The New York herald., 1871-12-21

cic kailroad for tic beneit OF ten or twelve
party had within the last ten 'ears extracted more
money IRON the laDoting classes nan all the demo-
cratc administrators na, - or iorss one Years. ,or
during all that tisne the gentleman tMr. Biggs had
Mr. BIHCs replied that lie had always advocated
the interests OF the laborilg classes.
Mr.. tioAR suggested that that was no answer to
plAMo>D CUT DIAMOND.
Mir. BIaGs suggested tnat II Mr.. uoar read the
girls not fiteen years OF ase were kept at work IN
the factories OF MASSACHUSETTS, until the Superin.
Keep them awake. General laugnler,l lie Also re-
marked thai II required co nDinaiion OF all p0-
election IN order to defeat General Butler-lhe
dldate Of The workinymcn's party. U.augnter)
Mass lcnusetts was so given to lneddmg with other
peoples business that SHE could not rest satisDed.
The gentem III (Mr aoar) was afraid Oi the next
Presidential e,ect,on and wanted to manufacture
poliilca capital. He II iloarj could not taA any
more aboas the negro, nnd now he wanted to get up
o little sympathy from tine laDorlng men, but they
understood this There was uot an intelligent man
In the House who believed t.,at man could
obtain l'vennood Tor ms vile and chit
whit rlyn, mad the stale TO come ana saw thai a
man snOuld not work ten hours twelve hours Or
fourteen hours day II he saw proper 10 40 so. y
the yen,lcnal wauied TO Regulate the relations OF
LABOR ana capital ne shouii 90 10 his own SAFE and
sc, an example suere instead OF exciting the whOle
laDorins classes Dy the Introduction oil such
measure as II5. Ihey Ill knew tx W II had peen
with tne negroes WHO were tod that they were 70
teri 80 now the eaipt was made 10 delude the
labortng people Of the Country. lie mad DOUBT
that no sooner wOld the Dll be passed than lhree
or four nundred broken winded iepubii4al poht-
cans would oe al the Wine House, DeseeCnlng Lne
President to give them the appointment as Conais-
slo!ierS.
the proposed investigation, WHICH, however, ne De-
lirvel sn0uiu be Alu1e Dy the ComunLlee GA Euuca-
lion AMI LABOR. the investigation would tend 10
aiiay the wrong impression VI ioreign wOIk'nsmeu
coming 10 this country. lie mad NO lear OF inc re.
suit. He was ,eI ectiy Wiling that the lnveSt2aI ION
should De made. lie wisned the wu0le record Of
American labor be ulade as Gear As sunilsnt 10
tie Oppressed men OI other COUNTRIES Tncy would
then understand tnaE IL II The prd9 am boast vi
america lnat here lur The nrsL time ana by the
dlreCt Intervention ui law had Deen secured
FAIR DAYS WAGES FoR A FAIR DAYS WORK.
He cared nothing as to what might be adfoctted
Dy the llJc, IA Onais Or Ine C0llilune. Inc peOpe
OF this country were enlightened; they knew tneir
rgh ), and nuUwny dare naintai Lei the IA iuty
be made, AMI the act would be made u appear tnat
wItu.n the iinls o. Uhio Tor example where there
were no tnan 3 900 square niles Oi territory
and -,o0JvJU peo. .ic t1ere were more lreehotuees,
more .nen wac iiaI u permanent sake IN lhe soil
than LNeie were III Great Brt.in vita her 10000
square miles % territory aad her 27,oJouo' OF
people.
Mr. sHASKs, trcp.) OF Ind advocated the blil. and
stated tnLi the Investigation Was nJt 70 neternine
Results but to enable the peope 10 deteriniue tlel
MR. STEVENSON, trep.l OF ohio, sent to the Clerks
desk anu nal reau letter irOln william LLlin,
President u The Iron MOu ierS' latcrlaLional Uniol
OF Ccinnati stating inaG tue eyes o all the labor
lug Glasses were Oh the late OF !hr. l0ar's bin.
Mi. noAR closed the ieua.e. lie 81 Il tnas me let
ter Just read was d llir specimen OF those Wu.C1,
nom All parts o. III. country, IRON men Interested
III every iornl unor. nc n;td received daring the
past week. lie cndracieriled ine amend lienL OIL
Tered by r. Ca pbel-lo reer the ia'ttr 10 select
cummll tee-ls atlaCh upon tue PreSiuent.
III. CAMPJELL uisclalinei dly Sucn nOtive. tie
had Oiclel his amendment because ne Deiieved
tlat comm. Zee % appointed wouu ue ialref ana
freer from objection lian any commission appointed
by the Presi ieni.
iir. .ioAN said that TWO snss were to be accom-
PHI siIed " the luvesilaaaoa. rirst thorough ant
lar sccrlalnueA vi the iacs; a1d seeOni. le sat
lsiac,loa oi tne country VITA the resav. Bola Of
tueSe Tele impossible undcr ,he proposition vi the
gentleman from ONO. Tue iuveSilssation cou-d not
be carried On thoroughly by a commtstSe 81 tne
House and Senalc consistent with alte1tion to the
other ddes oi lne nemDe5, ana IN tue ne st place
these were all meinDers Vi one or tile Otner poti
cal partv; SO the proposition when translated
meant that IN the investigation siDer
OF the labor party w0ulu be competehi--no
person not democrat Pa or republican. e..
stion oeliIlleu ana wouid unaerslOol 10 beiLile
the measure. 1t was true tina. the PRESIDENT might
no.nate ald the senate might confirm tnfca gentle
men OF tne class described Dy the gentleman from
Deaware tMr. .b,gssl AS .'DfoKen-wnaaeu repubn-
can polliiclans." II he did ne would have In ms
great ONCE, struck bow at the aborlng interests
or ine country :ne PRESIDENT was nlLl OF courage,
but there Was one tnluB whlca ne dared not 40, and
that was 10 desolc this commission To poltcai or
partisan purposes. lne President Was " exercise
the authority conferred upol him IN tue eyes OF The
ANXIOUS, expecting,
AROUSED SENrIAssT OF TIE LABoRNG CLASSES.
Mr.. CAMrBELL asked Mr. uoar II he thought the
President would appoint democrat on the COM
Mr. HoAR thought that II the President could fad
q democrat with :ne interest, the capacity and the
desire to make the proposed lnveStgatIon-and ne
hoped and ueleved he could-he would appoint
him.
Mr.. CAMPBELL asked Mr.. Hoar to name a demo-
crat whom the President had ever appointed 10
Office
Mr.. HoAR declined to pursue that subject. He
had u word to say 10 the gentleman from Delaware
tMr. Biggsl. lie hope ne never would be led 10 de
ton IN regard to the history or character OF
the different States ol the Union: Il IN
rallty were disyraced 1t was the common
disgrace OF every American citizen. As to the work.
Ing classes or MASSACHUSETTS,. 1iu MS Trend from
Dela ware remember the fact whicn lie had stated
80 lar as II was iact-nad been disclosed W an
Investigation or precisely the character OF that now
proposed, winch mad Decn ordered by me repuoii-
eau Legislature oi Ma5slclusetts2 Aud II n tur
uoar, coulJ no! hnd better argument Ior the Dill
he would say that II single boy or girl o ntecn
years o aye, instead oi being In the common school
or III the bosom Of the family, was wor2ins ri
factory untll nature failed and water had TO be
thrown Ill Its lace, Inc cost Oi
TIE COMM issloN WOULD NOT DE- THROWN AWAY
II that lning alone was disclosed and ned up
III the lace OF day and remed.ed He would ask the
gen lcman rom Delaware II the MASSACHUSETTS law
Wncn forbade the employment OF caildren In facto-
rles, unless tney nad al Opportunity TO attend
school, was not better than not having any common
scnool, and sendls ignorant ooys ana girls 10 the
plliOry or whipping -po3t7
MIR. BiuGs said tnat II was right and proper for
Masslchuserts to establish her laoor bureau. out she
should not come 10 Congress Tor that purpose. AS
10 the wnipping-post IN Delaware tnat was an IN
stlution wnicn tEc people OF that Sate were proud
scoundres thieves ana robbers and 1t was TO
be said, 10 the great glory OF tie Stale, tat no man
had ever been brought back the scconu Time alter
being properly wnalel General laughter)
MI. HJAR inquired wne her no women were
whipped there second tne.
Mr. BIGGs was unable to say But there had been
quite an emigration from Delaware TO Massachu.
selts lLaughter.)
ware or anybody else, Thought that the system OF
Delaware was better than tnat OF Massachusetts
or tnaL II was matter for an eXultirg sneer or
lsngh ne was welcome to either. He had nothing
1urtner to say. THIS was
SIMPLY A DEMAND FOR LI0HT;
II was demand Tor an investigation into the ques-
tion whether the legislation VI The general govern
neut did III any respect operate injurious 10 the
laDorerS OF the country. Mno would dare to say
that he would refuse al investigation demanded by
all the Organizations OF lapor. and refuse TO nave
Il made by the aDlcst and most impartial and most
competent persons. On those two propositions ne
would rest the bill, and CAL Tor a vote Oh II.