The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-08
NATIONAL, LEGISLATORS.
The Free Silver Bill Goes to the
Coinage Committee.
A Hot Political Fight Over the Proposal
60 Investigate the Homestead Trou-
bles-The Pension Investigat ton bland
Calls . Meeting Of Coinage Committee.

WASHINGTON, July S.-Thers was nc
objection In the House to the reference
OF the Senate free silver bill to the COM
mittes on coinage weights and measures
and n was 90 referred by the speaker.
Mr.. Bland OF Missouri asked leave that
the committee might cit during the Sos
sion Of the House.
Mr.. Tracy of New York and Mr.. Kill
gore of Texas, objected. Mr.. Bland be.
came indignant. The bill, he said, had
been delayed several days by filibuster-
ing, and he hoped that The committee on
rules would report back speedily the res
olution referred TO 1t by him granting the
ures leave to cit during the sessions Of
the House.
The revolution In regard to the Home
stead trouble was then taken up.
Mr.. Buchanan said the Pinkerton force
constituted q private and unauthorized
anomaly In this land Of law and order.
Let the Pinkerton Investigation be be-
gun at once.
Mr.. Terry of Arkansas, moved to amend
the motion by instructing the COMMITTEES
20 report back the resolution with in
strnctlons directing the committee to in
quire whether the employment of Pink
erton detectives has any connection with
the present system Of federal taxation.
The motion was agreed to and the mo-
tion to refer as amended was agreed to;
yeas, l26; nays, 100.
Mr.: Tarsney asked that the committee
on labor have leave to report the resolu-
tion back at any time. Mr.. Kilgore OF
Texas objected.
Mr.. Oates then offered q resolution dis
charging the committee on the judiciary
from the further execution OF the order
OF the House directing general investi-
CATION of the Pinkerton system, as IT re-
lates to Interstate commerce and that the
same be committed to the committee on
labor.
The question recurring on referring
the resolution to the committee on labor,
It was rejected. The resolution was
adopted thus patting the examination in
Mr.. Rockwell Of New York submitted
the conference report on the Incian ap-
propriation bill and It was agreed to.
The bill appropriates $5i5, 1893 less than
the bill as 1t passed the Senate, and $685.
77S moro than as it originally passed the
House. The bill now goes to the Presi-
dent.
In the Senate.
After the routine morning business,
the two resolutions offered by Messrs.
Gallinger and PETER as to the labor con-
fiict at Homestead, Pa, were laid before
the Senate. The two resolutions having
been read, Mr.. Quay suggested that un-
der the rule and the law they should be
referred to the committee on contingent
expenses. He said that he intended to
vote for them when reportd back.
Mr.. Hale thoungt the law and the rule
required the reference of such resolu-
tions to the committee on contingent ex-
penses. He hoped that the resolutions
will go there and that they will be re-
ported back today SO that this most i'm
portant subject may not be further de-
iayed.
MIR. Stewart remarked that the affair
should be Inquired into very carefully
and very speedily. He regarded the en-
ployment OF armed bands OF men (out-
side OF the law) as very dangerous to the
peace of the country.
: The discussion took on a hot political
aspect and finally the resolutions were
referred to the committee on contingent
expenses, with amendments suggested
by Mr.. Allison Ito make the special COM
mittee consist OF seven senators;) by Mr..
Pasco (as to whether the use OF q private
armed force 10 not in violation OF the
constitution by Mr.. Quay Ito broaden
the scope OF Investigation by extending
it to other states,) and by Mr.. Chanier
(as to the merits of the original contro-
versy).
Mr.. Call offered distinct resolution,
which was referred to the Judiciary COM
mittee, as to whether the employment of
n private armed force is not an act of
treason and a levying Of war against the
United States.
The judiciary committee reported back
the anti-option bill without recommen-
speak on the bill next Monday.