Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-14
For a New Building for the Govern
ment Printing Office.
COINAGE BILLS INTRODUCED.
Prohibiting God Coinage and to
Stop Buying Silver Bullion.
CAMPAIGN DOCUMENTS
The House to Print Extra Copies
Of the Elections Bill.
THE SENATE.

THE SENATE.
MIR. Henderson, in the absence (for two days)
of Vice President Morton, occupied the chair
as Presiden. Of the Senate pro tenn. Imme-
diately after the reading Of yesterdays journal
the conference report on the naval appropria-
ton bill was presented by Mr.. Hale and agreed
! to-three amendments being still in dispute
and unarranged in. conference.
| PRAIsINa THE sEHArE's ACTION.
The presiding officer presented telegram
received from the president of the Ocean Grove
| Camp Meeting Association giving "praise and
thanks to the American Senate for its magnifi-
cent vote for Sunday closing and against saloons
at the Chicago exposition" ION behalf Of 5000
citizens Of all denominations).
TO 60 TO HOMESTEAD.
Mr.. Jones (Nev.) }, from the committee on
contingent expenses. reported resolution for
the appointment of q select committee OF seven
Senators whose duty it shall be to investigate
and report the facts in relation to the employ
ment of armed men known as Pinkerton men or
| Plnkerton detectives in connection with the re-
| cent differences between workingmen and en-
pioyers, involving bloodshed and loss of life at
Homestead. Pa. The investigation is TO include
the facts in relation to the existence and en-
ployment generally Of so-called Pinkerton men
in the United States since their first appearance
| there.
It is to extend to and embrace the reasons
| for the creation Of the Pinkerton organization,
its character and uses also as TO where, how
and by whom its men are employed and paid
| for any services rendered, under what au-
thority Of law (if any) they have been SO en-
ployed and paid The committee is also to in
quire rntothe merits Of the original controversy
concerning wages and the terms OF the contract
between employers and employed out OF which
| the armed conflict arose which resulted N
bloodshed, and to what extent that conflict was
participated in by persons not native or nat
uralized citizens Of the United States. Also
whether any private corporation, company or
| organization in the state Of Pennsylvania or
other states has employed an armed force
against any Of the people Of such
state or Of the United States in
violation of the Constitution of the
United States, and, If 80, whether or not armed
bodies OF men from other states were, for that
purpose, taken into such state without the con-
| sent of the constituted authorities thereof
The committee is to consider and report, by
bill or otherwise, what legislation. if any, is
necessary to prevent the further illegal use or
employment Of such Pinkerton men or other
similar bodies Of armed men for private pur-
| poses
Mr.. German, the democratic member of the
! committee on contingent expenses, rose to de-
bate the resolution. but yielded to the sugges-
ton OF Mr. Allison to let the resolution lie over
till tomorrow. The resolution accordingly went
| over.
TO PROHIBIT COINAGE OF GOLD.
Mr.. PETER introduced Cat the request Of the
national industrial congress) bill to prohibit
the coinage of gold and it was referred to the
finance committee. The bill consists Of the
following short sentence: "That the coinage of
gold at the mints Of the United States is hereby
prohibited"
SWEEPING REDUCTION OF SALARIES.
Mr.. Stewart introduced bill to reduce BY 25
per cent all government salaries over s6oo, and
it was, at his request, laid on the table, so that
he might hereafter address the Senate upon it.
He remarked that as it seemed to be necessary
to reduce wages it was time TO consider the re-
duction of the salaries Of government employees.
Mr.. MoRGAN's PAPER MONEY BILL.
Mr.. Morgan offered a resolution with long
preamble) instructing the finance committee to
report bill giving to all paper money issued
by the United States as a legal tender the full
legal tender quality the same as gold firrespec-
tive Of the contract stipulations). Laid on the
table.
sUNDBY CIVIL BILL.
The Senate at pm. resumed the considera-
ton of the sundry civil appropriation bill, to
which various committee amendments were
| offered and acted on.
| When they were disposed Of the amendment
offered yesterday by Mr.. Vest (from the COM
mittee on public buildings and grounds) in re-
lation to site for the government printing
| Office at Washington was taken up and the dis
cussIon Of it continued.
THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE SITE.
After calling attention at length to the ad-
vantages and disadvantages of tie various sites
proposed Mr.. Henderson expressed the opinion
that what he had said should convince any man
that the question was one which could not
ofalx l,<1 afa hat r<,fS 10
The amendment which he proposed to
| offer one making the appropriation
OF $3.50 900 in the sundry civil act Of 1880 avail
able for the purchase of such site as might be
selected and recommended by the joint COM
| mittee on printing of the two houses
Mr.. Vest said that the great thing to be OBJ
| tanned was some immediate action In regard to
the selecting Of site and the erection Of y new
building for the government printing Office.
| MURDER MACHINE.
| The present building had been well charac-
terized by the Senator from Wisconsin as O
murder machine" and "man trap" At any
time there might be catastrophe there that
| would result in immense loss of life
and put a stigma on Congress which could
never be removed Entertaining that opinion
every other consideration should be brushed
aside in order to arrive at immediate action.
He disavowed and repudiated the idea of being
actuated by any other motive than that Of OBJ
tanning the best site that could be obtained,
and it was in that view that be favored the
committee on public buildings and grounds.
| THE HOUSE.
There was q marked falling of in the attend
ance in the House today. The great silver
struggle was over. The CONTESTANTS that were
arrayed against each other yesterday this
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