A Tilt In The State Senate

The concurrent resolution wfaich passed the house Monday, requeeting the president to appoint Senator Conger a commissioner of inter-state traffic, was transmitted to the senate and came up for discusaion in the afternoon. Senator Gorman propoaed amendments, to both the preamble and the body of the bill lauding Qeo. L. Yaple, and inserting his name as an alternativo to that of Conger for the president' selection. Senator Hubell, in a speech of much vigor, denouoced the attempt to qualifv the inerits of Mr. Conger, by ofièring the name of a person not a candidate for tht place of commiasioner, as contemptible. It was an insult to the senate, tne members of which knew very well the eminent services of Mr. Conger, and that no question of partisanship ever eutered his mind during his public career, when the object soughi was the welfare of the Htate or lts citizens. If the fusión members wished to ask of the legislatura an indorsement for Qeorge L. Yaple, let them do it in a mauly way. He hoped the amendment wouid be rejeoted and though sorry that the issue had been joined he regarded it the duty of republicana to meet it squarely and by a sohd vote to resent the insult which had been put upon them . senator Gorman replied in good temper, but with a pugnaoity equal to that of Hubbell himselt. He disclaimed any inteDt to insult anybody by oflering the amendments, and wondered how the placing of the name of George L. Yaple as alternativo before the president could be construed as an insult. Mr. Gorman then chastised the republicana and more partioularly Mr. Hubbell for their lack of appreciation of Conger and devotion to him as a faithful and meritorious public servant at a time when such good words and devotion would have sent him back again for six years to the United States senate. Conscious that tney were vulnerable on this point, Mr. Gorman's sarcasm was perhaps the most withering ever given utterance in the senate chamber, not being inferior indeed to the celebrated duel between James F . Joy ;nd John Atkioson, wherein the rapier like attacks of the latter were beat down by the bludgeon like blows of Mr. Joy and the assailant utterly disarmed. Gorman in like manner beat down any possible rejoinder and ended the debate in triumph. The vote on his amendment was rejected- yeas 5, nays 18-and the original resolution in favor of Conger passed by the same vote. There was of course no serious opposition to the appointment of Mr.Conger, he being a citizen of Mishigan held in the highest esteem, but the opportunity to show pitif ui inoonsistencv of his own party friends - those who sacrificed hm for Stockbndge- was tempting and Gorman did it m excellent temper and taste.- Free Press. TheKnightBof Labor are not oommunists, the Knighte of Labor believe in protection to lives and property, and not in destruction; they are in favor of law and order, not for anarchy and confusión ; they are not in favor of strikes, but for arbitration; they believe in co-opera tiou, and not in dssolution; they beIieve that the interests of miners, labor ere, farmers, mechamos and business men are mutual and dependent upon each other. They muke a distinction between the professional tramp and the nones laborer seeking employment They be lieve that labor, not indolenae, should be rowaraeu. -