The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-24
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BOsrON February -, 1895
EDITORIAL.
our MEMBER OF congress and the
school OF Mines BiI.

school OF Mines Bill.
The following letter explains itself
We thought It would be very unlikely
that Mr.. Stephenson would do anything
knowingly antagonis,ic 10 our mining
school and from the following letter It
would look as ii We were correct:
WASHINGTON, y. c.. February Il. 90.
Fred Mackenzie Esq, Calumet. Mich.
DEAR Sill AN in receipt of vour LET
Ter oil tho 18th inst, in which YOU trans
INIT a clipping from The Evening News"
oil same date containing articles relating
Co senate oil No. 100, To aid the public
ianu states 10 support schools OF mines.
lnasmuch as nav position with regard 10
thls Dill has been attacked, IN Justice 10
myself, u Is proper that / should mike
some explanation. When the measure
referred TO was before the committee ON
pu0lc lands, OF which am member
and before tbe house bV uuspi-
nous consent, my impression and uudrr-
standing was that under it's oDrrsti..p
the Michigan mining school would receive
lar proportion OF aid, but / ann since
advised hy officials ui the general land
Office that the Michigan institution
would derive 10 benefit whatever. Ibe
states which would be benefited bv tbe
bill are those western states designated
IN the house bill, viz: California. Oregon
Washington, Montana Idaho. Nevada
wyoming, Colorado aud South Dakota
ana the change ia the senate OH SO as tn /
make 1t read An act 10 aid the public I
land states 10 support schools a Mines /
Seeihs 10 nave been made for the sole /
purpose oil conveying wrong impress
sion as TO the object OF the bill, as Ia Of
lect tue house aud senate bills ,VouI8 ba I
identicaliy the same, aud none of tbr Nun
TIC land states except those indicats1 Ia
the house bill would terive any ro1sid.r-
aOle benefit. lt seems TO be intimatad bv
some that my approval was given I'd fbis
measure knowing as to how it wouId
operate, and that &c was nv intention
70 aha m discriminating against m.
michigan mining school, but I think II il
TO "tsure you that any such
int lnatloh lacks the slightest foundation.
DurlhB nv service On congress IL has a
ways neen my aim 90 represent every s,.r-
llon oi the district and ail Oi its iustifu. 6
ons, with absolute Justice and impar- !
tiailty. ana ! think the rscorl. will
snow that my efforts boz that direction I
nave been 20 avery fair degree sucre.-f1I !
lt is proper i0r ne % say further tb,r 4
nave been so busy Of late with riyprs,d 3
larbor work, a. the committee il n,,g
ormnlating It's bin and remains ian so.
Won during the entire legislative dav
nat have been unable TO devote mn.b q
line To my duties op the public lands I
committee, consequently the bin in ones /
ION was noteivruu very careful exanius- ~
ION lhe ] TINT DC camp % the h1uso a.
.lth approva' of our two senators. and -
ne additional firt tn1t it was NOT rb. y
.ted 10 hN representative ora The com :,
littee from Other central and eqster, ..
lihing states. lri me 90 believe tEattbe =.
leasure WIS thai cpuld be- deeife bv :,
ne. ] might add, also, that a -imilar g.
W vas considered by che committee of a.
'hieh VIZ. AitNei j. rhairm1n. biz only .r
Dmm'ttee service. which Wiil explain that n
ent'euiuh knowledge OF it- mruo-e i'm
M "bhti' r'sults. saw SIR Wilson.
~ oIlEih it'r COY me measure. TODAY and
z uoeH nor seem disposed 20 urge rous.l-
'atlon ptthp matter. as De f4Gs ftet.t ~.
ouli not result as favorable t,t ~
ctlon ~ t1e crg9rr ~ s rtH r.t0r a.
cipated. have s.ear.a g-.ro,... c.I
ON several ia1lHe wena.rs rf tho dc
Iuse that they viii cooperate vi-b ,o, tr'
defeat the bin 10 b. Is Hgain ruil II p,, 81.
ID we cannot succeed is spruriug 49,. tai
Ioption 81 Amendments making r. moro DC
neral
have heard nothing IN .ther repar limo
:. Iretheway's claim but viii keep the -
after stirred M az che pension bureau y"
1oping that the above will hc satisfac- uu
nv, and that your letter will be fpllv GU
swerrd, ! remain. fu.
Yours very truly. In
$. VI. STEPHENSON