The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-11
THE PETER RESOLUTION
0IyRs SENATORS An OPPORTUNITY
TO AIR THKIR sTRIRE views.
The Populist Senator Defends the Strikers
and Denounces Pullman Senator
Daniels Substitute-House.

UAcuTNGTON. d. c.. July 1O.-The
Senate spent three hours to-day In debate
mon the resolution offered Monday by
the Ponullst senator from Kansas, Mr..
peffer. looking TO Government control or
Interstate railroad. the regulation OF their
freight and passenger trains. the fixing
OF the wages OF railroad employes, the
acoulsition and operation Of all the coal
beds Of the country (either by the Fed
9. al Covernment or by the State Gov
ernmonts) and to many other OF tne
REGULAR IDEAS OF the PopUlist parry. As
was 10 he e>rected the great railroap
strike at Chicago Was the cihel l'pI-
in the debate In speech OF over a."
hour and a half Mr. Iener stated me
case from tbd.Debs' or strikers point Of
view. and laid all the blame for the OUT
break upon Mr.. Pullman whom ne char-
acterizel as sOulless. conScl'Ie'lt@7 anu
tyrannical The cause OF law anu CIN'i
and Of the maintenance or IIee ana W.
Obstructcd intercourse by railroad COM
muuicatiOn was Ch8mplohed n5 senator's
Davis and Gordon. both OF whom de-
u0unced the position taken by the Kansas
senator and the la"less acts OF DeDs
a substitute for the PETER resolution
was offered by Mr. Daniel ODem.. Nal,
upholding and commencing the official
action Of the President ana MS ,ablhtI
and then, after some remarks hy MI
Daniel and by Mr.. stewart Popr NeVJ,
the whole subject wentsover tiIl to-mor-
row.
In the last two hours Of the session the
rOSt-oniCe auprOpriat on bill and the
House bin for the admission Of Utah as
a. state were passed. the former with it-
Tie friction and the after without any
at all-eycn without me yeas and nays
being called upon ite passage.
sfNaloh GonDoN's PArKIoIIc SPEECH.
Senator Gordon's speech in reply to SEN
| ator PETER was as follows.
MIR. President. the Senator from Kan
! sqs closed his somewhat extraordinary
! speech with an assault on The two lead
! ing political parties occupying this cham
ber and he appeals FOR third party.
! 40 a time like this, Nnen the peace OF
great cOmmunitio- is { only threatened
/ tlt b~oken, when la" IS dene1. when
/ grsat central city. one OF tne7frst I'm this
! ur any other land. has It's prosperity
threatened by reign Of blood and fire nj
! terror, when breat comnuhitlta air io'"-
iug hlthcr and tnither for some method Nt
! escape from tcrTOrs when surround n. iu,
! whpu our very civilization, not iO say ihe
! form of government under which We live,
/ is hrftIug under q ma1 grOuni swell ni
! "a great agitation, II seems 70 me lhal any
| re.reseutative on this floor has descended
! very far from the lofty plane or states
! mlnshiD and patriotism Who stands at
| such an hour 90 appeal TOT party. HaJ
/ matters it tO us whether We De i,tpu"li-
cans or Democrats, what matters l %
! any lover of his country on WAlDh elir
| We stood in the great American clNilItl
! in the past SO now we stand -aoulleI 10
! shoulder for the peace Of the country I'I
! the enforcement OF its laws t'r the sup
! port OF its dignity and .le IDrpetmly OF
! if. rars0nal Ubertics-ior the liberties oi
| IT'S people. ! DO not W. 10 speaN I'd /"
! subject Ike this from southern sitII-
point. ! viii not. II matters not 20 iu'
| whether the woe which threatens 'ul'H-1
| Dee western or eastern or northern 't
! southern: 70 involves IN its mes.es lhe
! very life Of this republic, Whlcn Is Ie-
publc N order n 1T Is o republic at alI.
| We are n peculiar peoI %.
wHERE WE STAND TODAY.
We are people who govern our coun-
| try bv vote of ballot ana the VII
! the uf0plp is its law and when LAr 'i
~ the neopla fails to support the laW,
| th. Government must become orlNi. D
| We have no Government except tur
! Government recognized ana uNhri4 Up
| the free Will Of the people. Law govern is
| by the popular will and protects private
! pr0pcrty and private lie. IT lIOl'r.7
| The right of the lahoriug man to q
Of his labors and sell 10 where Doe pleas 81
| arI when dat right is invaded h5 Mi-
| Debs or mister anybody else, IL is ac-
| fance not only of the laws Of the coun-
| try. but il is an Inauguration OF a 81
| tenn Of slavery never known lH t.
| history Of this country. me ms lNti'l'
| of slavery has been wiped out In the bIo't
| drawn from the veins Of northern ahI
| southern kindred, and there never At
| lived a man on this continent Who nal
| the right TO order man OF MS own
| blood to cease from labor.
! WHY. Sir where f. this country TO-
dav2 / stand here In this high chamber
! and recall with some mlselyi.es, cone
| f-.s the ~0eful prophecy u LORD 1ltctl'-
lev that i'm some great public uphe EI
| lufa that which c0ufr0ut- us today, tA.-
| falr Republic would either lose It's CIVIL
! z4rlDu through mob iaN, "f III f-t-'"-
| it down by the strong arm ol ut Jaw.
! would lose IT'S liberties. SIR, 90 not
| believe that bus com 'Nil D.
| doctrines as we have heard on the ilooi
| tl.s morning become popG'aI, We4i may
| ve pauso and cons.de! WAeiItt 1.tctu
| levs prophecy Is 90 De iu..Ac4 or hpi
Istb.r tyouIi I think with the great
| GIrrletfa when be SAID tnat all 'n-
| if'.rtv-loyinc people of the country wonll
| mite ~ save the country. however in4ci
f.rt mIzht ugLt in p0It.cS. me H"y T.
~, "a. ,irht now aul / stand her< not
rs ~ eollfher man. but as an An/rlcai
| i,f,.r o.9 3 wish Ur voice could rang
tbroueh the heart ~ every law Nie.he ,
| ou the continent Nh.h s.y p'n- Nies
Who wore the gray from ' 10 ~, anl
..f~'.,t.l thr stars ult stries, VII h'
r.,,.l .fI. iv side with % g. Hl' Noi'
,5D ntro~ uniform. following that nag iF
| unfolding the dignity ol l'' country ''
"altn ll n''' tbaU'.hr The DISTINGUISHED
........ er..r, Minnesota tAr. i'iNirl sNI
trllv and wisely that ihr HIe1l ."0'
| of fnr country was tt' NN''t'-''"
belong 90 that class j avn '1i IT.,
and only farmer, aAu 'S '"r'I l''''
t.tt,- efnrI here to-day To SAP
| t.ot ..rth of the Potomac YOU VIII 30
e.. CD farmer Doe Dee VINE OF D.-.h' " DIT
| ,.uI mon rally t0 the -upI'IJ 't 'ii' '.
| enm,nt So tAr .lc.,.5 Nil
,t.r r.iiIf have been settled j ir
eraf The UO0I-hrd. .tut Wahl l9 say rs 81
honest man that tne bloot "t.-n nus u,el
| shed. 0r VIII hr shru' DS ,tf. ''l .,,,t.it
| h. nothing % the peace OF wa" ts'PuD'l, J,
I a.. yalua and the sons OK the Hei
,..,c roai. il viii save IT, Whatever may
This speech evoked proionted ana 81"
| busiasfic applause. wnlch made Do ne
'.i.,~,. Cor the President 10 admOnisi
the galleries.
.YAroR DANIELS SUBSTITUTE.
r,t.l Of Virginia. offered the fol
| ~ rrsolutlon as substitute Tor ina
nffereI by Mr. PETER; ...,-..- -.
Resolved. That the senate endorses th'
.',.,.t and vigorous measures adopted
| H. praeident or the United states an,
| i'H '.r,b.rs or his administration 10 re
| ,i.. and Iepress by military lolre VA
| i,,t.rf.r.uce of lawlcss men WIN the du'
,,r..e-s of the laws of me United state
ar1 with the transportation on me MALL
"s th.. United States, and with commerce
| among the states. .,.....-, .
III is within the plain constitutional au
| thori.v of the Congress OF the United
s+.f.e "tO regulate commerce with for
I'm nations and among the severa
Sr4tes and with the Indian tribes q
establish post-roads and to ordain an
establish Inferior courts. ana the Judlcia
mower extends 10 All cases In law anC
fouitv arising under the Constitution anC
laws of the United states.
IL is the duty Of the. President undel