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Show TO PENSION WAR TELEGRAPHERS Men Who Conducted the Secret Business of Government Will Bo Rewarded. PATTERSON RESOLUTION NOT UP IN SENATE Gov. Dawson of West Virginia Tells of Railroads Discriminating Discrim-inating Against Miners. WASHINGTON, Fob. 8. There was a general expectation that today would witness wit-ness a revival of yesterday's exciting occurrences oc-currences In tho Senate over Mr. Patterson's Patter-son's caucus resolutions, but It was not realized and tho largo crowd attracted to the galleries was compelled to leave In disappointment when, at 3 p. m., the Scnato Scn-ato went Into executivo session, after a day devoted largely to ordinary bills on the calendar. Tho Indications of tho early morning were In the line of tho popular expectation, expecta-tion, as several Senators expressed a desire de-sire to speak on tho resolution. There were other Senators, however, who held the view that tho caucus question had been sulflclcmly agitated, and they spent much of the llrst hour of tho day's ses-olon ses-olon In an effort to prevent further dls-ousslon. dls-ousslon. Pensions for Telegraphers. They were successful for the time at least, nnd it was soon known that tho resolution would not be called up today. Mr. Scott spoke on his bill giving the telegraph operators of the Civil war a pensionable pen-sionable status, nnd the bill was passed Mr. Tillman again made reference to the charge that tho railroads In West Virginia Vir-ginia were discriminating against tho private pri-vate coal miners, and read a letter from Gov. Dawson of that Sto,te charging that tho Pennsylvania company controls all tho trunk lles In "West Virginia, to the disadvantage of tho Sftite. Foraker Wants Investigation. Mr. Foralccr expressed the hope that there would be an Investigation along the lines suggested by Gov. Dawson. Ho said the Governor's complaint went to tho heart of tho railroad trouble all over the country. The railroad rate bill was received from the House, Jof Representatives, but the Senators generally were not aware of Its arrival. The bill was referred to tho Committee Com-mittee on Interstate Commerce. Mr. Scott. In addressing the Senate at so mo length In support of the bill placing telegraph operators of tho Civil war on a pensionable status, paid a high tribute to these men, saying they had been subjected sub-jected to many of the requirements of soldiers sol-diers and granted fow of their privileges. Ho stated that while they had necessarily been Intrusted with all tho lmporLant secrets se-crets of the great war, not ono of them had over been known to betray the confidence. confi-dence. Of the corps engaged in 1861-'C3, only ISO survive. ITany Bills Passed. Tho Senate then took up tho calendar and passed a largo number of private pension pen-sion bills, and also tho following: Providing for the withdrawal of lands needed for townsltc purposes In connection with Irrigation projects. A bill authorizing the use of n.CCO.000 of the reclamation fund for tho drainage of lands In North Dakota. Amending the Alaska road and school law In several minor particulars. Amending the law for the regulation of the salmon fisheries of Alaska. Prohibiting aliens from taking fish in the waters of Alaska. |
