Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-17
IN THE HOUSE.
Resolution Endorsing Strike Policy
of President and Administration
Carried with Few Opposing votes-BaIIsy $
Bankruptcy Bill Considered.

| WASHINGTON, July lin the House,
the Senate amendments to the naval appro-
priation bill was disagreed to and sent to
conference. McCreary offered the follow
ing "Resolved, That the House of Repre-
sentatives endorses the prompt and vigorous
efforts of the President and administration
to suppress lawlessness. restore order and
prevent improper interference with the en-
forcement Of the laws of the United States
and with the transportation of the mails OF
the United States and interstate commerce,
and pledges the President hearty support,
and deems the success already attended by
his efforts as q cause for public and general
congratulation.
Pence said the resolution went further
than he thought the Republican side of the
| House was at least DESTROYS of going in ap-
proval of the administration. 1t might be
| the time would come when there would be
such q conflict between striking laborers
and employers that it would be necessary to
call out the strongest arm of the govern
ment to restore order. But the people of
the country would never agree that man
who called out injunctions, who ordered the
| indictment of strikers, who directed the
military, should be the director and stock
holders in the corporations effected. In
this the resolution went further than endors-
ing the President, it approved everything
| done by all the members of the administra-
| ton.
Pence asked if there was a Democrat on
the floor who approved the action of the
attorney general, who, when he found it
necessary to employ special assistance of
district attorney in Chicago, selected the
attorney of the railroad corporations for
that position? He believed not. If there
were such, if there were members on the
floor, who did not believe that the attorney
of the trusts should occupy the position of
attorney general as was the case at present,
according to the charges made by promi-
nent Democratic papers, who did not ap-
prove his action in that position.
Bland said he had no sympathy with men
who violated the law, destroyed property or
engaged in riot, but did not believe in
the calling out of the military un-
der the pretended exercise of au-
thority. He stood as a Democrat
in favor of the rights of all the
people. He protested against the setting
aside of the power and forces of state by
federal troops, and protested against the
issue of Blanket injunctions by federal
courts. If the country is to be maintained,
| it is to be msintained by the recognition of
of the rights of states and the federal gov
eminent alike.
The resolution was advocated by Nc
Creary and Catcbiugs. The latter said
there was no place in the broad country
| where the federal troops might not 60 in
| the performance of duty to enforce the
laws of the land. No one had pointed out
| in any respect wherein the President, in the
recent action, had contravened any statute
on the books, and speaking not only as a
representative but as a lawyer, he said that
the President commended himself to every
lover of his country.
Pence and Hopkins made efforts to Sc
cure an extension of time for debate, but
unanimous consent was refused. Efforts
were made on the passage of the resolution
| to secure yea and nay vote, but they were
refused. On the adoption of the resolution
there was virtually a unanimous yea, the
noes being few and faint.
| Catchings from the committee on rules
reported an order setting aside today's SEES
sion for the consideration of Bailey's bank
ruptcy bill and tomorrow for the considera-
ton of bills reported from the committee
on judiciary. The order was agreed to and
the bankruptcy bill taken up.
| After a long discussion, and although past
the usual hour of adjournment, the yeas
and nays were demanded on The passage of
the bill, being called for by Payne. The
vote resulted: Yeas, lG; nays, 81; present
but not voting, 2. The quorum had disap-
peared and on motion of Bailey the House
adjourned.