Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-04-28
WASHINGTON.
A CIRCUS IN THE HOUSE THAT WAS
ENJOYED GREATLY.
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From our Regular tofttsi"nuo""l
WASHINGTON, april q The small
cloud that has been gathering IN the
rooms of the Labor Committee broke
forth into a terrific storm on the floor
OF the House to-day. After the reading
of the Journal Hon. NJ. A. foran, the
labor champion, from Cleveland, Ohio,
arose 10 a question Of personal privi-
lece and proceeded to charge Chairman
O'Neill, Of that committee. with in-
spifing certain newspaper articles in
which he tforan) had declared that the
only way to settle the difficulty be-
tween capital and labor was to
le, them fght il out. This re-
mark OF his had been distorted under
O'Neill's manipulation 10 mean blood
she'd and all the horrors OF war akin
thereto. The members OF the House
gathered in hollow square about the
two gladistors, as Mr.. forsn, drawing
on bis native Irish wit, proceeded TO
picture forth the grim and CHASTITY
imsginings that had seized upon the
chsirman's mind, called into existence
BY his remark that the Gould strikers
must be left TO 6ght II out. The
House was conyulsed with laughter.
O'Neill was blue with pent-up
anger, when an objection from
Mr.. Beach called a momentsry halt
in the circus. Mr.. 0'Neill then OBJ
tanned by unanimous consent ten min
utes for reply, and q running fire Of
words passed between him and Forsn,
in which assertions and denials were iu-
termiDgled with great clouds Of dust
that arose from the desks beneath the
sturdy strokes Of the contestants. Each
did make the other out a liar (by impli-
cation) Of the deepest dye, and the
secrets Of the committee-room were
bsdgered about with the greatest free
dom. The only result was to show the
petty jealousy existing between the
Two men.
EDUCATION.
The House Committee on Labor to-
day reported the substitute for the
Willis educational bill. which provides
that the proceeds from the sale Of public
lands for the next ten years, beginning
July lst next, shall be devoted TO the
support of common schools, provided
that the amount shall not exceed
$500, 600 in any one year. A mi
Monty report, signed by Messrs.
Buchanan, Bound, James, and
IIaynes takes the ground that the
objects Of the bill will be defeated
because the sale Of public lands often
falls below the amount provided TO be
expended, and for the further reason
that the public lands should be given
ss bomesteads 10 actual settlers. While
in favor Of that portion OF the bill
which provides for training and indus
trial schools, they contend that the kind
Obtaining to be taught should be de-
finitely set forth. The bill is regarded
in The light Of subterfuge which will let
the committee out without accomplish
ing anything.
A BIG REPORT.
The joint commission appointed by
the Senate and House in the Forty
eighth Congress to investigate the scien-
tihc bureaus Of the Government has
just submitted its report. 1t makes a
book Of ll04 printed pages, devoted to
the testimony Of the heads and subordi-
mates Of the Signal-Service Bureau, the
Geological, Coast, and Geodetic Sur
veys, and the photographic Office of
the navy. So bad is the showing made
that bill has been presented to the
House by Hon. ii. A. Herbert, of the
commission. restricting the work Of the
Geological Survey to the compiling and
publishing Of Its annual report that all
collections Of minerals, fossils, and other
material shall be turned over to the
National Museum, and the Secretary OF
the Interior is directed to sell oil
laboratories and other property belong
ing TO the survey. The contributions
to ethnology and geology heretofore
published Of the expense Of the Govern
ment, should Mr.. Herbert's bill become
law, will have to be published by the
authors. All printing and engraving
dope for any Of the bureaus named is
30 be estimated for separately and APP
pIopriated for in detail by Congress for
each Bureau.
PAN-ELECTRIC.
The investigation into the affairs Of
the Pan-Eleetric Telephone matter and
Attorney General Garlsnd's connection
herewith may possibly evolve an in
.vestigation of one Of the investigators.
Everything went along smoothly as
long as the Government contracted with
outside stenogrsphers TO do the report
ing. About two weeks ago, however,
an official reporter was delegated TO do
the work, and since then the committee
has been in constant wrangle. !
Congressman Ranney, Of Massa-
chusetts, has been charged by |
Chairman Boyle with being more of q
prosecutor than an investigator, and |
ugly reports are in circulation 20 the /
effect that be carries the Bell Compa- |
pany's retainer fee in his pocket. The
latter company, it is also reported,
furnished the stenographer for which
the Government paid, and were in hopes
Of being able to fasten him on to So
liciior Goode in the trial to be held at
Columbus 10 test the patents Of the
Bell company. AS long as the Bell peo-
pie could furnish men to take testimony 1
and have it stand as Government record
they were satisfied, but when an official
was put on they tried 10 break him
down. They even went SO far as to
claim that the stenographer had shown
gross ipcompeteney in taking Attorney
General Gsrlsnd's testimony, or that
that officer had abused his privilege 10
revising il. i comparison of the
transcript of the notes, however, shows
that it is the same rs that taken by the
Bell reporters, with the exception OF
where Mr.. Garland had filed in the
dates be did not remember while on the
witness.stsnd.
FRUIT-BRANDIES.
The Virginia and North Carolina
delegations held a consultation in re-
gard 10 the tax on fruit-brandies and
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