Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-02-09
ELOQuENCE COUNTS.

Az Exciting Scene in the House Of Repre-
sentatiyes Over "a Resolution to Iuvesti-
gate the Reading and Other Troubles
in Pennsylvania - MIR. Raynor's EIo-
guence Carries the Day.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2-Tha effect of an
intense conviction, coupled with the ora
tors magic power of crystaiiz ing it for
the appreciation of theirs, was witnessed
yesterday in the House.
Mr.. Raynor, of Maryland, gave ample
evidence of the possession of the gift of
impassioned eloquence, and he carried his
associates with him as a torrent carries
splinters.
Mr.. Clardv, of Missouri, the chairman OF
the House com mittee on comm9.ce,in pre-.
senting the majority report on the House
resoIution TO investigate the Reading
strike, which was that the whole matter
be referred to the Interstate Commerce
committee. said it was entirely within the
province of the commission to investi-
gate it.
Mr.. Raynor, member of the dissenting
minority of the committee, fixed the
attention of the House and gall cries in his
opening phrase. Bursts of applause
greeted his every period. 81 know that
monopoly is an enemy terrible to en-
COUNTER he concl uded, ''but have never
seen the days in the halls of legislation
when honor without price and manhood
without fear could not drive it like
skulking coward from the field of BATTLE"
Round after round of applause echoed
and re-echoed throughout the chamber.
the Speakers gavol not bringing the
House to order for five minutes. Mr..
Raynor had his hand grasped by forty
men, and the request of the majority Of
the committee to have the resol utions re-
ferred to the commerce committee was
defeated beyond peradventure.
Mr.. Davis. of Massachusetts, who spoke
next, referred to the failure of the invest-
eating committee on the Missouri Pacific
railroad strike.
Mr.. Burnes, of Missouri, reminded him
that twenty -four hours after the arriva!
of that committee in st. Louis peace was
restored. Then followed half an hour OF
considerable confusion, in which amend,
ments were offered and criticized. The
several propositions were finally formu-
lated and merged into the following
resolution, which, without division, was
adopted:
Reso1ged. That special committee of five
members be appointed to investigate forth
with the extent cause and effect upon Inter
State commerce of the continued failure of the
Reading Railroad Company to transport such
IonidcICt, anu W Icpolb W tlLc 11ousS ny blii
or otherwise for consideration at any time,
such legislation as is necessary to secure to
the public the regular and complete e1ecE-
ton by railroad company of its obligations &c
serve as common carrier of Interstate COM
merce and to investigate the difference eX-
istirg in the Lehigh and Scuyll1ll region OF
Pennsylvania between the corporations min
ing coal and the miners: and further to in
vestigate ali facts relating to mining corpora
lions and individual miners of anthracite coal
in connection Herewith, and report the same
in the Hnuse with such recommendations as
the committee may agree upon.
After the adjournment of the House,
Mr.. Cox, speaker protein, said that the
special committee would probably be q p
pointed by Speaker Carlisle, but that he
would confer with that gentleman last
evening if possible with a view to ascer.
tanning his wishes.