The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-02-10
gLoovENog COUNTS.

An xxclllnE 1cene II the House ~ Repw~-
scotntiv~s Over = Resolution ca Iavr.s,.
gate tho Reading and Other Trouble.
n Psnnsylvnnln - Mr.. Eaynosss El.-
quenes Carries she bay.
WAsuiHorox, Feb a--Ths effect or =,
intense conviction, coupled with the ora
TORS magic power Of crystals Ing Il for
tho appreciation Of others, was Witnessed
yesterday In the House.
Mr.. Raynor, Of Maryland, gave anna
evidence Of the possession Of the gift ~
impaszIoned eloquence. and he carried his
associates with him a. . torrent carries
splinters.
Mr.. Clardy, OF Missouri. the chairman o.
the House committee on commerce,In pre-.
senting the majority report on the House
res olutIon TO Investigate the Reading
strike which was that the whole matter
be referred 10 the Interstate Commerce
committee. said u was entirely within the
province OF the commission 70 investi.
| gate II.
| Mr.. Raynor, member OF tho dissenting
minority OF tho committee, fixed the
attention Of the House and gall cries in his
opening phrase Bursts OF applause
greeted his every period. ~ know that
monopoly Il an enemy terrible 10 en-
counter" no concl uded. "but have never
seen the days in the halls Of legislation
when honor without price and manhood
without fear could not drive II like
skulking coasrd from the field OF battle"
Round afts. round Of applause echoed
and re-echod throughout the chamber,
the Spenkeis gavel not bringing the
House to order for five minutes. Mr..
Raynor had his hand grasped by forty
= - - f.rft~ -
the committee 20 have the rssol utions re-
ferred 20 the commerce committee was
defeated beyond poradventure.
Mr.. Davis, OF Massach usetts, who spoke
next, referred 70 tho failure Of the invest.
eating committee on the Missouri Pacinr
railroad strike.
Mr.. Burnes, OF Missouri. reminded him
that twenty -four hours after the arrival
OF that committee Ia St Louis peace was
restored. Then followed half an hour OF
considerable confusion, in which amend.
ments were offered and criticized. TIE
several propositions wcro finally forml.
lated and merged into the following
resolution, which, without division, was
adopted:
R<sofr-i That special committee OF trs
. members be appointed 20 Investigate for'h
4 with the extent. cause and enect upon Inter
. state commerce Of the continued failure Of ths
/. Reading Railroad Company 70 transport suel
r commerce, and 10 report 70 the House by ~
/. or otherwise for consideration ~ any time
!. such legislation rs Is necessary 20 secure Z
!, tho public the regular and complete execu
: tion by . railroad company OF is OBLIGATIONS \
serve as . common carrier OF Interstate con
. merce and 70 investigate the difference *
e isting in the Lehirh and Scuylkiil region y
" Pennsylvania between the corporations min
n ing coal and the miners; and further e n
! vestentc ell facts relating 10 mining CORPORA
y tions and individual miners OF anthracite CO.
: in connection Herewith. and report the sam
in the House with such recommendations
!. the committee may agree upon.
!, After the al journment Of the Hons
! Mr.. Cox, speaker pro-tem, said that "a
Y special COMMITTEES would probably bs AZ
pointed by Speaker Carlisle. but that
would confer with that gentleman Ia
d evening il possible with view 70 ascs'
n tanning his wishes