, 1888-02-19
TWO TO ONE.
Mr.. Cummock's Truck Bill Killed
in the Council.
Able Speeches Pro and Con on the
Measure.
A Preferred Stock Bill introduced
in the House.
Territorial Council.
DEAD AND BURIED.

DEAD AND BURIED.
Mr.. Cummock's truck bill was killed in
the council yesterday forenoon by the fol
lowing vote
Ayes-Messrs. Holiday, Hadsell, Or
gan and Smith of Sweetwater county.
Noes-Messrs. Bliss, Carlton, Guern-
sey, Hammond, Loucks, Smith of Car
bon county, Symons and Riner.
The question occurred on the PROPOSE
ton to order the bill engrossed and read a
third time. Consideration of the measure
occupied a greater portion Of the morning
session. Remarks were made by Messrs.
Holiday, Smith of S~weetwater county,
and Symons.
Mr.. Holiday urged the passage of the
measure quite e%loquently. He repeated
the tales of woe as to the condition of the
oppressed miners, making serious charges
against the opponents of what he termed
a movement to relieve suffering humanity.
The motives of the coterie of lobbyists
who deny the stories of the operatives
were questioned, as well as their state
ments as to the actual conditions Of af-
fairs. Mr.. Holiday made an earnest and
logical plea for tho bill.
Mr.. Symons responded to his colleague
in a lengthy and very good speech. He
asserted that the charges made by Mr..
Cummock and Mr.. Knight had not been
substantiated, and that the opposition had
presented original pay-rolls and certified
statements proving hat the miners were
not imposed upon as charged. They
traded at such stores as they were inclined
to patronize. No coal mine operatives
had ever been coercod into dealing with
the Beckwith Commercial company.
Complaints had been made by dissatisfied
employees who had been urged and goaded
into rebellion by political tricksters and
business men antagonistIc to the Beck
with company, and had been induced to
attach their signatures to petitions by
false representations. An affidavit sub
scribed to by Uinta county officials set
forth this fact, and requested that their
names be removed from petitions previ-
ously transmitted. Mr.. Symons styled
the introducer of the bill a Mormon
gentleman" and asserted that Mr.. Cum
mock did not deal exclusively with the
Beckwith company, and would not state
positively before the committee that any
attempt had ever been made to control
his actions in regard to the purchasing Of
supplies. Mr.. Symons' statement hat
he had expressed q willingness in the
committee meeting to return a substitute,
was denied by Mr.. Hadsell, while Mr..
Holiday inquired if the opposition lobby
lists received any remuneration when the
speaker stated that he had been informed
that Mr.. Knights fee was $3.50. Mr..
Symons SAID that Frank NJ. Foote
would not be rewarded, and that
Mr.. Clark, of Evanston, was the
regular attorney for the Bcckwith
company. AS to the others, he could not
say. So far as he could learn there was
no such thing as the truck system in
Wyoming. The passage OF this bill was
not a question of capital VS.. labor but of
capital VS.. capital. The measure was in
directly submitted for enactment by Blyth
& Fargo, competitors to the Beckwith
Commercial company. In conclusion,
would the council pass a law to remedy
an imaginary evil.
Mr.. Smith of Sweetwater retorted
briefly and sharply. The truck system
was a thing of life in Wyoming, and was
to-day grinding the miners to the earth.
He had observed its operation in the ter.
ritory for the past fifteen years and spoke
by the card. While in the employ of the
coal company he had observed many in
stances in which men were compelled TO
trade with the Beckwith company.
The lobby was crowded during the dis
cussion and the speeches were listened to
with marked interest.
PASSED.
Mr.. Symons' bill making the signing of
a false certificate or acknowledgment a
misdemeanor passed the council, as did
also Mr.. Lafrentz's memorial praying con-
gress for a grant of forty acres Of Ian for
the fish hatchery.
There were no notices of the future in
PRODUCTION of bills, nor were any measures
presented.
Council adjourned until tomorrow al
ternoon.
House of Representatives.
MORE JUSTICES.