Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-07-16
FIFTY-sECOND CONGRESS

Meetings are to be held in Washington durtna
sessions of congress in Chicago during the
worlds fair, and at such other places and times
as the majority may elect. The commission is
to investigate the needs Of the country In regard
to highways and report to congress. :.
The leading subject in the senate was the dls,
in the district appropriations bill by the senate:
approprlating 900 for the entertainment OF
the G. A. K. accompaniment September: there
was about an hours discussion, and finally there
was q vote on it which showed q ma: ority of nine
in favor of insisting on the item. There was
not, however, quorum voting; but Auison,
vote as sufficient indication of the sense of the
senate on the subject. Further conference was
agreed to.
In the house the silver bill remained upon the
speakers table subject to any variety OF motions
for its reference, Tut it is in the power OF the
friends of the measure, at any time, when there
is q quorum present. to defeat q motion to refer
1t to the committee on banking and currency
and to move its reference to the committee on
coinage. weights and measures:
The conflict between the workingmen ct Car
ton detectives was presented to the attention
of the senate, first by Senator Ga1inger. who
offered a resolution for investigation by the
ward by Senator PETER, who proposed tho ap-
pointment of a select committee toinqulre into
the existence and employment of Pinkerton de-
prevent their further illegal use and employ
ment
The senate bill to increase the pensions of
those who lost limbs in the service Of the United
States and which will add 10000 to the PEN
sion charges, was passed by the senate.
Senator Kyle's resolution providing for an
investigation relative TO the ''slums" OF cities,
was taken from the calendar and adopted.
In the house Mr.. Caminetti introduced reso-
luton, calling for the appointment OF q select
committee to investigate the troubles at Home
stead.
The house waited all day for working quo
rum or for a report from the committee on
rules.
motion, and with this power in their hands, they
fIibustered whenever silver came to the fore.
Tracy's motion to refer the Stewart bill to the
committee on banking and currency was defeat
ed, and then tilibustering prevented action on
BANDS motion to refer the bill to the commit
tee on coinage, weights and measures.
main neutral and allow the two factions Of DEM
ocrats to fight the question out without inter-
ference.
The river and harhor conference report was
agreed to, and the diplomatic and consular con-
ference report debated.
In the senate the resolution for an investiga-
ferred to the committee on contingent expenses.
In the course of the discussion Senator Stew
art charged the Carnegie company with employ
ing a murderous gang of :u men purposely to
bring on a conflict
Senator Palmer SAID the employment of armed
men was in contempt of the authority of the
state.
Senator Palmer maintained that the Home
stead workingmen, having spent their lives in
that pc culiar line of service, had right to In
sist on the permanency of their employment,
and that they had a right to insist also on rCa-
sonable compensation for their services. he
maintained that at the time of the assault on
those people at Homestead, they were where
which they had a right to defend. They were
conducting themselves in the line of their nights.
Manufacturing establishments were public IN
just as railrC ads were. They were
public because they worked for the public, be-
cause they employed the public, and because
the men in their service became unfit for other
service While conceding the right OF capital
lists to control their property, and to reasona-
BILE reward for their investment, he claimed the
laborer had right t. permanent employment
during good behavior.
The house finally referred the silver bill to the
coinage committee.
The house re 5used to agree to conference re-
port on the diplomatic and consular appropria-
ton bill. but agreed to the conference report on
the Indian appropriation bill.
The remainder of the day was consumed by the
house in discussion of the resolution directing
the committee on judiciary (already authorized
to inve stigate the Pinkerton system in its rela-
ton to interstate commerce) to invegtigate the
recent occurre noes at Homestead. Though there
some jealousy between the members of the COM
mittee on judiciary and tn committee on labor
as to which should direct the inquiry, and some
bad blood was manifested. The labor commit
tee, under the lead of Tarsney, won the first vic
tory by securing the reference of the resolution
to that committee. But the victory was short
lived, and by gallant tight the judiciary men
regained their lost ground and finally routed the
enemy.
The senate amended the sundry civil appro-
priatlon bill by increasing the provision for sur
veys and re-surveys of public lands to $4,000.
Senator Hill made speech practically his
first enc in the senatel in explanation of the bill
introduced by him changing the date of of the
cago from the 18th to 2lst of October, and the
senate paid the compliment of Immediately
passing the bill without the Formally of 1efer-
The house pas. ed the tin plate bill, lead ore
bill and a bill 10 limit the amount of wearing
apparel which travellers may bring into this
land forfeiture bill of 1890 The house also passed
the bill providing a local eoveInmt mt for Utah,
and the bill Regulating car-coupling.
The lead ore bill provides that ores containing
silver and lead in which the value of silver con-
tents shall be greater than the value of lead
according to sample and assay at the
OF De and
The land forfeiture bill extends forfeiture to
portions of roads which were uncompleted when
the time expired within which the roads were
-, The river and harbor bill, as agreed upon by
the conference committee, and which has been
approved by the house. leaves the appropriation
the senate. This allows for the present fiscal
year $4,000 and for the three following years
S2.25O,0CO.
The senate approved a clause in the sundry
civil appropriation bill giving to the widows Of
Chief Justice Waite and Justices Miller and
Bradley q sum equal to one years of their de-
ceased husbands salaries.
When the Item providing for the coinage of
0000, 600 souvenir half dollars to aid the Column
ban exposition was reached. Senator Quay
offered an amendment requiring that the exposi-
ion be closed on Sundays. No action was taken
It that time.
The silver bill was anchored upon the house
and only the committee on rules can
&c ain set it adrift
The senate passed the naval appropriation bill
md the pension appropriation bill. The total
mount of pension appropriations, as agreed up
N. is Sac, $50. or Sill ,9l22 4 greater than the
amount voted by the last congress
The house committee on rules decided to report
The following resolution to the house:
THAT Immediately upon the adoption of this
resolution the house pro- eed to the considers
ion of the senate free coinage bill. and If said
Dill shall not be disposed of on said day, then
he consideration thereof shall be continued
turing the next legislative day." Should the
ule for the consideration of the bill be voted |
Town, the advocates of the measure will surren-
Ter; should it be adopted. they will expect Its |
opponents to move that the whole question be
,os tponed until December, but if the motion to
postpone is defeated the anti-silver men vail re-
ort to flibus,eriag motions, and then the good |
,tfices of the committee on rules will again be |
INVOKED 10 bring a cloture rule. All demo-
rats on tine committee are adverse to bringing
n such a rule, ard will do SO only when they are
beoluteiy compalled to do so by the force of