National Republican., 1888-05-22

DalIcll wouldappcar In to-morrow's record
and received mn affirmative answer. lhat'
he said, left him little TO say. During h,s
absence from the House some time ago MS
colleague, Mr.. Biumm, had charged MIN
with employing Pinkcrton detectives.
Mr.. Reed, of Maine, called attention TO
the fact that Mr.. Brumm was not present.
Mr.. Scott returted that he had. not been
present when Mr.. Brumm had made The
charge, rctort which evoked from Mr.
llouk. Of Tennessee, that II was an easy way
TO iight-One at time.
Continuing, Mr.. Scott said that his col
league (Mr. Dalzell) now tried to show that
he had been misreprescntlng the charge that
Mr. Brulnm had made against him. In re-
sponsc To q telegram, asking whether Pin
kerton detectives had ever been employed
at his mines, he had received the following
telegram from the superintendent Of his
mines at Shamolin, Pa: "No; never had
any occasion to employ detectives That
was all he had to say on the question.
Mr. Dalzcll said that his colleague hal
only replied to Mr. Brumm, who was able
tO care of himself on the question involved
In the telegram. As To tile employment OF
detectives, he tMr. Dalzell) had on his table
evidence, the reading Of which would occupy
the whole day, to show the gcntlcmiu's at
employment of detectives, and the rate of
wages TO labor. He rcfrained now from
Offering this evidence, simply because the
statements made by the gentleman had rcla-
| ton 10 Mr.. Brumm. aud not to him.
Mr.. Belmont, of New York, made an ef-
| fort 10 secure consideration for the dip.
| lomatic and consular appropriation bill,
hut his motion to go into committee Of the
whole was defcated-yeas 90, nays lj5
The unfinished business was the motion
submitted two weeks ago by Mr.. Bingham,
| of Pennsylvania, to suspend the rules and
| pass Senate bill granting q right OF way
| through the Grow Indian reservation to the
| Billings, Clark's Fork and Cook City Rail
road Company.
| Mr.. Wilson, Of Minnesota, and Mr.. ToOle
| OF Montana, but the bill was passed-yeaS
| ll2, nays 10.
| Mr. Hatch, Of Missouri, from the com
| mittcc on agriculture, moved that the rule'
be suspended aud the bill passed to enlarge
| the powers and duties Of the department o
agriculture and to create an executive de
partmcnt, to be known as the department
of agriculture.
Mr.. Herbert. of Alabama, opposed tn,
proposed transfer Of the weather service Il
the new department.
Mr.. Blount, of Georgia, spoke in oppo
sition to the bill.
| Mr.. Oates. of Alabama, asserted that til,
bill could do no good for agriculture.
Mr.. Hatch said that petitions he had re
ceivcd from the farmers of Alabama an,
Georgia satisfied him us to what the farmer
needed.
Brief speeches in favor of the bill wcr
made by Mcssrs buchanan, Of New Jersey
| Carlton and Stewart, of Georgia; McClau
my, of North Carolina; Laird, of Nebraska
Allen, of Michigan, and Ryan, of Kansas.
The motion to suspend the rules and pas
the bill was agreed to-yeas 233, nays Is.
The following is the negative vote
Blount, Breckinridge, of Arkansas; Breck
inridge, of Kentucky; Buckalcw, Cum
mipgs, Dargan, Hall, Herbert, Morse, Oatc'
Rogers, Tillman, and Turner, of Georgia
The House then went into committee {
the whole (Mr. Townshend, of Illinois, |
the chair OH the diplomatic and consulG
appropriation bill. No amendments of col
sequence were offered to the bill and aftC
a short time spent in its consideration I'll
committee rose and the bill was passed.
The District of Columbia appropriate
hill was also considered In committee of tn
whole and passed by the House,
Mr.. Cultivate, of Ohio, asked unanimot
consent for the immediate consideration {
a resolution ordering a number of night Sc
sions us follows: Tuesday, to commert
committee; Wednesday, to Pacific railroa
committees; Thursday, to committee on te
ritOries: Saturday, TO committee on publ
; lands, and Monday, to committee on mil
, these evenings the House shall adloul
pending the consideration Of Il bill, the bi
! shall be voted on the next day after OF
hours debate without intervening bushes
Mr.. Macdonald, Of Minnesota, objecte
and the resolution was referred to the col
mittee on rules.
I The House then at 6 o'clock adjourned.