Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-13
Proceedings OF Congress.
WAsRINaToN, Feb. 10.
HNUSE.

Proceedings OF Congress
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.
HoUsE.
The Speaker alnouucid the Gipoi1tmen
of the following comm tee to iny:sigst
The pension office: Massrs. Wheeler, o!
Michigan; Little. Ct Naw York; DuOesn,
OF Ohio; Lind, OF Minnesota, end B;osiaa,
CT Pennsylvania.
On moticu OF Mr. Bear, o! Massachusetts,
resolution vas ken up directing the COM
n. tie en- manufactures 10 live. gate lhe
SO called Sweating" system Of teEem' n
labor. Ths comm tt,s Ia given authority te
sard suo.ccmmIsees to various cities In car.
r5ing ca the inquiry. TIE expense is to lie
betrayed from The COZ t!rgent fund Of the
House.
Eir. Holman, OF Indiare, thought that The
smour Of ezpsr diture should be limited tt
81 coo.
Mr.. Hoar replied that the purpose OF the
committee was net 10 tske any trip through.
OF Tho ccuBtr; that could be avoided.
MIR. Osteg, et Aie bame, opposed tie reso,
luton. Investigations were frequently got
ten up By gentlemen for the pu.poae Ct
! gaining little cbesp clap.trap notor.e
1t vas In that wsy lbst tie Jurisdiction Of
Congress he'd been extended to Invests ate
ell kinds OF aus jso.s-suhjeoIs with WSiel
Congress had nothing TO do subjects which
under tie CorsiiLtt on, Congress had &c
listt and power t lee.s'a etc upor.
Mr.. Hosr urged The necessity @! remedy
ing evils which resulted from The sweating
system.
Mr. Ostcs Inquired why the egils could
net be remedied by the S.ats leRislstureq.
Mr.. Hoar replied chat they could mol
! reach she evil.
Mr.. Bynum said vett'gatiDg committees
had expended e great deal OF money ane
! had been productive Of bot Few satisfactory
results.
Nj. Eoimsn eTsred CT ame1dment Init
ing he expenditure to $1,000.
Fer some time Mr.. Hear held cot fol
IS 900 and while he and Mr. Holman were
dsputng the poiIt. Mr.. Reed CT Maine.
raised laugh by askipg dryiy whether The
contrao. was made.
Mr.. Holman proved succesaiul and b
amendment wss adopted.
o. motion Of Mr.. Chapman, Of Michigan ,
an amendment vas adopted directing the
committee to Inquire how much incrss Sc
the Nj knley acs bad caused in the wage
Of the Torkmen employed in Industries pro.
teoted by the tsrms Of that act.
The resolution was adopted.
The House then resumsd the consideration
OF the bill for The better control Of and to
promote tbs satisfy of naionsl banks.
Mr.. lockwood, OF Nsw York, otjettsd 10
the bill because be believed It to be detri-
mental TO tie banking interests Of tbs
country to be constantly changing and mod.
lying the lsWs relating to Daticnal banke.
TIE lew on that question today lad be-
come we'll settled. He believed tiat iht
pending measure would work detrimental
~ to the national banks.
During the debate Mr. Reed ssked Mr.. Be-
Goa (!n charge of thu tin) question on tn
meaning of the words in the bill "aooepted
and approved by majority OF thosa pTesert
constituting quorum" (Lsugt t,r.)
"The gentleman from Maine" replied
Mr.. Bacop, "s so much bstsr qualified
than to answer the lpqury tina. Will not
attempt reply" Lsugh.er.)
"The point wish to MAKE" reaumed Mr.
Reed, sis that seem better qualified, moi
only than the gentleman, but than all bile
political colleagues collected togstbe-."
II do not know" rsurasi Mr.. Bacon, "oi
anybody Oh this side of the Houte who de.
airee to di'pute the qualifications Of the gen.
tleman from Maine lie discovering quotums."
The bill WAS parsed.
Mr.. Peel. OF Arkansas. from the comml,
tee on Indian affairs, reported the IodlaI
appropriation BILL and it was referred to
toe committee OF the whole.
The House than proceeded to the consideration
OF the House csiercsr, the dsst bill being tina.
amending the in.erL al revenue laws by abel SD. !
ing the minimum punishment. for olation there.
OF. 1t was passed and The House adjourned.
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