Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-11
FlFTY-THlRD CONGRESS.
The Railroad strike-senator Daniel in
support of the Administration.

The Railroad Strike-senator Daniel In
support of the Administration.
WASHINGTON. July lo.-sENATE.-
The Senate spent three hours to-day in
debate upon the resolution offered Mon
day by the Populist Senator from KAN
sas Mr. PETER. looking to government
control Of interstate railroads, the regu-
lltion Of their freight and passenger
trains the fixing of the wages Of railroad
employees. the acquisition and operation
of all IN. Coal-bed, OF the country either
by the Federal Government or 10y the
state goyernments). and TO many other
az the peculiar ideas OF the POpulist
party. A. was to be expected. the great
railroad strike at Chicago was the chief
topic in the debate In a speech Of over
am hour and half Mr. PETER stated the
case from the Dcbs' or strikers point Of
view and laid all the blame for the out
break on MIR Pullman, whom he char
acterized as soullcss, constituencies, and
tyrluulcll
The cause Of law and order and of the
maintenance OF free and unobstructed in
tercourre hy railroad communication was
champiunel 10y Senator's Davis and Cor
don. hoth OF whom denounced the position
taken by the Kansas senator ana the
lawlcss acts OF Debs and his followers.
a substitute for the PETER resolution
was offered hy Mr. Daniel Democrat,
of Virginia. UNFOLDING ana commencing
the oinc'a action Of the President and
his Cabinet. and then, after some remarks
ly Air. Daniel and hy Mr. Stewart Popl-
nsu. OF Nevada. the whole subject went
over until Tomorrow.
ia tre last two hours OF the session
d.. a.
House bill far the admission Of Utah as
g. State were passed. the former with
llu- friction. and the latter without any
40 a..-ey.u without the yeas and nays
u.n. ,l.l upon MS pas age.
Tr. Senate Them, at 5.i5 l.. NJ, ad-
l.llurI until tomorrow.
G0KDONs SPEECH.
Senator Gordon's speech in reply TO Mr..
P,0rr Was as follows.
.Nr pI lent the senator from KAN
ets closed his somCS hat extraordinary
spt..h with an assault ON the two lead
lZG political parties occupying this cham
hes. auI hr appeals Tor third party. Al
10 tim. lke tus. when the peace OF great
communities is mot only threatened but
BROKEN. when iaw is d,hed when a great
central city. one OF the nrst IN inns OF
Amy other land nas it's property threat
,lsl by q rc.n If blood and fire ana
r,rof. when great c1mmunii es are look
u- hllhrr ard thilh"r for some method
,i ,scaie from the teyIOrs which surround
rrm- when oar very civilization, not 10
ST.. OIL. f,rn u government under which
~, 1--we rs heaV.ng under "a mad srouhn-
.wcL N d great agitation. It seems l" me
I.at any rtprescntatiNe on tins hoor has
DIES. .uCsq very far from the lofty pane
ar -.t.rsmausltp and patriotism VINO
atauu. at such an hour 10 appeal l"r
parfr. What matters II 20 us Whethtf We
"a keput.icars or Democrats! WAT
matters lt 10 any lover Of his country on
which .ac we stood ia The great AmeIl-
cam conf 90 in the past so DOW we s'Su'u
shoulder Go shoulder for the peace OF
the corn'Ty. f1r the enforcement OF ~
lave .ar the support Of its dignity anu
the p.r,.tuitv " its personal liberties
Tor a.. liberties Of its people? | do not
I.h g. sieak 90 q subject like this nom
ID southern standpoint. | VII not. IL
matters uot io me- whether the woe whlch
threatens Chicago Doe western, or eastern
OF northern. or southern; II Involves IN
iis mcshe, l1e very lie OF this republic
"a.a .a yDpuD e Or order IT IL -
rru.ruc al all We are a peculiar peo-
p'c Ne air % people who govern theif
cpHntt, rY ynfe or ballot. and the VIII .,
AH' r IFS law anu Ni'fh WV 'N''
Of te people falls 90 support the law
ibe g'f umrnt must become deiunc'
We have 30 government except
gOYe.nu et f.c1snZei and upheld by
the free viii Of the people
Our law governs By the popular
viii ana protects private property
and private HE ~ protects the right OF
the iaborins man 90 dispose Of his labor
and fell 81 whore he pieases. and when
that right is invaded by Mr.. Debs or MIR.
anybody else. 81 h. d defiance not only
OF me laws Of the whole county, but IL
is the inauguration Of "a system OF
slavery never kn0wn In the past history
Of this country. The Institution Of slavery
has been wiped out. and IN the blood
drawn from the veins OF northern and
southern Kindred. and there never has
lived a man on this continent who had
the right 10 order ii man Of his own blood
10 cease from labor.
MACAULAY's PROPHECY.
why. sir, whore is this country to-
day? / stand here IN this high chamber
and recall with some misgiyings. / con-
fess. the woeful prophecy Of Lord Ma
cAulay, that ia some great public up