The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-05
Senator Vest Serenaded

HELENA, Sept. AT 1913 las
evening the Helena Silver Colne'
band sereDaded Senator Vest, .
Missouri, at the Internationa! H0tei
At the close of the serenade Hon
Martin Maginnis in a few WEI
chosen remarks, in his usual eloquenl
stv q. introduced the distinguished
Senator to the large audience wnici
had assembled, as o representative
hiy. hearted, great Drained, western
man. Senator Vest thanked the PEG
pie for their kindness toward hl'!i ~
the past and tor the compliment o
the present. He said be was not hels
for any political purposes, Out 10 per
form two important duties. First, tt
visit and inspect the Yellowstone
National Park and second, to dis
| charge his duty as a member OF the
snecial committee consisting OF MIN.
self and Major Maglunis appointed
10 examine into the Indian
question and the state OF
Indian affairs. AS to the Yellow
stone National Park, he stated that
it was not in the condition orlglnaiiy
intended by Congress; that 1t wa
| dedicated as a place OF resort, wnere
tourists, rich and poor, might view
| and enjoy the grandest scenery on
| the continent. That never, WIFI MS
| consent, should it be Used for specu-
lation or as a cattle ranch. That III
its present condition it was without
law, where robbery and crime could
be committed with impunily. He
spoke of having been attacked by the
eastern press on his bill for throwing
the National Park into the jurisdic-
ton of Montana, and believing that
he was right he had no apology to
offer. OF the second, the Indian
question, almost a threadbare one, he
would say but little. By personal
experience and inspection he was
confirmed in the opinion that there
was but one solution OF the question
to give the Indians a home in sew
crafty, not in common, which in
duced a lazy, worthless and nomadic
life. He had visited the ShOsh@ne
and Arapahoe tribes and found them
idle in their tepees nea the agency
waiting to be fed at Government ex-
pense. Just to think of 2,5OO,OW
acres of land donated to a handful of
lazy and starving Indians. He was
opposed to offering premiums to bar
barism. He said he would not rob
the Indians OF al inch, not an acre.
of the land which has been given to
them. but would give to each head OF
a family 100 acres of land and so
acres to each individual and teach
them the first principles of civiliza-
ton, to earn their bread by the sweat,
of their brows; and for the balance of
their lands he would issue govern
ment bonds bearing four per cent.
interest, and pay it to them hon.
est,,. He did not believe in having
them robbed by the agents and
was opposed to placing them under
the Jurisdiction Of the war depart
ment. That the President and Gen
eral Sheridan himself were opposed
to it. He aidthat although this was
his first visit here, he did not feel
that he was a stranger, for Montana
could truly be called the offspring of
Missouri, the State which he repre-
scented. He was surprised to see the
prosperity of our mountain homes
and hoped that the day was not far
distant when Montana's star would
SHINE the brightest in that national
constellation, which all patriotic Cit
liens desire to endure forever.
Labor and Educational Commit
tee.
New YORK, Sept. 4.-The Senate
subcommittee on labor ahd educa-
ton continued their session to-day.
John Roach, ship builder, testified
that he employed 1000 men, who rep
resented about 25 branches. Witness
began work at Il shillings per week,
but at that time wages were very low.
Since that time the condition of the
workingnIen had been gradually i'm
proved and the hours of labor had
reduced and witness thought
there was NO reason why every in
dustrious wOrkingman could not own
his home. Witness remarked that
here was millions of dollars annual
ly sent out of this country which
should remain here and be invested,
but Which we're sent to maintain land
in II. land Witness said at
one time he was a tramp on the prai-
ries of Illinois without a cent in his
pocket and yet never flinched.
Roach continued his testimony this
on the su, iectof free ships
and labor and advocated protection |
oy the government to shipping as the
only means of relying upon the SUI
premacy or the sea. He stated that
could be built cheaper in this
country than in England at the pres
day; that burdens were only inn
,osed on the ship itself after construc-
ion, which made it uuprotitable for
mericaas to own ships. He did not
in bOunties and subsidies as
UGH a wise rule. He thought a law
be framed which would cover
he difficulties. Senator Call asked
Reach to state his views more def
but without avail.
Tomorrow Jay Gould will be ex-
4mineu.