The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-04-24

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III We sse Indebted 10 the New York San
for the following interesting detsils Of
the causes Which led to the defeat Of the
supplemental eight-hour bin, recently intro
duced into Congress
"The Senate and House have adjourned,
and the joint resolution explaining the poll
cv OF Congress IN adopting the Eight Hour
Law, was lost In the Senate, for want Of
time. Il was under consideration at the hour
OF adjournment. The opposition, which
would have been ineffective ut IN earlier
stage Of the proceedings, was able to talk Il
cut Of time. The infamy Of DONG Il belongs
10 Senator Edmunds, On Vermont, And Sem
stcr Fessenden, the forrdou The ~ being
very bitter and unjust.
woBKIEomAS r.UE TO woRE dArEN.
All the praises could write about the &C
ton OF Senator Wilson would fall FAR short
Of doing justice to the able, honest and I'M
yielding effort Of that honorable gentleman.
True to his vord. be stood by and watched
the measure with an eArnestness Of purpose
that assured as, beyoad all doubt, that his
promise hsa not been lightly made. Some
OF us wished for Oonness, bat Wilson has
sxcelled ever him. Single-handed. he took
bold Of the measure, and unaided ile battled
for it. | saw him q little past midaight,
and he then felt sure Of getting it through.
THE LAWYERS TRIUMPH.
Sherman and Trumbull, it was said. would
not oppose the resolution. At A, or " little
before, Mr.. Wilson succeeded in having the
resolution pass second reading, and short
ly after that the Senate adjourned. On the
reassemblIng Of the Senate ut 10 o'clock,
Mr.. Wilson endeavored to have the reading
Of the journal suspended, but be tailed. The
Senator improved every seeming opportuni-
~ 70 get the floor, but failed, until at length
it wanted only half hour Of ~, when he
arose and moved to postpone the cor sidera-
ton Of Mr.. Morton's resolution to ray SOUTH
ern Senators, for the purpose Of taking up
the House resolution relative to the hours OF
labor. Mr.. EdmuDds opposed this motion,
for the reason that the resolution Of tie gent
ieman from Indiana (Mr Morton) il only
temporary and will take only few thou
e IDS from the treasury, while the working
mems resolution is permanent aud will take
millions out Of the treasury. H. spoke at
length, and was followed by Mr.. Howe, Of
Wisconsin, Who, however, gave way to an
appeal from Mr.. Wilson, that the time was
growing short, and he would like to take
vote. Here Mr.. Fessenden got the floor,
and engaged the SENATE until II was too late
to do anything, when Mr.. Morton made some
reqsest Of Mr.. Wilson, but that gentleman
said, q viii yield for nobody and for no
thing. 1t is now too late to get vote, but
| will hold the floor. You have refused to
pass q resolution which was adopted by the
House without dissenting voice, to explain
the meaning Of a Law which has been unjust
ly and foolishly construed by the officers Of
the Government
The President brought down his hammer,
and declared the.S enate adjourned
BoRIE's NONSENSE TO BE REVIEWED.
I saw Senator Wilson Immediately after
the adjournment, and he told me that he
would see the Secretary Of the Navy, the
Secretary Of War, aud the President, and in
form those officials that the sense Of the peo-
pie has been expressed through their repre-.
sentatives, and tell them that if q proper
respect is paid to the peoples will,
they will at once revoke the orders of the
Secretaries"
dePutation subsequently, waited on the
President and Secretary Borie, and asked
them to accept the acton Of the House a.
the construction to be placed on the law
These gentlemen promised to take the sub.
ject under consideration, and inform the
committee, in due time, of their determine.
ton. Thus the matter rests for the present.