The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-08-13
FIFTY.SECOND CONGRESS-.


WARRINGTON, Aug. l.-SBNATb-Nothlng OF
Ipecial interest transacted
HousE-R Representative Oates, chairman OF
the special subcommittee OF the judiciary com.
nittee that investigated tho labor troubles OF
Homestead, Pa, and the action OF the Pinker.
ton police at that place, prepared his report and
submitted II for approval TO the subcommittee
today. Inasmuch as 1t is not definitely deter
mined whether the Investigation into the
Pinkerton police system OF the troubles shall
DC proceeded with or not, the report in
Its conclusion does not deal with that
matter. 1t relates entire to the cause,
progress and termination OF the labor
troubles giving frst On epitomo Of the evidence
taken by the committee OF H0nestead and
Pittsburgh. The report then discusses logically
the questions that suggested themselves as
result Of the evidence takon. These questions
are substantially as follows: Was the Carnegie
Co. justified In reducing the scale Of wages;
we're employees justified in their conduct during
the trouble was the company justified in em'
ploying Pinkerton police to guard the property,
and has congress any jurisdiction In the mat
terY These questions are each discussed at
more or less length.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2--SBNATE.--The senate
had less than forty senators present to-day, but
no question of tho presence OF quorum was
raised. The resolution for the appointment o.
o select committee OF seven senators TO investi
gate the employment of Pinleerton detectives in
come ction with labor troubles was taken up
debated ut length and finally passed. This is
about the only business of public interest that
the senate transacted, and an early adjourn
ment was reached
HoUsE-The house met at II O'Clock with
considerably less than q quorum OF members
present The speaker laid before the house a
number Of senate bills which were on the table,
and referred them to appropriate committees
Ambng the bills thus presented to the house
was one passed by the senate yesterday author
tyiDg the heads of tho several government de-
partments to grant leaves of absence with pay
TO oil members of the G.. A. X. therein en-
ployed during the grand encampment Of that
organization in this city next month. Unani-
nous consent that this shall be considered at
once was asked on the democratic side, but
Gen. Bingham, the republican member of the
committee on appropriations, demanded the
regular order. This brought the house face to
face with the Worlds fair controversy. No
compromise on the subject was affected.
WASHINGTON, Aug 3.-SENATE-Nothing Of
Importance transacted
HoUsE-The peace committee of ten, TO which
had been intrusted the task of Strengthening
ont the Worlds fair hitch, adopted the follow
ing compromise, after n three hour session to-
day, to be submitted TO q democratic caucus
''rhis committee submit 10 the democrats of
the house the following proposition, It being
understood that it it does not commit any
member of the committee or Of the house for
or against the Worlds fair appropriation
l. Reconsider the vote by which the house
has receded from its disagreement to the
senate amendment, and send the sundry
civil bill back into conference .. That
pending the conference on the sundry
civil bill, tho Durborow bill, appropriating
S5.OOOO00, be taken up, reduced TO t25o0,000, ap-
propriating this sum to aid in the success of the
fnir, and that a final vote upon It, without in
teruption, be taken not lator than Saturday.
August 8, at pm. That meantime last years
the power of the house be eXerted to enforce
the attendance of absent members. 4. That
whether the Durborow bill, as amended be
carried defeated, the vote thereon shall be
regarded as settlement of the question and
the sundry civil bill shall be considered as with
out the senate amendment
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4-SENATE-As the SEN
ate adjourned early, it will probably merely
rest on its oars until the house passes the
amended Durbarrow bill when it will pass the
bill ALSO and recede from its amendment to the
sundry civil bill. If there shall be no hitch in
this programme it is possible that congress will
Adjourn on Saturday, though most people think
the necessary formalities will detain IL until
Monday
HoUSE-The senate amendment to the sundry
civil appropriation bill, approprating 50 100000
for the Worlds fair, was disagreed to- and sent
TO o conference committee again. Then the
Durborrow bill, amended so as TO provide g.
stead of S5,00O,0O0, was taken up, and a resolu-
tiou adopted providing for vote at o'clock to-
morrow. This is in the nature of cloture, but
the resolution not coming from the committee
on rules, but the voluntary and spontaneous
action of the house IT has none of the perncious
characteristics which are attached 20 cloture in
the minds of many members.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5--SENATE-The Worlds
fair bill as it passed the house was laid before
the senate. After considerable discussion the
bill was ordered to q third reading and was
passed without discussion. After transactlng
minor business the senate took recess till S p.
m. to give time for the enrolling of tho World IS
fair sundry civil bill The evening session was
devoted to clearing up odds and ends. AT IL
O'Clock Vice President Morton delivered n
graceful farewell address, and declared the
senate adjourned without day.
HoUsE-At noon to-day the house resumeN
in committee of the whole the consideration o.
the Durborow Worlds fair bill Hppropriating
t2,aO0,OOO outright and was debated until ]
O'Clock. The chairman OF the committee of the
whole stated that under the order of the house,
the committee must rise Having arisen, the
Durborow bill was reported TO the house The
bill was passed by vote OF l3l yeas to SO nays
The speaker appointed Messrs. Fitch, Geissen-
hader, De Forrest, Ray and Harmer as the
members of the special committee
to inquire into the execution of
the election laws In New York. On
motion OF Mr.. Houk, of Ohio, senate Join:
resolution was passed authorizing foreign ex-
hibitors at the Worlds fair TO bring into this
country foreign laborers to assist In preparing
their exhibits. Recess untilT o'clock. Senate
joint resolution was passed extending TO the
king and queen of Spain and to the descendants
of Christopher Columbus invitations to be pres,
ent at the opening OF the Worlds fair. Mr.
Holman, of Indiana, presented the conference
report on the sundry civil appropriation bin.
Mr.. Holman stated that the bill as finally agreed
upon appropriated t27, ,S27, OOO This was 60 6OO,.
900 less than the bill II passed the senate, and
S2614,0OO more than as it PASSED the house
Agreed to--169 to IA. At II o'clock the house
adjourned without day