The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-03

OF dozen Senate bills, flibustering be.
gan over the Worlds Fair amendment to
the sundry civil appropriation bill. The
House, by unanimous consent at the
suggestion Of Dockery, took recess for
fifteen minutes to give an opportunity
to the Democrats who were at the eau
Gus last night to explain to their absent
colleagues tho object of the action
taken. At the end Of the recess, at
the suggestion of Bankhead, another
recess was taken for half an hour. The
second recess terminated at noon, when
the House was again called to order
only to take q further recess for an
hour. The recess was taken by unani-
nous consent at the instance of McMil.
lin.
The conclusion of the third recess
found not more than 100 members in
their seats, but in few moments this
number was augmented. The Demo-
Gratis utilized the short vacation in hold
ing conference in committee room,
but the unperturbed Republicans at
tenoed to their correspondence or in
dulged in desultory conversation. The
journ until Friday. This was defeated.
yeas 2, nays 72, and Kilgore raised the
point of no quorum. A call of the House
was ordered. One hundred and eighty
three members having responded to
their names, further proceedings under
the call were dispensed with. On motion
of Hanham, Of Texas, the following res
olution was ADOPTED:
Resolved, That the condition of public
business demands the immediate pres
epce of all absent members of the
House. That the Speaker be, and he is
hereby, requested to urge all such ab
sentees to return at once. That all
leaves of absence heretofore granted
are revoked. That If any absent mem
| Der shall fail to return, or to notify the
| Speaker that he Is en- route to the Cap
itol, within the next two days, the SER
| geant-atarms shall. in person or by
deputy, proceed at once to the residence
of sucn absent member and enforce his
attendance.
In obedience to this instruction tho
each of the absentees:
81 urgently request your immediate
attendance here. We cannot break the
deadlock without a full attendance,
and we cannot adjourn without dispos-
ing Of the sundry civil bill. All leaves
OF absence are revoked"
The House then adjourned
The attendance OF Senator'S TODAY
was still smaller than Yesterday or
during the most of last week. There
were present during the opening pro-
ceediI gs ten Senators on the Republi-
can side and six on the Democratic side.
This number, however. gradually in
creased until it was nearly doubled.
The Vice President laid before the SEN
ate resolution reported yesterday for
the appointment of a select com mittee
of seven Senators on the employment
OF tho Pinkerton detectives in laber
| troubles.
Sherman stated the reason why he
thought the question should not be
taken up now. In tho first place the
House of Representatives had already,
in very fair and dispassionate way,
taken up the question and examined
into the matter. Then the subject in
volved to somo extent tho domain of
State sovereignty. The offence referred
| to in tho resolution had originated in
an old and we'll ordered community.
The third reason why it should not be
| acted oil now was that the Senate itself
was half alivo and half dead, waiting to
close its session In peace and with
hardly enough Senators present to con-
stitute quorum. Still he was bound
to say that the principal question raised
as to whether any man. or corporation,
might employ armed men, was very
any corporation had the right TO hire
such emissaries. He hoped that the
resolution would be allowed to 10 over
until next session.
Palmer replied to Sherman's obiec.
tions and favored the proposed investi
CATION, saying that the Importance of it
could not be over stated. The country
would be startled at the amount OF in.
formation that would be collie cted as to
the extent to which such dangerous
semi political and semi M ilitary organi-
cations. responsible neither to God nor
man, were employed. They ought to be
hunted down as ''enemies OF mankind"
Vest also favored the proposed inves-
tigation, and said that the Pinkerton
force had ceased to be detective bu.
reau and was now standing army. He
described the forage and raid made by
the Pinkefton force into Missouri,
when the homestead Of the Jam es broth
ers was surrounded, and when, in a
most cruel and cowardly manner, hand
| grenades were thrown into the house,
whore women and children were sleop-
ing.
Quay said that il tho sell, ct committee
could go to Homestead and influence tho
adjustment as to wages it would be well
come there, otherwise the people OF
Homestead were not anxious for 1t.
Gallinger did not think that there
was any force in Sherman's objections
1t WAS full time, he believed, that Con.
gress should. by hill or otherwise, pro-
tect the people Of the country FROM 'he
invasion OF an illegal, unauthorized and
| murd. rous mob OF men