The National tribune., 1892-08-04

the privilege Of geese to hiss By this time the
Georgia member was surrounded by an excited
crowd, and the space in front of the Speakers
desk was filled with gesticulating shouting
members McMillin, Of Tennessee, said the
charges made were Of the gravest character-it
did not pertain to any particular party, but
every member was affected by it. If false. the
gravest SANDER was involved, and il true it was
a disgrace to Congress. Mr.. Watson said this
was not a new charge, but had been uttered by
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana. Because 10 of the
Peoples Party were here in group, the ty-
rannical Democratic party wanted to make him
a scapegoat or a martyr to their prejudices.
This caused derisive sounds on the Democratic
side of the House. Mr.. Watson said he wanted
no matter of grace from the Democratic ma
jority that sought to hiss him down while de-
Tending his character on the floor. Mr.. Boatner,
of Louisiana moved that the privilege which
had been granted by the House to Mr.. Watson
be withdrawn. Mr.. Watson attempted to speak,
but Speaker Crisp pounded with his gavel, and
told him to take his seat and then turned to
gentleman from Georgia sit down, which had
Inc eject Oh QuicbiHb MT. WATSON LatcT III ebo
day resolution was passed and a committee
appointed to investigate at once the grave
charges made by Mr.. Watson, and the commit
tee met in the evening and organized, and will
investigate the charges at this session if posi-
BILE. If Mr.. Watson fails to prove the charges,
he is liable to expulsion from his seat in the
House.
General Master Workman Powderly, of the
Knights of Labor, testified before the House
Judiciary Committee on Friday, July 90, and
gave his views and knowledge regarding the
Pinkerton detective system. He denied that
the statement made by the Pinkertons that
they never employed persons except those
whose antecedents they knew was true, and
gave instances where men employed by the
Pinkertons had been convicts and of bad char
acter. The whole statement as to the characters
of the men employed by the Pinkertons was
entirely false. He thought many of the labor
difficulties could be settled amicably if the
Pinkertons were kept away. He said the
Knights of Labor never prevented nonunion
men from accepting work, and he thought that
employers could replace union men by nom
union men if the Pnkertons were not called
upon. He said organized labor did not justify
the use of force to keep non-union men from
work He did not think there was the slightest
connection between the tariff laws and the
Homestead trouble; that the tariff law was
not responsible for it, unless it was because
Carnegie had become richer by the operation
of the law and had become tyrannical to his
workmen. He did not justify striking work.
men in interfering with the working of trains
by force because that was violation Of law.
If it was not unlawful he would probably favor
it. He believed strikers had every right to
use persuasion to prevent outside men from
taking their places, but he never had and
never would sanction the use of force. He
admitted the right of owners to use force to
defend their property. His opposition to the
Pinkertons was not aimed at the right of
owners to use force to protect their rights, but
was aimed at the employment of irresponsible
persons brought from abroad.
There was rumor in circulation in Wash
ington, on Friday, July %, to the effect that
Senator Colquitt, of Georgia. had been stricken
with paralysis, and there was little chance Of
his recovery. Upon investigation, it turned
out that the Senator was one of the numerous
victims of the heat, and that he had been pros
trated while making his official rounds of the
Departments He was reported to be better on
Saturday morning, but was still too weak to
leave his bed His physician says he will be
out in weeks time if nothing unfavorable
happens