Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-28

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Louisiana, Gibson That means that the
right of the negro 10 vote is TO be nuliitiet
whenever his vote would override that of ths
whites. don't know how long the people
of the North will stand it, but | undertake
to say they wila not stand it.
The discussion then took another turn
towards personalities when Coke intimated
he bad letters in his possession which he
would not use. connecting the Senator from
Wisconsin with evicrions in the State of
Iowa that would parallel in atrociiy the
worst ejectmentS that has ever taken place
in Ireland. The explanation given by Spoon
er was that he had argued in supreme
court ,ase of overlapping lands between the
two railroad COMPANIES and never had any
thing 10 do with the matter afterwards. He
knew nothing of the evictions alluded TO but
would say, (would endeavor 10 keep within
the parliamentary bounds in saying it) that
the man outside of this chamber who states,
as counsel or owner. directly or indirectly
in any way whatever. that he was ever in-
strumentsl in turning any man, woman or
child from his land OF from his cabin, wheth-
er from quarter section or from a quarter
acre, is liar. | say that of any any man
who makes that charge outside of the Senate
chamber, said he. Al this point Butler in-
terposed with motion to adjourn, and the
Senate at 6 p. NJ. adjourned ull Monday.
House
The House today adopted the conference
report On the sundry civil appropriation bill
Ii considered the bill providing general
superintendent of the railroad mail service
1T a salary of 81 900, an assistant superin-
tendent at salary of S3 600, chief clerk
at salary of So 900 and as many clerks as
may be necessary at Il salary of 81 800 each
Adjourned without acton.
General Congressional News.
The Senate finance committee continued
the reading of the tariff bill for an hour to-
day and has now progressed to page l25 (the
first 81 pages being the Mills bil) A
meeting is called for tomorrow at which the
reading will probably be concluded.
The Senate committee on finance began
todoy the inquiry INTO the operations in This
country of the French copper syndicate.
The parties examined were Charles ii. lline,
of Ansonia, Conn, treasurer of the Parrot
silver and copper mining company of Mon
tana, Charles Rahl of New York. a copper
broker, and John Stanton of New York,
treasurer. The Treasurer stated that the
price VI mere was " ~
less than in Europe. That but for the tariff.
the small mines light be crowded out by
"a combination of the larger mines. All the
witnesses agreed that the tariff alone had
made it possible 10 develop that of Lake
superior, Montana and Arizona. that there
were no American members of the Socirte,
and that the price OF copper today was les,
than the average for the ten years past,
The three Lake Copper Mining companies.
c. c. Beaman, of New York, counsel for
Gerard, Abbott & Co, American agents for
Socete DE Metaqux, of Paris, was also
present and took part in the proceedings,
though not formally as II witness
Proceedings were informal and conyersa-
ronal. Hne said his Co, had a contract
with the Societe. which ostensibly limited
the production of his mine To certain
amount of copper, but in reality light was
placed be, ond The present possibility of its
production. lie sold copper on behalf of
the Societe, the Company realizing l3
cents per pound and one half the profit
above that sum the other half of the excess
over l3 cents going to the Socieie.
He was also authorized to sell at all times
nefourth cent pound less than the price
of lake copper. Stanton, who is the Oldest
copper miner in the United States, produced
the copy of his contract with the Societe,
which contract was read and explained TO
the committee by Beaman, who drew
II up. 1t contained also an ostensble limit
to the amount of production of the mine 10
which it applied, and the same terms with
regard TO price and sale. 1t was explained
by all the witnesses that the Suciete took all
the surplus copper and sold it abroad paying
the American companies half the sum real