Evening journal., 1894-07-11
SENATE IN HOT DEBATE
PETERS Defense of the Strikers
Stirred 1t Up.
POPULIsTs STRONGLY DENOUNOED

A Resolution Endorsing the Presidents
Policy Almost Passed, but Was Laid over
Bill For the Admission of Utah 20 State.
hood Passed.
WASHINGTON, July 11.-There has rarely
been witnessed in the senate such an car
nest apd ardent debate as came from
Mr.. Peffer's Populistic resolution provid
ing for government control Of railways
and coal mines and the adoption Of the
single tax system.
Mr.. PETER himself opened the discussion
with defense OF the Chicago rioters, az
arraignment Of the president for sending
troops there and IA protest against the
growing militarism of the country In gen.
eral.
This led Mr. Davis Of Minnesota 10 bit.
terly denounce the iawlessnoss Of the Chi.
,ago mob and the bad policy Of the sena.
tor from Kansas in inlaming their pas
sions by tho introduction OF such reso.
luton.
Mr.. Gordon Of Georgia also condemned
the action of the Kansas senator, and he
quoted Lord Macaulay's prophecy that
in some great public uphoaval like the
present this country would either lose its
civilization through mob law or I'm put
ting down mob law by the strong arm of
power would lose it's liberties. Such an
occasion now existed, and TO put down
iho lawlossness he pledged the support of
ell who fought in the Confederaoy in
1SG1-G5.
The stirring speeches Of Senators Davis
and Gordon were followed by the intro
duction of a resolution as a substitute for
the Potter resolution emphatically indors-
ing the president and declaring that the
laws must DO upheld This resolution
seemed on the verge Of passing when IL
went over at the request Of Senator Gal
lingor.
The senate then took up and passed tho
postoilice appropriation bill as it was re-
ported from the committee, though some
debate arose over the proposition for mail
subsidies for states along tho Ohio river.
The amendments were defeated.
Late I'm 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 I'm
impahgro and Uintah Indian reservations
in Utah, allotting lands in soveralty to the
Indians and restoring about 3, 600, 600 acres
TO the public domain.
Most of the day was devoted to debate
on bill extending the act OF 1890, deolar-
ing lands granted to railroads noe then
constructed forfeited to the government,
so ms to forfeit tho lands Of railroads
whose roads were not completed within
the time specified in the land grants
1t excluded from the operation Of the
act, however, lands acquired in good faith
by purchase from railroads, confirming
such titles. The bill involved about o.
0O0 600 acres. 1t was not disposed Of
The title of Mr.. Enloe to his scat as rep
rosontativo from tho Eighth Tennessee.
which was contested by b. H. Thrasher,
was confirmed without opposition, the
committee ON elections being unanimous
in the opinion that Mr.. Thrashor had no
ground for contest.
The Tariff Conference.
Tho Democratic tariff cohferoes ad-
journcd after being together for eight
hours. IL was stated that the discussion
was being marked by great stubbornness
and that neither side had yet yielded in
the least on any Of the main issues in