The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-07-13
FIF1Y.SEcuNDuoNGRESs.

TurspAy--Mr. Berry, In the Senate to
day; called mp Mr.. Hales resolution as TO
the two policies of protection and tariff
ate. The only other subject of interest that
occupied the attention OF the Senate to-day
was the disputation In conference over the
item inserted In the district appropriation
bill by the Senate, appropfiating s1o0 900 for
the entertainment OF the Grand ARMY of
the Republic at Its encampment next Sep-
tember. There was about an hour discus
sion of that question and finally there was a
vote on II, which showed d majority OF nine
in favor Of insisting on the item; There was
not, however, quorum voting, but Mr.. Al
lison, the chairman, accepted the vote rs q
sufficient indication of the sense of the Sen
ate on the subject and a further conference
was agreed to. Adjourned,
The fight on the Free Coinage bill passed
by the Senate Friday, began in the House
to-day, as soon as Speaker Crisp announced
its receipt. The anti-slvcr men were wide.
awake, and hardly had the words left the
Speakers mouth when their leader, Mr..
Tracey, of New York, moved TO refer IL 10
the Committee on Banking and Currency
which is supposed To he against the bill.
Calls Of the Home and the point of no
quorum being present caused an adjourn
ment before any action was taken.
WEpNEsDAY.- the Senate the troubles
at Homestead Pa.), were considered. Mr..
Gallinger offered resolution for an invcsti-
labor; and afterward by Mr. Pfefer, who
proposed the appointment of a select com
mittee of three senators of different poll
teal parties" to inquire into the existence
and employment of Pinkerton detectives
since their first appearance in the United
States; how they are organized, and Tor what
purpose, and by whom employed; and what
legislation is necessary to prevent their
further illegal use and employment. Both
resolutions were laid on the table without
action and will be taken up tomorrow.
After some routine business the Senate adj
1ourncd.
The first official recognition in congress 2
the troubles at the Homestead Pa.) mills
appeared day when Representative Cam
inetti introduced resolution calling for the
appointment of n select committee to inves-
tigate them. The resolution calls for the
appointment of a select committee of five
members to investigate and report the
causes of the strike, the causes producing
the same, and the effect of such legislation
on wages and labor. The resolution was
referred to the committee on rules After
some other unimportant business the House
adjourned
TnuRsDAY.-In the Senate to-day the reso-
luton offered yesterday by Messrs. CALM
ger and PETER in regard To the Homestead
trouble, was laid before the Senate. The
resolution together with all the amend
ments thereto, were referred to the Commit
tee on Contingent Experience, with re.
quest that they report tomorrow. Mr.. Call
(Dem., of Florida, on the same subject, in
troduced q resolution declaring the invasion
of any State by the armed citizens of an
other State to be treason, and directing the
attention of the Attorney General thereto.
No other business Of importance was trans
acted, and the Senate adjourned.
In the House Mr.. Oates, of Alabama,
reported from the Judiciary Committee the
resolution of Mr.. Williams, of Massachu-
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ployment of Pinkertou detectives at the
Carnegie Works, Homestead, Pa, and by
other Corporations engaged in interstate
commerce, and authorizing Il subcommittee
of the committee on Judiciary to make the
investigation and to sit after the adjourn
ment of Congress II their labors are not
sooner concluded. He asked for the adop-
tion of the resolution. After brief debate
the resolution was adopted. The resolution
asks that n committee of seven members be
oppointed to investigate the matter. The
Silver bill was then referred to the Com
mittee ON Coinage, Weights and Measures
without opposition. Adjourned.
FRIpAy--The Senate did not make much
progress to-day on the sundry civil appro-
priation bill, although it spent four hours in
consideration. The resolutions Qs to the
Homestead conflict were not reported back
from the Committee on Contingent EN-
penses. The sundry civil bill was then
taken up and the paragraph for surveys and
resurveys ofpublic lands was amended by
increasing the appropriation to Si5O,OOO.
After disposing of 20 pages Of the bill it was
laid aside The House bill to reduce the
duty on tin plate was laid before the Senate
and referred Adjourned
In the House the tin plate bill, the lead
ore bill and the bill to limit the amount of
wearing apparel which travellers may bring
into this country free of duty were passed.
The vote on the tin plate bill was; Yeas, 2O7;
nays 90. A bill was passed amending the
land forfeiture bill of 1890. The bill provid-
ing a local government for Utah was passed,
as was also the bill regulating car coupling.
Lacking quorum on the California debris
bill the House adjourned.
SATURDAY. The sundry civil appropria-
tion bill occupied almost exclusively the at
tention of the Senate to-day After brief
executive session the Senate adjourned.
In the House the silver bill was placed on
the ca.endar. The naval appropriation bill
was referred TO a conference committee. The
postofiice appropriation bill and the pension
appropriation bill were passed. The House
then adjourned.