The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-03
PINKERTON'S ARMED MOB
THE SENATE VOTES TO 1NvE5TI'
GATE THE MATTER.

| w WASHINGr0N, aug. 3.-Ino hUtenuauce c'
senators to-day was still smaller than yester-
day, or during most OF last week. There were
present during the opening proceedings ten
senators on the republican side and six on
the democratic side. These numbers, how"
ever, gradually increased till they were
nearly doubled.
The Vice President laid before the Senate
| the resolution reported yesterday from the
committee on education and labor for the
appointment of select committee or seven
senators on the employment of PInkerton
detectives in labor troubles.
Mr.. Sherman stated the reasons why he
thought the question should not be taken
| up now. In the first place the House OF
| Representatives had already, in a very fair
and dispassionate way, taken up the Ques-
| tion and examined into the matter. The
subject involved to some extent domain of
a sovereign state. The offense referred to
in the resolution had originated in an old
and we'll ordered community
The third reaeon why it should not be
acted on now was that the Senate itself
was half alive and half dead waiting to
close its session in peace and with hardly
| enough senators present to constitute q
quorum. Still he was bouDd to say that
the principal question raised as to whether
any man or corporation might employ
armed men was a very important one. He
dOhObou 1bl OOh POlasAoh beAu bhU
right to hire such janiEaries. he hoped
that the resolution would be allowed to go
over till the next session.
PALMER REPLIES.
Mr.. Palmer replied to MIR. Shermans OBJ
jections and favored the proposed investi-
cation, saying that the Importance of 10
| conld not be overstated. The country
would be satrtled at the amount OF inforna-
tion that would be collected as Co she extent
- ryhi i,h IA rooIffip.,I ~
semi-military organizations, responsible
neither to God nor man, were employed.
They ought TO be hunted down as enemies
| OF mankind"
Mr.. Vest also favored the proposed in-
vestigation, and said that the Pinkerton
force had ceased TO be a detective bureau
and was now standing army. lie de-
| scribed the foray and raid made by the
Pinkerton force into Missouri, when the
homestead of the James brothers was SUR
rounded, and when, In the most cruel and
cowardly manner, hand grenadss were
thrown into the house where women and
children were sleeping.
WHAT HOMESTEAD WANTS.
Mr.. Quay said that II the select commits
tee could go to Homestead and influence ths
adjustment as to wages, it would be welcome
there; otherwise the people ot Homestead
were not anxious for it.
Mr.. Gallinger did not think that there
was any force in Mr.. Sherman's objection.
| II was full time ho believed that congress
| should by bill, or otherwise, protect the
| people of the country from the invasion of
an illegal, unauthorized and murderous
mob or men.
MIR. Call also favored the investigation on
the ground that the Invasion Of the state by
Pinkerton forces was treason within the
constitutional definition of the term.
Mr.. Sanders conbended that the first ques-
tion presenting itself in the matter was the
question OF jurisdiction; and where the au-
thority rested TO prevent the passage OF
armed mon intent on q specific errand as
described in the resolution. He thought,
however, that the inquiry might be made
useful. lt would be a contribution to good
government IL 1t should pe found that con-
gress had no power 10 prescribe a remedy
but that the absolute and supreme power
was In the states themselves.
RIGHTS OF THE HoMEsTEADERs.
Mr. Morgan stated that the trouble and
evaporation at Homestead arose from the
fact that foreign men from other states,
collected from the sums of large cities,
toughs and vngabonds, had been hired to
take possession OF the works where Home-
stead people contended they had right to
be. These people had been faithful, diligent
in business, economical and frugal; and
they had conceived the idea that they a
right to fix, with their employers, a certain
basis of wages.
THE ONLY REMEDY.
Mr. Hawley argued that the questions
involved were capable Of settlement within
the lines OF the state power, but said that
that there was no panacea, no nostrum, no
modern invention that would settle them.
They could ultimately only be settled by
common sense on the part OF the employer
and common sense on the part OF the EN-
ployed. There was but one effective
ready for them-"the golden rule" The re-
marks OF Mr.. Palmer some time since that
the Homestead workmen were entitled to
stay there and 10 be employed there were
exceedingly distasteful to him. They had /.
no such right; but the employer who would
turn out men who had bean long in his serv-
ice was beast, ," brute"
REFERENCE OF APPROPRIATION BILLS
At 2 O'Clock the discussion was suspended
and Mr.. Butler offered resolution for the
reference Of the general appropriation bills
at the next session and thereafter to stand
ing committees having the subject matter
ia charge. .lleaving only to the appropriations
committee the legislative, executive and
Judicial appropriation bills, the sundrY civil
bill, pension bill and deficiency bill. He
asked that the resolution be laid on the
table, and be gave notice that he would call
it up at the beginning of the next session.
Hr. German asked leave OF absence for
Mr.. Hill for the remainder Of the session,
and IL was grouEed.
THE PINKERToN RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
The Pinkerton resolution was then further
discussed and finally adopted without g
division.
1t provides for q select committee Of
seven senator's to investigate and report the
facts in relation 70 the employment for pri-
vate purposes OF ormed bodies of men or
detectives in connection with differences
between workmen and employers; the
reasons for the creation Of such organized
bodies Of armed men: their character and
uses; where, when. how and by whom they
have been employed and paid; and under
what authority.
Several private bills were passed and the
Senate adjourned.
SteroRrapher Toomer's Bnl
BRUNswIcK, GA, Aug. 2-Judge Sweat