The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-12-28

Senator, OR Representative, or 10 any Office
civil or military, under the United States Of
OF any State TO which the person vas nj tll'
time OF such election or appointment ineli
gible to the position.
. Mr. Edmunds Is right.
M. Sumner said lie believed in being lus
before We are generous To The rebels Of The
South. he thought it was good oppor;u.
nifty to DO justice 10 the eolorei race, and
therefore he offered as an amendment. 4 sup.
plelementaEyGivil Rights bill.
Mr.. Hill! ~ Georgia, expressed hope
that the bill would not be overlaid with
amendments, hut be passed as IL carle from
the House. The people of Georgia were To-
day rejoicing over the admission Of that Sem
ator Yesterday, and TIE passage of that bill
would add to their joy. As . the amend
ment OF Mr.. Sumner, he hoped II would not
be passed. because it would eventually give
rise to debate, and it had better stand alone
and be passed or rejected on its own merits.
Messrs. Simmer and Hill discussed al
some length, the question of equal rights fol
colored people in hotels, public schools and
corveyances.
Mr.. Morton modified hisamsrdmcn; 50 Is
to apply only TO members Of Congress and
United States officers.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to go into executive
session. Lost.
Mr.. Trunbull appealed to Messrs. Morton
and Sumner not 20 press their amendments
lfanything practical WIS TO be done this year
in the way Of removing disabilities it could
be done only by passing the bill As it came
from the House, and he urged the Senate not
to adjourn till the bill should have passed.
Mr.. Alcorn said If the bill vas to lie
amended as proposed, his interest in il was
to great extent gone.
After further discussion by Messrs. Scott,
Morton, Wilson and Thurman, It was agreed
that the vote be taken on the I'LL and
amendments at 4 o'clock tomorrow.
The Senate then went into executive session
and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
/ On motion OF Mr.. Upson, the Select COM
mittee on the Civil Service, was instructed
TO inquire into the expediency Of providing
for the election of postmas;ers by the people.
Senior Gallegas, Delegate from New Mex
leo, was sworn in.
On motion OF Mr.. Roberts, resolution
was referred 10 the Foreign Relations Com
mittee, declaring the regret of the House at
the recent murder of the Havana students.
Mr.. Hoar's Labor bill was taken up.
| Mr.. Campbell argued that in referring the
subject to a select committe of the House, II
the President appointed the commission they
would be selected from the friends Of the adj
ministra'ior, and perchance Mr.. Borie
might be at the head Of the commissi toners
and Tom Murphy at the tail On the other
hand, if the commission was appointed by
the Speaker ii would be selected with i'm
Partially, and would be composed Of the
representatives of both capitalists and labor
and Of the Democratic party as we'll "a the
Republican party. UnieSs Congress should
take prompt and active steps 10 relieve the
laboriDg classes from the present oppressive
system OF taxation, 4 s.or:a with disastrous
consequence would be the result Congress
Disseminated against labor and in i:Iyor of
capital. Commenting on the repeal Of Tic
income tax, he said the rich man would tins
be relieved from the proper burden Of tax
alton and the deficit made up by the mass of
the consHmsrs.
Mr.. Dawes asked il the Dcmcc.ais pro-
posed to vote for retaining the income tax.
Mr.. Campbell replied that he was not
here rs representative for any .rarly, and
said he would ike 10 know If al! the Re- /.
pubIicaGs were prepared 10 ycie ier= repeal /
OF the income TAX
Mr.. Dawes asked why he Imputed 10 tie |
Republican party desire TO repeal this lax. /
Mr.. Campbell replied tha, the President
had not only in his annual message. bat had /.
actually besought individual members oi I.
Congress to vote for !. before the Lali,!avs. |
There had been little procession IN the /
streets of New York las; Sunday. The men 1
who toak part in it meant bushes. They .
could not have their agent 60 before Goa 4
gress, AZ capitals had it, btt they were COM
ing. The conflict in 1872 between labor and .
capital would be one of the most remarkable .
events in the history of the country. The .
clans were gainsaying, they would come from
the mountain top, from the valIey, from the .
plains, from the far off frontier, from the sea,
from the river and from the lakes in one
common union against the wrongs inflicted .
upon them, and the motto on their banners
would be, Equality before Law"
Mr.. Biggs said the Democratic parry W.;
the natural protector of The Tutoring classes.
and the Republican party had cxtraied more
money from the working men daring the
past ten years than the Democrats had in
forty lone ysars. The gentlemen from Mas
saehnsets Mr.. Hoar) could no. talk any
more about the negro, and now lie wanted TO
get up little sympathy, from laboring men,
but they understood thus. There WAS no. an
intelligent man il the House who believed
man could obtain a livelihood for his wife ard
children lay working eight hours, what
right had the States 10 come and say That
man should not work ten or twelve or four
teen hours day if he saw proper to do So"
Ii the gentleman wants TO make regulations
in relation TO labor and capital, he should go
to his own State, and set the example instead
Of exciting the whole laboriug class BY tie .
introduction of such measure as this.
Mr.. Bingham advocated the proposed H. i
vestigation which he believed SHOULD be |
made by the Committee on education and
labor. The investigation wonld tend to al |
lay The wrong impressions Of foreign work. {
ngmen coming to this country. He had no I
lear Of the result. He was perfectly will !;
ing that the investigation should be made. (
He wished the whole record of American q
abor 10 be made rs clear "a sunlight 70 the \
oppressed OF other countries, and thew would I
understand that II Il the pride and :
,oast Of America that mere FOR tie iirs, time
I'D by direct Intervention of law, had been c
ecnred fair days wages for fair DAYS work. :
He cared not fig as to Whist might be a1vo- 0
ated by the interna;ionalis;s or Commune.
Tie people OF the country were enlightened. v
hey know their rights, and knowing dare Q
maintain them. Let the Inquiry be m1de and h
he fact would appear that in Ohio, n
Or example, where there were no more than
!, 900 square miles OF territory and 1000 q
90 people, there were more freeho!ders. o
,ore men who bad permanent si:A:e in the c,
oil, than there wsre in Great Britain with s,
er 100000 square miles OF territory and her Co.
: 900, coo Of people.
Mr.. Stevenson sent 10 the Clerks Ge.k Of
nd had read letter received from William il
a1in, President Of the international Union q,
Iron Molders, stating that the eyes Of the Il
boring classes were on the fate of Mr. Of
Ioar's bill. 4.
Mr.. Hoar closed the debate. He charac- l.
rized Campbelrs amendment to refer 10
lect committee, Is an attack on the Presi- bf
ut. cd
Mr.. Campbell disclameI any such motive. in
Mr.. Hoar said two things were 10 he ac-
mplished by the investigation; Fir, n el
CROUCH and fair ascertainment Of facts vi
ID second, satisfaction Of the country WITH M
the resnlt. Both Of these were imposzi- We
e under the proposition of the gentleman
I'M Ohio. TIE President vas a raan Of sai
urage, but there was one thing Sc
aich be dared not do, and that was
devote this commission to political or par Ia,
an purposes. The President was TO exer- We
e the authority conferred upon him in the
Is OF an anxious, expecting, aroused senii- mi
mt Of the laboring classes. Sc
Mr. CamDbell asked Mr. E:n,r .f l. o.,