The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-17
STREAMING FOR A SENSATION.
The New York World Discovers 9
Mares Nest in an "a sphalt Bed.

From the New York World.
Washington, July 4.-There is the odor
of another scandal in the Senate. The
seriousness of it depends to great ex-
tent upon whether or not Senator Shoup
has misunderstood Senator Gordon.
Senator Shoup gave notice in the Senate
yesterday that when the Indian appro-
priation bill is called up he will move as
an amendment the Rawlins bill, which
has passed the House. and which provides
Tor the opening OF two Indian reservations
in Utah and Colorado. This measure
takes no account of the leases Of valuable
mineral apd other lands in the reserva-
tions held by the American
after Mr.. Shoup gave notice
of his intention, Senator Gordon crossed
the chamber, and, according to Mr. Shoup,
informed him that unless the American
Asphalt Company were protected in its
lease the amendment would be beaten
Mr.. Shoup says that he repeated his in
| teation TO press the bill, adding that il it
were fought he would make every effort
TO expose the source of the opposition
Senator Gordon is said to have asked Mr.
Shoup to meet a Mr.. Thornton of New
| York. whom Mr.. Shoup understood to be
a representative of the American Asphalt
! Company. Mr.. Shoup says he refused to
| leave the chamber, giving as his reason
that there had been too much talk about
the influence of corporations on senator's.
Senator Gordon is said to have pressed
the matter no further
The leases of the asphalt beds in the
Uiuta Indian reservation, in Utah, have
i already been the subject of much scandal,
| as the company is said to have obtained
control of many thousand acres for q nomi-
nal sum. Mr.. Shoup was aware of these
facts. and he was surprised that a sena-
tor should interest himself in perpetual
ing the leases
Senator GordOn's version Of the Incl
dent IS entirely different He has no rec
objection whatever of Senator Shoup's
! statement about the influence of corpora
tons on senators, and he says there was
no occasion for any such comment Sena-
tor Gordon declares that the man Thorn
ton, whom he desired Senator Shoup to
meet, is not connected with the American
! Asphalt Company, but represents New
4 York enterprise in which w. II. Grace
and others are interested, and which is
/ seeking TO develop a mineral product
\ found in the Uinta reservation in Utah.
! Senator Gordon says that what he told
3 Senator Shoup was that if any interests
! in the reservation were to be protected he
! desired that his frieuds in this company
! should be given the same consideration.
Il have" said Senator Gordon, mo in
! terest one way or the other in the matter
! have not read the amendment, and what
! is more do not intend TO, oppose it, My
connection with the whole thing is sim
( ply this Mr. Thornton and other friends
of mine in New ork, vino have eNpcud-
ed considerable amounts Of money in try
. ing to develop certain deposit found in
I the reservation, came to me some time
! ago about their leases and asked 10 be in
| Jroduced TO Secretary Smith. The com
I pany, as l understand il. mad leases of
/ about $4,000 acres of land assured the
/ gentlemen at the time that Secretary
4 smith would not approve of such couces-
sion, and, as had predicted, Mr. Smith
! approved Of leases on only 1000 acres. If
! Senator Shoup had in mind the leases
| granted 10 the American Asphalt Com
! pany / can understand how he misunder-
| stood me The concern that Mr. Thorn.
| ton represents does not handle anything
/ that in any way resem bles asphalt, s.,
/ that you can see there can be no confu-
sion on that point. have no personal in
] terest In the matter at all Senator
/ Shoup must have misunderstood me.
The incident has aroused considerable
gossip, and the fact that two senators
are 30 much 40 variance IN their state
ments OF what occurred has excited
! much comment The matter NAV
come up in the Senate on Monday.
when the Indian appropriation bill is con.
slderod.