Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-02

is the use of knocking at the door Of the Tn
 ter-State commerce commission? It never l takes up case mere motu. You do not al
 rect it to do anything, you merely request It. 1 By the time it investigates the question the men will all have starved to death. Let us l track the subject to the fountain head and let us discover Jas I believe | we. wilD that this is conspiracy of Capital and not of labor and let us apply the most heroic remedies legislation can de- wise te break up these internal systems which 1 under the names of trusts are shadowing the prosperous homes and business centers of the country. Iknow it is hard fight. know that monopoly, interruptions as to the methods 1t employs,i is an enemy terrible to encounter. But in my humble experience 1 have never yet seen the day in the halls of legislation when honor, which has no price or man. hood, which knows no fear, could not drive 1t like skulking coward from the field ot battle (applause).
 Mir. Davis, of Massachusetts, commenting on the fact that the petition of the eighty"two thousand miners was pre- sented on the same day that the report of commerce was presented. While he did not charge that it had been suggested by any member, it was reasona- ble inference that it had been produced rather by parliamentary than by business methods. He advocated the report of the majority of the committee, believing that
 
 investigate purely business matter and be- cause he did not believe that an investiga- ton by congressional committee would be productive Of any good results. To strength en this assertion he instanced what he termed the failure of the Missouri Pacific in vestigating committe to produce any good re- sults-or reach any conclusion.
 MT. Clardy, of Missouri, said that as 1t ap- peared to be the desire of the House to in- vestigate the question he would withdraw any opposition to the original Anderson reso lution, provided it was amended so as to create special committee.
 Some discussion then ensued as to the proper form of the resolution, in the course of which MT. Randall, of Pennsylvania, said that the controversy between the railroad company and it's employees was but one branch of the investigation. The most inn portant branch was that relating to the con- treversies existing between the coal oombina- tions and the miners In his judgment the miners case was 8 vast deal stronger than was that of the employees of the railroad, and he therefore suggested an amendment ex- tending the investigation into the existing difference ces in the Lshigh and Schuy1kill coal regions between the mining corporations and the miners.
 MT. White, of New York, suggested an amendment extending the inquiry into the question as to whether there has been any unlawful combination of large bodies of men 70 interrupt the business Ot the Reading Railroad company and to deprive it of freight destined for transportation to points outside of Pennsylvania, and if such combination is found to exist the committee is directed to report what legislation is necessary to pre- vent and punish such combination in the future.
 After some delay the various propositions were consolidated into the following resolu- tfon, which was adopted without division:
 Resolved, That special committee of five mem bers be appointed to investigate forthwith the tent, cause and effect upon interstate of the continued failure by the Reading Railroad com pany to transport such commerce and to report to the House by bill or otherwise for consideration at any time such legislation as is necessary secure to the public the regular and complete execution common carrier of interstate commerce, and to investigate the differences existing in the Lehgh and Schuylkill regions of Pennsylvania between the corporations mining coal and miners, and further to investigate all facts relating to mining corpora tlons and individual miners of anthracite coal in connection herewith and all facts in relation to the matter and report the same to the House with such recommendations the committee may agree upon.
 The House at 3:10 o'clock adjourned.
 MT. Cox, the Speaker pro tenn, states that the committee will probably be appointed by MT. Carlisle, but that he will confer with that gentleman for the purpose of learning his wishes.