The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-02-10
eLoouencs COUNTS.

An Exciting Scene In the House of Repre-.
sentatlvss Over EsesolutSOu 70 lmveati.
cato tho Roasllng and Other TrOubles
I'm Pennsylvania - Mr.. Rayn0r's Flo.
qucnce Carries the Day.
WASHINGTON, Feb 2-The effect Of an
intense conviction, coupled with the ora.
tors magic power OF crystaiising It for
the appreciation OF ct hers, 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 Q torrent carries
splinters.
Mr.. Clardy, Of Missouri, the chairman Of
the House com mittee on commerce. in pre-.
senting tho majority report on the House
resolution 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 IL.
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 IL like Q
skulking coward from the fisld of BATTLE"
Round after round Of applause echoed
and re-echoed throughout the chamber,
the Speakers gavel not bringing the
House to order for five minutes. Mr..
Raynor had his hand graspsd by forty
men, and the request Of the majority Of
the committee to have tbs rssol utions re.
ferred to the commerce committee was
defeated beyond peradventure.
Mr.. Davis, Of Massachusetts,, who spoke
next, referred to the failure OF the investi.
eating committee on the Missouri Pacific
railroad strike.
Mr.. Burnes, of Missouri. reminded him
that twenty -four hours after the arrival
of that committee in St Louis peace was
restored. Then followed half an hour of
considerable confusion, in which amend.
ments were offered and criticizsd. The
several proportions wero finally formu-
lated and. merged into the following
resolution, which, without division, was
adopted:
Reso.rsd, That . special committee Of i've
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
commerce, and to report to the House by bill
or otherwise for consideration ut any time.
such LEGISLATION as is necessary to secure to
the public the regular and complete execu-
ton by railroad company Of its obligations to
serve rs q common carrier of Interstate COM
merce and to investigate the difference ex-
isting in the Lehigh and Scuylkill region OF
Pennsylvania between the corporations min
ing coal and the miners; and further to in
vestigate all facts relating to mining corpora
tons and individual miners Of anthracite coal
in connection Herewith. and report the same
in the H use with such recommendations as
the committee may agree upon.
After ths adjournment Of the House,
Mr.. Cox, speaker pro.tem, said that the
special committe, would probably be ap-
pointed by Speaker Carlisle, but that he
would confer with that gentleman last
evening if possible with . view to ascsr.
tanning his wishes.