The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-04-12
CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY
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NAsIiINaroN, April 3.-Gen. Gros
Ven0r or Ohio introduced the followin'
ie9UiuClon In the House this afternoon
whereas, the following telepranh,,
messages appears In the Dublic namo
papers OF this city. to wit: "o"'
D., New York, April 2.
FRED d. Loudette, New York Recorde,
correspondent, Columbia, S. G.
Where are your dispatchesf Moth
ing received up to this hour: ''"
Western Union Telearaphic f,nica Ios
Broadway, N. Y, April 2 ee' A0'
| George w. Turner: Yonr teleorom
CARED tonight to Loudettc, Columb,a
=: u, IS undelivered, the reason hein~
gwen that 1t fails to meet the approval
there. r w -, p" Inarge
,,ont ManaKer receiving and delivery de.
george w. Turner, NV York.
Inc telegraph here is closed TO all
newspaper dispatches. 1t is impossihle
%T Mott Snts nour TO get anything through.
hn',u m"C.et was MED four hours ago. Rich
r ~@Jo Hio dllO" lC 10 V0 H..
"oi LIS orders from Governor Tiijman.
Nov AUGUST kOHN,
New York Recorder correspondent
Ano, whereas. 1t is generally report-
eu ana Is probably true that armed
oooles or men purporting to act under
some civil and military authority have
TAKEN possession by force and yiolenre
or certain telegraph lines engaged in
fenCersIaCe commerce, and that such
,s1 ,oice nave with armed violence. estah.
iisueu OF assumed censorship of the
"a,y ".aa au4 weekly press of the country.
anu Prohlolted the tansmission of
tho 80 uispalches TO- The newspapers of
Ihe country; and with threats of viz.
renee and bloodshed have interfered
Win the Interstate commerce. Of the
country, and have wrested, by force of
arms, tue means and facilities and an.
piahces Of Interstate commerce.. and
ena' certain armed forces, pretendinu
20 act under orders of some authorize
cla'mlng to have aud to exercise para
mount authority in certain Stat,r or
States over such means of commercp
uave Selzed with force and yiulence
CERTAIN railroad property, cars, locomo-
oiYes aDd other rolling sock and have
aosuneu 10 demand and exercise the
power 10 dictate the terms which inter
sCaCe commerce upol such rall,o,ds =
may oe exercised and carried On.
AUD, whereas, it is currently assert.
ga mat such acts bave operated to sus.
peno tue business of the ppop ole. cut Off |
communication with all tue ueonla ri |
Che Unlted States outside of the dis.
trlct 80 affected and to paralyZs Ard
destroy all Interstate cummerce of cac-
ta1n portions Of the countrp, tharef "a
be 1t, '''8ie g. ~
Resolved, BY the House of Repr.spr.
tatlVrs, that the standing committee of
ms House on inters,a,e and fnr4iyn
commerce be authorized and rpou,rsd
10 make full apd defluite iron,rv as
what has been done in tho pra,ri isea
Dy whom and under what law or an,
Chority any such acts or doines have,
taken place, and what, II any Condition
OF any such section of the country
made such acts or duings ntcessarv. aud
whether the laws Of the United State,
nave been violated herein, and by
"nom and ulder. what pretexl. and
whether the people Of any such State
nave been terroriZed by such violence
threats Of bloOdshed and the presencn
OF armed men In their midst: and such
com m1ttee Is authorized to send ner.
SOUS ana papers, employ clerk and
and make report in writ
nR. with any evidence taken by such
committee, and to report to this House
without delay all the facts relating To
me said situation pertinent and proner
% De Known under this inquiry. ,