St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-14
A House Committee Will In
veStigate the Cruelties of
Sweating"
ucKinley's Alleged Protection
to Workingmen Will Also
Ee UnmaSked.
proposed Duty on Wool and
WoolenS as Agreed on by
the Committee.
Improvement OF the MiSsis-
sippi River to Be Well
Provided For.

WASHINGTON. Feb. lathe ''sweat-
.ng' system, SO much in vogue i'll large
cities and about which so much has
been written. is TO be thoroughly inves-
tigated by the committee OH manufact-
ureS of the house. Hon. Sherman
Hoar, the young Democrotic represent
alive from Massachusetts,, has been the
chief agitat0r in the matter, and it is UNI
derstood he will be chairman of the sub
committee, which will be required to
visit several of the leading cities of the
country. There is great difference of
opinion in the minds of members
as to whether, after all the abuses have
been unveiled. congress will have
IOwer to abate the sweating" system,
as many hold that its regulation is
only within the power of the
legislatures of the respective states
snd entirely without the juris-
diction of the national congress.
Be that as it may. there is no doubt the
committee on manufactures will eXer-
else to its fullest extent the authority of
investigation today conferred upon II
by the house, to the end that whatever
relief may be found necessary will come
from the legislative powers having
Jurisdiction over The subject.
Investigations Under Way.
The speaker today announced the ap-
pOintment of the following committee
TO investigate the pension office: Messrs.
Wheelock, OF Michigan; Little, OF New
York; DUNCAN, of Ohio; Lind, of Min
nesota. and BroSius. of Pennsylvania.
On motion Of Mr.. Hoar, of Masschus-
+0I- a
ing the committee Oh manufacture to
Investigate the s0-called sweating sys-
TEN of tenement labor. The committee
is given authority to send subcOmmit-
tees TO various cities in carrying on
the inquiry. The expense is to be
betrayed from the contingent fund of
the house. On motion or Mr.. Chapman,
of Michigan. an amendment was
adopted directing the committee to in
Quire how much increase the Mckinley
act has caused in the wages of the work
men employed IN industries protected
by the terms of that act The resolu-
ton was adopted. Mr.. Lockwood. of
New York, objected to the bill for the
control and safety Of national banks,
because he believed it to be detrimental
to the banking interests and to the gen
eral interests of the country to be con-
stantlv changing and modifying the
law on that question today had become
well settled. He believed that the pend
ing measure would work detrimentally
to the national banks. There had not
been failure of national bank in this
country where the officers had not vio-
lated the law as it existed to-day, and
where they could not have beeu pun
ished under that law.
The Ex-Czar Smothered
MIR. Reed wished to ask Mr.. Bacon
lin charge of the 0ilD a question. and
upon being accorded the privilege
asked the meaning of the words in the
bill, accepted and approved by ma
jorIty of those present constituting a
quorum The gentleman from
Maine" replied Mr. Bacon, lis so much
better qualified than l to answer the
inquiry that l will not occupy the time
to reply"
THE point l wished to make" re-
sumed Mr.. Reed. lis that | seem better
qualified not only than the gentleman,
but than all his political colleagues col
lected together.' Il do not know" re-
turned Mr. Bacon. ''of anybody on this
side of the house who desires to dis
pute the qualifications of the gentleman
from Maine in discovering Qu0rums."
Mr.. Lockwood moved TO refer the bill
to the committee on judiciary. The
motion was lost-yeas So, nays 166.
Then Mr.. Lockwood moved an adjourn
ment, which motion was lost without
division. The bill was then passed.
The house then proceeded to the con-
sideration of the house calendar, the
first bill being that amending the utter
nal revenue law by abolishing the mini
mum sentence for violation thereof. 1t
was passed without division and the
hOuSe adjourned