Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-07-28
THE WEEK AT WASHINGTON.
What Senator's and Representatives Have
Done in the Way of Public Business.

Done in tho Way of Public Business.
WASHINGTON, July 91. The House joint
resolutions as to the aliixing of the great
seal of the United States TO certain docu-
ments showing the administration and ed-
ministrators of tho United States govern
ment at the beginning of tho 40Oth anri.
versnry of the discovery of America were
laid before tho Senate and passed; also
Senate joint resolution directing the secre
tary of the Senate to atlix the seal OF the
Senate to tho same documents.
Mr.. Carey, from the committee on Terri
tories, reported back the House bill for the
admission OF New Mexico as a State, and
said that he would not call it up until tho
next session.
The Senate went into executive session,
which lasted but few minutes and then
the doors were reopened.
Mr. PETER offered a resolution instruct
ing the judiciary committee to inquire and
report whether in the present state of the
law as it concerns the relations between the
the employer and employe the employer
enjoys the privilege OF determining and en-
forcing the rate of wages; whether, if 10,
tho resulting condition is conducive to the
good of The society or tends to promote the
general welfare whether Congress has
jurisdiction over the subject matter to the
extent OF providing remedial legislation;
and, if so, what legislation Is necessary to
afford proper relief.
The resolution was at Mr.. Pcfers re-
quest, laid on the table.
The Senate on Friday passed the joint
resolution auth Jrizing the acceptance Of
medals from tae king Of Swe1eu by the
Baltmoros CT w, anl concurred in some
house amendments 10 uuimportaut Senate
bills.
The resolution offered yesterday by MIR.
PETER instructiug the judiciary committee
to inquire into the relations OF employers
aud employees WAS taken up, and Mr. Pef
fer addressed the senate in It's support. lie
argued that there were but throe ways to
meet labor troubles One was for the gov
| ernment to keep its hands oil and lot en-
| ployers and employees settle the matter be-
twetn themselves. The second was for the
| government TO establish and regulate rates
of wages. And the third was that the gov
crnment take possession Of private manu-
featuring establishments and conduct them
as public institutions.
AT the close Of his remarks his resolution
was, on motion OF Nr. " olcott, referred to
! the committee on education and labor
The resolution heretofore offered by Mr..
| Voorhees, as 20 the establishment of q tribu-
nal of arbitration in labor questions was
,hen taken up and MIR. Call addressed the
senate in support Of it.
lie argued that the employment of the
Pinkerton detective force was a violation of
the law and OF tic constitution and that
any man should b. indicted for raising
troops or using troOpa at his own sweet will
and pleasure, without the sanctinn OF the
courts, or OF the authorities OF the country.
No action was taken on the resolution
which went back TO the table.
The committee of conference on the sundry
civil appropriation bill made rapid prog
ress Saturday, and succeeded in Gdjus .ine
all the points Of difference between the twC
Houses except as to the worlds fair appro
prietion OF s., GOO, 600. In regard to whicl
they viii report Total disagreement.
Among the Senate amendments wholly
stricken out are those appropriatns $40
900 each for the widows OF :hree 5uprem.
Court instices.
1t was learned late this evening that the
Senate conferees had refused to accept lh
q Neill Piukerton amendment to the bill
adopted in the House when the Senat
amendments were being considered Thl
amendment prohibits the employment o
Pnkerton detectives by persons connected
with the government. Tho senators wer
willing to agree to q modification of tL
amendment, but the House conferce
thought it would be better to give the Hous
the opportunity to pass Judgment on til
proposed modification.
On Monday the only business OF import
ance in the Senate was as follows In
PRODUCTION by Senator Vest OF
joint resolution authorizing the presi
dent to proifer to Great Britain
Germany and France an inducemeut t
enter into au international agreement 70
tue Tree coinage of silver, u reduction Of :
per cent in the tariff dutos on textiles
hardware, earthenware and glass. Laid o.
the table.
The report was agreed to and furthe
, conference was asked as TO the points ol
which there had been no agreement
= Mr. George followed with dis scussion o
> the anti-options bill, showing the CANT
: ling principles of the cotton eN
4 change in Now Orleans and New Yorl
Mr.. Allison made an explanation Of tn
report, stating that, outside of the provis
ions about the worlds fair, there was bu
one other matter left open-the provisio
= inserted bp the House prohibiting the en-
, ployment of Piukerton detectives.
n the afternon Mr.. Pottigrow II
! troduced Il joint resolution which W.
rserrei TO the committee on the quadr,
, ccntenniaD authorizing foreign exhibitors I
the worlds Columbian exposition to brin
to THIS country foreign laborers for the pur
pose of preparing for and making their ex
hibts
$ After an executive session tho Senate a,
journed