, 1869-05-20
Ten Hours Pay for Eight
Hours Work
Document Preparing Showing
the Extent Of John
ssa's Pardoning
Business.
Reduction in the Number of
Banks Designated as
National Deposi-
teries.
special Despatch 70 The Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON, May "a.

special Despatch TO The Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON, May -.
THK KlGHr.nouR LAW.
At the Cabinet meeting, yesterday, there was
full discussion Of the Etght-1Iour Law, aud It was
At lazt concluded that the sole intent OF Consrcss
In p4sa!n& 1t must have been to reduce the hour
OF lahoF without reduction Of pay. 1t Fa4 de-
c1ded that In order 10 prevent different inter-
rFctAton b} the yaI!ons departments, the Presl-
dent should i4suean executive order or proclana-
ton prescribing that fal1 Days work for govern
ueht empioyes shall be eight hours, md that for
this they shal receive the pay of ten hours labor
JoHksokB rARDoSfo BCs1NEsS3
The State Department has Just prepared list
ct couuttnetter1 Convicted md pzrdoued during
MI. JohuSou1 term. The total number Of caseA
wx. 142 P2edons begun with the remission Of
Two sentences on the day Of Mr, Lnootns burial,
and the Last WIS On the tast day Of hts term. 4
List Of pardons Of shose convicted Of violating the
lntt.nA reTenue laws shows n cases.
FKRFoSAL
Hon. Henry r. Blow, Minister to Brazil, arrived
to-day, and had an interview with the Prea1deot.
Such 2s1xugements win be made II will enable
NJ Blow to del&y hia departure till the lit OF
July. Hon. C. e. Andre~a Of Atnnesota7 Minis
tel to Copenhagen, Is here, and viii receive hts
Instructions in a few datR-
TIE RCsTKEp CASE
The Judiciary Committee hsd a meeting to-day,
and made further examination Of the testimony
ai.eady taken. 4 letter was rcas1 from the Hon.
r. {. Cook. a4flng It Hould be impossible tor him
to 60 6outh On the subcommittee appointed for
that purpose, and Judge Bingham was elected In
hts place.
Bcknov1.G coNBEA71oS.
4 combination Of kentncktsns il workfng 10 ef.
feet The removal Of Colonel Kelly, Assessor Of the
Seventh Kentucfy District He Is registered Ut
the department Us one Of its most ch1clcns Oh
cess- The movement Ia headed by n1. Noah
Moore, m applicant fur the Aarahalship Of the
State under johnson
ME11cu,
SEguoE Romero writes from the CITY Of Aexico
Under date at Arrti =, ux follows:
~Ppliue4l nIns herr continue tn inprnyt a!shoisxh
f!ss s9s .hs e.axas. d nc.:5 - yey II she
-! isSsd:a ~ IN sss,.s VIII:
Under datc Ut the Sd lust, he says:
and GurI7rTo a.i1 h.vc sn rndtt with the r1scrcrs
%s':sf. ~" ,oi naofe aaies
. aud brighter than thry ~~er Lave t'sfofr-"
GAS EXPLOSION.
An explosion Of gas occurred In the room OF the
Commissioner Of Pcu.nus Just before Office hou1s
today, hloH:ns cut the doosa aud windows xnd
slightly injus1ng two workmeu who were looking
for the leak Ia the plps. The room had became
parity filled with gas during the night and upon
one OF the men stirling Il match the eIploston
took place. The light materials tn the room took
nte, .ut 1t Has sooD e1tngu!shed
TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PERSONAL
WAsHsGroS, May 1e.--commlss!oner uclano
haz returned II Washington, aud was engaged IN
the performance Of his datics this morning.
ArrOISTxEST,
Tho President has appointed =. \: Starring asen.
ofrae Ualsed states to examine the accounts Of
u Tne Pnesident has apnointed the foIlowtn. Post.