Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-11

dows into the buildings The peopl
on the roof fred on the. steam
boat, and their conduct was held as repre-
hensible by the court On the other hant
Major Brown holds that the Monongahels
in the present case is nothing but publ,
highway, and the fact that the firing oc
| CURED on the river makes no more differ
ence than if the riot had taken plac'
on Smlthfeld street. In both instances
the State authorities must taxi
cognizance of the case and not the genera
| government Mr.. Lyons also claims thai
| Uncle Sam has nothing to do with thu
trouble. He does not agree with Majol
Brown, however, that the river can be re
garded as public road. He thinks that il
stretching the comparison too much.
What the Firm win Claim.
It is understood that the attorneys for thu
iron firm will lay great stress on the claim
that the flag was fred upon, and will ask
| the Congressional Committee to investigate
and make report on this point. 1t wa
suggested that the use of the flag could be
prevented, and that it is not fair to drag
the Government into the controversy
because the Little Bill carried the Star:
and Stripes The reply was made
that the argument was getting away from
the question at issue.
was shot while doing his duty on boat
fying the American flag, his case is similar
to the assault on Yankee sailors by the
Chileans, and the Government can't escape
from taking note Of it
Approval of the Investigation.
As for the Congressional Committee, the
people are glad to see it come. William
- f6a do
see what the committee can do to help the
present trouble, but it can provide for the
future. The presence of the committee will
have q soothing effect on the excited peo-
pie. A full and fair investigation is
needed"
Superintendent Luckey said: 'T don't
know enough about the case, but no harm
can be done by an investigation. Congress
ought to do something"
Superintendent Elliott Holbrook, of the
Baltimore and Ohio road, laughed when
asked what he thought Of the committee.
and replied: 1.-THE Congressman can run
their business to look into the trouble"
Captain Orcutt, of the St. Charles Hotel,
said: 'The Congressional investigation is
q good thing, but it must be conducted
without political bias. This is Demo-
cratic committee, but in such case politics
must be laid aside. I hope it will result in
agreat deal of good"
Sizing Up Uncle Sans Authority.
There is little doubt that the question
will be raised before the committee
as to how far the general Govern
ment will go, or ought to go, to pro-
tect steamboats, and their crews while
operating on navigable waters of the United
States. There are many nice points con-
nected with this question, and their discus
sion before the committee will be closely
watched.
All of the gentlemen of the committee are
lawyers of the highest standing in their
States and in the House of Representatives,
and all pleasing in person and address. Mr..
Oates, the Chairman, is 81 years old, tall and
stout, with forid countenance. gray hair
and mustache He was q colonel in the
the field in front of Richmond in 1864 He
is seifeducated man, but has been very
successful in law and politics, and has
served continuously in Congress since his
first term, the Forty-seventh.
Boatner is q stout man of medium height,
only A years old, prince of good fellows,
thorough lawyer. and, though represent
ing rural district, has given much thought
to the labor problem. He takes and reads
carefully many of the leading labor papers,
and possibly has reached many of his con-
clusions from them.
Acquainted With Labor Troubles.
Bynum is q tall man with stoop and a
black mustache, who has been In politics
all his life; is AZ years old and is in his
fourth term in Congress He has probably
had more intimate acquaintance with
labor troubles than any other member of
the committee.
Ezra B. Taylor is the successor of Gar
field, In the Nineteenth Ohio district, and
has served since Garfield was elected Presi-
dent. He is an eloquent, incIsive lawyer,
an old Abolitionist, with broad views on
the labor question not derived from the
mere philosophical literature on the SUBJ
ject. He is now serving his sixth term in
Congress-
Judge Broderick went to Kansas from
Indiana in the fervent days of 1858. He is
53 years old, three times elected Probate
Judge of his county, served in the State
Senate, and was Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court of Idaho for four years
under President Arthur. He is first
termer in Congress, but has forged well to
the front
Good II Kept Out OF Politics.
City Attorney Moreland said yesterday
the Investigation would be productive of
great good if the efforts of the committee
were not prostituted to partisan political
ends. "'I believe that will be the aim of
the committee of both houses" continued
the Major "and as usual in such cases the
majority and minority will each present
report specially made up to influence the
November elections. There is no doubt of
the necessity of thorough, non-partisan
of the differences existing be-
tween the ecapital and labor people of to-day.
There seems to be growing hostility be-
tween the two sides and for the future of
the Republic some official system of arbitra-
ment should be arranged at once.
This is work which rises
high above any political consideration.
1t should be carried out with the greatest
unbiased judgment of our broadest minded
statesmen so that it shall not be that capital
will be placed in such position that 1t will
make its investments in fear and trembling
or that labor will be overridden and en-
slaved as the disposition is to-day. ALI |
this must be worked out by men of judg- |
ment enough to overlook any personal or
party interest. 1t cannot be done by COM
mission of partisans or political dema-
yogusa
May Do Some Good, Anyway.
Elk. Collector Warmcastle thinks the
committee will do some good even if the
purpose of its members is the collection of |
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