The daily union., 1852-04-13

city OF Washington such reasonable indemnity for loss Of
der The OF their cases justice and
equity may requires not encesdins howssel, - any case
Of lime - a
approved January ls. 1889" asH S
Mr.. RUSK. II you will put the amendment in that
Mr.. SHIELDS. II is my intention to put il in that
The PRESIDENT. With the consen, Of the Senate
the amendment will be Withdrawn, aud the proposed
VIII be substituted therefor
There being no objection, the amendment was 30 mod
! Mr.. UNDERWOOD. There is a precedent which,
like the gentleman from Texas, am willing TO follow
am not willing that these aborers should suffer from
any violation of contract on the part OF the government
the part OF the agents OF the government that has
been legiliulaely entered into with them. Not al all
They are entitled to their damages for violation OF that
contract, as much as II II were made with me; and
am Tor paying them under such circumstances. But !
have objected from the beginning that under what
tbnk sympathy misplaced upon the occasion. senators
should get up here and offer amendment not at all ma
tured IN any OF its bearings, and call upon rs 70 adopt II
without knowing what we are voting Tor. sNOw, Il you
will not embarrass this resolution, Introduce propos
ton according to the precedent even appoint com
mee of Congress. you choose to investigate il in that
way any set Of individuals OF respectable stand
these aboers every cent 10 which they are entitled most
cheerfully But think il is ILL timed and placed
attempt embarrass this resolution in this way, this
hasy manner, and il ought not TO be done
| Mr.. GWIN The law of 1888, which has been read,
was separate law. providing for the payment Of abo
rers who had been employed on the Treasury Building
Let us have il as separate law am opposed TO put
ting it into this bill; l think it will leopard it.
Mr. SHIELDS. ask the yeas and nays on my amend
The yeas and nays were ordered
| The PRESIDENT. The amendment will have to un-
dergo great notification The resolution in the book
which has been read and which has been offered relates
| to another matter. and s not applicable TO this.
Mr.. SHIELDS. Il will only be necessary to change
| Mr. HUNTER would like 10 suggest to the gentle
men who pressing this amendment that this is proba
bly, new principle which they are Introducing The
work was stopped IN the winter and those workmen who
have been employed at day labor remained in the city
under the hope OF being again employed in the spring.
We did not make an appropriation so soon in the spring
as think we ongh! 70 have DONE and desired we should
them for the whole OF the time they have been Whiting
and took the chances like everybody elses II adopt
which Is suspended will we not then have 10 pay the
workmen who may say that they have been waiting until
appropriation shall have been made. and the work re-
conmenced' This is very important principle which
we are establishing. and hope it will not be ingrafied
this resolution. trust gentlemen will not embarrass
this by forcing who want TO vote for the bill
TO vote this amendment II they want to have this
carried through, let them bring forward in separate
measure, where the merits Of the claim can be examined
and separately passed upon and lei this bill go as II now
stands 1 hope gentlemen will not press the amend
meat, but will withdraw it, and allow us to pass the orgi
nal measure
! Mr. BORLAND. There seems to be great objection to
adopting the amendment 10 pay these day laborers fol
work which they have not actaay done. Now, look al
the architect, look al the superintendent getting thel
$4,000 or ~ 900 year. whether they are employed OF
You do propose TO stop their pay because they
have been employed You do propo~s s,op ths
$4,000 or 5000 per annum which the architect gets OF
which another superintendent gets Gentlemen DO moi
look that You do not propose to cut of their pay be-
they have employment and have been onnging
about idly the day Iaborers. | cannot understand
how IL is that gentlemen find such difficulties In the way
OF paying dollar day TO the laborers who have, with
out any fault OF their own been kept here waiting feed
ing expectation from day TO day admit that IL is very
bsanial food and not enough to support them and
their wives and children The superinendens OF this
work get their pay per annum. Wea giving them from
1000 10 $1,000 year, whether they work or not, and
there is difficulty in the way OF that
i While am up would answer the inquiry made by
the honorable senator from Kentucky while ago. with
regard 10 the amount OF information have on the sub
ject OF these contracts He asks where the contracts
are Here they Upon the resolution introduced by
the President has sent in what purpos to be copies
OF all the contracts which have been entered into have
looked through them, and not word on the sub
ect OF aborers; and take for granted, therefore, that
they employed by the day. There contracts
eriDg every sort of workstone, eand lme-everythng
but labor There is contract in regard to labor
take ii for granted. therefore, contract sent in
none was made. and that the officer OF the government
\ employed the laborers by the day.
j Mr.. BADGER My friend from Illinois having move
this amendment, suddenly. wthost making the verbal
alterations necessary to make applicable 70 the present
may be modified by striking ont the nappcable words
and inserting words applicable TO the present case
10 make read instead OF he commissioners appointed
&C. "ihat the architect appointed by the President OF the
United States 10 superntend the prosecution OF the ad
diiions the Capitol, be authorized &c and then, in
stead OF "durng the suspension Of the work upon said
building by order OF the President OF the United States
insert "durng the suspension OF the work upon said
building for want OF appropriation and put In the
word '.archect' in place OF commissioner where IL
again occurs, so that The amendment shall read
aTbat the architect appoinled by the President Of the
Uned States superntend the prosecution OF the work IN
the construction OF the additions the Capitol be. and he
hareby, authorized 10 examine the claims OF the work
pension OF the work upon said building for want OF
propnton and that the said architect allow 10 such Of
said ~otkmeu respectively, Suspended from labor
ring the pendency OF said appropriation bill, with the
encouragement and under the authorized assurance that
upon the decision thereof their labor would again be re-
qured by the government and who nternedstey had no
opportunity Of obtaining employment IN the city Of WASH
ngon such reasonable indemnify for the loss OF their
wages for labor during the suspension OF che work
der the crcn OF their respective cases and
cqnity may fequireno exceeding, however 10
average of the earnings oi said workmen IN the
employment Of the government for like preceding period
OF time M
There being no obiecnon, the amendment was mod.
/ ifed
required the amendmentto substitute for the words
''daring the supervision OF The work. the words from
the suspension of the work the making Of the appro
| priaon."
Mr.. UNDERWOOD II hink that is exactly right but
put il to the friends OF the workmen whether II would
not be better 10 pass this amendment separate and
independent measure rather than, by sending the