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o,n,ion, for which he asked immedl.

=" inquirt whether NJ huy WIS NesV
ern Union and Baltimore & Ohio tele
graph companies, or any officers o
II emtlovees OF said companies have en-
e tered into contract or negotiation TO
,he nurDuse OF consolidating said com
nonies, or making combination 70
any purpose
AGO he offered IL resolution confirmin,
the time of negotiation referred {,
within one wear. The evidence of DIR
Norvin Green yesterday before III,
e committee on postoiilce and post road,
= bad, he said, clearly established the
= fact that the contract was made aud
: executed two years ago, but that Gar.
o rett had defeated the operation OF the
=. contract. Ii was neither patriotism
. and philanthropy nor horror at the
consideration or stock watering that
z paralyztd Garrett. The w, stern
I Union had shown no sorrow or tears
at the proposed building of the Balli.
more a. Ohio lines. They knew a. lid
Garrett, that new lines by individuals
meant many millions more OF
fictitious stock to be divided by the
Western Union and the Baltimore 4
ohio, but IL meant also greater bur-
dens upon the people. The fact that
Bates, a trusted officer Of the Western
Union, had gone over to the Baltimore
d OHIO In apparent hostility 10 the
I w. stern Union was significant. That
officer Ind at the proper time gone 10
the Atlantic IL Pacific and Mutual
Union companies, which short time
afterwards were absorbed by the West.
ern Union.
Plumb did not see any good to come
of the resolution.
After debate the resolution was re-
| ferfed To- the committee on postofflces
and post reads.
Blair introduced bill extending
! the time for completion OF railways
west of the Mississippi, 10 which
grants ofland had been made, which in
good iaith were prosecuting the work
of construction, without forfeiture of
the grants.
Lapham introduced bill to incor.
porate the Yellow Stone Park rail way
and to aid in the construction of It's
road.
Vest offered resolution, which was
agreed To, calling on the secretary Of
the treasury for Information US whether
lease was made Of any part
of the Crow reservation In
AVplINpbo w any I'NIoOAi va
aud Ii 70. the extent OF such lease,
upon what terms and by what author.
ty of law such action WAS taken by
the department; also whether any per
nit had been given 10 Craze cattle on
that reservation, and If 20, by what
authority IL WIS done.
The senate then resumed consldera-
ton Of the bill TO provide new cruisers
for the navy. The debate was partic-
ipated in 10y Jones OF Florida, Mcpher-
son, Hale. Cockrell and Beck. The |
latter criticised the management of the |
navy yards. referring to the state.
ment of Admiral Porter that on one
occasion $50 600 had been charged to |
lac wrong ship he said no one could |
tell but what that money was given 10
Dorsey 10 take To Indiana. IL il u |
shame that the government could not |
build its own ships, but hal
to give the work TO favored contractors !
II was vice in the administration, dis |
honesty in the management, con
niVHnce aud collision between con
tractors and officers of the government,
that was our trouble.
Vest suid that but a few months ago
while in the corridor, he tVes) had
been appealed to by an officer Of the
navy, an old PERSONAL friend, saying:
For Gods sake, Vest, vote for the
bin" Vest had told him he WIS mis-.
taken; II was for John Roach sake lie
meant; the Almighty had nothing 10
do with il. When steel vessels were
put up to competition, only Rouch and
Crump could vote for them under the
terms Of the bill.
Hale said the committee on naval ar
fairs Was the sponsor Of this bill, and
the committee had never seen or heard
The bid of John Roach for steel YES.
sells WAS $4,000 less than any other
bidder. There had never been 81 clean
aud nc0rruptible an adjustment Of the
navy yards and navy department as
now.
Vest inquired who brought in this
question OF intfiiciency Of the navy
yards; WAS it not the ally of the
senator from Maine--his as-
) slant adjutant-g eperal. (alluding To
Butter VINO dad NOT know these navy
yards were hot-brds OF political cor
rupton. |,
Buller with great warmth repealed
the assertion that he WAS the ally or
4 any one on this
question. The senator from Missouri
had better state in plain terms what
has real opposili'n 10 The bill IL. IL IL
Lha' he has no confidence In the hon
-sIy Of the Present administration OF
he navy department? is 1t that
perhaps some political advantage
mag accrue 10 the party TO which the
.enator from Missouri and myeeif do
not belong. If we vote ihi-su Of mon
ay 10 build these ships? But | refuse
~ subordinate IA high public duty 10
The achievement of party advantage.
McPhersoD said a gentleman who
had been asked to estimate upon the
srips which John Roach contracted
for had stat, d that If he could have
had the same inspector To inspect
tue work that John Roach
mad, lie could build tn, IN at John
Rvnch's price.
Butler remarked that when the sen.
aIor from New JERSEY, (McPherson
said John Road had put represents
1--WE IN the navy department., ne but
ief) would take issue with him. de
Thought the senator ought 10 prove
that
Mcpherson said he had not stated
that.
Butler inquired whether he now un-
dersiond the senator as charging that
J 'hn Rn'"h had put the representa-
lives In the navy department
hcPhe 5on replied that II any sena-
t'r had heard him make the STATE
n"nt which the senator from Sonth