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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA, GA» TUESDAY APRIL 27 1836
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CONGRESS.
Proceedings of the Two Houses
- Last Week.
With the President and His Ad
visers—General Hews.
The Senate.
The senate in executive session today took
op the esse of Charles R. Pollard, of Indiana,
nominated to be Judge of (he supremo court
of Montana, vie* General Coburn suspended,
The esse eras reported adversely from the Ju
diciary committee, and Senators Edmunds and
Hear spoke against Pollard. Pollard was a
confederate and Cobum was a union soldier.
Many allegations ooueerning questionable
transactions in which Pollard took part when
assistant district-attorney in Indiana were
discussed. Mr. Voorheea began his speech in
favor of Pollard, bnt gave sray for an adjourn
ment. ______
The nouse.
By Ur. Crain, of Texas—To establish a sub
treasury at Galveston. Also to provide fora
distribution of the proceeds of the salo of
public lands among the states and territories
for educational purposes.
By Hr. Cabell of Virginia—To reduco the
rates of taxation on liquors distilled from
fruit.
Mr. Herbert, of Alabama, from the commit
tee on naval affairs, moved to suspend the
rules and adopt a resolution maklug the bill
to increase the naval establishment the con-
tinning special order from Thursday, did
April, until Tuesday, the 27th of April, on
which latter day the previous question shall
he considered at ordered.
Mr. Herbert appealed for the considera
tion by the house of the great question
involved in the resolution. Our cities by the
sea were absolutely at the mercy of any
foreign power. Bmtil could successfully bom
bard any city on the Atlantic coast, while
Chill coula successfully bombard San
Francisco. Both parties were committed to an
increase of the naval establishment, and on no
pretense should the bill be allowed to full.
Mr. Dibble, of South Carolina, from tho com
mittee on public bulldlogs and grounds, moved
to suspend the rules and adopts resolution
•etting apart the sixth of May and succeeding
day* fop the consideration of public building
measures.
Mr. Dibble explained that these measures
involved an expenditure of abont four millions.
Mr. Blount, of Georgia, earnestly opposod tho
resolution, because It sot spartan unlimited
time to the consideration of an unlimited num
ber of bills. It ms the inauguration of a march
on the treasury, such as no congress had ever
tolerated before.
Mr. Dibble (aid that the gentleman misap
prehended the character of tho resolution
adopted at last congress. He quoted from the
Becerd to ehow that that resolution made
pnbiic building bills a special order! and re
marked: “The question was taken by yoas
and nays, and (sarcastically) by somo acci
dent, I suppose, the name of the gentleman
from Georgia (Mr. Blonnt) is recorded in the
affirmative. [Laughter.]
Mr. O’Donnell, of Michigan, from the com-
mittee ou education, reported tho senate bill to
J rrovide for the study of the nature of alcohol-
c drinks and narcotics, and their effects on
the human system, in the military and naval
acade mies and in the Indian and pablto schools
of the territories and of the District of Celnm-
bla. Honee calendar.
The report accompanying the bill etatee that
nearly 2.000,000 men and women have peti
tioned tho legislatures of the different etatee
for similar lsws, and np to the present year
the withes ot the peoplo have been complied
with In fourteen states. At an evidence that
the people earnestly desire a
law ltko tho one . suggested
the committee points to the fact that petitions
hearing tho names of 71,270 persons have been
presented to this congress, caking for its en
actment. The effect of similar laws in tho dif
ferent states wlioro tlioy are In force has, in
the opinion of the oommtttee, proven mast sal
utary. Such laws had to progress and aerve
to check a threatening evil to humanity and
g eneral welfare. The report argsee that the
ill invadee no right of self government. The
measure hod the vital merit of involving no
political significance, bnt appealed to the very
foundation on which popolar self government
reeled—the intelligence of the peoplo. It was
difficult to see how any objection could be
relied to inch a statute except by thnso who
feared to have the next generation educated
uecn a subject universally recog
nised to be of the most vital
importaoce to lndividod health and social
security.
Mr. Horn, of Pennijlvault, from the com*
mitteo on civil service reform, reported a bill
unending the statute* 10 m to give honorably
discharged soldiers and sailors preference la
public appointments. Tho report save
tfcnt the soldiers and sailors of tne
country have, for years, demanded this chango
in the law, and admitted that the demand is
Just and reasonable. The minority report is
submitted by Mr. Clements, of Georgia, and
Mr. Blanchard, of Louisiana, in which the
argument U mode that an amendment of the
law would be a violation of the alleged funda
mental principle of tho civil service lew; that
appointments should bo made alone upon
merit ascertained by competitivo examination.
Tbe morning hour was consumed la an in*
effectual effort on the put of Mr. Forney, of
Alabama, to secure consideration of the bill
for the relief of the Alabama flood sufferers,
and then tbe honee went into oommittee of the
whole on the river and barborapproprlation bill
Mr. Skinner, of North Carolina, made sev
eral efforts to inersuo the appropriations for
harbors in North Carolina, bnt without suc
cess.
Washington, April 21.—Mr. Hatch, of
Missouri, from the committee oa agriculture,
reported a resolution calling on the commis
sioner of agriculture for information as to the
amount of wheat and com on hand in this
country; where it is located; the number of
acres of winter and spring wheat now in the
ground, the amount llkoly to be required for
importation, and other information on the sub
ject. Adopted.
Adverse reports were presented from the
jndiciary committee by Mr. Tucker, of Vir
ginia, on the joint resolution proposing a con
stitutional amendment giving the president
power to veto specific items in the appropria
tion bills; and also on bills to prevent tbe
adnIteration of food, and they were laid on
the table. In regard to the letter bills, the
committee believe them to be unconstitution
al, so far as they effect several states, and so
far as they affect the District of Columbia,
they are not properly within the province of
the committee.
Mr. O’Neill, of Missouri, again attempted to
aecure the adoption of bU resolution, declaring
that tbe house sympathizes with Mr. Gladstone
and his associates in their efforts to secure a
free parliament for tho people of Ireland, and
congratulating the people of that country on
tbe prospect of an early and successful termi
nation of this long and patriotic struggle for
oeal soif-government, bat Mr.Swopo, of Penn*
2 1 vs Liu, interposed tho fatal objection, aud
ough he subsequently withdrew it, the de
mand for the regular order prevented action
on the resolution.
Garland on the Stand.
Wariiingnon, April 19.—It was nearly three-
quarters of an hour after the regular hour of
meeting when the attorney general appeared
before tbe telephone investigating committee,
looking pale and rather feeble. With a courte
ous salute to the committee, be immediately
took tho stand and, on invitation of the chair
man, began to make a statement of bis con
nection with tbe Pan-Electric company.
In February, 1883, General Atkins had said
to tbo witness that he believed tbe Rogers in
ventions were of great utility if .properly han
dled, and that money coula bo made oat of
them. Being a poor man like himself, General
Atkina bad desired witness to enter into this
TtoMthfio” said tbs witness, “tha I had
sever undertaken to mako any money except
by law snd poker. I had always
lost at poker and generally won at
law. I was willing to go into this if he thought
it offered any inducements.'’
_ Continuing, the witness said that Senator
Harris made substantially tho same st&temeaU
at out tbo inventors, and two or three days
afterwards witness hod been introduced to Dr.
Rogers and his son at their homo. He briefly
told of their organization of the Pan-Eloctrfc
company, as detailed by Senator Harris aud
other witnesses, and then turned hit attention
to the application made to him to bring suit
against the Bell company. It was an infer*
t nee, and nota fact, that the Pan-Electric
company hod made application. The infer
ence was founded on two reasons—first that
loung came with the other gentlemen in the
latter part of July, and witness knew
him to be the secretary aud treasurer of tne
Pan-Elcctric; and, second, because witness
had on May 25th received a letter from Dr.
Rogers, requesting tqU to bo brought as a
stockholder or that company. Coupling them
Witness had treated Dr. Rogers's letter as
personal, and he knew Rogers had no authorl-,
ty to make application; that such an applica
tion must como from tho president of the
company. Therefore, the letter had remained
unanswered, and oa a personal paper, had net
been filed.
In Jnly Van Benthuysen had presented his
application for suit, basing it on a law which
he said bad been passed at the last session of
congren.
Witness had heard of the law before that
aud bad some search madet bnt could not find
the act. Tho application, however, was so
well written and apparently sot oat the pas-
fsge of tho bill so positively that witness felt
that there must be some mistake and that tho
bill bad become law. The application had
been referred by witness to the interior de
partment where it should havo gone in tho
first instance, and witness hod heard no more
of It until it had been returned last January
with other papers.
After receiving Van Benthnyseu’s lettor,
witness hod set to work to etatnine Into the
matter, for though he bad no intimation to
that effect, he was satisfied other applications
would be made. Looking over authorities
he had concluded that bo could not order tho
suit, and when tbe gentlemen t cotno. (Van
Benthuysen, Young and others) be had de
termined that be would not touch it at all under
any circumstances. When witness was still in
senate, Senator Piatt hkd come to him ooeday
with a bill to authorize the government suits,
and bad asked bis opinion of it. Witness had
looked it over and said he regarded it as un
necessary; that it would do no good. That
was all bo over said or beard of tho bill until
it hnd been brought to his attention through
application. In tho early part of tho fall, a
Mr. Humphreys, ofj tbe Globo telephone corn-
psny bed called upon him at the department
abont tbo application.
"I thought be was going to fump over on
me,’' said the witness. Mr. Humphreys had
insisted that the witness ordor suit, and had
Mid it was very curloos that because wit-
nets was in another company that his,
[Humphrey’s] rights should be disregarded.
“Ho got mad because I would not do any
thing about it, and we parted not with mutu
al reipect and admiration at all.”
Witness denied that he hod ever given an
opinion about the validity of the Bell patent,
as had been ascribed to him. Tbe opinion he
had given, and the only opinion, was to tho
effect that tho Pan-Electric inventions wore
not infringements; that they were improve
ments on telephones that were differently
patentable—a woll recognized principle. While
a stock holder he had been very derelict in at
tending meetings for the re*
sons that the place of meeting was
inconveniently situated and that they wero
held at night when tho witness rarely went
out of his houso. Although witness was at
torney for the company, yet Young and Sena
tor Harris usually drew up tho logal papers,
and when they were referred to him, witness
made such alterations as seemed to bo necessary.
Those papers had been submitted to witness
in the senatojndidary room, but it was a mis
take to say that any board meetings had been
held in that room. Witness was satisfied that
he had never attended a meeting of the com
pany since the last presidential election.
Turning his attention to tho ordering of the
Memphis suit, witness said he had arrangod
to leave Washington on August 27th, and
spend the entire month of September in Ar
kansas. Mr. Goode had returned about tbo
middle of August, but witness had said noth
ing to him about the application. Hosupposod
the gentlemen who made the application
would find their remedy if they supposed
they had one. When witness had come back
to Littlo Rock, he received a dispatch
from tho New Orleans Timos-Dsmoerat,
laying that his admiring nowspapor frionds
were complimenting him in ordering tho
snit against the Bell company. He replied he
bad not ordered any sach salt. He had re
turned to Washington about October 1, and
when ho called at the white home the presi
dent told him the papers wero spooking of
the csee, whereupon he made an explanation
of whot hod been published.
Witness had never opened his mouth to
Gccdo about it, because, as solicitor, Goode
under tbe statute was perfectly free sad inde
pendent. He had never, to this day. spokon to
Gocde about tho first suit or ono alined to be
pending. Goodo bad spoken something about
counsel aud tbe practice of government in
dealing with counsel. He did not know whftt
was in the bill; bad never seen the
papers on which the suit was predicated
and had never talked with Secretary Lamer
or tbo gentlemen who had sat with him. He
had even declined to talk with the presidont
about the suit. One of the gentlemen In Mr.
Lamar's department, Each Montgomery, an
old < oil ego friend, and appointed at his solici
tation, bud declined to sit in the c*so bocatiso
of bis friendship and old acquaintance with
witncis. He bad seen some notice now and
then “shout Garland being tbo recipient of a
block of stock as a gift.” Of conrso there had
been no gift nbont it. As to the question of
propriety, there was no more imnropriety in
his position than in the case of gentlemen
holding railroad stock sitting in congress, or
congrcamen going over to tbe snprome court
to practice for money. It was
legitimate business, and witness had
never dreamed of any legislation being asked.
His only regret was that it “hail not panned
cut better.” If any disputes had come up in
congress connected with tno company, ho
should not havo voted on It. Ho had recom
mended tho Rogerses to Cox and Hewitt bo-
cause he regarded them as very competent
men in their line. He had talked with
Aichitcct Clarke about the Harrta-Rogers ap
plication for appointment us house eiectrlcan
aud about putting in the Rogers's telephone,
bnt after consultation with Mr. Edmunds,
Clarke bid refused to make the appointment.
The chairman inquired if witness regarded
the stock as a gift.
He replied in tho negative. Five or six
persons organized the company, and made as
sessments, the first move being to give note for
$l,COO, which was followed by on assessment
of $50 or $100 each. He did not regard the
inventions as having any marketable value.
The company was to establish their utility
and pnt them on the market.
Chairman Boyle—Did von contemplate
using your official position for the advantage
of the enterprise?
Witness—Not at all. If I had been a pri
vate citizen I could have done much
better than when in office. He added that he
had no more idea of using official inflaonoe
than of jumping into tbo Potomac river with a
mill rock around his neck. Tfcoy had
never tried to boom the* business and scatter
tbe stock on the country, at least he never
heard of it.
In tho course of a croes-examinqtion by Mr.
Rsnney, Ranney aaked why the witness, feel-
ir gtbat the party had a right to be beard,
that they should not be deprived of that right,
and the duty devolving on the solicitor-gen
eral, had not referred them to the solicitor-
general.
Witness answered that he did not
want to be concerned in the matter atoll.
After he had examined It, he had concluded
fact, that after he had declined to take any
action in the matter, a number of prominent
legal gentlemen had written to him insisting
that notwithstanding his connection with tho
ran-Elcctric it was his duty to bring suit.
Mr. Ranney objected to tho statement He
did not care to go into what people had
written.
Witness remarked that he was simply try
ing to show his position at the time.
Mr. Ranney wished to know if witness had
felt (Lot it would be improper to tell appll
cants that he was disabled, and refer them *
the tolicito-rgeneral.
“It would not havo beon improper,” re
sponded the witness; “but it was a question
of delicacy with me.” .
Ranney—Don't you think you were a littlo
over sensitive?
Witness-No, sir; with me it was a cose tike
that of Larenzo Dows's man: “You will I
damned if yon do, and you will be damued
you don’t.” [Laughter.]
Mr. Rsnney inquired if it had occurred l__
witnea as a reason for not telling Goodo of the
receipt of tho application that if ho told
him Of his action that
Goode might feel bound
rejeci It: while if he said nothing Goode would
act on it as an original application and grant
the request.
Witness responded firmly in the negative.
Mr.Oatis asked the witness—“Since you
have been attorney-general have you done
any act or thing directly or indirectly to en
hence the interests of the Pan-Elcctric Com
cannot call to mind any thought,
action or word of mine that is calculated to
increase the value of that stock in any way
I have not been at a meeting and havo had no
conference with gentlemen connected With it.
Washington, April 21.—Tho telephone in
vestigating committee resumed its labors this
morning with the examination of D. Hum
phreys, of the Globo Telephone company of
New Yoik. That gentleman said that while
tho Memphis suit was ponding ho had con
cluded that it would be wise fin* his company
to join in tbe government snit, if there was uo
-objection, and he had tome to Washington aud
seen General Joe J6tthstoh, hnd Hess:*. Atkins
and Bradley Johnson. He had teen those gen
tlemen because he understood they word in
the case, end he wished to learn ir they had
any objection to his filing a petition and join
ing the rase. In September ho called upon
the attorney general, but Mr. Garland had
cut him short amt refused to hear him.
He htd told him that ho did not
como to see Garland, but to seo the attorney-
general; that he must not eonaider himself
individually but as tho attorney-general. Ho
told me positively that he would Have nothing
to do with it. I told him he must havo some
thing to do with it; that I had no othor re
course. But he still refiised to say a word. 1
then asked him to whom I could go, to refer
me to somebody, but he said he could not
and would not refer me to anybody; that
hh was estopped from any action,
Witness remarked that Mr. Garland certain
ly convinced him that he was incorruptible.
“Did you go there to corrupt him?” inquired
Mr. Ranney.
“I did not,” responded the witness. "I may
have bad suspicion regarding the reform pro
tensions of the democratic "dmlnlstratlon.”
Tho Chairman—Bat you think better of It
now?
Witness—I found that some democrats were
honest.
Mr. Ranney (sarcastically)—Especially If
they served your purpose.
Witness—I think Ir an honest man lives, it
is General Garland; Mr. Lamar ia anothor.
A discussion nroso over some documents be
fore the committee which, as It proceeded, bo
camo more and more personal and heated uu
til the chairman remarked that he had dis
covered that tho gentleman from Hassachu
setts, (Ranney) had more Interest in calling
the chairman to order than be had in ascer
taining tho merits at issuo.
Mr. Ranney declared tho chairman had Im
peached his motives and domanded a retrac
tion. This was refused and Mr. Riunoy ris
ing to his feet declared the chairman's state
ments false.
Tho chairman replied that Mr. Uannoy'i
action was nngentlemauiy.
A Commission or Labor.
Washington,'April 22.—'The president to
day sent to congress a message calling ntton
ticn to tho gravity of tho oxlsting situation
of tho labor question throughout tho entire
country, expressing tho opinion that tho'propor
theory upon which to proceed is that of volun
tary arbitratien ■ oa a means of settling tho
difficulties described, and suggesting that there
bo created a commission of labor, consisting of
three members, who shall be regular officers of
tho government, charged, among othor duties,
with tho consideration and settlement, when
possible, of all controversies between labor aud
capital.
The message in fnll is os follows:
To the 8onatc and House of lleprcuentativos: Tho
constitution impwes on tbe president ths duty of
recommending to tbe consldoiation or cougrew,
from time to time, such measures w he shall judge
necessary and expedient. I am ro deeply impress
ed with tbe Importance of immediate and tnought-
hilly meeting the pioblcm which recent events
arising between
'heir employers, iom » «*w luuhiaiiii.'u
o recommend to congress legislation on this seri
ns and pressing subject. Under our form of gov-
rament, tho value of labor as an element of no-
lonal prosperity should be distinctly recognized
ml tbe welfare of tbe laboring man should be re
aided is especially entitled to legUlatlve care. In
country which oners to oil its citizens tbe high-
.at attainment of social and political distinction,
Its workingmen cannot Justly or safely be consid
ered as irrevocably consigned to tho limits of class
and entitled to no attention anil allowed no pro
test against negl^ct.^ Tbe laboring man, bearing
courage and a i
: (iiuunttK wuii, in-ami);
iablo contribution tqour
.. y well insist, with manly i
upmrtne same recognition
any other citizen having a valuable interest In
charge, and his rtwonAbTe dcinauii should be met
n such s spirit of appreciation and fairness as to
nduce s contented anti patriotic co-operation In
the achicvmcnt of a srsml national destiny.
While the real Interests of labor are not promoted
by resort to threat* and violent manifestations,and
while these who under a pretext uf an advocacy of
claims of Isbor, wantonly attack the rights of cap
ital, and for selfish |itir$xwe#.
or love of disorder, sow seeds or
violence and di-contcnt. t-bould neither be encour
aged uor conciliated. All legislation on tho sub
ject should be calmly and deliberately undertaken,
with uo purpose of satisfying unreasonable de
mands or gaining partisan advantages. The pres-
ent condition of the relations between labor and
capital are far from satisfactory. The discontent
•f the employed is due, In a largo degree, to the
to avoid causeless anff unjustifiable disturbance,
Though tbe Importance of better accord between
there Interests la apparent, It must
bo borne in mind that an effort in that direction by
tbe federal government must be greatly limited by
comtuutlci.fi restrictions. Thera are many griev
ances which legislation by congress can not redress
and many conditions which cannot by such means
be reformed.
I am satisfied, however, that something m*ty bo
done, under federal authority, to prevent disturb-
•ncch which so often arise (torn disputes between
employers snd employed, and which at times se
riously threaten the business Interests of the coun
try, snd in my opinion tbe proper theory upon
which to proceed Is that of voluntary arbitration
as a means of settling there difficulties. Bat I sug
gest that, Inst esd of arbitrators chosen lu the beat of
conflicting claims, snd after each dispute shall
srbe. there be t reated a commission of labor, con
sisting of three members, who shall be regular
officers of the government, charged, among other
duties, with the consideration ami settlement,
when jtowlblc, of all controversies between labor
and csiiltal. A commission thus organized would
have the advantage of being a stable body, snd Us
that it would be better for bin not to suggest
where tbo applicants should go. Certainly,
tbo gentlemen looked mod when ho hod re
fused to touch the matter.
Continuing, ho gold, Young did not open his
month after introducing tbo gentlemen. It
waa due to all tides thu be should stole the
ly snd usefully with question tvnzcn nngnioesno-
mltted to them. If arbitrators are chosen for tern-
iorary service, is each case of dispute arises, ex-
K rience and familiarity with much
st Is involved In the question
will be lacking. Extreme partisanship and
bits will be a qualification sought on cither side,
and frequent complaints of tin fair ness and partial
ity will he Inevitable.' The Imposition upon a fed
eral court of a duty, foreign to Ittijudlelal function
u the selection of an arbitrator In such cases, is at
lee st or doubtful propriety.
The establishment by federal authfirity of such a
bureau, would be a Just and sensible recognition of
the value of labor, and of its right to be represent
ed In the departments of tbe government. far
as its conciliatory offices had a relation to disturb
ances which interfered with transit and commerce
SSir u ‘*.“SSW8
and among tbe several state*," and Ja frequent
disputes between laboring men and their en*
plovers, of less extent, and tbe consequences of
which are confined within state limits aud
threaten dome site violence, the Interposition of
such a commission might be tendered upon ap
plication of a legislature or the executive or a
state under the constitutional provision which re
quires the general government to “protect" each
of tbe states against domestic violence. If such a
commission were fairly organised, tho risk of lots
of popular support and sympathy resulting from a
rclussl to submit to so peaceful an instrumental
ity would constrain both parties to such dis
putes. to inTOko its Interference and
abide by Its decision. There would also be a good
reason to hope that the very exUteucoofsuch an
agency would Invite application to it for advioo
and counsel, frequently resulting le the avoidance
of contention ana misunderstanding.
If the mrefttlnen of such oommlmion is doubted
became it might lack power to enforce its deols-
is derived from the
_)» accomplished by
have beon organized
conflicting interests.
e, JXV
1884, by _ _. v _
a. bureau of labor was established snd
in —
law of congress
placed in charge of a commissioner of labor who is
required to “collect Information on tho lulfleet of
labor. Its relations with capital, the hours or labor
and the earnings of laboring men and Women, and
tbo mcatiK of promoting their material, social,
tellectnal and 1 —-
Mon which I «i„
tbe bureau thus .. ....
of two more commissioners, and by supplemontarv
duties now imposed on It by. sue i
other powers and Amotions as would
permit .the commission to act as arbitrators,
when necessary, between labor and capital, under
gate tbe causes of all dl
whether submitted * *-
all disputes, as they occur,
fbr arbitration or not, that in-
...... ays bo at hand to aid legisla
tion on the subject when necessary and detirabl
Gaovaa Cleveland.
Executive Mansion, April 22, 1886.
lilting the President's Labor Bill.
Tbe president's messago upon labor troubles
aaving been read by tbe clerk, Mr. 8pnnger,
of Illinois, moved its reference to the commit
tee on labor, with instructions to that commit-
teo to report upon it.by bill or otherirtse,on or
before tbe Kith of May.
There being thirty x.
under the rules, Mr. Buttorworth secured tho
floor.
The object of his motion to refer the mes
sage to tbe committee of tho whole, he said,
bad been considered by some gentlemen as
nnwise, because it could not be reached at an
early any. Every gentleman believed, or
affected to believe, that the messago pre
sented a question of rut consequence to
the country. It had boon his pur
pose, if his motion had prevailed, to
ask unanimous consent to fix on early day for
tho eotftideration of this question, with the
hope and expectation that it might be fairly
considered, not with view to controlling the
elections in November, bnt with the view to
getting at tho right eolutlon of the great prob
lem.
Mr. Randal), of Pennsylvania, confessed
n feeling of surprise at tho
heat with which the gentleman
from Ohio hod approached tho subject. Ho
desired to direct attention to the fact that tho
constitution made it tho duty of the president
from time to time to communicate to congress
touching the state of the union and recommend
snch measures as be shall deem necessary and
expedient. The president had not ventured a
hair beyond that, and how wu ho met here?
Ho was met with an assault on his motives.
Tbe messsgo should havo dao consideration
and deliberation, and a remedy for troubles
conceived, if possible, and enacted into a law.
He declared, proudly, that there was not a
woid in it that appealed, in any psrticalar, to
any party or any sect, or any class of mon in
tho United States. % On the contrary, it ap
pealed to congress os a body of Amoric in citi
zens wishing for tho public welfare. [Ap
plause.]
Mr. Gibson, of West Virginia, regretted that
the gentleman from Ohio should undertake to
bring pslitics into tho discussion of this qttei-
tion. Tho gentleman had charged a majority
of tbe house with not bringing forward a prop
osition which wonld have any practical result
on the labor troubles. The troubles tho ooon-
try was;suffering from were tho resalt of
powett given by corrupt congresses to great
corporations, under tho twenty years of repub
lican administration. Jt was watered stock
unjust charters granted by congress, against
which labor was rebelling.
Mr. Bred, of Maine, expressed his satisfac
tion with tbo vote he hod cost for tho arbitra
tion bill. The gentleman from Ponnsylvania
(Randall) in undertaking to excuse the presi
dent for bis message, was tho only man who
Imd accused him! Nobody on tho republican
side had found any fault with tho presidont,
or even complained of tho lateness of his
arousing to tbe subject.
Mr. Voorheea,of Washington territory, rising
to a question of privilege, offered tho following
resolution:
Resolved, That tho committee on rules be In
structed to Inquire whether the Hon. L. I>. 11.
Hweelt or any other cx-mcmber of tho houso, who
baa availed hlmselfo! the privilege of admission
to the floor, uuder rule iil Is Interested as agent or
attorney for any railroad or other corporation, or
IntereMed in any claim or bill pending before con
firm and report to the houso tho result of such in
quiry with such recommendations as may bo
nectar ary.
It had!
J been an open secret, be said, that ever
is beginning of thisoougress a now ' *
lobby, organized in tho Interest of various
road corporations, had invostod tho capitoland
that the roles of tbe houso had been openly,
repeatedly and notoriously set at defianoe by
some members of that lobby. Ho protested
against a continuance of that rank and crying
abuse. Ho did not intend to reflect upon Mr.
Swstt, tint htd Inserted his name because he
lenonally knew that Swett waa attorney fbr
be Northorn Pacific company.
Investigating tho Labor Troubles.
WASHINGTON. April 24.—Mr. Powdorisr ap
peared liefore tno house commlUeo on Ialnr
today. In reply to tho questions of the com
mittee he said that the discharge of Hall by
tbo Texes Pacific company was only one of the
cansesoftbo southwestern strike. Governor
Brown, one of the receivers of the Texas Pa
cific, bud been asked to meet a committee of
tho Kni&bts of Labor for tbe purposo of arbi
tration, bnt he had replied that the troubles of
the road was not with its employe**, but with
its former employes. Hoxie, tno general man
ager of the road, WM then appealed to, but he
refused to meet tho knights in their official
capNcily. The object of tbe knighU U to pro
tect labor in a peaceable way against tbe ni\)ust
e xactions of capital. Mr. l’owderlv expressed
tbe opinion that railroads operated by receiv
ers are sometimes worked in the Interests of
stock jobbing corporortions. He said that he
was opposed to strikes snd boycotting. Be
fore the committee finished its labors ho wonld
presents documentary history of tho smth
western Strike and would suggest aconstita-
Mr.
Jc.DowclI, a manufacturer of ms-
seemed to bo willing to arbitrate the diffor^
eners involved in the strike. If Gtneral Man
ager Hoxie had obeyed Gould’s orders the
strike would bavo been declared off. If Gould
had given Iloxio any score
nos did not know of them.
Mr. Jay Gonld look the stand. He listed
that tbe strike bod occurred while he was oat
of tho country. It was In violation of an
agreement previously made with him by the
K nights of Labor to the effect that when dif-
ferrucc-s arose they wonld come to him with
thtir grievances instead of striking. He bad
learned from Powderly that the strike wai
caused by tbe discharge of Hall. Hall had
been discharged for incompetently and for
sheenting himself without leave. Tiio strikers
had peaceably seized and destroyed hU prop
erty. He had left the matter of settlement
with Hoxie and bod issued no secret instruc
tions.
Mr. F. P. Turner, secretary and treasurer of
the Ki.iglts of Labor, testified that whea he
and Mr. Powderly saw Mr. Gould that gentle
men appeared to i»o in favor of arbitration.
uu, ttS they MW Mr. Box), they .
Id obi
tala
The educational Bill.
Trilul.tloni contl.n. to com. upon the oda*
cation.1 hill. Mr. Dani.1, of Virginia, who
wu accounted on. of it* ataonch mpportera,
today offend in the tabor committee . ubitl-
tat. ippropriui.il the proceed, ot Ih. uta of
pahll. fad, to tdncUionjd porpout. Hi. bill
I really reduce, tho rum appropriated, and
leave. It. amount uncertain. Mr.'D.nloUlao
with,, to ptace aome restrictions on tbe
mo of the fund, to which tho unate would
never agree. If toy educational bill la to bo
raised, it most bo that Which camo from tho
cen.to, and without amendment. Tho educa
tion committee (till farther demonstrated It,
hostility to this bill today by deferring its
consideration to the third Friday in May.
Tho labor committee give, little bettor grouud
for tho hope that the bul can bo broaghtborore
the houso. ______
The Alabama Flood Sufferer..
In the morning hoar the house returned con
sideration of tbe bill for tho relief of the Ala
bama flood sufferers, and it was supported by
Mr. Conoor, of Illinois, who thought tho house
was Instilled, under precedent, through hu-
inanity in giving relief. MM*
Mr. Beach, of New York, while ho was will-
ing to put hu hand in hi. own pocket lor the
relief of the Alabama suffhroro, waa sot will*
ing to indulge hi* sympathy or bouovolonoo
by potting his hud. into tho pookett of oth-
era. It wu time that . atom should bo put to
this kind of legislation, and it wu the dome-
cratic party which ahouid put a Mop to it.
Ths Dsmocratlo Congressional Committee.
Washington, April 19.—[Speolal.]—Tho
mooting of tho democratic congressional cam
paign committee tonight waa enlivened by an
event which was not on the programme.
There waa a fnll attendance. Just as the com
mittee was about to proceed to bnslneu the
member of the national democratic committee
for Dakota ontcred the room. He said ho had
como to perform an act of justice to the com
mittee and to the democratic party.
“There is one men In this room and oa this
committee*” he continued, “who is not a dem
ocrat, and I have come hore to expose and de
nounce him.”
Thcso words, delivered with great eraphatis,
fell like a bomb, and every tuember of tho
oommittee began to look suspiciously about
him in tho effort to diieovur tho disguised en
emy. They were not left long lu suspsnse. for
the Dakota visitor said:
“I refer to tho man who alto hero for D ikotx”
Mr. 8. A. Johnson, who had beeu choson to
represent that territory, leaped to his feet aud
said excitedly:
“That is fklse.”
“Oh, no; It is true, and Au know it It trua,"
continnod his accuser, “I chargo to your fans
that yon aro no democrat. You wero a mem
ber of tho convention which nominated Clifford,
the prcioot republican delegate from Dakota.
You voted for bine in tho convention and at
the election. What ar* you doing horo among
domoorataT”'
Johnson arooe and ukod the committee to
hear him patiently. Heconfeuedthathewu
a member of tbe convention whleh nominated
(liffbtd and imd supported him, but ho laid
there wu no political Issue In that campaign,
'' io only question involved being, division
- the integrity of tho unitary.
Alter this statement, Johnson Bred up and
turned on hla accuaor with • fierce invective,
using very emphatic and not very elegant lan
guage. Tho two Dakota mon glared at each
other snd seemed ready to tut tholr muscle as
well as their democracy. Ordor wu Anally
restored and a committee wu appolntad ta In
vestigate the charge against Johnson.
An extentivo committee of nino wu selected.
This committee will have headquarters In
Wuhington, and taka general supervision of
tho congKoslotMl campaign. Th. tanaofth.
members tonight In loondlsouMion of tho out
look for next November wu very hopeful.
They agreed that proper management would
inauro tho next houso to tho domocrats. Tbo
member, of ths committee appolntad are:
Burnt., of MlMouri; Murphy, of low.; Ureen,
of North Carolina; Wllkius,of Ohio; Robert-
un, of Kcntoeky; Blanchard, of Louisiana;
Spriggs, of Now York, and Crain, of Texu.
Washington dosalp.
Wamiixiitof, April 20,—[Special.]—Ex-
Senator Joe McDonald, tho very picture of a
prosperous country “squlro,” has bora about
Wuhington a gnat deal alnco oongrow met.
Toe eld gentleman Is approaching seventy
he is halo and hearty—Quito enough so to ii
S lsns for tno fnturn. Ills alms aro directed
rat at a seat In tho sonata and beyond that ta
a still higberpolltlca! prise.
With their largo majority In tho present
md entirely hopeless tud is docldodly inter.
ATTOHNF.Y-dEXERSt GABl.AND
wu tho biggest Attraction yet offortd In tho
interminable Pan-Eiectrio Investigation.
The room wu crowded, in anticipation
of hiaappearanee, and though his examination
wu long and ted loos, it heard with profound
attention. Mr. Ranney, who had rasped and
provoked almost every other witness by his
fnilnuitlng questions, trotted tho atlornoy-
general with marked courtesy, to tho disap
pointment of tho spectaton, who had looked,
for a scene. Mr. Garland prearatad his usual
careless appearance. Hii thick black hair wu
tumbled all over ills head. Hla black
broadcloth suit, well worn and somewhat in
noedof a brush, hung loosely on hu big, wall-
knit frame. Hla general lack of grace and
polish wu largely atoned for by hU Urge lus
trous, dark brown oyes and tho whit -
' seemed a misfit on
hind widths,
ft-ame. His testimony, though deliv
ered in a matter of fact man
ner bordering on indlflbrenM, contained
somo sharp thrusts at soma ot tho siulom ones
who are crying "Stono him I” He said, Inci
dentally, in following up hio declaration, that
be aw nothing wrong la taking tho tciophona
stock while ho wu a senator, that ho would
novot hare taken part In any legislation that
could havo affected its value, though, h*
continued, that could not bar*
boon wrong under the ethics of
stockholders and oflidala in railroads and
national banks who are found in every con
gress on guard fin- those into rests. But after
all the appearance of tho central figure In thie
drama moved tamo in comparison with the
pcrfoimuce of deaf and fiery Ur. Van Bon-
thuyaen, of Now Orlcau. who kept tiieooos-
mlttce in a constant turmoil while ho was on
tho stand and atampod his unpronounceable
name on the memory of all Who heard him.
Van Bentbnysen is tbo nnapproached star of
tho combination so far.
The friends of
Stag. HANCOCK
tro making noble provLIon for her. Tho fltttd
is in new v-rx. uovornor mu nai tut
machinery of that state oompiotoly I
giip, and is repotted to be laying tho
for tho state convention of ’88 with «
losses ao heavy u to disable them
oocceseor of Donator Bon Harrison, whoso toim
will expire next March. Mr. McDonald or
Governor Grey will be tho demoomtlc candi
date. If Mr. llondrlrka had lived Govornor
Grey would have probably boon choson, but
now tbo tide of Hoosior domocratlo sentiment
In sotting toward Mr. McDonald. Tho long
and Intimate friendship between him and Mr.
Hendricks wu for somo rouan
chilled about the time of tho Chicago conven
tion, and withont any open rupture they
drifted apart, each to form now associations
and to choose now allies within tho party. Hr.
Hendricks sot bis heart on tho promotion of
Governor Grey to tho senate, whllo Mr. Mc
Donald found bis cloeoat friend aud meet
trusted counsellor in Donator Voorhoos. Gov
ernor Grey it tho favorite of a majority of tho
democrats In tho preoent legislature, but ths
claims of both aspirant, will bo freely cm-
varsed before tbo peoplo, and will iofluonco
i :ko nomination of loglslatlvo candidates. Mr.
McDonald’s friends among tho Indiana con
gressmen think there la littlo doubt of his
election. If that Is secured, ho will atonoo
become prominent ae a candidate fbr tho presi
dential nomination In 1888. Stock in western
candidates for tho next domocratlo nomination
Is on tbo rise, because tho sharpest antagonism
to President Cleveland to be (bund in his party
is In Now V-rk. Governor Hill hu tho party
* ‘ ‘ “ “ * —|n his
io ropes
I ■ contain-
mete skill. With Cloavelaud aad Mill llkoly
to kill each other, off woatorn loaders assume
a remmtndlog attitude.
It is even whispered that Pottmastor-
General Vilas hu presidential dreams, and
Speaker Carlisle Is accused of harboring ths
mlscblevont boo in his bonnet. In n field with
these throo Mr. McDonald would bo an easy
winner ortho western votes. Ills friends are
already talking him up, whllo ho is almost
every day on tbs floor of both houso.
of congress shaking hands with members from
all parts of tbe country. That ho
is practically in tbo presidential raoo there is
nodonht.
Bnt tbe western men are not doing ail tho
prospecting for the next nomination. A young,
capable and ambitious man, with a clean re
cord, powerful connections, and great wealth
’ ' sjoird doubt Inquiring of himself why he
Id not make a good candidate. This is
s other than Mr. William C. Whitney, of
New York, secretary of tbe navy. Personally
ha ia tb* moat popular man In the cabinet. lie
went Into ills preoent offleesrith a rash of style
and has played the poaitlon for all it is worth.
Ills friends in Washington, wbaa coming mon
ait discussed, have a habit of nytng:
“r-oorcour roa wumtr.v,”
if to iadicato that bo la preparing
swoop doirn on ths oountry
qntte Irresistibly at soma eritloal moment
when a leader is looked for. Mr. Whitney is
spending a gnat deal of money in tbo main
tenance of a royal establishment in Wuhing-
ton, probably SIX ot eight times tho amount uf
bbt8,000uhury. At Ih* soma tlmo ha sticks
to business and manages his department with
acknowledged ability. Ha Is nur enough to
powtrfnl corporate iafinenou to profit by
their nUtsatisl issirtancc, hot ho hu n<f in
terest in their aflhlra whleh woold stamp him
u a corporation eaadidate. Mr. Whitney is
romlnent before tbo eyes of th* coffhtry, and
jutba command of large raaooteu. There Is
do reason why b* should not dovoto hi'oraif
to th* tuk of bcooning preaideut. Aminat
hi* age may learn a great deal in such an un
dertaking which would be useful to him,
even if be did not attain th* abjaet of bis am-
bitten. Mr. Whitney’s allegeJ asndldseyjj
j. M. man,
Tho Regulator aad Controller or Low Prices.
Will mall samplu ef aft claais of Dry Goods, and
par tag [I oa an orders above’tl0.00. Too
win mv* ssoney sod gat better variety to eelec*
non by writing nsaboot whet yoa want and get
ting oor mm plre. Tho hugest Mock in Atlanta and
the aekaowledgod lowest prices. Meodta Whit*.
bail (treat. Atlanta. Oa. Mutton this paper;
The hill granting her a poult
been signed by the president; and atilt anothor
testamonisl Is in preparation. It wu the good
fortune of General Hancock in war and in
peace to make warm friends among Ihoio who
wore abont him. He wu a great favorite ia
Wuhington when he had command hore at
tho clou of tbe war, and over afterwards. Tho
most liberal contributions to tho domocratlo
eamnalgn fond when he wu its candidate for
president went from this city. Wbonoverho
came hore he wu received with a cordiality
and enthusiasm accorded to fow othor
men. Uls Wuhington frionds havo
on foot a plan to present to Mrs. Uaneock a
homo in the city which held her husband in
such high esteem. Hr. W.W.Coroorsn, .lead
er in cntorprlaea of this kind, hu agreed to
start tho list with $2,000, and anothor prominent
citlxen hu expressed admire to give $1,000.
Without sny difllcnity $20,000 can bo raised in
Washington for thlo purposo. Genorel
Hancock’) entire Mia to wu worth
abont $1,000 when bo died. He wu not an
extravagant man, but his liberality ootrsn hi)
resources nnd loft him poor. It fa gratifying
to know that hla widow Is to bo woll carol fbr
by thorn who appreciate tho worth of Gonsral
Hancock. Fow of our popularhoroes over iod
such hiamoloM lives or dceerrod. so woll of '
their country.
Tho refusal of the house to sot a day fortha
consideration of tho Hennepin canal bill sru
the death ttroke to that schema for this con-
gnu kt lout. The Ooorgia delegation voted
solid against granting tho day.
Washing row, April 22.—[8pocisl.]—The
hill of Hcnntor Kurils, of Louisiana, to appropri
ate $210,000 to expedite the mails from No#
York to Now Orlmns, by way of Wuhington,
Lynchburg, Atlanta and Montgomery, will re
ceive tho strong snpport of uveral members of
the Georgia delegation.
In tho senate executive aesslon this after
noon the nomination of Mr. Pollard, of Indi
ana, to lio associate Justice of tho supremo
court of Montana, wu conaidored. Tho prin
cipal charge against Pollard Is that ho fa ig
norant, and to substantiate it aovoral lottcra
written by him were Introduced. In one ho
•polls hone "hou” and commits othor enor
mities of . llko character. Uls lotton created
considerable amusement, bnt his case went over
without action. If Pollard ahouid bo rejected
for l*d spoiling, ho can retaliate on more than
ono senator with evldonco ample to convict,
Charlie Voorboes, son of the Indiana sena
tor, mado a sensation in tbo honae today by a
spirited attack on ox-members for using their
privilege of tho floor to advanco their Interests
u lobbyists. Ho pointed bla remark) di
rectly at Leonard D. M. Hwest, an
ex-number from Maine, who hu boon
coospfcuouly active bora this session U an
attorney for the Northorn Pacific railroad.
Wasiiikoiow, April 24.—Ths president hu
received a telegram from H, Clay Hall, de
partment commander, transmitting a copy of
ibo following resolutions, which wore unani
mously adopted by tho oncampmont of tho
grand army bald a faw days ago at Now York
city:
Whereas, It la proper that veterans, Irrespec
tive of patty, ahonld recognise anything don*
by a public official which demonstrates hla in
tentions to carry out th* promte* mad* to the
men who dared death for hi* country;
And whereas. We havo reason to hoiiove
through Uro declarations and actions that
Grover Cleveland, president of tbo United
(States, means to carry out tbe principle that
veterans, trhen competent, are ontitlod to
recognition berauu of urvlco rondorod tho
coontry In time of war. Therefore, bo Is rc-
reaolved,
That the department of New York Grand Ar
my of tho Republic, representing an organised
body of 300,000 veterans of the war, in animal
suasion assembled In Now York city, April 21,
1886, view hla conns in this respect with satis-
fretton and hersby puts Itself on record as an-
proving a conscientious discharge of this
patriotic data; believing It to bo the wish of
the president that tho totter and spirit of aU
enactment In fkvor of veterans ahall ba faith-
fhlly carried oat by all those Injunbordlnato au
thority having power of appointment, employ
ment or retention in tho servloe of tho govern
ment under hla administration.
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