Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-02-06
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
Congressional.

unanimous consent of the House for
q consideration Of the resolution to
investigate the action of Judge Jen-
kins in the Union Pacific railroad
case.
The resolution which McGann
Chairman Of the Labor Committee in
the House, tried to secure considera-
ton for this morning is as follows:
"Resolved, That the Committee Of
Judiciary of the House be. and is
hereby directed 20 make such investi-
cation into all matters and things
herein alleged, and report to this
House whether or not Hon. Judge
Jenkins, Judge of the United States
Circuit Court for the seventh circuit
has therein abused the powers or pro-
cess Of said court, or oppressiveIy ex-
ercised the same, or has used his
Office ne such judge to intimidate or
restrain the employees OF the Northern
Pacific railroad or officers of the labor
organizations to which said employees,
or any of then, were affiliated in ex-
ercise Of their rights and privileges
under the laws of the United States;
and if they shall find that said Judge
has abused the process Of said court
"a alleged, or progressively exercised
the power of his office, as Judge of
said court, to the injury of employees
OF said railroad and others, then to
report whether such act or doings of
/ said JUICE warrant the presentment Of
articles of impeachment therefor; and
to further report what action, if any,
should be taken by Congress to pre-
vent the recurrence OF conditions now
laid down by said order and iniunc
ton upon the railway employees on
said Northern Pacific road, and those
engaged upon other roads, and officers
and members Of labor organizations
throughout the country, and all per-
sons generally which he had epjoined
from striking"
The Hawaiian debate was resumed
by Morse Rep.) of Massach usetts
who had five minutes, but before he
had proceeded one, Cultivate dom. J
called him to order for unparliament-
AIRY language.
The language to which Cultivate
objected WAS os follows.
"Strange to tell, at command of
their master, great Grover Cleveland,
bis cuckoos in the House and Senate,
who are staunch southern Democrats,
aud the ioudest shouters for white
mans government, disregard all their
ancient traditions about white mar
,supremancy and white mans govern.
ment."
The Speaker ruled the language
unparliamentary, and meantime
Morse's time expired.
Patterson (Oem) of Ten lessee fol-
lowed. The sugar interests, he argu
ed, were behind the annexation move
ment, and il the islands could have
been annexed under the bounty
CLAUSE Of the Mckinley law, the sugar
planters there would have received
from the United States Treasury fifty
million dollars.
. A desire Of the sugar planters to
: put their hands into the pockets OF
the American people lay at tho bot
tom OF the revolution Of $685." SAID
the speaker impressively, "and the
= great haste manifested to secure an
nexation was because those in con,
spiraoy knew Grover Cleveland wber
q inaugurated would never give hi,
consent to the territorial extension q
the United States to those ISLANDS
1000 miles beyond our western
shore" ."..
Wheeler (Dem. y of Alabama ant
Gates (Dem.) OF Alabama, continue,
the debate. The former delivered