Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-08
It Passes the House Under q Sus-
pension Of the Rules.
A LIVELY TILT OF WORDS.
Messrs. McMiIin and DakeII Talk
Back to Each Other.
THE HOMESTEAD TROUBLE.
Senator Gallinger Speaks Briefly
on His Resolution.
THE SENATE.


THE SENATE.
The fortifcation bill was reported by Mr..
Dawes and placed on the calendar, with notice
that it would be called up soon for action.
Mr.. Hill introduced . bill changing the date
for the dedication Of the buildings Of the worlds
Columbian expedition from the 18th to the 21st
| OF October, 1892. and after Q statement by him
as TO the reasons for the bill and one from Mr..
Cullom. asserting to it, the bill was passed.
House bill to pay TO the Mobile and Girard
rolled prisoners was taken from the calsndaz
and passed.
THE HOMESTEAD CONFLICT.
Mr.. Gallingex, referring to the resolution
which he had offered last Wednesday as TO the
Homestead conflict, said that he had expected
1t would have been agreed to without parti-
san discussion; but in that he bad been disap-
pointed, inasmuch as the Senator from Indiana
mad seen mt to arraign the republican party and
hold it and the tariff responsible for the unfor-
tunate outbreak and bloodshed in Pennsyl-
vania.
He commented upon Mr.. Voorhees, state
ment as to the prosperity of the country under
the Walker tariff Of 1886 and said that beyond
doubt there had been . fictitious prosperity
for those fifteen years, but that its final result
had been disaster to the people and demolition
to their industry-no class suffering more than
the laboring man, whose interests his demo-
cratic friends would have the country believe
they had always sought to protect
In fact the record Of low tariff had been
and not Of honor. Coming to the Homestead
question he expressed his belief that the system
under which Pinkerton detectives were en-
pioyed was q vicious one, and he trusted that
the committee would investigate that phase
OF the question and give to the
As to the merits Of the contest
his impression was that an investigation would
show that both sides were, in a measure, right
Capital was often selfish. arrogant and despotic,
yet capital had rights as well as labor, and en-
ployes al well as employers sometimes did
wrong. He sympathized with the laboring
man, but it would be remembered that
in the Homestead case the scale Of prices
submitted by the company did not very ma
terially affect wages and thatif the question had
been submitted to arbitration, as should have
been done, trouble would have doubtless been
averted. He believed that the remedy for
labor troubles in the United States would be
found in the reduction of undesirable immigra-
ton. He thanked God that he belonged to the
political party which had done SO much for the
laboring people of the country, for, without
American industry, American labor would 60
unemployed
THE sUNDRr CIVIL BILL.
At the close of Nh. Gallinger's remarks the
Senate resumed the consideration of the sundry
civil appropriation bill.
THE HOUSE.
This morning it was the turn Of Mr.. Town
the journal, the suggestion that there was no
L.
clerk to call the roll
Two hundred and twenty-five members re-
sponded to their names-being more than q
quorum.
A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
Mr.. Reed Of Maine moved an adjournment.
Mr.. McMillin Of Tennessee moved to suspend
the rules and approve the journal =
The Speaker stated that the first vote would
be taken on the motion to adjourn.
Mr.. Reed-One moment. We reserve all
points Of order against the motion Of tho gem
tleman from Tennessee. There is one motion
to suspend the rules already.
The Speaker-The chair will hear the gentle
man when the time comes.
Mr.. Reed-So that no rights will be lost?
The Speaker-No rights will be lost.
The motion to adjourn was defeated. Yeas,
"a; nays, 221.
The journal was then read.
Mr.. McMihin's motion to suspend the rules
and approve the journal was agreed to without
opposition.
UNDER SUSPENSION OF THE RULES.
This being (under . special order Of the
House, suspension day, the Speaker stated that
the pending motion was that made by Mr.. Grout
Oyt.) to suspend the rules and pass Senate
bill to establish a military post on the line
OF railway between Highgste and Burlins-
ton, Vt.
The motion to suspend the rules and pass the
bill was lost-yeas, 1853; nays, 4-not the neces-
sary two-thirds In the affirmative.
Mr.. Shively Gndiana) moved to suspend the
rules and pass the tin plate bill
Mr.. Dalzen pa demanded 9 second, which
was ordered-16S- 0-the republicans refusing
to vote in the hope of breaking q quorum.
The one-hah hour debate which followed was
devoid Of incident, except when Mr.. McMillin
OF Tennessee, In supporting the bill, referred to
the occurrences at Homestead. These occur
rences, he said, showed that the present tariff,
instead Of increasing the wages Of labor, as had
been claimed by the republicans, had decreased
them. Did any man deny it9
Nh. DALzELL's DENIAL.
Mr.. Dalzen pa most emphatically denied
II.
Mr.. McMillin again declared that the wages
Of labor had been decreased; and again Mr.
Dalzell entered a denial, supplementing it with
declaration that the gentleman did not know
what he was talking about.
Mr.. McMillin referred the gentleman to the
statement by Mr.. Prick to substantiate his
statement and added that IL was the gentleman
who did not know what he was talking about
LIVELY CONTROVERSY.
Mr.. Dalzen responded that he undertook 10
satisfy any fair and intelligent man in the
House that the unfortunate affair ct Homestead
had nothing to do with the tariff question.
Mr.. McMillin retorted that the republicans
had promised that wages would be increased; that
this promise had not been fulfilled had been
shown and the republicans we're sentative when
the failure was commented upon. II the gen
tleman from Pennsylvania desired to maintain
that the promise had been fulfilled, why bad he
not got up and done 20 whom he bad an oppoE-
tunity to talk?
Mr. Dalzell replied that he had not done %
because he had believed that there was not o
man here 80 mean e 10 gioat over the dying
men at Homestead.
Mr.. McMillin retorted that any man who &C
cused another Of gloating over the affair ct
Homestead could be truthfully accused Of false
hood. !.
Both gentlemen spoke at once and their rs-
marks were audible only 10 those who we're in
their immediate vicinity, but q their auditors
broke into applause the cApping Of hands was
infectious, and this, together with the loud rap
ping Of the Speakers sayel for order, threw the
Houao into much confuaiOu