Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-07

ted he had left the democratic party
In 1892 rather than support Clevs-
land In this connection he referred
to Tillman's course In his own state
and Tillman interrupted him with the
remark that "He had eaten as much
crow In submitting TO party dictation
as any man living"
| Did You like it?' asked Spooner,
and Tiliman replied mo. but ! took
/ It, This digression caused laugh
which Increased when Patterson re.
marked that he had eaten crow. but
less than that taken by Tillman.
eourke Cochran Champions Dill.
Washington, February There
was no delay from the preliminary
business in the house today, the rail.
road bill being taken up at II o'clock
and the last day OF the general d..
bate was begun. The program includ.
ed speeches by Bourke Cochran. New
York, Mann of Illinois, Williams Of
Mississippi. and Hepburn Of Iowa.
Cochran announced his position In
favor OF the bill, While he did not
consider it a panacea for all evils, it
was q most wholesome manifestatiol
OF the unanimous public determination
10 deal with rate evils. II was the
only measure by which public owner.
ship could be stopped, and checked
! the most plausible argument OF social
lists. History OF railroad manage.
ment In this country" he said, is his
tory Of favoritism, of corruption and
y.1fkauds In, spite of this he would
not say that the railroads had not
rendered enormous service, but they
had not been as efficient as they
should be. His next assertion was
that railway influences predominated
both parties.
l He showed how the representatives
Of wealth ignored the courts and do
minated the state administrations.
The very court which had dropped the
proceedings against II. H Rogers had
the next day issued a most vigorous
Injunction against the striking print
ers. In this connection he review
ed the Northern Securities decision,
which be said, declared to be crimi-
mails and conspirators, those represen-
tatives for combination. The fact
that no criminal proceedings had
been begun was dwelt on at length
and the Jail sentence Of debts and
the conviction OF two railroads for
"mere indiscretion" contrasted Com.
pliments were paid to Rockefeller.
"at once richest and most dispised of
our whole population Universal
applause greeted Cockran's conclu.
sion, and after an informal congra-
tulatory reception to him, Mann dlls)
took the floor
Continued smoot Session.
Washington. February 7.--lIearing
in the case Of Senator Smoot resum.
ed today before the committee on
privileges and elections, is likely to
continue intermittently throughout
the present session. The first witness
wag Professor Walter N. Wolfe. for.
mer teacher Of geology in the Brig
ham Young college at Logan, Utah
He testified regarding polygamy and
said to the best Of his knowledge
that polygamous cohabitation has In
creased very materially since utah
was admitted as a state. ne sa'h
polygamy was even talked " with
some freedom In southern Utah and
New Mexico. Wolfe said he had
gone through the temple twelve
tinlcs and gave the oath he was oD-
Iiged 70 take. He said he believed
that Seeds of treason were sown oy
oath"
washington, y. c.. reb. - The
president today sent to the senate the
nomination Of Brigadier General Frf~l'
erick u. Grant. to be major general
Uncle Sam Takes Charge.
Washington, y. c., Feb. 4 - The
Venezuelan government has requested
the government " the United states
10 take charge Of It's consulate IN
France. Secretary Root has decided
to comply with the request and VIII
give the necessary instructions to the
American ambassador In Paris.
Patterson said he had bolted some
party nominations at home and he ex-
pected to do 80 again. He said the
democratic party might learn valu.
able lessons from the republican party
In dealing with membership Of party.
He especially commended that party
for not having whole states bound
and gagged by unit rule In national
convention"