The evening times., 1897-02-27

The Senate had a warm hour this morn
ing with the Metropolitan Railway eXten-
sion bill. The discussion arose on the
Hin joint resolution TO recall the bill from
the President, which came over from yes
terday.
Senator Allen stated that he desired
the bill returned that he might offer an
amendment requiring the Metropolitan
Railway TO restore TO employment the men
whom il dismissed at the time Of the
strikes, and in future to submit like
controversies to arbitration.
The debate that followed was very
spirited. Senators Faulkner, Mcmillan,
Bacon and GaIlinger opposed The resolution.
Senator Mills OF Texas also desired the re-
turn OF the bin. He said he wished to
offer an anne ndment regulating the relations
OF the Metropolitan Road with It's EN-
pIoyes, and discussed bis position at some
length He said Congress could impose what
conditions il pleased on the Metropolitan
Railroad Company, which was oorpora-
tion organized under Congressional author
ity for a public purpose ard the public
benefit.
IN hls remarks MI. Allen was quite severe
in criticism OF Jhe CCUSe OF the District
Committee, which. lac said, snould have
made report to tie Senate of the result
OF its Investigation OF the charges made
by the laboTing men.
'Thefe aIe many Senators" he said,
''wfo sometimes waste CICCCOle teais on
thc V orklneman, but who never give him
their votes.
lie satu that II was very easy to be a
friend OF tie stltng and LC--eTful, much
easier than OF the weak ana humble. lie
did OF think tie BiStlict Committee had
discharged ITS duties as 1T Il oGld, and ile
added, ''Iolhing that the members of II e
District Committee can say viii change
my mind"
Senator Faulkner declared that he was
an earnest friend of the Iaboring nan
but ne did not believe that collateral
matter should be permitted to prevent the
completion OF this public improvement.
he also detailed the hearings before the
District Committee. and said the committee
was ruiiy convinced that the Metropolitan
railroad kept no black list. and that the
ship OF labor organizations cut no figure
whatever in the employment or dismissal
OF men. He said that the new president
of the Metropolitan road, Masor Harries,
was himself a member of labor oTganiza-
tions and had stated To the committee that
this was his policy and he WOULD not
change it even under direction OF the board
OF directors.
Il believe fully" he said, I'm the right
OF labor TO organize for self protection, be
cause that was the only method of com
peting with capital. But / also believe
that capital has the right TO employ and
discharge its workingmen.
Senator Allen-DO you justify the Metro
politan road for dismissing its men for be
longing TO the Knights of Labor?
Senator Faulkner do not. But / do
not believe in stopping great and neces-
saTy public improvement, when we are as
sured that the policy OF the company will
be entirely satisfactory. Major Harries
has said TO Us that nothing can change the
present policy. The people who have to
climb up and down Washington Heights
have some claims we must respect
Senator Gaihngcr also strongly opposed
the motion to recall. He said he had him
self been wOTkingnlan, ana long identi-
fled with the International Typographical
Union. He paid tribute TO the Metropoli-
tan as the best street railway in the United
States. ana spoke OF the great investment
OF ca pital which Congress had compelled it
to make. He said there was no eX cuse
for halting this Improvement, that the
Senate might interfere TO settle contro-
veTsy over a year old. He also intimated
that Senator Allen was trying to recall
the bill under false pretenses. as he had
stated yesterday that ii was only to cor
rect a clerical error.
Senator Allison urged Senators not to
impede the appropriation bills. Senator
Allen, who was about TO reply, said that
at some future time he would take oc-
CaSiOn to discuss the matter more fully.
Senator Gallinger then moved that the
resolution OF recall be tabled, which was
carried by the vote Of 80 TO "a The
following Senators went on record against
tabling the resolution: Allen, Bate, Berry
Black burn, Butler, Cameron, Cannon. Chill
ton, Daniel, Dubois, Gray, Hill, Lindsay,
Mantle, Martin, Mills, Murphy, Palmer,
Peffer, pettigrew, Pugh, Voorhees,, Wal
than and White.