St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-14
JUDGE JENKINS ACTION
Will Likely Be Investigated by
Congress-. 70

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-The house
committee on Judiciary today voted in
favor of reporting to the house a reSolu-
ton for an Investigation into the course
OF District Judge Jenkins, in restrain
ing employees OF the Northern Pacific
railroad from quitting work. Senator
Villas, of Wisconsin, appeared befoIe
the committee, and urged that the ques-
| ton was of such importance that it
should not be voted upon until counsel
| had been heard. In accordance with
this suggestion, motion was mhde to
| postpone the vote until next Monday,
and i'll the meantime hear counsel. This
was voted down by seven to six, and
the resolution was then agreed On to be
reported at once. Had the proposition
to hear counsel prevailed, Col Robert
Ihgersoll would probably have appeared
| for the labor interests, and several
prominent lawyers for the other side.
The resolution reported is a substitute
| for the one introduced by Representa-
tive McGann, but differs little from that
originally presented. 1t authorizes the
| Judiciary committee to proceed on the
investigation into Judge Jenkins
| course.
Representative Boatner will present
the resolution to the house tomorrow
1t was thought best by the subcommit-
tee to present substitute for the Nc
Gam resolution, because that resolu-
ton III its preamble seemed to them to
| assume that Judge Jenkins action had
been wrongful. Tie committee did not
want to take sides in advance of the in
veStlgatton. The members of the sub
committee were agreed that an inYeSti-
CATION would be desirable.
The substitute for the MeGann reso-
luton is as follows:
Resolved, That the committee on
Judiciary Of the house be authorized and
directed to speedily investigate and in
quire into all the circumstances con-
nected with the issuance of the writ of
Injunction in the case of the Farmers
Loan and Trust company against
the Northern Pacific Railroad company,
and the several matters and things re-
ferred to in the said resolution and re-
port to this house. whether or not in
amy of said matters Hon. Judge Jenk-
ms. Judge of the United States circuit
court, has exceeded his authority, abused
the powers or process of said court. or
oppreSSIvely exercised the same, or has
used his Office to intimidate or wrong
fully restrain the employees of the
Northern Pacific railroad or the officer
of the labor organizations with which
the said employees Or any of them were
affiliated in the exercise of their rights
and privileges under the laws of the
United States, and. if so, what action
should in their Judgment be taken by
the house, and to further report what
action, If any, should be taken by con.
gresS."
LII addition. the committees author
ICED to send for persons and papers, to
conduct the investigation by sub
committee, or by the full committee.
and to report to the house at any time.
Representative BGatner will present the
resolution to the house tomorrow, &C.
companied by formal report that on
examination Of the petition and affida-
wits presented to Judge jenkins and his
writ of Injunction, he deems the matter
of sufficient Importance to demand in
vestigation. The substitute was prac-
tlcally the one reported by the SUBJ
committee, Representatives Boatner,
Terry and Stone. but a clause of their
original draft. stating that the action
was taken to avoid such wrongs in the
future, was stricken out.