Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-07-21

5 floor of the House for four or five
months. 1t was not until the day
> before the fight that the republican
members, who saw their power to
dictate the action Of the House, fully
decided to kill the bill. For time it
was thought that they would let the
democratic faction fight it out among
themselves but after n free exchange
III opinions It was decided that the
best thing for the entire country was
part in crushing the hill instead of al
lowing the democrats to pass it, and
having the President kill it with a We
to. as lie would have done.
The republican Senate. true to the
record of the party, has shown that
it believes In upholding Christianity
and moral reform b, adopting Sem
ator Quay's amendment to the clause
of the Sunday civil bill providing for
the coinage OF $4,000, 900 in souvenir
silver half dollars, for the Worlds
Fair, prohibiting the opening of the
exposition on Sundays, and of Sena-
tor Peffers amendment prohibiting
the sale of Intoxicating liquors on the
exposition grounds. Nov, let the
democratic House defeat these amend
ments il it dares", said Sentor Quay.
The difference between democratic
and republican methods has been
sharply defined by the Pennsylvania
labor troubles. Last May the House,
after some very hard kicking in It's ia
yor by the Alliance Members, author
lied the Judiciary committee to in
vestiSat re the Pinkerton detective sys
tom and it's methods, and apprOpria-
ted the money to pay the expenses or
the investigation. The resolution
was quietly laid away by Mr.. Oates
who la been designated as chairman
of the subcommittee which WAS to
make the investiga ton, presumably
with the intention of waiting until
Congress had adjourned and then
making a leisurely pleasure tour at
the expense of the people while en-
gagged in the investigation. HAD
that investigation been promptly
made when it was first authorized 1t
is probable that no armed force
| would have been sent to Homestead
by the PinkertOn's, and the lives lost
there would have been saved. Early
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tisian subcommittee to Homestead
in search of democratic campaign
material and not OF the cause OF the
trouble there The Senate will also
investigate, but mark the difference;
it will do it through 4 select nOn-par-
tisian committee OF seven, three re-
publcans, three demOcrates and Sen
ator PETER, which will endevOr to get
to the bottom of the trouble without
fear or favor. Which method is the
right one.
The democratic House pcfused point
blank to appropriate one cent frona
the national treasury towards cnter~
tanning the veterans who viii attend
the G. A. r. cncampment, and it was
only after Il prolonged wrangle that
it agreed to allow the District OF Col
umbia 10 spend 800 900 from it's own
revenues for that purpose.
1aat the se-called D ,Oples party
movement is nothing but a tender to
the Cleveland machine is every day
becoming more evident. Already the
third party congressman have drop
ped the mask and openly admit that
they arc making the fight; not to
elect their candida to- but. to throw
the election into Congress and make
the election of Cleveland certain.
Their only object in putting Up a Ma
tional ticket was to make a basis up=
on which to trade with democrats in
doubtful districts for votes for third
party congressman, believing it pOsz
sihie thereby to elect enough third
marty men to the next HOUSE to en-
able them to Auld the balance GfpOW--
er in that body.
Now that the silver bill is dead and
buried beyond resurrection, thtF, is
no good reason why Congress cannot
finish it's business and adjourn before
the first of August. All agreement be-
tween the Senate and House on the
date of adjournment is expected to
be reached in a very few days.
stapdard Oil influences having Sc
cured the demOcratic nomina ton fOp
Mr. Cleveland. is now at work tD
compel Senator Brice to agree to
allow himself to be reelected chair
mjttee. He has repea tedly said that
he intended to retire, and it is well