The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1886-03-20
whole thing will fail. and in that case all
concerned would be looked upon as scoun-

whole thing will fail. and in that case all
concerned would be looked upon as scoun-
drels. They had refused to go forward.
clared that he had no idea when the com.
pany was organized that Mr.. Garland
would be Attorney General, but he had
done his best to make him Attorney General
after Cleveland 3 election. He had dedicated
abook to Attorney General Garland. and
predicted that President Cleveland would
select the wisest. purest man in the coun'
try to elevate to the judiciary OF the coun-
try. On May "a he had sent a letter to
Attorney General Garland, asking him to
institute a suit against the Bell Company,
but received no reply.
The Chairmah-Do you remember Mr..
Young having come to your house and told
you and your son Of an interview with Mr..
Garland?
Witness-He said that suit would now
be brought and there were good prospects
OF success. l asked if Garland had prLm-
ised and he said he had.
The Chairman-How did you come to
ask him?
Witness-1 thought it would have to
come through the promise OF Gari2 nd.
The Cha rman-Did Young Indicate that
he had an interview with Garland?
Witness-Yes, think so. 1t was pre-
dicted when he said Garland had promised.
| said very emphatically, IF Garland has
promised, he will do it." Then Young
said "4ut, Garland has said he will refer
the matter to Mr.. Goode.' Then said I,
How about that; how would Goode act?
Would he do as well as Garland2" "Oh,
yes," said he, II believe l would lrather
have Goode than Garland. H. will be all
right" That is the substance OF the con-
versation.
The Chairlnan-Did you understand that
he told you Garland had promised?
The witness-As clear as that ! exist. /
stake my salvation on it, because rose up
and said: If Mr.. Garland has promised
he will do it, was delighted OF course.
MIR. Warner requeete DR.. Green to state
the nature OF the relations between the
Western Union and the Central Pacific. He
replied that the Western Union paid tho
took all the receipts along the line Gf the
road. The railroad company also had the
free use OF the Western Union on the line
OF the road. That arrangement embraced
the Southern Pacific from San Francisco to
Ell Paso.
Mr.. Dickey concluded his testimony with
the statement that the Union Pacific COM
pany vas ready to take any business
offered by the Baltimore & Ohio or any
QUIET teIeSrdpu COupduJs UuU CudU uOue
had been offered.
DR.. Green then read brief recapitula-
tion OF the points made by himself in his
testimony yesterday. As Mr.. Peters had
remarked upon the high tariff to Kansas
points, DR.. Green promised that he rates
would be reduced in that Territory. Fur
ther. he said, he wished to explain the re-
ports that it was only the telegraph COM
pany that had absolutely refused to make
up the news reports. With respect to the
Presidents message, he said it had been
handled for years without profit. It was
supplied to anybody at 10 cents per hund-
red words, and to the newspapers t king
their reports from the Western Union at
5 cents per hundred. The Western
Union could supply it cheaper than any
other company. 1t ha supplied the Kansas
associated papers with the last message
10000 words without one cent OF compen-
sation. The QUOTA Of the papers had been
exceeded, but the Western Union had not
made a bill for extra service. The Western
Union made contracts with the various
Associated Presses. With the Kansas and
Missouri Association it had contracts until
recently, when the papers Of that associa.
ton had made a contract with the Asso-
ciated Press to get them news. Every oppo.
sition company had set up news bureau.
Adjourned.
TRADE DOLLARS. y,
The House Commit ee on Coinage,
Weights and Measures to.day c};nsidered
the propositions looking 10 the rs rs1emptiop
OF the trade dollar. 4 tie vote resulted on
a motion to redeem trade dollars in sab
sidiary coin instead Of standard dollars.
The antisilver men carried the proposition
tc have the amount of trade dollars re-
deemed come out o. the monthly silver
bullion purchase. Several members OF the
committee were absent, however, and the
whole subject was finally deferred until
future meeting.
UNION PACIFIC FINANCES.
Mr.. Tweed, council for the Union Pacific
Railway, appeared before the House Com.
mittee on Pacific Railways to-day in refer
ence to the financial condition OF the COM
panv and what increased security they
would be able to give the Government in
the event of an extension OF the time within
which their Indebtedness to the Govern
ment must be paid. The company, MIR.
Tweed said, would be willing to turn over
it's subsdize lands and other assets to
the Government as additional security.
ALASKA BILLS.
Among the bills introduced in the Senate
to-day were the following: By Senator
Hoar by request), to eftend the general
land and mining laws OF the United States
over the Territory Of Alaska; also by SEN
ator Hoar (by request), to facilitate the
settlement and development OF Alaska.