The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1892-04-09
TRANSPORTATION FOR COOKE.

: Livingston Endorse the Segregation
Pro position and Provide for Urg-
ing the Measure in Congress.
Pursuant to call citizens meetin.
was held at the court room Tuesda,
evening to listen to a report from Allan
r. Joy, who returned from Washington
Monday, regarding the status of thu
Cooke City railway bill and to devise
means to further the interests of thu
bill before both houses of congress. The
meeting was organized by the selection
of NJ. Roth as chairman and George
Anderson as secretary. Mr.. Joyss:w
then called on to address the meeting
and spoke for more than an hour, dur
ing which time he explained the stand
ing of the segregation bill, the Mineral
railway bill and what was necessary to
be done in order to secure favorable ac-
tion by congress. The substance of his
remarks were as follows:
On arriving in Washington he found
that A. P. Vinnedge had been doing
some hard and effective work for the
bill, and that Senators Sanders and
Power and Representative Dixon were
also working together and doing all in
their power to secure favorable legisla-
tion on the segregation bill. During his
stay in Washington he met nearly all of
the prominent senators of both parties
and each ole assured him that if the
segregation bill was satisfactory to Sen
ator Vest, to whom all Park affairs are
left, that they would give it their hearty
support. When the bill came up before
the committee on public lands in the
| house, Senators Vest and Sanders and
Congressman Dixon went before the
committee and made strong appeals in
favor of segregation, but notwithstand-
ing this the Mineral railway bill was
favorably reported by a vote of 6 to 5,
two of the members Of the committee
being absent. A minority report has
been presented by Congressman Dear
mand of Missouri, and has been signed
by the five members voting against the
Mineral railway bill. Notwithstanding
the favorable report on this bill, the
friends of segregation are confident that
this bill will be defeated in the house,
and that segregation, as embodied in
Senator Vests bill, will pass the house;
provided, however, that the Mineral
railway bill goes through the house and
the segregation bill through the senate,
conference committee composed of
three members from each house will be
appointed, and it is believed that COM
promise measure will then be arranged
and passed in both houses. Mr.. Joy
further stated that before going to
Washington he was slightly in doubt as
to what measure should be supported. !
but that he was now firmly convinced |
that the people should give the segrega-
tion bill their united and hearty sup
port; that this was the only way a bill
could be gotten through, and that the
failure Of the citizens to unite and work
for one bill had always defeated every
proposition that had deem placed before
congress regarding transportation to
To f,,r< ~ |
the Mineral railway bill was before the
committee on public lands, ex Congress
man Thompson of Kentucky, one of the
incorporators of the company, made the
statement to the committee that he had
no money; that they expected to max.
big money out of the franchise, and that
he was in it for that purpose.
During the course of his remarks Mr..
Joy stated that when the senate COM
mittee favorably reported the segrega-
ton bill and refused to give the Mineral
Railway bill even minority report that
an agent of the incorporators Of that
railway came to the friends of the segre-
CATION bill and offered to withdraw their
influence for $4,000. That this offer
was refused ana that they then offered
to withdraw for $4,000 worth of good
min ng stock. This statement brought
G. H. Eaton to his feet with an inquiry
why, if they had received this offer, they
did not accept it when parties had Of
tered to put up the meney, and why Mr.
Joy had stated that he must hurry back
to Montana to raise the money. In re-
ply Mr.. Joy stated that no one had Of
fered to put up the money; that he had
never stated that he must hurry back to
Montana to raise money; and that when ,
5he offer of withdrawal was made the
friends of segregation had held consul ,
alton and decided that the offer was an
evidence of weakness on the part of the
rlends OF the other measure and that I
hey would not put up one cent. Mr..
eaton then said that Mr.. Joy had said t
,reat deal about two Montana men be- {
ng among the incorporators of the Mon 8
ana Mineral Railway company and that !
le would like to have the audience know t
Vho those two men were. Mr.. Joy re- c
lied that he would prefer that Mr..
saton tell the audience who they we're. .
Or. Eaton disclaimed any knowledge as c
who they were and replying to this f
tatement Mr.. Joy said that on last Sat- e
rday he was shown certified copy OF
he articles of incorporation of the Min 9
raj Railway company; that the name of t
;. H. Eaton appeared in the certified f
opy as one of the incorporators; that 9
1r. Eaton had Gather signed them or
lse his name had been forged; that if it Q
as forgery and the crime had been q
in Park county he would 81
the parties to the full extent ii
the law. :,
In EXPLANATION ~ fhia NJ Eo<a~