The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-04

back to the house. The question was
squarely made, and on yea and nay
vote the house decided to instruct its
conferers to agree to the amendment.
Therefore the question as to whether
house items appeared properly or inn
properly has been settled by the &C
ton of the house and when on the bill
ratified by the Judgment of that body.
Mr.. Mcmillan of Tennessee, asserted
that the gentleman from Illinois Hop
kins) had caused the wheels of gov
eminent to stop for this day. The
gentleman from Illinois virtually said
to the house: "You either give that
$5,0O0,0O0 to the Worlds Fair
or you don't get your
sundry civil bill" That was
the situation and the country knew it.
The wheels of government were stop
ped because the gentleman said he did
not get this unusual, extraordinary,
uncalled for appropriation. There
will be no money given to print even
the luminous, vOluminous and de-
lightful v.lume, the Congressional
Record. Laughter
On motion of Mr.. Tracy, of New
York, the rules were suspended and
the senate bill passed, changing the
date of the dedication of the Worlds
Columbia buildings from the 18th to
the 2lst of October.
Mr.. Holman moved to suspend the
rules and appropriate $4,000 for the
relief of the Mississippi flood sufferers.
Mr.. Kilgore made the point of no
quorum and but 1853 members re-
sponded. The house adjourned. The
| ;nl ,na,,aittaa onnnintoh m in
vestigate charges,of drunkenness of
members of the house resumed this
morning, and witnesses testified that
in their opinion Mr.. Cobb of Alabama,
was not drunk when he delivered his
argument in the Noyes-Rockwell cleo
ton contest.
Mr.. Kilgore of Texas, testified that
he had seen one member drunk on
the floor of the house during the ses-
sion and perhaps one or two
members whom he thought under the
influence of liquor. Could not recall
having seen member reel through
the aisle. He (Kilgore) was in the
chair during the greater part of
Cobb's argument. 1t never occurred
to him that Mr.. Cobb was under the
influence of liquor. Many other wit
nesses testified in Mr.. Cobb's behalf
and the committee adjourned.
The eight hour law signed today
by the president was introduced in
congress by Mr.. O'Neill Of Missouri.
1t prohibits all employees of the gov
eminent from working over eight
hours day and extends the rule to
those working under government,
contracts.
THE HOMESTEAD INVESTIGATION.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l.-Represen-
tative Oates, chairman of the special
subcommittee of the judiciary COM
mittee that Investigated the labor
troubles at Homestead and the action
OF the Pinkerton police at that place,
has prepared report and submitted
it for approval to the subcommittee'
today. Inasmuch as it is not yet def
nitely determined whether the inves-
tigation into the Pinkerton police sys-
tenn will be proceeded with, the report
in its conclusion does not deal with
that matter. 1t relates entirely to the
, cause, pfogress and termination of the
troubles, giving first an epitome of the
evidence taken by the committee at
Homestead and Pittsburg. The report
discusses logically the questions that
r suggested themselves as result of
. the evidence taken. These questions
t are substantially as follows: Was the
: Carnegie company justified in reduc-
8 ing the scale of wages? Were the
| employees justified in their conduct
during the trouble? Was the com.
3 pany Justified in employing Pinkerton
8 police to guard its property? And
l has congress any Jurisdiction in the
4 matter? These questions are each
l discussed at more or less length.