Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-09-07

he then read letter ffom Wm. ws,be,
president of the amalagated association OF
iron and steel workers, charging treatment
of workmen at Scott,s rolling mill in 1882.
He also read other documents in the same
vein and said tnat his colleague had put
through the Chinese bill under gauge rule
in order TO hoodwink the workmen into
the belief that he had kind feeling for them
1t was adding insult to injury to imagine
that workingmen were to be gtiied as easi-
ly as that. Mr.. Brumm then produced
''store orders, used in the company stores
i'm which Mr.. Scott was interested aud
holding up a one cent slate, he inquired
whether that was intended TO buy peanuts
with.
Mr.. Scott-It is not small account.
Mr.. Brupm-Imagine this grave repre-
sentation of the President of the United
States, the reputed owner of $2O,00O, 900
getting down to one cent dealings with
workingmen at peanut stand.
Mr.. Scott said he had denied his col
leagues charge that he had employed Pink
erton detectives and had said that he would
| have his colleague brought to the bar of the
House TO prove that charge. He would
have done so but that he would rather
stand his colleagues accusation than take
up the time of the House that was valuable
| 10 the country.
Mr.. Scott read letters and affidavits to
show that he did not employ detectives
or employ coal and iron police, and that so
| far from being guilty OF evictions, he had
| allowed many miners to live in his houses
for eighteen months without the payment
| of rent
Mr. Brumm said that the ettidavits
turned on a point AS to the transfer of GER
tain companies, while the fact remained
that while they were employing coal and
| iron police, Mr.. Scott was stockholder in
them.
Mr.. Scott-I deny it. The discussion
| then ended.
Mr.. McCreary. of Kentucky, gave notice
that he would call the previous question on
the bill to-day at four o'clock.
The house then resumed consideration of
the retalaiation bill.
Mr. Scott, of Pennsylvania, then contin-
ued his speech in support of the bill. He
estimated that the Canadian railroads had
| by reason of Article % of the: treaty OF
| 1871, received 81, OO0. 600 year for transpor-
| tation of American goods through Canada
| to other portions of the United States.
The Republican Senate was responsible for
| the present state of affairs. There had
been "a great deal of low down cunning
work"
Mr.. Scott continued at length to make
an exhaustive review of the action OF the
| Senate in order to show that the Republi-
can Senators. and especially Senator Ed
munds. had steady and deadly purpose to
accomplish to prevent the abrogation OF
the 18th article of the treaty of 1871.
The retaliation bill of 1887, as reported
| to the Senate was drafted SO as to enable
| the Republican Senators to denounce the
| President whether he carried out the pro
visions or not Had not the hand OF q
| political assassin drafted those provisions:
| he sent to the clerks desk and had read the
| remarks made in the Senate recently by
Senator Teller criticising him for his action
| in being in the Chinese bill. The Senator
| from Colorado wanted to know what righ;
| he (Mr. Scott had TO introduce the bill.
The answer could he found in yesterdays
| dispatches relative to the coming of Chinese
to the United States from British Column
bia.
Mr.. Scott concluded his speech and the
House, at 6;l0. adjourned.