The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-13
LABOR'S PETITION
Gets Into the Senate Through
Patterson, of Colorado.

Washington, Jan. 13-Today's session
of the senate began with the presenta-
ton by Mr.. Patterson (Col) of tele-
graphic petition from the federation of
labor, in session in Denver, requesting
the adoption of the resolution formerly
presented in the senate by Mr.. Pat
terson providing for an investigation of
the strike by the senate committee on
judiciary. Mr.. Patterson said that the
federation numbers 81, 1000 men. He
asked to have the resolution referred to
the judiciary committee together with
the petition The petition was read
The request for an investigation was
upon a representation of the extreme
gravity of the situation.
Mr.. Scott then asked for the reading
of a reply from the mine owners of
Colorado but subsequently withdrew
the request, cOntenting himself with
asking to have the reply go to the COM
mittee and be printed and considered
with other papers bearing upon the
question.
The presentation of the papers was
made the basis of a sharp colloquy
between Mr.. Patterson and Mr.. Scott.
1.-The senator from West Virginia
will admit that he is one of the own
ers," said Mr.. Patterson, and Mr.. Scott
admitted that such was the fact.
Mr.. Patterson then proceeded to say
that the Colorado Mine Owners asso-
citation had been more directly respon-
Sible than all other influences for the
| course of Governor Peabody in connec-
| ton with the recent strikes in the
state The organization, he said, devo-
| ted tic energies to securing the exter-
mination of union labor and he assert
! ed that great injustice had been done
| by the use of the militia in impriSoning
men, establishing a press censorship,
! etc.
| Mr. Scott said in reply that he had
| always been a friend of organized
labor, but there never had been "a
\ 1TrrcA
ton on the face of the earth than the
| one which the Colorado senator is
| championing here now
| The entire matter was then. on Mr..
committee on judiciary, and the senate
| took up and passed the house bill for
! the eradication of the cotton boil
weevil.
| The resolutions looking to an inves-
tigation of the affairs of the postoffice
department were laid before the senate,
| but by unanimous consent went over
again until tomorrow.
| Mr. Hale offered the resolution as the
result of the agreement between him
self and Mr.. Bacon during yesterday s
session looking to settlement of the
! Panama question. 1t is as follows:
| Whereas, The state of Panama, for
merly part of the republic of Colon
/ bia, has seeded from that republic and
has set up government, republican in
| form, under the name of the republic
of Panama: and
Whereas, the independence of said
republic of Panama has been recog-
nized by the United States and by
many other nations; and
Whereas, a treaty is now pending
before the senate between the United
| States and the republic of Panama the
ratification of which will insure the
speedy building of the interoceanic
canal by the United States across the
territory of said republic of PanamaI
| therefore
Resolved, That in any claim which
the republic of Colombia in any form
may make against the said republic OF
Panama for naturalization on loss of
territory or increased burden of the
debt of said republic of Colombia, the
president is requested to tender his
best offices toward the peaceful adjust
ment of all controversies arising or
that may arise between said republic
of Colombia and the republic of Pana-
ma"