The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-20
A Resolution of Sympathy for
the Brave Little Nation.
THE LABOR BILL OPPOSED
Senator Quay Called 1t Up and Mr..
Platt Described 1t as the Most
scented TO Congress s-The Effort to
Get 1t Before the senate Failed.

bridge across the Alabama River, between
Lower Peach Tree and Prairi Bluff,
Ala, was reported and passed
The action OF the House fixing the
pension of the widow of Gen Jos. Ii.
Carr at $50 instead OF $40 per month was
concurred IA.
The following resolution was offered by
Mr. Cameron and agreed TO without ob5ec-
ton:
.-I.eSolyeu. That the Senate of the United
States. being mindful OF the sympathy Of
the people OF the United States, eX pressed
for the Greeks at the time OF their war for
Independence. now extends like Synipa-
Thy TO the government OF Greece with It's
intervention on behalf OF the people of the
neghb0ring Island of Crete, for the pur-
pose uf freeing them from the tyranny Of
foreign oapresSors, and t. restore peace,
with the blessings or Christian cisiliza-
ton 10 that distressed island"
on mOtion Of Mr.. Quay, tie Senate took
up Tor consideration the bin passed by the
House last session, authorizing the ap-
20 ntmenu OF a HoH-IIartisan commission
to coIlatc information, and to consider
and reS omnf,nd legislation TO meet the
problems presented 10y labor, agriculture
and capital.
Mr. Platt opposed il as the ''most re-
markahle bill, both in its details and Iur-
pose. ever presented TO Congress" II pro
posed TO offset "a government 10y insnac-
ton 10y ''governnen by commission "
That commission WAS TO be Composed OF
three men representative OF labor, three
men representative Of agriculture, three
men representative OF manufacturing, and
three ulen representative of business.
Each cf these commissioners was to re-
ceive $1,000 year, or 100000. Each
OF the four divisions was to employ
lawyer at s.. Gee a wear, or $40, ,0Go. Each
division was TO have a clerk at S200
month. about SlO, ,o0o a year more; makin z
about $50 600 ii year 20 the officials Of
the commission. ia addition 20 all that
there were provisions for a reading clerk,
for shorthand reporters, rent OF quarters,
etc.
Mr.. Allison, chairman OF the Com
mirtee on Appropriate ons, interrupted
Mr. Platt with a proposition TO lay the
bill aside and To proceed with appro-
priation bills.
Mr. Quay objected to that BE said that
he had called il up az the request OF the
representatives OF the great labor or
ganization OF the government, which he
lieved it to toe q measure OF great Inagni-
tudc and Importance.
Mr. Perkins, in charge OF the bill, said
that while the passage OF appropriation
bills was necessary for the support and
maintenance Of the government the pend
ing bill was equally necessary and inn
portant to the people. The millions OF
friends believed that il was the panacea
for many Of their wrongs.
Mr Aldrich characterized the bin as
utterly impraCticable and nonsenSical.'
Mr All. on said that he felt 1T his duty
10 test the sense Of the Sen3te on the mo-
ton 10 proceed with the Indian appro-
pnation till he made that motion.
MI Quay, 10y way of compromise, asked
unaniu oJs consent that the vote on the
laEor commission bill be taken at 3
O'Clock on the LIST Of March.
MI Hawley objected.
Mr. Palmer expressed himself in favor
OF the bill. sa yinC. in reference to its cost,
that il would achieve more for the cUun-
try than tie construction OF a man-of-
war"
Mr.. Hin insisted that the labor commits
sion bill was properly before the Senate
and should be proceeded with. He appeal
ed TO the friends of the bigl to stand by il.
Mr. Quay suggested that the bill should
be post pgned until the last appropriation
bill was disposed Of; and then made
special order
Mr. Aldrich tpla yfullyD-TheTe cannot be
any objection to that.
After further dcsultoTy talk, Mr.. Alli-
son moved that the Senate proceed To the
consideration of the Indian appropriation
bill
Mr. Hnl demanded the yeas and nays, and
expressed the hope that the friends Of the
labor commission would vote down the
motion.
The motion was agreed to-Yeas, "a;
nays, 2s, as follows:
YeaS-Aldrich. Allison, Baker, Berry,
Blackburn, Bl lown, Caffery, Call, Chan
dler. Chiffon, Cockrell, Daniel, Davis,
FRYE, German. Gray. Hawley, Hoar, Jones
of A rkansas, Mcmillan. Mills, Morgan, Mel
son. Pasco, Platt, Proctor, Sewell, Sher-
man, Stewart. Vest, Walthall, Wetnore,
Wilson and Cullom-34.
Navs-AIlen, Bacon, Bate, Burrows, But
Ter. Cameron, Cannon, Gallinger, Hans
brougb. Hill. Irby, Lindsay, Lodge, Nc
Bride, Mitchell of Wisconsin. Murphy,
Palmer. Peffer, Perkins. Pettigrew, Pugh.
Quay, Roache. Shoup, Teller, Villas, Voor-
a.