letters of
complaint being received by members
Of congress the railroad company made
no EFFORT to take possession of the land
adjoining its right of way until COM
paratiyely recently. The land remained
unclaimed by the railraod for 30
long period that homesteaders
took possession of it many years ago,
apparently without protest on the part
OF the railroad and for the past ten or
fifteen years this land has been sold
for farming purposes The farmers
a1dng the right Of way of the railroad
ere now receiving notice to vacate and
lnasmucA 40 they assert that they
bought the land in good faith they
want federal legislation to protect
them.
senators and representatives who
have rocked into the matters are afraid
that the right Of the railroad to the
land IL unauestioned and that thou
sands Of farmers will be compelled to
surrender their improved property to
tle railroad company without receiv-
ing q cent Of compensation
rrom the days when Tom Reed, OF
Maine. presided over the house OF rep
resentatives, and earned for himself the
fitie az @Cxar,' up to the close OF the
aaxty.6rst congress. Asher Kinds, also
sof Maine. stood at the speakers desk
and made the parliamentary decisions
which were delivered with q great show
81 erudition by the speaker, whoever
Ne might be. During that period OF
service Hints heard thousands upon
ti,ousands of roll calls. and they meant
nothing 90 him.
last fan the voters In Reeds old
district decided to send Kinds to con-
rress. When Champ Clark assembled to
the speakers desk on the opening day
Or the present congress. Asher Kinds
descended from his accustomed place
at the speakers desk and took q seat
son the floor. He had been there but a
short time when a roll call was started
al6r. Hinds," the reading clerk called.
Kinds remained silent.
.eafr. Kinds" again called the reading
clerk. looking directly at his old fell
low worker.
Kinds maintained his silence. Again
the clerk called and again there was
no response from the parliamentarian
who had turned statesman. and finally
q page was sent to his side.
The reading clerk says to answer the
roll CALL" said the page.
present" called out Kinds in low
voice.
Il just can't get used to It," declared
Kinds. For years and years have
been looking at the house from the
speakers desk, and somehow I don't
seem to at In the proceedings on the
floor"
4 -How do you like being a member"
colleague asked.
.It's not like what I thought 1t would
be. As parliamentarian I had action
all day long. Down on the floor am
lust . mere member. I suppose it's
better to be member but it's more
fun to be parliamentarian."
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Democratic harmony has played
havoc with the well made plans of at
least one republican member OF the
house Of representatives.
.Tll tell this story on myself" said
the republican, ION condition my name
n not used. II I publicly made the
COME ssion that I am about TO make
privately would be ruined politically.
When came to Washington for the
extra session sized up the situation in
the democratic camp and decided that
my friends the enemy were hopelessly
np against ii and that inside of one
week would be hopelessly split up into
faAtions. ~ saw no chance 6Or them to