The National tribune., 1892-07-14

Office sufficient room, could be secured in the
present building by removing all the old mod
els printed specifications, ETC., to other quar-
| tiers. .stu'
The House Census Bureau Investigating
| Committee have decided to postpone its in
vestigation until next session. The committee
have taken this, action because of the pressure
of business in the House during the morning
hour, the members Of the committee being I'M
able to spare the time from the floor of the
House, which isnecessary to make a thorough
investigation. 1t was also decided to make
report of the testimony which has been taken
up to date to the House, which will be SUBJ
mitted shortly.
There were animated debates in both Houses
Of Congress on Thursday. July Z, over resolu-
tions instructing committees to make an in
vestigation of the labor troubles at Hon estead,
Pa, where there was battle between the
striking workmen and 800 Pinkerton Detect
ives. There was unanimous condemnation
of the Pinkertons, which was also coupled with
great regret that these detectives should have
been subjected to the brutal treatment they
experienced after surrender. In speaking on
this subject Representative Vincent A. Taylor,
of Ohio, said 81 was in the war, and can
member instances where men who at one min
ute were shooting and clubbing each other
murderously, were half an hour later sitting
around campfire, although one side were pris-
| oners and the other side were captors. After
the Pinkertons had surrendered and were de-
| fenseless and unarmed they should not have
been so brutally assaulted. l say this, too.
without any love for the Pinkerton men,"
Some one remarked at this juncture: cit is
said that the persons who assaulted the prison.
ers were foreigners" "That goes without say
| ing No American would be guilty of such ac-
| tion," replied Mr.. Taylor. Senator Palmer took
| a very advanced position Oh the question, say
| ing the workmen had right to be where they
| were, factory and railroad employees being en-
| titled to continuous employment at reasonably
| fair rates of labor. He insisted that great
concern like that at Homestead was public
| institution, and subject to public obligations
| like railroads. He thought that to speak OF the
| effect of such occurrences as these upon cleo
| tions was little short of crime. Notwithstand-
| ing Gen. Palmers last remark, Senator Voor-
| hees made vigorous address in which he ar
raigned the Republican party and their policy
of protection, which, he charged was at the
| root of the evil He also scored Mr.. Carnegie,
| whom he accused Of skulking on the other side
| of the ocean, not having grit enough 10 be at
| the head of his murderers.
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| For the time being the fight over the free.
| silver bill has been transferred from the House
| of Representatives to the Committee on Coin
age. Weights and Measures. Representative
| Kilgore, of Texas. who has always been re-
| garded as a silver man. voluntarily absented
| himself from a committee meeting which was
| called by the Chairman to meet on Friday,
July 8, and thus destroyed the chance of con-
| sidering the bill in committee, as the free
| silver men. though having majority of one
Of the members present, were unable to trans-
act any business, as, all told. they did not
make quorum; and when they undertook to
| take action, the anti freesilver men RETAINED
from voting and destroyed quorum. When
seen by the parties interested in the matter,
Representative Kilgore freely admitted that
his absence from the committee meeting was
not an accidental one for he said he thought
that if the committee wished to force the bill
through without amendment, they could do it.
on their own responsibility, as he would not
be party to such proceeding. Mr.. Kilgore
is fast getting reputation as kicker"
against legislation, especially on pension meas
ures, for lie never misses an opportunity to
| interpose an objection to such bills, no matter
what may be their merit.
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bill was favorably reported from the Sen.
ate Committee on Civil Service Reform and
placed on the calendar to exempt veterans who
are now in the classified Civil Service of the
promotion, excepting such examination as may
be required by the appointing power to test
the applicants fitness.
Secretary of the Treasury Foster will inves-
tigate charges Of inhumanity which have been
made against the keeper of the lighthouse at
Rigolets, on the Louisiana Coast off the Gulf of
Mexico. A party went ont fishing recently,
and during the day landed at old Fort Pike,
and while wandering around the redoubt found
there since the war. A spark from cigaret
| exploded the shell, horribly mangling two Of
the party. one of them dying shortly after
wards. The lighthouse was the nearest place
of relief, and they rowed to it, but were at first