The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-19
moments of the constitution in the
land, has peculiar application:

ponents of the constitution III tne
land, has peculiar application:
"ANN ARBoR. Mich, July 10.
"HONORED SIR-Now that the strike
| in which your official intervention pc
came so necessary has been clearly
shown to be failure, | beg to be al
lowed to express my unqualified salts
faction with every step you have taken
in yindication of the national author-
ity and with the restoration OF law
and order which followed or is now IN
progress, The caution and dellbera,
| tion with which you have proceeded
are worthy, think of highest praise,
and l am specially gratihed that
great, valuable lesson in onsututlonai
construction has been settled for all
time with remarkably little oloouS>
shed. You and the attorney general
also have won the gratitude OF tne
country, not for this generation only
but for all time, and that Goa may
bless you for it is the sincere prayer OF
your obedient servant,
"THos. NJ. COOLEY"
MILITARY REPORTS.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE daily
reports received at the war depart
ment from the troops engaged in pre-
venting disturbances on the railroads
in The west show that the resisting OF
the strikers has generally diminished
from formidable rioting to petty an
noyances and obstruction. rms Is
particularly true of the northwest
| General Merritt at st. Paul TOR IN
stance reports that distractions have
been encountered on the Great North
ern running north from st. Paul,
likewise at Livingston, Mont, there
is trouble. From San Francisco zen
eral Ruger reports that IL VIII pe
necessary to send the trains uhoer
guard for sometime to come.
General Miles reports the trlghtiui
accident of yesterday. General Miles
will take steps to ascertain now IL oc-
Cured, and he may appoint board
for this purpose. AS soon as IN Gen
eral Miles Judgment it will be advls-
able to do 80 the regular troops In
| Chicago will be withdrawn, but un-
| til General Miles recommends IL no
suggestion or request from any out
side source will have influence with
the authorities. 1t is regarded as bad
practice from military view to Keep
troops stationed tor any considerable
length of time in large cities as dlsclp-
line is unfavorably affected under
such conditions.
The history of the Chicago riots has
confirmed in official circles the belief
in the soundness of General Scho'
fields favOrite policy of consolidating
the troops at great central posts near
by the large cities. 1t is the inten-
tion of the department now to carry
out this policy just as far as prudence
permits. The first manifestation OF
this decision will be Chicago, for
although the troops will be with
drawn from the city they will all oe
gathered at Fort sheridan,
lis miles distant. They Will
constitute the permanent garrison OF
Ft. Sheridan, which with the power
Itul force so located as to be easily and
quickly transported to Chicago, will
become one of the first, units of the
new system of army posts. Unless
congress shall provide for substan-
tial increase of the regular army this
may involve the practical abandon
ment of many of the smaller posts in
the west.
| COMBINATIONS.
The senate in executive session to-
day made public the following con-
firmations: John H. Mccarthy, to be
marshal for the Southern district oi
New York; Wallace McFarlane, 10 be
attorney OF the United States for the
Southern district of New York: p. w.
Peck, marshal of Northern New
York; Patrick F. Walsh, pension
agent at San Francisco.
AN EIGHT HOUR LAW.
Senator George today introduced a
Ijofnt resolution today providing
for an amendment to the con-
stitution providing that eight hours
shall constitute legal days work foI
persons doing manual labor. The
| proposed amendment specifies that
''no person or association engaged In
mining, manufacturing or other me-
chanicsl pursuit, or purely work, OF
in transportation other than water
crafts, shall require or permit any
employe doing manual labor to work
more than 48 hours in one week ex'
cept in cases of emergency prescribed
by law. Persons voluntarily and law
fully engaged in any of the above
pursuits shall not be unlawfully hin
dered or obstructed.
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