Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-02
IN CONGRESS.
The Senate Adopts all the c on
ference Report on the
Tariff Bliss
to az.
Hon. Frederick Billings, EXPIRES.
ident of the Northern Pa.
cific Railway, Dies
in Vermont.

Adopted by the Senate.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 3O.--At 8:2O the
conference report on the tariff bill WAS
adopted by a vote of 80 TO q. Plumb,
Paddock and Pettigrew were the re-
publicsna voting 10 the negative.
THE WHEAT INVESTIGATION.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30. -Eonse
Postmaster whsst today made state
ment before the committee inveetigat-
ing the sffsirs Of his office. lie rsit-
Grated his former statements to the
effect that he thought he was doing
the proper thing when h- entered into
the contract with Culbertson. His
last conve sstion with ex.Psstmaster
Dalton led him 20 believe this was
proper. Dalton said the contractor
could afford to pay him $50 per
month. In fact, the general under.
stsndtng he obtained every wh~re
w@- TO the effect that this wss the
Office perqui-it-. Enloe asked the
witness If he was engaged In behalf
ri any measures before the house.
Wheat replied In II Ct that McGarra-
han had asked him tor his (Wheat's)
aid in getting his claim through con.
gress. The witness had replied to
McGsrr.bsn, certainly, be would be
glad 90 aid him, rs he would any one
-l.e. He spoke tos few memters he
knew about the claim to sccommo-
date McGarrshap. He never saw
McGarraban before he got his Office.
and han never got u cent of money
for psaking TO the members, He
never did expect to get anything sx.
cepi that McGarrHbsn said he would
do ~ much for him. "a jjournsd.)
THE RAUM INVESTIGATION.
Geckehdorff, the New York Th-
bune's correspondent, appeared before
the Raum investigating committee to-
day. He said he had consulted with
persons who had given him informa-
ton respecting pension offi"e matters,
and n they were unwilling to have
their names disclosed, he felt COM
PEELED to decline TO state them. Ma
jor s. y. Clark of the Tribune's
Washington bereau, wss called as q
witness, but declined to give the name
of any terson who had giuen him in
formation. Lewis, minority member,
said he wanted 10 report To the house
what had been learned before this
congress adjourned and that the mi.
nority report hsd slready been drawn.
The chairman said IL seemed lmpos-
sible TO, the committee to meet again,
as this WAS the last business day OF the
session, but the committee would
stand adjourned subject to call.
cARTER's FILL DEFEATED.
Congressman Carter tried again to.
day to secure q consideration and pas.
sage Of his bill granting right Of way
to Cook. City for the Montana Mine.
raj railway company. Mr.. Dunnel
OF Minnesota antagonized the hill sue
cessfully. In a private conversation
Dunnell said: II was the father Of the
National Psrk bill aud still have .
paternal interest In that wonderland
I am opposed to granting any railroad
right If way through the park because
the first would only force preceden,
for man, which would follow" Sen.
a,or Sanders says the bill as amended
T. good one, being relieved Of al
monopolistic features. He would op'
pose the bill unless 1t were worry cleaI
that the road would be built by DE
cember. 1891. The mines which ar
now made ace, sible will lie exceed
ingly valuable when the road IL com
pleted to Cooke City.
APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 30.--The presi
dent has approved the river and ha'
Dor bill; the joint resolution author
ixing the secretary Of the navy to pu'
chase nickel ore for use In the manu-
facture OF nickel STEEL srmor; extend
ing the Limit OF cost for the publ
building at Hcboken, N. j.; amendin
the oct Of congress relative TO fire lin
Il cf the site of the postofiice an
| federal building at Brooklyn, N. Y
an act 10 divide the s'ats Of lows Inf
two judicial dlstrics; making Psori'
Illinois. . port Of delivery. and . bi
providing for statue 70 0es. Lafsy