Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-24
A VERDICT FOR sl7s, 900.
Result Of Janeway d Co.'S Suit Against
the Pennsylvania Railroad.

TRENTON. n. j., April 24.-The suit OF Jane
way & Co., of New Brunswick, against the
Pennsylvania r R., in which over 100000
damages are claimed, and which has occupied
attention since Tuesday OF last week, was
given TO the jury in the federal court last
evening, and the jury this morning returned
a verdict for the plaintiff for sls9,soe. 50 for
result OF the well-remembered collision at
New Brunswick on the morning OF Febru-
airy z, 1855. OF an oil and a freight train.
The oil took fire and a blazing stream
swept down the neighboring streeta In It's
course it set fire TO Janeways extensive wall
paper factory, which was burned 10 the ground.
The firm presented a claim OF SIG, 500. 50 for
actual loss by the destruction of their mill ma
S2O9, $50 claimed is for the estimated prof,as Of
the business last year, which the fire prevented.
40 me o main defense was that the wall paper COM
destruction OF their building.
The Labor Question I'm Politics.
POINTS FROM THE LIVELY DEBATE IN THE
HOUSE ON THE PRESIDENTS SPECIAL MES
SAGE.
A lively debate occurred In the House yester.
day over the Presidents message The motion
OF Mr.. Butterworth to refer the message to the
committee OF the whole House, In which case
1t would not have gone In the Record, pro-.
voked considerable feeling.
Mr.. Butterworth referred TO the bin that had
come from the labor committee as
A HOLLOW MoCRERY AND A SHAM
1t was not even intended TO do anything for
the laboring men; 1t was mere tub TO a whale
"a deliberate purpose TO catch votes. He criti-
cised the want of consideration given TO the
arbitration bill by the committee on labor
There had been no effort to ascertain the facts
III member secured fifteen minutes to speak
on the bill he devoted eight minutes TO abusing
Jay Gould, six minutes 10 abusing corporations
and then surrendered the other minute being
unequal TO the task Of suggesting any remedy.
WI ny didn't you suggest q remedy?" asked
Mr. ONeill, OF Missouri.
because you didn't give me time even to
open my mouth replied Mr.. Butterworth.
Mr.. Bland, OF Mfssouri.-We had a bill here
some days ago that proposed TO set the laboreru
OF the country at work; how did the gentleman
vote on that? The contraction of the Currency
Is impoyerishing the people to-day.
'sTILL HARPING ON MY DAUGHTER"
quoted Mr.. Butterworth In reply. "If we were
discussing infant baptism here the gentleman
would stand up and want 70 have the ban.
tismal basin purchased with standard silver
dollars. lApplause.l Mr.. Butterworth said he
feared that IL the message were referred TO the
labor committee now measure would be re.
ported representing not the needs of the hour.
but the political necessities Of the coming cam.
paign.
not word in IT that appealed I'm any particu.
lar 10 any party or any set or any class of men
IN the United States. On the contrary Il APP
plause.
Both Mr.. Weaver and Mr. Gibson, OF West
virginia, opposed Mr. Butterworth very viRor.
ously. Mr.. Gibson said the troubles the couu-
try was suffering from were the result of the
powers given by corrupt Congresses TO great
corporations under the twenty years OF repub-
lean administration. 1t was the watered
STOCK, the unJu charters granted by Congress,
against which labor was rebelling.
MIR. REED ON MR.. RANDALL.
MT. Reed, OF Maine, expressed his satisfaction
with the vote he had cast for the arbitration
bill. The gentleman from Pennsylvania (Air.
Randall) in undertaking to excuse the Presi.
dent Tor his message, was the only man who
had accused him. Nobody the republican
side had found any FAULT with the President or
had even complained OF the lateness of his
arousing to the subject. The question which
was stirring among the people should he de-
Hberateiy considered by Congress. 1t might be
that Congress could devise "A remedy, III might
be that IL could not; but it was bound 10 con-
slider the question and bound to consider with
elections.