Show RD ED I 1 TO RIALS territorial RAILROAD tin BILL the discussion on the territorial railroad bill in the benato senate april esth mr stewart said the bill had been under consideration for two sessions assion s had bad been twice considered cou con by the ithe committee on railroads and twice by the committee on public lands in the territories the construction of lor railroads rail roada had been undertaken under territorial some of which were very irregular and the only objection to the bill bif bil wa that tbt it was rather restrictive in its the object of therill the bill was to afford an opportunity for persons residing in the territories who desired to build railroad r with their own money and for their own use to do so without the necessity bf going to a territorial legislature or to con gres sto ask the privilege lego iego afew A few years ago congress passed an act prohibiting territorial legi ledl legislative stati ve assemblies sem blies from passing any further r laws on the subject but the act was subsequently modified so as to legalize those acts sets to td some extent it was alleged thattie that the territorial fordal laws on the subject gave extensive ox privileges which monopolize monopoli zeil canyons 0 as r and defiles to companies having baring tn r no legitimate basis basw and having invested no funds after congress had passed the prohibitory altory law those desiring to build railroads in the territories and those desiring to sell charters for railroads went to congress and during last congress several beveral li undred hills hilis were in produced trod gra granting privileges to tb individuals divi duals to build railroads with all sorts of provisions some of which bills passed the committee on railroads had haq revised and digested the of bf general railroad laws adopted in the states state selected such portions of those laws as they had th thought ought proper and last session the matter was referred to th the 0 committee on public lands bands that tha t committee reported it twice and it wI was referred for further examination this session it vas referred to the committed Commit ten tew oa railroads who had bad gone goner through it again tho the lawyer lawyers ou on 1 each esch aach each of these dom cwm committees had bad exam examined ined the subject as carefully careful fy as could be and mr stewart thought tho tight they had come as near nean as could be to getting a railroad bill that would allow persons who dearm del dei rd to build railroads ori on their own money to do so without being blackmailed the committee had made it as difficult as they could for speculative or kiting operation operations 8 bonafide capital was required to be paid in and gona fide work to be done yearly and the bill wa as accompanied step b by step with such limitations as it was thought would briny brins briny it buhia the principles of ors org square ue eal eai 4 ailus aling ling general 19 and relief from special bills vm was needed ulee doid dold special bials biais were dangerous many mant persons in the rom rem toriM torin could not afford to be taxed for proe proc procuring special legislation nor would won eon con graba give sufficient loft to special legislation logi to see seo see that thai justice waa was done dona to the govern enta to the territories and to individuals le special legislation was always to be avoided where you could accomplish the purpose by general legislation the system of condemning private private property pro porty as incorporated incorporates in the bill was wag the tha best beat system the way most approved by tho the having the largest experience the jurisdiction was placed where it foum pro protect all parties the granis grants b janda WAS the minimum of in any bill that had been tor congress dongress under could be no getting charters to sell bell out nobody would want a chah charter ter under the bill unless he be wanted to put his own owai money jn in to td build a road the more he studied the tho bill the better ho he liked it he saw the absolute necessity nece sarty sarry of general legislation it was time to give the territories a general law and to let the tho parties know that they must build bulla the railroads with their own money as they were not allowed to borrow money beyond their capital stock nor to water their stock by fictitious increases companies could gould only condemn private pro perty erty for the right of way the gill bill had more restrictions than any general law on OH the statute books of any states he knew plenty of men who had been there year after year to get the right to build a road to a mine he had one in his mind in utah where they built the road with their own money and they had bad to keep agent agents here for two sessions before they could get the right of way because of men opposed to it who wanted to levy blackmail on them and be did not know that they had got it through yel yut it was reported at this session tho the bill was amended so that failure to comply with certain of its provisions worked forfeiture of property on the irth of april tile the bill was taken up tip again in the senate in committee of the whole when mr hager an giving ghin to the legislature of any state which it ich may hereafter be formed butof out of a territory in which a railroad authorized under the act may pany be located the same power over such corporation as it would have over one of its own creation which was agreed to mr pratt offered an amend amendment ment making the stockholders of any road organized under the act individually liable for an amount equal to the amount of sto stock ck fir by them for all debts contracted by the road which was agreed to mr ramsey offered an amendment M that any such road or teiei telee graph grat bill should provide for tho the transmission of malls and messages for the government of the united sta ata states t es for a compensation not to exceed elc d that paid by private parties for etl eil similar milar service which was agreed then reported to the tho senate and the amendments made in the committee of the whole were concurred in mr conkling offered a substitute for the liability clause of mr pratt that every stockholder in every corporation to be formed forme under dunder this act shall shail be liable dorall debts debt of said corporation contracted w lille he b held the stock to artna an amount ni folint equal ual to the amount of stock of leh ieh which ich he is the holder at the par pai value thereof which was vas agreed to the bill was then read reada a third time and passed yeas nays I 1 18 the ih discussions were participated participate in b by senators stewart Bayh bayard rd wright narl y hi sargent Sar genty hager hown howey scott I 1 wadleigh wadi elgh hamlin ramsey cam cameron ron rod Conkli conkling ug abd pratt I 1 ties TEIA TH invariable EAR MARK ALL alm A LL the efforts ot or gert cert gertain certain certain aln ain artl artisans arti 11 io obtain special legislation iee led for utah have one onet bad characteristic in coln corn man the design of depriving tiie the people and a nd the legislature of the territory pry gry of as much power as possible and concentrating the same sama in the hands of df three or four or at al most half a federal officials who am amm foisted folsted I 1 upon the people with as imperial a dis disregard and contempt of their wishes ng as ever an official was imposed 1 the th american colon colonists by bi the fhe english george or by any absolute brulor upon his subjects ier serfs how this tilis despotic polay can au be r reconciled conci led with wit h republicanism or I 1 with any sort of government professing fessl ng to e emanate fro frd from m th the e people wo we I 1 fail to see it altogether sur pas i ses our comprehension corn one of 0 f tho the t h e chief boasts of the government C of the united states benore before other nations esper fally the enneme effete ef refel monarchies monar cilles and empires of the old corid Vor ld has ver ever been tho the democratic republic i of its general and local gove gov ern ments rn federal state county and municipal emigrants coming from the various countries of europe with the design of making this their home have counted largely upon this boasted boasted character istle of the american government and have contrasted it approvingly with phe pho he more restrictive tive features rea fea turis of the monarchial and imperial governments government of the lards ot of their birth but when i these emigrants fiu fin nind find d themselves settled in a territory of the united states how sur surprised rosed hey they must mast be to learn of the limited amount of self government allowed to ille the people of the territories add and to learn leam also alq of tile the persistent attempts 0 of f bia bla blatant tint dima demagogues to urge congress to still further restrict those limited powers of self government already allowed to the territories how astonished such sueh persons must be after hearing or read readings rea dinga tinga of july ro other occasion speech esto learn of these traitorous conspiracies going on and with unblushing effrontery invading tile the halls halis of congre congress against the tile peace good order rights liberties privileges and welfare of the people yet suela things are realities ali ties those persons here in utah who are loudest and most wide mouthed in their professions or of loyalty to republican principles are the very individuals who engage in these conspiracies to overthrow the whole fabric of american government by sapping its fu foundations we know that this obnoxious special leg legislation isolation toward stallis utah is justified by the specious plea that the very large majority of the people 0 or of utah are 11 mormons cormons Mor mons the tile conspirators thus descending to the ignoble I 1 polley policy of endeavoring to carry but their revolutionary designs by making political capital of the teil religious prejudices prevalent against again sta a small and comparatively powerless ieli leil religious gloud organization not to speak of tile the essential mean ness nessi the unmitigated dastardliness of ead endeavoring savoring eav oring to excite and inflame and take advantage of those blind prejudices for the express purpose of procuring the most one sided and unjust p prescriptive leg legislation is a against calinst an already voiceless portion tion of the people of the union a direct injunction of the constitution of the union is that congress shall make m al e law respecting an establishment of religion gion wion or prohibiting kiltin hi tile the free exercise thereof not the P biall religious lous ious helie heile bellett lf merely but the practice of the religion and in terfa with vio th jhb establishments pertaining io the same all are to tb be respected und none to bo be legislated P agai against agal rist thus any legislation respecting establishments of rell reli religion glon gion or prohibiting religious exercise i is plainly unconstitutional a and nd per force any egisa legislation tion specially procured and the tho prejudice of any religious establishment 0 o or r religious exercises ia M in direct violation 1 a tion of the spirit of tion nud aud is therefore virtually vold void I 1 I 1 ulmet NIMET S bt 14 the 0 ogden 1 d e il junction Tun clion of april P ril rii al 1 is is rl a notice of an even evening ling excursion ito to cho eho clo with wilh and zi gratia ilk ball there ille uhe excursionists returning to ogdan garly early next morning fit it is not note stated atea who are the intend da excursionists whether ahby aid ard rn merely e r ily ely an alpe aile already a dy made iradi e up tip private party or whether it is expected that the public ht lArge wal wai ze the tile speculation As a general thing we are opposed ta I 1 night edcur excursions slon sion and esplin especially lally of VArt parties les ies to a distance with jhb adjuncts of danding 0 k ete etc ne neither I 1 can ean we V u understand 1 nde l stam how any parents aio nio who alo have havo WY aux re regard ard for I 1 the he welfare and alid hap lue aue iriss ss of their theli fa milles cabi can allow their sons and daughters to attend sueh such sueh cicur edcur knowing that many undesirable character characters saro daro are aro now in 14 the tha community ra who are continually on the alert to P pick ick lek up acquaintanceship with the youth of both sexes and especially pt of the feminine sex in re regard oard gard to the young people engaging gag 1 lne ine in these night excursions asla as a rule rulle under existing circumstances stances as it is simply a wilful or thoughtless liening limning into the midst of df danger dauger if they wish to go 90 01 on all an excursion they tiley should go ona on a notha night ong one on and even then only where and when they have friends and sure protection from no good whatever is to be gained by night excursions and least of all to young people especially young ladies all careful far fai parents ints will do everything they reasonably can to prevent thein their children from go going ing on such excursions and all ali sensible young men and young women will think twice benore before they start once upon such an excursion as they ahey may receive more damage from one nights frolic ot of that kind than they may recover leeover from as long iono as they tiley ave f ct A CLEAR conscience I 1 whom says a fl a western exchange many remember as a lato late vice president be liev llev es that after belonging to the mhd public for twenty yuhi years he be now belongs Ee lollis to his jils famil yand sand and he talks like tills this if public ilfe life can be ranked as a to be evaded I 1 havecker performed a full share of that duty if however as is generally considered it is regarded as a pl pleasure eure I 1 have certainly had of that pleasure more than any one citizen had a right to claim or expect act 11 I 1 p I 1 then with his hig hand band on his heart and his eyes upturned he thus takes comfort ci 1 I have faithfully striven to serve my country with such industry fidelity and integ integrity rit as to have a conscience vold void of towards god or man and looking back over those long years with more hours given to public duties than any bu business siness man at home gave to his private afi airland air sand which almost cost me my life I 1 can see noth nothing ing in the record of that public life which dying I 1 would wish to blot biot hin lin P I 1 CANT SWALLOW POLY pony POLYGAMY gaur gamt the ed editor aitor of the kansas city chronicle I 1 though disposed tag to regard gard and and their general policy in a favorable ibi ibl ligh light still cannot accept on one item of the 1111 mormon 0 amo rill reil religion gion glon a according I 1 c to the following oco cco outside of polygamy brigham bigham young makes as ai good it a boveri governor lor to that people as could be found and flud will continue to do so go as long as he be lives there is pro probably not a man maia on the thie face of the earth holds the entire confidence of that number 0 of fol foi followers lowks so perfectly as brigham young in every other respect S save vve ive polygamy the mor mons are entitled to much consid cratl crati oration oin cin throughout the whole machinery of their domas and laws there is an entire absence of everything eve eye ry thin looking like ilke fraud or suspicion 0 0 or r f fraud r being practiced ed on ohp them m by other mormons cormons Mor mons they tiey industrious are frugal patient pat bat lent etc but orf org on tile the subject ot of poly Voly polygamy gamy they vidy are exceedingly tender and suspicious and it would riot take ion lon iong long to getup get nati u raw on that point at an any time we are not disposed tp quarrel guarr ea with auy ally body who has only anly one beriou 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