The Bessemer indicator., 1894-05-12
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Postmaster General Bisssll has for
mulated . policy Of barring saloon
keepers and bar tenders from appoint
ment a postmastsrs.
Senator Harris has given notice that
he will object 10 any time being given
in the Senate to any other business
until the tariff bill is disposed Of.
The Republicans in the Senate don't
miss any chances to twit the Demo
Gratis with having prepared a protec-
tive tariff bill In spite Of their pledges
to the contrary.
On Monday, in executive session,
Senator Jones presented the amend
ments to the tariff bill which have
been considered and agreed to by the
Democratic senators, known as the
Compromise committee. There are
over 400 Of them and it makes q new
bill, or q measure greatly different
from the Wilson bill, and from the
Senate bill in any form in which it has
been presented. The bills heretofore
presented by Senator Vest and reported
by the finance committee are indorsed
by the compromise committee. There
is a general increase in the bill and in
some schedules the increase Is very
marked.
General Co1ey appeared before the
House committee on labor. Mr.. Coxey
presented petition from the common
veal army that he and Browne be per
mitted to address the committee in be-
half Of the CoIey bill for construction
Of good roads and for the issue Of non
interest bearing bonds. Co1ey supple
mented the reading of the petition
with brief statement, and then an
swered questions put to him by mem
bers Of the committee. There are, he
said, billions of dollars worth Of i'm
provements throughout the country
to be made and there are millions Of
of men to make them. There is but
one thing standing in the way and that
is money. The passage Of his two bills
would solve the industrial depressious
and set all men to work. He asked
for SO per cent. of the people the same
privileges as are enjoyed by / pei
cent, the national banking class, who
alone are represented in Congress.
The subcommittee charged with
the duty Of investigating Judge Jen'
kins' action in enjoining Northern
Pacific employees from striking has
submitted its report to the judiciary
committee. The report says in part
"Your committee has no hesitation il
declaring that the orders rendered
were gross abuse OF the power Of tn,
court; were supported by neither rea
son nor authority; were beyond th'
jurisdiction Of the judge, and were
therefore void. The second or sup
Elementary writ was more reprehensi.
Bile than the first, because the judge
was advised before he rendered it o
the exact object and purposes sough
to be accomplished. There was nj
suggestion in either Of these letters o
any fear from illegal acts, but the fea
from suspension Of traffic, Of an at
tending damage to the road and incon
venience to the public were the sol
reasons for the action which the judg
took" The committee says that i
does not think that Judge Jenkin
had any corrupt motives.
Representative Terry Of Arkansa
has prepared q bill intended to chang
the law authorizing the appointment O
receivers for railroads. Mr.. Terry
bill will attempt to put limit to thes
railroad recoiverships, in order t
avoid the charge that the courts ar
going into the railroad business. Iii
said that not only is the time Of tn
federal courts consumed and thei
functions diverted by this practice bu
many incidental abuses have sprun
up. One Of these is the practice Q
cutting of all payments for supple.
repairs, labor, ETC., in order that til
receivers may pay all the income Of tn
road to the first mortgage bondholders
The latter usually apply for the ap
pointment Of receivers and when tn
latter are appointed, they cut off al
debts, save those to the bondholders
Judge Caldwell of the United State
Circuit bench has recognized thi
abuse and in appointing receiver 70
a railroad attached the condition tina
the receiver should pay debts du
from the railroad for work, labor, ma
terials, fixtures and supplies of ever
kind, including damages to persons @
property which accrued:before the exc
cution Of the mortgage under whic
the receiver was appointed. Mr.. Ter
rys bill seeks to incorporate Judg
Caldwell's ruling into permanent stat
ute law.
Congressional salaries for the mont
Of April became due on the 4th, s
members had their first experienc
with the new procedure Of docking
for absenteeism. Up to the prcviou
night 213 members had filed their cel
tificates showing the number Of day
if any, they had been absent. In III
certificates thus far received, siI da,
is the greatest number Of absent day
admitted by any member. The "docl
age" for this is Ga. SO and 8 mills p,
d,y wh;oh :. 400 IN 0sk. x.--a -.