The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-07-18

] death. The authority OF the United
States could not be denied The duty or
the president Is TO see the laws executed.
! The laws should be enforced before the
/ interstate commerce of the United States
| be stopped. He spoke of the great in
| justice that was being done the farmers
/ of the United States, and how they were
| affected by the strike in Chicago. They
! did not want interstate commerce inter-
| rupted until the question of wages was
settled. The constituents Of PETER and
| Kyle could not market their products
No interest had been so greatly affected
| as the farming interests by this strike
! and finally, a reasonable attack upon the
] commerce Of the United States. IL was
time that such action should be taken
! To put down the rising tide Of anarchy
| that threatens 70 engulf the city OF Chi
cagO. The military power Of the country
/ was at last necessarily called upon TO
put down the lawlessness. The senator
| from Kansas had said the troops should
| be withdrawn, but he had not given
suggestion or what would protect life
and property Debs could not do so If
! he was given full power, no more than
he could restore the ears burned by his
| men.
II WAS a principle Of common law that
a nuisance should be be abated. What
was Debs but n nuisance? lie read
Debs's last utterance about bloodshed. il
was a distinct threat. an invitation 20
riot The senate" sysm South Dakota
making Iawlessness legal and murder un-
punishable. under certain conditions.
lie would adiure him 10 withdraw A. and
not leave ~ upon the clerks desk. IL was
The condition Ct republics that they were
subject to continual attacks The ship
Of state, which two weeks ago was float
| ing proudly without trouble, was now
upon troubled waters. lie would not
speak OF parties. but democrats. repub-
Leans and populists and all. should unite
In restoring peace.
Gen. Gordon AppInuded.
Gen. Gordon of Georgia followed IN a
| brief speech saying that when a great
city was threatened with bloodshed and
| fire. any representative on the senate floor
had descended very low when he talked
or party as did the senator from Kan
sas. The woe which threatened was not
sectional and he spoke not from "A south
eru standpoint. but as a citizen OF this
great nation. and he urged that the law be
enforced II was the right of the laborer
| TO dispose OF his labor without intcrfer-
| ence from Debs or anyone else. No per-
| son had the right 10 order one Of his
own blood To cease labor. senator Cor
| don finished by saying that his heart
| felt for the blood that had been shed
| but that was az nothing compared to the
| pride of the republic. The sons IF those
! who made IL would save ~, Doe the cost
what u would.
Loud applause on the floor and in the
| galleries greeted the uenator az he took
| his seat, unchecked FOR several seconds
| by the vlce-presIdents gayel
| Senator Daniel OF Virginia offered a
| substitute for the resolution of Senator
| PETER, ludorsing the action or the preal-
! dent. declaring that the United States
| had the power 10 enforce the laws re-
/ speeding mail routes and Interstate COM
MERGE and 10 pat down riot and acts Of
| treason the president should have con-
| troll ~ the militia 81 the United states.
| Senator Daniel spoke briefly in the same
| line as that OF Senators Davis and Cor
/ don
There were many calls for vote on
| the Daniel resolution but Senator CAL
| llngcr asked that 10 go over and this was
| equivalent TO au objection.
House May Take "a Hand.
There IL a possibility that the great
railroad strike will Dee investigated by
the house committee OF Interstate and
| foreign commerce. Several resolutions
| 10 this purport notably that introduced
/ by Representative Grain Of Texas. have
| been referred 10 the committee. and
Chairman Wise Of virginia has design
ated subcommittee 10 consider the
/ whole question.
/ ne subcommittee fHfihlHtN OF AlfiIINtA
| OF Florida, Brlckner of Wisconsin. Gresh-
| am OF Texas, Mahan of Pennsylvania
! and Hepburn OF Iowa.
| The subcommittee held a meeting to-
/ day 10 consider the ACCESSIBILITY OF an
| investigation and viii report tomorrow.
| Ii can be said, on authority Of one q
i the subcommittee. that the report VIII
/ recommend that an Investigation of the
| whole railroad strike be made. This
| would be- broader than was contemplated
In the resolutions introduced. which were
| FOR an inquiry into The troubles of the
] Pullman company with its employees.
The Worst over.
| Although the general opinion here
among government officials Is that the
| worst of the labor troubles IS over and
I that the rioters are now held well in
| hand, the president and his advisers as
sembeld at the white house this evening
where direct communication Is maintain
| ed by means Of telegraph and telephone
! with Gen. Miles and other United States
officials at Chicago. Secretary Lamont.
/ AttOrney-General Olney. Postmaster
| General Bisser. Secretary Herbert and
/ Gen. Schoheld were present. The news
! OF the indictment of Debs and his associ-
ates was communicated 10 them by an
Associated Press bulletin. and although
| anticipated, was received with uudis-
| guised satisfaction. Ever since the adj
| ministration first made plain the firm
| stand that ii was taking i'm regard to the
| violations of United States statutes in
! the West. the president has been In daily
| receipt of many kilograms from all parts
/ of the country commencing his course.
/ The kilograms have come from public
! men, prominent business men, merchants
| and others and indicate the cordial sup
/ port from persons OF almost all parties
| and shades Of opinions. which the adj
| ministratiOn has been able TO depend
| upon from the beginning.
| Gen. Schoheld was seen by an Asso-
| ciated Press reporter as he was goins 10
! the white house this evening. He said
| that there has been no new call for
| troops today and that he considered the
situation better than 1t had been at any
| time since the beginning.
Session OF the House.
The house today passed bill opening
the Uncompahgre and Uintah Indian
reservations in Utah, allottlng lands in
| severalty 10 the Indians and restoring
| about 1900, 900 acres to the public domain.
| Most OF the day was devoted to debate
on bill extending the act OF 1890. de-
claring lands granted to railroads not
then constructed forfeited to the govern
ment so as to forfeit the lands Of rail-
| roads whose roads were not completed
within the time specified in the land
grants. IL excluded from the operation
OF the act, however. lands acquired IN