The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-23
VEST DID NOT SPEAK.
Visitors to the Senate Greatly Dis
appointed.
1T WAS ALL A MIsAPPREHENsION,

Missouri's Senator Did Not Intend to Make
"a Speech, but the People Were Out to
Hear Him-Discussion over the Pacific
Railway s-The House Waste of Empty
Seats, Nearly All Memb RS Having Gone
Home for Christmas.
Washington, Dec. Ex-senator Vests
anticipated speech concerning Secre-
tary Olney's attitude toward the Cam
eron resolution filled the galleries to
overflowing Tuesday. The urgency de-
ficiency billawas reported and passed
with minor amendments. 1t carries
1884, 1856, the larger part Of which is for
the continuation OF the work of the
navy department
Pettigrew called up his resolution ap-
propriating $10,OOO,0O0 to take up the
trust notes of the Union Pacific rail-
way. He said this step was imperative
to protect the interests of the govern
ment against a scheme of those who
held those notes, whose purpose was to
absorb the branch lines of the Union
Pacific. He declared his belief that the
Union Pacific was not and is not in
created for the express purpose of COM
plicating and embarrassing the govern
ment liens.
Could Not Manage Them Worse.
Gear. chairman of the committee on
Pacific roads asked if Pettigrew favored
the operation of these roads by the
government. The South Dakota sena-
tor answered that certainly the govern
ment could not possibly manage the
Pacific roads worse then they had been
managed. 1t would do away with pools,
combinations, and discrimination in
rates which made the American rail-
roads a target Of criticism. Pettigrew
urged that the government should en-
brace this opportunity for an expert
ment in government ownership OF a
great continental line. He believed the
government should take possession and
operate the Union Pacific road and its
branch lines.
Plat spoke Of the imperative neces-
sity of considering the important ques-
tion of settlement with the Pacific
roads. The Indebtedness, reaching
$l15, 000, ,000 was in danger of being lost
and yet this vast debt and the peril OF
it's being lost seemed to disturb no one
He hoped ii would be one of the first
subjects considered after the holidays.
OF n Grave Character.
Morgan said the statements made by
Pettigrew were of most grave charac.
ter. In effect they meant that certain
| individuals had made fraudulent
| combination to load down these Pacific
| roads so as to absorb them. 1t was
difficult for any single mind to grasr
| the labyrinth of fraud and rascality
that had made this subject a perfect
"saturnalia of fraud" 1t was, Morgan
declared, twin brother to the Credit
| Mobiler frauds, carried on by the same
methods of bribery and corruption. The
Pacific railway discussion continued In
| the senate up to 2 p. M, when the
morning hour expired, apparently end
| ing the prospects for a Cuban debate.
| Much disappointment.
A large audience in the senate CALLER
les was considerably disappointed Tues
| day over the failure of Vest to make
a speech on the presidents prerogative
| on Cuban recognition, and the conse-
uuent failure of Senator Hill to reply
| to him.
IT don't know" said Senator Vest,
| "how the impression got out that
would speak today. / never said that
| I would"
1T certainly can't reply to Vest II he
does not speak," said Hill.
The senate became aware OF this con-
dition of affairs early in the day, but
| the galleries remained In Ignorance
| during the greater part Of the session,
| many retaining their seats In the be-
\ lief that they would be regaled with
such a debate as the present session
has not witnessed. The diplomatic and
private galleries of senators were both