Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-10-03


ference report on the tariff bill was adopt
ed by vote of 33 to 81. Plumb, Paddock
and Pettigrew were the republicans voting
| in the negative.
THE WHEAT INVESTIGATION.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-House Postmas-
ter Wheat to. day made statement before
the committee Investigating the affairs of
his office. He reiterated his former state
ments to the effect that he thought he was
doing the proper thing when he entered
into the contract with CulDertson. His
last conversation with ex-Postmaster Dali
ton led him to believe this was proper
Dalton said the contractor could afford to
pay him $3.50 per month. In fact, the gen
eral understanding he obtained every
where was to the effect that this was the
Office perquiSite. EnlOe asked the witness
if he was engaged in behalf of any meas
effect that McGarrahan had asked him for
his (Wheats) aid in getting his claim
through congress. The witness had replied
to McGarrahan, certainly he would be
glad to aid him, as he would any one else.
He spoke to a few members he knew about
the claim to accommodate McGarrahan.
He never saw McGarrahan before he got
his office, and had never got a cent of mon
ey for speaking to the members. He never
did expect to get anythingssxcept that Nc
Garrahan said he would dCs as much for
HIM. (Adjourned).
THE RAUM INVESTIGATION.
Geckendortf, the New York Tribune's
correspondent. appeared before the Raum
investigating committee to-day. He said
he had consulted with persons who had
fYi1y !, ,eos
Office matters, and as they were unwilling
to have their names disclosed, he telt COM
PEELED to decline to state them. Major S.
N. Clark Of the Tribune'S Washington
bureau was called as a witness, but de-
cllned to give the name of any person who
had given him information. Lewis, minor
ity member, said he wanted to report to
the house what had been learned before
this congress adjourned, and that the mi
nority report had already been drawn.
The chairman said it seemed impossible
for the committee to meet again, as this
was the last business day of the session,
but the committee would stand adjourned
subject to call.
CARRIERS BILL DEFEATED.
Congressman Carter tried again to-day
to secure consideration and passage of
his bill granting right Of way to Cooke
City for the Montana Mineral railway
company. Mr.. Dunnell of Minnesota an
tagonized the bill successfully. In pri-
vate conversation Dunnell SAID: 81 was the
father OF the National Park bill and still
have paternal interest in that wonder.
land. | am opposed to granting any rail-
road right OF way through the park be-
cause the first would only force a prece-
ator Sanders says the bill as amended is a
good one, being relieved Of all monopolist
ic features. He would oppose the bill un-
less it were very clear that the road would
be built by December, 1891: The mines
which are now made accessible will be ex-
ceedingly valuable when the road is COM
pleted to Cooke City.
APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON, Sept. S0.-The president
has approved the river and harbor bill;
the joint resolution authorizing the secreS
tary Of the navy to purchase nickel ore for
use in the manufacture of nickel steel
armor; extending the limit of cost for the
public building at Hob0ken, N. j.; amend
ing the act of congress relative to fire limit
of the site of the postoffice and federal
building at Brooklyn, N. Y; an act to di-
vide the state of Iowa into two judicial dis
tricts; making Peoria, Illinois, port of
delivery; and bill providing for statute
to Gen. Lafayette.
Detained Under the Contract Labor Law.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 3O-Rev. DR.. N. A.
Menkenberg and Rev. DR.. j. Leontmerath,
Catholic priests from Europe, who arrived
at this port on the steamship Belgenland
to-day are detained under the contract
labor law. The priests acknowledge that
they were hired TO come to this country as
teachers in the Catholic college at st. Paul,