The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-23
The Senate.

House bills were passed authorizing off,
GERS Of the United States war-ship Baltl-
more to accept medals conferred upon them
by the King of Sweden in recognition of
their services in conveying home the re-
mains Of Ericsson.
Mr.. PETER Farmers Alliance, Kan.) called
UP his labor resolutions. and said there were
only three ways to meet the difficulties
which now faced Us between employees and
employers. One was tor the Government
to take rs hands off and let employer and
employe settle the matter for themselves.
This. he admitted, was unpopular. Another
wav was for the Government TO take hold
and regulate the rates Of wages. This WAS
regarded as unconstitutional. The third way
was for the Government TO deal with
these great labor-emplOylng establish
ments as il did with the private
lands of the people. condemn, seize
and pay for them. This. he thought. would
DO regarded as still more revolutionary
than the second proposition But he sub
mitted there was no other way 70 arrange
these disputes except through the bloody
gates of war Therefore he recommended
t. the Government the first proposition:
Take your hands of and let employe and
employer settle the matter for themselves.
The resolutions were referred TO the CON-
mittee on Education and Labor
Mr. Call (Dem.. Fia.) also took the floor
tration resolution of Mr. Voorhees,, OF In
diana, and his own resolution, which sug-
gested that the Pinkertons had been guilty
of treason by making an armed invasion Of
one State from another
Mr. Call, in support of his position that
the workingmen OF Homestead had right
70 resist standing army confronting them
by trespass upon the laws and Constitu-
tion of this country, read portions of Chief
Justice Marshall's opinion IN the case OF
Aaron Burr
Mr.. White Dem. La.) concluded his
speech against the Anti-Option bill: lie said
in the community IN which be lived, and he
presumed elsewhere when difficult matter
of commercial law was involved the custom
was 10 call In a commercial expert. Acting
on this principle he called the attention OF
the Senate 10 the fact that there was per-
sistent consistent declaration of all the com
usrca bodies of this country against this
bill. lie read the protest OF the cham
Der OF commerce of the state Oh
New York. the greatest advisory COM
mercial body in the United states, ana OF
The bankers Of New York. Chicago anu
New Orleans and long list OF all the other
commercial organizations which had pro-
tested against the bill. There was not
cotton bloom In ell the Southern States 70
day which did not IN some way trace its
origin back to the capital represented Ia
s,'cso great peltlonSs lot "o "0iO 49,
that these gentlemen did not belong TO the
producing class and had noright to DO heard
on this great question OF commerce.. :.
lie also read kilograms from the leadipg
cotton factors and rice and sugar dealers of
New Orleans opposing the bill.
The fluctuations Of price also. he said,
had been much grester in the years before
the system OF future purchasing existed
thau they had been since. Pass this bill in
the presence OF large cotton crop held on
future contracts and large crop coming in,
ana his judgment was the cost to the cot
ton States would not be less than from fifty
70 sixty millions Of dollars
Mr.. DAVIS Min.) by special request asked
consideration OF the House bill providing
that retaliatorytolls be adopted by the United
States IN the case Of the continuation of
discriminating tolls against the United
States by Canada ia tho Weland canal.
The House bill WAS unanimously passed.
At b40 the Senate went into executive
session and immediately adjourned until
Tomorrow
House OF Representatives.
On motion OF Mr.. McMilIin, Monday next
Was set apart for the consideration OF reso