Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-07-15
SENATE AND HOUSE.

Investigation of the conflict at Carnegie
mills at Homestead and TO investigate the
Pnkerton detective business were placed
before the Senate on the 9th, but were
laid on the table without action. A bill
was passed 10 increase the pensions OF
those who lost limo in the service of the
United States. The conference report on
the river and harbor bill was agreed to, and
u concurrent resolution for final adjourn
ment on July 20 referred. A resolution pro-
viding for an investigation relating 10 the
''slums OF cities" was taken from the cal
endar and adopted. Executive session.
Adjourned. HOUSE. The day was wasted
trying TO get quorum in order to take up
the free silver bill. The river and harbor
conference report was agreed TO and the
diplomatic and consular conference report
debated without action. Adjourned.
SENATE.-The Homestead labor troubles
were discussed on the 9TH. Senators Pal
mer, Voorhees,, Hale, Challenger, Stewart
and Sanders participated. Mr.. Palmer
maintained that the workngmcn at Home
stead were in the right; that having ex-
pended their lives in that peculiar line of
work they had right to insist on the per-
manency OF their employment, and had u
right TO insist upon Il reasonable compen-
sat on ior their services. He maintained
that at The time OF the assault upon them
they were whore they had right TO DC,
and were on the grouno which they had a
right TO defend. He urged that somo
principle to solve the problem should be
sought and discovered. If the capital
was 10 be master and the people
were TO be slaves, the country
would be involved in anarchy. Mr..
/ voorhees, made fiery speech in
which ne attributed labor difficulties TO
the Republican policy Of high protection,
and expressed regret that Carnegie him
self had not been at the head OF the
PInkerton squad instead of skulking at his
castle in Scotland. MIR. Hale replied TO
Mr. Voorhees,, denying that the Repub-
lcan party was responsible for the
trouble at Homestead and claiming that
the credit OF building ~ such industries
as those at Homestead and Bethlehem was
due to the party. Finally the re- olutions
were referred to the committee on con-
| tinSent expenses. After some routine
business the Senate took up the sundry civil
appropriation bill and disposed of about
half OF it. Then. after a short executive
session, adjourned HoUsE.-After refer
ring the silver bill to the coinage commit
tee the conference report on the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill was voted
down. The remainder of the day was
consumed in the consideration of a resolu-
ton directing the committee on judiciary
(already authorized to investigate the
Pinkerton system in its relation to inter-
state commerce) to investigate the recent
occurrences at Homestead.
SENATE.-Considerab time was spent
on the civil appropriation bill on the Sth,
but little was accomplished. A hill was
passed changing from the 18th TO the 3lst
the date OF dedicatng the Worlds Fair
buildings. Mr.. Gallinger made a speech
full OF clear, clean points favoring the in
vestigaton OF the Homestead labor trou-
bles and the Pinkerton system. The
House bill TO reduce the duty on tin plato
was referred. HOUSE. The lin plate bill,
the lead ore bill and the bill to limit the
amount OF wearing apparel which travellers
may bring into the country free OF duty
were passed under suspension of the rules.
AN amendment to the land forfeiture bill
OF 1880 was passed. The bill was passed
providing a local government for Utah as
was the bill regulating car couplings
Lacking quorum on the California de-
oris bill the House adjourned. The lead
and ore bill provides that ore containing
silver and lead in which the value of the
silver contents shall be greater than the
value of the lead contents according 10
sample and assay at the port of entry,
shall be considered silver ores and as such
shall be exempt from duty. The land for
fixture bill extends The forfeiture to the
portions of the roads which were uncom-
pleted when the time expired within which
the roads were required to be completed.
SENATE. The sundry civil Appropriation
bill occupied the greater portion of the
session on the 9th. The amendment
granting one years pay TO the widows Of
Chief Justice Waise, and Justices Miller
and Bradley was agreed to. The amend
ment providing for the coinage OF 10, 000,-
600 souvenir half dollars in aid of the
Worlds Fair was taken up and, with an
amendment TO the amendment to close the
Fair on Sundays, went over without action.
Executive session. Adjourned. House.
The silver bill was laid on the calendar
where it will rest short time. The naval
appropriation bill was referred for con-
ference. The postofice and pension APP
preparations bills went through, but the
House adjourned while the legislative APP
preparation bill was under consideration.
SESATE.-Mr. Washburne made an adj
dress in favor of the Hatch anti-option bill.
on the 18th. He claimed that the price of
agricultural products was unduy lowered
NOT by the law of supply and demand
by the operations of short sellers on the
Chicago Loard of trade. Mr.. Quay's
amendment, to make the appropriation for
the Worlds Fair dependent upon the Fair
being closed on Sundays, was taken up
and discussed, but was not acted upon
Adjourned. HOUSE. The conference re-
port on the military appropriation bill was
agreed TO. A bill approprlating $3.50, 600
for the publication of the eleventh census
was passed. MIR. Cultivate, OF Ohio
presented a disagreeing report on the
army appropriation bill. The bone of con-
tention is the amendment of the Senate
striking out the proviso that no money
shall be used for army transportation ov@
the non-bonded railroads controlled by the
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific COM
Lanies. A further conference was ordered
and the House then adjourned.
Tho nonoipion ,,a,,liauonf hoe hoor ,,ro-