Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-11
SENATE IN HOT DEBATE
Peffer's Defense of the Strikers
 Stirred 1t Up.
PoPULIsTs STRONGLY DENOUNCED.

| A Resolution Indorsing the Presidents Policy Almost Passed, but Was Laid Over.
 Bu For the Admiration of Utah to State hood Passed.
 WASHINGTON, July 11.-There has rarely been witnessed in the senate such an ear nest and ardent debate as came from Mir. Peffer's Populistic resolution provid- ing for government control of railways and coal mines and the adoption of the single tax system.
 Mir. Pcffer himself opened the discussion with defense of the Chicago rioters, an arraignment of the president for sending troops there and a protest against the growing militarism of the country in gen. eral
 This led Mir. Davis of Minnesota to bit kerly denounce the lawlessness of the Chi ago mob and the bad policy of the sena- tor from Kansas in infiaming their pas sions by the introduction of such a reso- lution.
 Mir. Gordon of Georgia also condemned the action of the Kansas senator, and he quoted Lord Macaulay's prophecy that In some great public upheaval like the present this country would either losc Its civilization through mob law, or in put. ting down mob law by the strong arm of power would lose its liberties. Such an occasion now existed, and to put down tho lawlessness he pledged the support of all who fought in the Confectionery in iS6l-65.
 The stirring speeches of Senators Davis and Gordon were followed by the intro duction of Q resolution as a substitute for the Peffer resolution emphatically indors- Ing the president and declaring that the laws must be upheld. This resolution seemed on the verge of passing when flo went over at the request of Senator Gal finger.
 The senate then took up and passed the postoffice appropriation bill as 1t was re- ported from the committee. though some debate arose over the proposition for mail subsidies for states along the Ohio river. The amendments were defeated.
 Late in the day the bill for the admis- sion of Utah was taken up and passed without debate or opposition.
 In the House.
 The house passed a bill opening the Un- lmpahgre and Uintah Indian reservations in Utah, allotting lands in severalty to the Indians and restoring about 3, 900, 900 acres to the public don ain.
 Most of the day was devoted to debate on a bill extending the act of 1890, declar- Ing lands granted to railroads not then constructed forfeited to the government, so as to forfeit the lands of railroads whose roads were not completed within the time specified in the land grants
 It excluded from the operation of the act, however, lands acquired in good faith by purchase from railroads, confirming such titles The bill involved about 54,- 900, 900 acres. It was not disposed of.
 The title of Mir. Enloe to his seat as rcp- resentative from the Eighth Tennessee, which was contested by B. K. Thrasher, was confirmed without opposition the committee on elections being unanimous in the opinion that Mir. Thrasher had no ground for contest.
 The TarIH Conference.
 The Democratic tariff conferees ad- 1ourned after being together for eight hours It was stated that the discussion was being marked by great stubbornness and that neither side had yet yielded in tho least on any of the main issues in- volved.
 The general understanding that the Re- publican conferecs should not be admitted has now advanced to a definite decision Up to the time of adjourning no time for making report had been agreed to, and the determined stand of each side gave little indication of an early report It was also communicated to members of the committee that Speaker Crisp would prob ably be away for the rest of the week at the bedside of his sick brother, and this was further reason for deferring even O report until next week.