The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-08-04
FIFTY SECOND CONGRESS.
THE PINKERTON INVESTIGATION oC-
CUPIEs THE sENATE's SESSION.
A Number Of Speeches Made for Political
Effect and the Resolution Passsd-Ab.
sentees Will Soon be in the Ma
jority Unless the Tide is Turned.
SENATE.

but one subject of public interest be-
fore the senate, and that occupied the
attention for most of the three hours
session. 1t was resolution reported
from the committee ON education and
labor for the appointment of a select
committee of seven to inquire into the
organization and employment of Pink
erton forces, and under what author
ity they were employed and used in
labor controversies. Senator Sher-
man stated reasons why he thought
the question should not be taken up
now. In the first place, the house had
already, in very fair, dispassionate
way taken up the question and exam
ined the matter. Then the subject in
volved to some extent the domain Of q
sovereign state. The third reason was
that the senate itself was half alive
and half dead waiting to close the
session in peace and with barely
enough senators present to constitute
a quorum. He hoped the resolution
would be allowed to go over until
next session.
Senator Palmer replied to Senator
Sherman's objections, and favol ed the
investigation, saying that the impor-
tance of it could not be overestimated
The country would be startled at the
amount of information that would be
collected as to the extent which such
dangerous semi-political, seml-mili-
tary organizations, responsible to
neither God nor man, were employed.
They ought to be hunted down as
"enemies to mankind.n
Senator Vest favored the proposed
investigation, and said the Pinkerton
force had ceased to be detective bus
mess, and was now standing army.
He described the raid made by the
Pinkerton force into Missouri when
the homestead of the James brothers
was surrounded, and when in o most
cruel, cowardly manner hand grenades
were thrown into the house where
women and children were sleeping.
Senator Quay said the committee
could go to Homestead and influence
an adjustment as to wages; it would be
welcome there. Otherwise the people
of Homestead were not anxious for it
After further discussion the resolu.
tion was adopted without division
1t provides for select committee o
seven to investigate and report the
facts in relation to the employment fo
private purposes of armed bodies o
men or detectives in connection will
differences between the workmen anC
employers, the reason for the creation
of such organized bodies of armed men
their character and use, where, when
how and by whom they have beer
employed and paid and under wha
authority. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Business in the house today wa
confined principally to taking recess
in order to enable Democrats to tall
over the situation and formulat,
some scheme of action. Resolution
revoking all leaves absence, even thos,
granted on account of sickness, wer,
adopted, and the sergeant at arms di
rected personally if need be), to en-
force the attendance of absentees
Filioustering then began over tn,
Worlds Fair amendment.
Mr.. Butler moved adjournment un
til Thursday, and Mr.. Bailey of rexa
moved adjournmentunti Friday. A
the suggestions of Dockery of Mis-
souri, the house took recess for fifteel
minutes to give an opportunit,
10 Democratic members VIII,
were here at caucus last nigh
to explain to their absent colleague
the object of their action. When re
cess terminated, another recess wa
taken for half an hour. The secont
recess terminated only to take fur
ther recess of an hour. At the conclu
| sion of this recess 1t was found tina
not more than o hundred member
were in their seats, but in few mo
ments the number was augmented.
1.-The question came up on motion t
adjourn until Friday. This was de
feated, and Mr.. Kilgore ofTexas raise,
the point of no quorum. A call of tn
house was ordered. Quorum foun,
present. After the adoption of reso
luton revoking all leaves of absenc
the house adjourned.
The subcommittee of the hous
Judiciary committee is hopelessly d.
vided on the suject of the Pinkerto
investigation and the house decide
to leave the matter to a full committe
to say whether there shall be repor
or not, and if one, the nature of it.
THE wARsHIP CHARLESTON.
The United States steamshi
Charleston now at San Francisco, ha
been ordered to participate in tn
exercises of the naval militia at tina
port, after which it will make cruis
to Chilian and Peruvian ports.
THE WATSON CHARGES.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. = The hous
committee on the Watson allegation
of drunkenness, today heard Cobb