Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-08
STRONG WORDS USED
By Several Senators in a De-
bate Over the Tragedy
at Homestead.
PALMER'S UNIQUE IDEAS
Cause Considerable Talk Among Leg,
islators at the Capital.
VOORHEES, EMPHATIC REMARKS
Termed the Ranting Of Demagogue BY
Political Opponents
FEW SENATORS UPHOLD PINKERT0NISN
Termed the Ranting Of Demagogue BY
Political Opponents
FEW SENATORS UPHOLD PINKERroXISr
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WASHINGTON, July Though the Sen
ate Committee to investigate the tragedy al
Homestead Is not yet appointed, Il should say
there Is more to bs hoped for from it In
this way of attempting to get at the root ol
the labor problem than from the House
COMMITTEES. While undoubtedly both COM
mittees will denounce the Pinkerton sys.
tenn, and urge the immediate passage of q
measure which will abolish all armed
organizations not appointed and equipped
by State or local authority, many Of the
crest and experienced minds of the Senate
have given much study to the phenomena
of the labor problem.
Leaving the Alliance Senators out of the
question there are Senators Jones and Stew
art, of Nevada, and Senator Palmer, of
Illinois, who may be classed among the
most advancedthinker on the subject of
all men in public life. Old John McAuley
Palmer is one of the grandest figures of that
most intensely of legislative bodies, the
United States Senate. His language Is
simply wonderfully terse and expressive,
and no other Senator is blessed with so
charming delivery as he.
In his eloquent. heartfelt remarks upon
the labor question to-day, SO clean of all
demagogism and 30 full of earnest warning
he enchained the solemn attention of the
Senate and galleries, and his short speech
became all the more impressive when it
was followed by the ranting of Senator
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graceful political TRADE, in which protec-
tiouism, Republicanism and Carnegieism
were jumbled together in the most gro
tesque way.
Palmer Talked About by Everybody.
Palmer's speech is much commented upon
this evening, and however it may be disa-
greed with by some, all admit that it was
BY far the most thoughtful and bipartisan,
and one which must lead everyone who
reads to feel that il is time the highest
legislative body of the country should
cease to evade these questions which lie at
the root of all the trouble between capital
lists and those who labor for them, and that
the rise and existence of Pinkerton sys-
tenn is but mere phase of troubles which
will not cease even with the extinguish-
ment OF every Pinkerton in the world.
10 Senator Quay belongs the credit of
ggesting the broadening of the resolution
include general inquiry, not only into
Pinkerton organization, but into the
le question of labor troubles He said
such occurrences were not peculiar to
burg or to Pennsylvania, but that they
over the whole country, and the
world. The resolution was remod- \
accordance with hissugrestion. It
erred - ke Commi]tee on Contin-
,xprnses of the Senate, which is COM
of Jones, of Nevada; Paddock, of
ska and Vance, of North Carolina,
'ill doubtless be reported at once
Important Committee to Be Named
committee of seven Senators will then
pointed to pursue the investigations.
their conclusions will be awaited with |
interest than has attached to any
legislative inquiry touching upon |
trial affairs
sthing sillier than the conduct of the |
,ln Its treatment to-day of the resolu- |
rovidipg for an investigation of the |
t Homestead and, in a vague way, of |
lystem OF Plnkerton supervision gener- |
could hardly be imagined of legisla-
ebody. The war was transferred from |
omeste.d to Washington and was waged |
or three hours between the Committee on |
Judiciary and the Committee on Labor.
Mr.. OateA Chairman of the sub-commit- |
tee Of the Committe on Judiciary, composed |
of himself, Boatner, of Louisiana and /
Broderick, of Kansas, wha had charge of |
the Pinkerton resolution of investigation |
introduced some time ago by Watson, of /
Georgia, assumed that his subcommittee
would have charge of the investigation.
Mr.. Tarsnet, of Missouri, Chairman of the
Committee on Labor, suddenly made q mo-
tion to recommit the resolution to his COM
mittee, and the House voted SO to do. Then
an hour of rambling and heated speech
making on the subject was INDUCED, in
which most of the speakers took occasion to \
denounce the Pinkerton system, the Penn
sylvania members keeping very quiet, how
ever.
The Pennsylvanians in Conference
As the speechmaking was about to close
q little knot of Pennsylyanians, among
them Stone, of Allegheny; Stone, Of
Warren; Wright, of Susquehanna; Huff, of
Westmoreland; and Da[zell, of Pittsburs,
were seen consulting together, and, as the
last speechmakers sat down, Wright moved
to reconsider the vote by which the resolu-
tion had been recommitted to the Commit
tee on Labor.
Tarsney was on his feet in a moment, pale
with excitement, and moved to lay that
motion on the table. As none of these
motions were debatable, Tarsney's motion
to table was put at once, ana q viva yoce
vote showed that q great revulsion of feeling
had taken place during the debate. A rising
vote was followed by the yeas and nays and
the motion was lost by q large majority.
The motion to reconsider was adopted ss
was the original motion, and so the investi-
cation, after having been taken from the |
Judiciary subcommittee, was given back to
It