The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-13
PINKERTON'S ARMED MEN
OATES REPORTS A SUBSTITUTE
FOR WATSON.

The Committee on the judiciary to In
vestigate Their Employment by the
! Corporations-The House Next Takes
Up the Suudry Civil Bill and Rather
Lively Debate Follows.
| WASHINGTON, May 12.-In the House to-
day Mr.. Oates, as a privileged question
from the committee on the judiciary, re-
ported back a substitute for Mr.. Watson's
Pinkerton detective investigating resolu-
ton. The substitute resolution reoites the
allegation that a certain organization,
known as Pinkerton detectives, has been
employed unlawfully and to the detriment
Of the public by railroad corporations en-
gagged in the transportation Of United
States mails aud interstate commerce, aud
directs the committee on the
judiciary to investigate said
Pinkerton detectives, the character of
their employment by corporations engaged
in'the transportation Of interstate commerce.
or of the United States mails, the number so
employed and whether such employment
has provoked breach of the peace or caused
destruction OF property, and all material
facts connected with their alleged employ
ment. The commissioner is given the usual
powers as to summoning witnesses, etc.
The resolution was adopted and the House
went into committee Of the whole on the
sundry OWL bill.
POINT OF ORDER.
Mr.. Burrows OF Michigan made a point
OF order against the proviso that all
articles imported for the use of the light
house establishment shall be admitted free
Of duty. 1t seemed to him TO be the be-
ginning OF an effort to revise the tariff on
an appropriation bill. 1t was not germane to
the subject matter of the bill and the COM
mittee on appropriations had no jurisdic-
ton on the tariff.
Messrs. Holman and Breckenridge of Ken
lucky argued against Mr.. Burrows point of
order but the speaker sustained Mr.. Bur-
rows and ruled the proviso out of order.
MIR. Breckenridge said that he would not
appeal. He merely called attention to the
fact that the appropriation with this proviso
out was cut down to the extent OF the duty.
Mr.. Cogswell Of Massachusetts said that
that made no difference. That was true of
the bill all along the line.
Mr.. Reed of Maine moved to increase the
appropriation for the.light house establish
ment from 1870, 900 to $408, 000
Mr.. Reed said that the bill as reported ap-
propriated S370,000 plus the duty, or in all
$40S,0 This was exactly what his amend
ment proposed.
- Mr.. Holman hoped that the increase
would not be made.
HOLMAN REFUSES TO REPLY.
Mr.. Reed inquired whether the gentleman
had not approved the bill as reported.
Mr.. Holman declined to state.
Mr. Reed again suggested that his amend
ment did not increase the appropriation as
made by the original bill.
Mr.. Holman did not care whether 1t did
or not. he believed that the appropriation
in the bill was sufficient and he hoped that
it would not be increased.
On the division the vote stood 40 to 101.
No..
quorum, but in the course of a quarter OF an
hour quorum appeared and the amend
ment was rejected.
On motion of Mr.. Sayers Of Texas the
appropriation for the life saving service
was increased $21, 900.
Ona point of order raised by Mr.. Cogs-
we'll, a proviso admitting free of duty
articles imported for permanent use of the
national museum was stricken out. Mr..
Cogswell moved to increase from $4,000
to $4,000 the appropriation for heating
and lighting the museum. After half an
hour consumed in getting quorum, the
amendment was rejected.
MONEY FOR THE zoo.
Mr.. Cogswell moved to increase the ap-
preparation for the geological park from
81, 900 to $4,000. II it was the purpose of
the democrats TO destroy the zoo, let them
come up and do IL in a manly way aud not
"A
they refuse to give any explanation of the
cuts in the bill they would have to keep a
quorum present to vote upon them. 1t
took the democrats twenty minutes to get
quorum when the amendment was voted
down.
Mr.. Bailey OF Texas moved to strike out
the entire clause relative TO the geological
park. He said that he did not believe that
the government should ever engage in the
business of huildinp q mark Ha mazda his
motion especially at this time, in view Of
| frequent declarations on this floor that
there would be deficiency in the present
fiscal year. He did not think that con-
gress ought to tax men and women in order
to feed monkeys and bears
THE REFUSAL TO VOTE.
Mr., Butler of Iowa charged the repub-
licans with violating the rules by remain
ing in their seats and not voting.
Mr.. Reed made one of his caustic speeches
in which he criticised the democrats for
making no explanation of the reductions
they proposed. If the people knew of these
performances they would soon put a stop to
them. But, unfortunately, if there
the country did not think much
about, it was the House of Representatives.
| LLaughter.l That could be seen by the
hands that they put it in. The argument
in favor of the reduction was brute force,
The democrats had three to the repu blicans'
one. That was the only reason for the re-
duction. He hoped that the gentleman
from Indiana (Mr. Holman) would give
something which for decency's sake, looked
like an explanation. Laughter
II call for vote" was Mr.. HoIman's
only response to this appeal. Laughter
| Mr.. Bailey's motion was lost
The committee then arose and the House