New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-07
A REPUBLICAN MEASURE.
THE CAR.CovPLER LAW NOT THE WORK
OF DEMOCRATS.
1T WAS Urged REPEATEDLY BY PRESIDENT
HARRISON. AND PASSED BY RE-
PUBLICAN VOTES.
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wah eior. March 6.-Among the acts OF Inc
LII Congress for which the Democrats seem IN
cIlned 20 claim an undue share OF credit Is III" law
requiring common carriers 10 equip ther cars WIN
automatic cOuplcrs. continuous brakes ana oHN'"e-
wheel brake. ''for the safety Of employees anu
travellers upon railroads THIS c.r'niny j. ""'
n,r,,s.n matter although nearly eighty Democratic
Representatives In the Congress which has JUL 'N'
pred cvinced u desire TO inject partisanship Into
the consideration OF u.
Tho attention Of Congress was rrst caNed 10 INV
.ubec, By President Harrison In his hrst ahnuhi
message. and legislation was urgently ~commehoeo
The recommendation repeated win ihcrc","e
force and carncstHcss In his last three annual mes
soces In the FIRST session Of the List Congress
Representative Henderson Of Iowa. who had become
douy interested In the subject. offered the hrt OH
relating to II which was proposed In Congress
Tint hi!l. which forms tho grounawork OF anu IS
essentially the present law. was favoinby reports"
10 the House at the second session OF The same
CON gross and in behalf Of It's passage Colonel
Henderson received and presented petitions s'sneu
by moro thnn IL 900 railway employees representing
organizations numbering nearly 100000 members
Owing to tho immense pressure OF business IN ''c
short session OF tho List Congress. the Dill iH"eu
10 become law. II was promptly rc'nrod"'o
by Colonel Henderson tn the Lilo congress- :"
ccther with Other bills the same subject. ana
wos fovorablv rcportcd with notifications from
the Committee on Interstate ana Foreign 'on"'rT'V
II was passed by the iiouse ut the hrst sSS""
without obiec ion and returned from The sem"
NJ the recent session with some amcDdmcn''' I've"
brcan an Organized attempt 10 prevent ac'on "Pn'
the Senate amendments 10y hlibuseiing the hho"''''
beinc led h. Mr.. RcbirdsO 0i Tennessee anu "'"''
soutl,rn Democras After day and night sp"h' !"
irving to overcome the hlibusters The Ir"huS Z" NV
bill among whom Colonel henderson. MI L'""' W
Minnesota and Chairman Wise. OF the 'omohV'ee w
Interstate Commerce conspicuous. hnoins " '"'
nosslbie 10 bring the to vote under the r''
opre,d To It's po.tponemrnt until motion 10 Snsp'nu
IN. r,.S should br I'm order. When That time arrive"
tb. nlbrstcrs again attempted 10 prevent nc"on ""'
they were overcome and the Senate nmrnhn'h's "e'e
concurrcd In by "A vote Of is5 tO ef-sx more VIA"
IN. n.ccssary twothirds: The Affirmative 'o''S
were cast by 81 Republicans. Popnlsfs ana ''o
Drmccruts and the negative votes were cast 10y
R.pubucans and - Democrats. IL VIII be- observe"
,bot the Republican nearly n'n' Z" on" !"
favor OF tho bill: tia, the Democratic n1>yrr' '"r
IN. bll was only 30 IN total of 1872 ana tha' T"
m. Democrats who favored the measure had no.
been reinforced hy the Rcprbiican 'olc '"c ''' WYNN"
have been defeated. , o., p,.s,
or course the act promptly approved oy ffesi
dent H. rrison who the first Pr.sidrn 70 IF"n
,neud 10 Congr,ss the enactment Of sucf Iegsiaur
In The fncc OF these facts II seems hardly worm wbn'
for any Democrat ussrrt tlat The bill was Demo
cratic party that his party Is ch'i"'" '"
credit Tor It's cIactmcnl