Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-02
.TO-DAY'S TEhEGRAPHIG NEWS.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. aug. >.
SENATE.

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was still smaller than it was yesterday
or during most of last week. There
were present during the opening pro-
ceedings ten senators on the republican
side and six on the democratic side.
These numbers, however, gradually IN
creased till they were nearly doubled.
The Vice-President laid before the
Senate the resolution reported yester-
day from the committee on education
and labor for the appointment OF q Sc
lect committee of seven senators on
the employment of Pinkerton detectives
in labor troubles.
Mr.. Sherman stated the reasons why
he thought the question should not De
taken up now In the 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 some extent the domain of Il
sovereign State. The offence referred
to in the resolution had originated in an
old and well-ordered community. The
third reason why it should not be acted
on now was that the Senate itself was
halfalive and half dead, waiting to close
its session in peace and with hardly
enough senator's present to constitute a
quorum. Still he was bound to say that
the principle question raised rs to
whether any man or corporation might
employ armed men was Il very import
ant one. He doubted whether any cor
poration had a right to hire such james
saries. He hoped that the resolution
would be allowed to go over till next
session.
Mr.. Palmer replied to Mr.. Sherman's
objections and favored the proposed in
vestigation, saying that the Importance
of it could not be overstated. The
country would be startled ut the amount
of information that would be collected
as to the extent to which such danger
Gus scmi-political and semi-military or
CARNATIONS, responsible neither to God
nor man, were employed. They ought
to be hunted down as "enemies ofman-
kind"
DIr. Vest also favored the proposed
investigation and said that the Pinller-
ton force had ceased to be q detective
bureau and was now standing army.
He described the foray and raid made
by the Pinkerton force into Missouri,
when the homestead ofthe James broth
ers was surrounded and when, in the
most cruel and cowardly manner, hand
grenades were thrown into the house,
where women and children were sleep
ing.
Mr. Quay said that if the select COM
mittee could go to Homestead and in
huence the adjustment as to wages, it
would be welcome there otherwise the
people of Homestead were not anxious
for it.
Mr.. Gallinger did not think that there
was any force in Mr.. Sherman's objec-
tions. 1t was full time, he believed,
that Congress should, by bill or other
wise, protect the people of the country
from invasion of an illegal, unauthor-
lied and murderous mob of men.
Mr.. Call also favored the investiga-
ton OF the ground that invasion Of
State by the Pinkcrton forces was ''trea-
SON. within the constitutional defni-
ton of the term.
Mr.. Sanders contended that the first
question presenting itself in the matter
was the question of jurisdiction, and
where the authority rested to prevent
the passage of armed men intent on a
specific GRAND, as described in the reso-
luton. He thought, however, that the
inquiry might be made useful. 1t would
be contribution to good government il
it should be found that Congress had no
power to prescribe remedy but that
absolute and supreme power was in the
States themselves.
After speeches by Messrs. Morgan
and Hawley the resolution as to the
Pinkerton forces was adopted without
division.
HOUSE.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal filibustering began over the
Worlds Fair amendment to the sundry
civil appropriation bill.
Mr.. Butler, of Iowa, moved an ad-
journment and supplemented that with
a motion to adjourn until Thursday.
Mr.. Bailey, of Texas, moved for an
adjournment until Friday.
SIS that the result of the caucus?n
quericd Mr.. Dingley with mock in
credulity.
Mr.. Buchanan, of New Jersey, in
quired whether as a substitute for all
these motions it would be in order to
make motion to adjourn.
The Speaker replied that it would
not.
The House then took recess for
fifteen minutes. The purpose is to