The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-08-06
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
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Senate,

WASHING TON July 27.-0n motion of
NJ. Cntlom ths SeL@te biii 10 create a Ia-
tional highway commission, and TO pre-
scribe Its duties, was taken from the cal
endar and passed. The commission is to
be created tor the purpose of o general III,
auiry into the condition Of highways
throughout the United States and the
means fol their Improvement: especially
as 10 the best method OF securing 4 proper
exhibit st the Wnrld's Co'uinbiar Eyro-
elton oi improved Appliances Tor road
making.
an hour in passing bills on the calendar.
among them an eighthour law al To pub.
lie works .Uf the United States aid III tha
blstritt OF Columbia and one for tile puT-
chase of George Bancrots library,
the apt,-ept,tin bill ;ttS takeh ub and Ml
Mashburn NOTED to lay on. the table Mr.,
Wblrott,.s motion torefer it to c"u'n'ittee
nn hnan"e' Iht vote resulted: Yeas. -:
nays, 13. The anti-option bill, having
been laid aside informally, the House con
current resolution for the final adjourn.
ment on Saturday was laid betore the Sem
htes The resolution was laid on the table,
The resolution Tor D select ttmiulttet
california and inquire .ipto tile, rights q.
bona Lde settlers ,hcrel was taken til aiid
aareet 70. Tie committee Will be NcssrS
FELTON,, Kyle and Morgan. The conSidcra-
ton OF the antiOption bill was resumed
and section II was. on motion OF Mr..
NaShburn, stricken out. Mr., Daniels
motion to strike out sectioi. l3 was debated
until adjournment, but no acton was
taken on it. The Adjournment resolution
was reletfpd tn the committee on apprc-
btiatiJnS. Adjourned;
= WAsHINGToH, july ,29-Afiet some
difficulty in obtaining q quorum and "a
5r.ti silver speech by Mr.. Stewart, Mr..
Carlisle addressed the senate on Mr.
Hales resolution as to the relative merits
OF protection and tariff for revenue
only and IN response TO the speeches Of
MeSsrs. Hale ant Aldfich, He was fol
lowed b, Nh Proctor, and he by Mi. Sher-
man III brief speech.
WASHiNGToN, July 30.-The Senate was
III session to-day only three hours; but
within that time y accomplished some im-
fOftant results. Thc two principal events
We're the pcStponcmcnt of the anti-Cption
bill till next session, and the passage of a
J0int resolution extending the approprla-
tions of the branches OF public service in
Guided In the sundry civil appropriation
blil, which still hangs fire III The House, up
to and including Wednesday next, Au-
gust :.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The resolution
for the appointment OF a select committee
as to the employment Of Pinkerton detect
ives was reported back from the comm.tteG
on education and labJr. and went over
without action until tomorrow. The
Joint resolution extending TIL next Thurs
day last year 5 appropriations tor the gov
ernment's bureaus covered by aud lnclud-
ed IN the sundry civil appropriation bill
tStill pending in the House, was passed
without a word. almost all that occupied
the attention af the Senate were speeches
on the tariff question by Mr.. nawley and
Mr., IliSc0ck.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Ihere was but
one subject of public interest before the
Senate: and that one occupied It's atten-
ton for most Of the three hours that the
session lasted. 1t was the resolution
reported from the committee on cduca
ton and labor for the appointment of Il
select committee OF seven senators 10 in
ment of the Pinkcrton forces and under
what authority they were employed
and used in labor controversies.
After discussion the resolution was
adopted without division. It provides for
a select committee OF seven senators to in
YeStlgatc and report the facts III relation
to the employment for private purposes of
aimed bodies of men or detectives i'll con
nectlon with differences between work
men 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 au-
TlOritV.