Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-02

MORE ELOQUENCE EXPENDED
ON MIR. O'NEIIIiS BILL.

MIR. Hammond characterized tho Meas
urs as Oae to Prevent Strikes at GOV
srnment iXpense In the Interest ot
Corporal Ons-The Good Effect. of AIr.
PowderlY's Paper.
WAsHGNGToN, April In the House
to-day AIR. Kelley, OF Pennsylvania, rising
to question OF privilege, said he found
in the Record this morning that the gen
tlemau from Missouri Mr.. O'NeiU) yes
terday had stated that he Mr.. Kelley
had made a speech on the bili prohibiting
the importation OF contract labor identi-
cal with that he made ON the arbitration
bill. lie had not heard that statement,
and he did not wish by silence to acqui-
esce in its correctness. He supported the
contract labor bill, but he had declared it
to be crude, and had suggested amend
ments to perfect it. That bill could be
amended, but the bill OF the gentleman
| from Missouri meant nothing, and could
/ not have life breathed into it.
Ihe House then went into committee of
| the whole, with Mr.. Springer, Of Illinois,
| IN the chair. on the labor arbitration bill,
the general debate to be closed at 4
| O'clock.
The bin was discussed by Messrs. Glib
son OF West Virginia, Grain OF Texas,
| Dunn of Arkansas. Buchanan of New
Jersey, Worthington OF Illinois, Tarsney
! of Michigan, Anderson of Kansas,
! Osborne of Pennsylvania, Long OF Massa.
chusetts, Bound OF Pennsylvania, Cannon
| OF illinois and others. In closing the
| debate Mr.. O'Neill, of Missouri, said that
every compulsory law placed on the stat
| ute books OF any country had proven
failure. The desired result could only bc
| secured by cOucillatiOn. When public
! opinion was behind measure IL was
! powerful. He quoted from the views OF
| political economists which had been con-
s!dered by the Committee on Labor, and
| which upheld the principle of cOncilia-
| uOn and arbitration, and at the conclusion
| OF his remarks the bill was read by sec
| tons for amendments.
MR.. HAMMOND OPPOSES.
In speaking TO the verbal amendment
! Mr.. Hammond, of Georgia, attacked the
| bill, which he asserted instead Of being
| bill 10 protect labor was one to prevent
| strikes, in che interest of corporations and
at the expense OF the United States.
! Every man who believed as the gentle
man from Pennsyl ania Mr.. Kelley) did
! that the measure was trick and a fraud.
! ought to vote against it. The House pro-
! posed to crystallize into statute law
! something whicn nobody said was good.
and many people said was simple trick
| to get rid of the question.
! Mr. Kelley, Of Pennsylvania, said that
/ by his remarks Yesterday he did not mean
| that the gentlemen on the Committee on
Labor had deliberately perpetrated a trick
and traud. He knew that the gentlemen
who could submit this bill TO the work
| lngmen OF the country AS a provision for
| 50 edy SETTLE ment of the troubles be-
! tween employers and employees were quite
/ TOO innocent to deliberately attempt a
| fraud or a trick. Laughter Mr.. Pow
! derlv had done more 10 advance the
| principle Of arbitration than all the frOthy
| eloquence that he (Mr. Kelley and mis-
! associates had uttered yesterday and to-
| day.
POWDERLY's PAPER.
Mr.. POwderly's paper had been read
and considered by the heads of cOrpo-
| ratiOns and they had said, "It this is the
| spirit OF the wOTkingmcn we must regard
| it for many years" He { MIR. Kelley mad
denounced as frauds and tricks just such
! bills as this which pretended to be i'm the
interest of wOrkingmen, and SAID that be
had incOntnently used the words for
which he now apoloeized TO the innocent
| members Of the Committee on Labor. The
committee then rose and Mr.. O'Neili
| moved that all debate on the first section
! OF the bill be limited to one minute.
BY a parliamentary manpuvre Mr..
Reagan, OF Texas, obtained the floor and
made constitutional argument against
the bill.
SIGN IN THE HEAVENS.
Mr.. Lowry, Of Indiana, denied the as
sertiOn thatthe bill was trick and
fraud, or that IL infringed upon any pro-
vision Of the constitution. lie conceived
that the committee had proceeded with
the utmost caution aud circume epectiOn
IN framing the measure. The effect OF tue
bill would be- 10 crystalliZe public opinion.
In his judgment as sure ss truth was on
nipOtent, just so sure would corporate
bodies be compelled 10 yield TO the
demands OF justice and right. f.
was step in the right direction; 10
was in response TO a cry Of distress; il
was "ship ah0y" TO sinking sailors. Let
Congress put this sign In the heavens a.
token 10 labor that 10 would not be al
ways distressed, and that it would not
always be subject 10 the eXactions OF mo-
nOpOly.
Pending a vote on Mr.. O'Neilrs motion,
the House al j:4j O'Clock adjourned.