The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-01
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

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| WARRINGTON, Feb. 27.-Dawes
from the COMMITTEES on Indian NJ.
lais reported favorably the bill fo
the allotment Of lands severallv Il
Indians on the Umatllla reservation
Oregn. :
Wyck offered the followin,
resolution for which he asked imme
diate considerations. "The commit
tee on posloff1ces and post roads
direcsed to enquire whether at an,
time the w. U. and B & 0. tele
graph companies, or any of the Off
GERS or employees of said companies
entered into contract or negotiation
for the purpose Of consolidating tn
said companies or making q com
bination for any purpose"
| After debate the resolution was re
ferred 10 the committee on postoffice
and post roads.
Blair introduced q bill to exten(
the time for the com pletion of rail
roads west of the Mississippi river, t.
which grants Of public lands hav'
been made, and which in g0Odffaitt
are prosecuting the work of construc
tion, without forfeiture Of suct
grants.
Laphan introduced bill to ineor
| pOrate the Yellowstone. Park railroad
and to aid In the construction of 1t.
road.
Vest offered resolution, which
was agreed to, calling on the Secreta.
~ Of the Interior for information a
to whether lease has been made OF
any part of the Crow reservation In
MOntaua to any person or ass0cia.
ton; il so, the extent of. such lease,
upon what terms made and by what
authority or law such action had
been taken by the department.; also
whether any permit bad been given
to Craze cattle on that reservation,
and if so, by what authority or law
it had been done.
The Senate resumed consideration
of the bill to provide new cruisers for
the navy.
The debate was participated In by
Jones, of Florida; MCPHERSON, Hale,
Cock ell and Beck. The latter criti-
cised the management of the navy
yard, and referring to the statement
Of Admiral Porter, that on Ole occa-
sion the expenses had been charged
to the wrong ship, he said no one
could tell but what that money might
have been given to Dorsey to
take to Indiana. 1t was q shame that
the Government could not build Its
own shiEs but had to give the work
to favored contractors. 1t was vice in
administration, dishonesty In man
agement, c0nnlvance and cOllusi N
between cob tractors and officers of
the Government that was our
trouble.
Vest said that but q few months
ago, while in the corridor, he (Vest)
had been appealed to by an officer of
the navy, an old personal friend, say
ing: ''For Gods sake, Vest, vote for
this bill" Vest had told him he was
mistaken, 1t was for John Roach's
sake he meant. The Almighty had
nothing to do with him. When the
steel Vessels were put up to c0mpeti-
tion only Roach and Cramer could
bid for them under the terms Of the
Its bill.
Hale said the Committee on Naval
Affairs had never seen or heard Of
John Roach in connection with 1t.
The bid Of John Roach for steel ves-
sells was $30o, 900 less than any other
bidder. There never had been SO
clean and incorruptible an admins
tration Ot the navy yards and navy
department AS now.
Vest inquired who brought in this
question IF lnefficiency of the navy
yards. Was 1t moi the ally Of tha
Sen ator from Maine, his assistant
adjutant general, ailuding to Butler,
who did not know these navy yards
were the hotbeds of political corruP-
ton.
Butler with great warmth replied
to the assertion that he was the ally
or adjutant general of any one on
this question. The Senator from
Missouri had better state in plain
terms what his real opposition to the
bill ia. 1t Is not that he has no con-
fidence in the honesty of che present
q administration of the navy DEPART
ment. 1t Is that pe"hat's some po.
litical advantage may accrue to the
party to which the Senator from Mis-
souri, and myself do not belong II we
vote this sum of money to build
these ships. But refuse to subor-
dinate high public du Y to the
of party advantage.
Mcpherson said the gentleman
who had been asked to estimate upon
The ships which John Roach con-
tracted for had stated that If he could |
have had the same inspector to In. !
.pect the work that John Roach had
he could build them at John ROach's
prices.
Butler remarked that when the !
Senator from N. J., Mcpherson, said |
John Roach had put representative |
n the navy department he Butler)
would take issue with him. He |
;hought the Senator ought to prove
hat.
Mcpherson stated he had not said
hat.
Batter inquired whether he now
understood the Senator as not charg-
ny that John Roach had put rep
in the navy deDartment.
Mcpherson replied that II any SEN
tor had heard him make the state
nent which the Senator from South
charged, he (McPherson)
would like to know 1t. L
Hutler continued thai nOlobby had
approached him on the subject Of this
Ill. If the Senators from Missouri
nd New Jersey had been approached
hey had better say 80.
Vest injured what the gentleman
meant. He did not consider his re-
marks fair, manly, just or generous.
lie aid not permit anyone to asperss
lls integrity whether in thu Senate or