The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-04-27
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penulnB Que9u0n1 WIS on COncufflng III
the amendment made In Committee O
the whole to equalize the pay Of the mer
employed In the government workshops
under the eight hour law. 'i' M.
Mr. WILSON advocated the amendment
BE denied that the eight hour law expe.
rimenti had proved o failure, and insisted
that II should have Q fair trial. ia y So
Mr.. MORTON, too, denied that the expe.
riment had tailed, and had good reason to
believe that in the Springfield armory the
result Of i had been an increase In the
amount Of work over what was done un.
der the old system. He said, also, there
was no doubt that the intention OF Con.
gress In passing the eight hour law was
that the hours Of labor should be reduced
without any reduction Of pay.
MIR. CAsSERLY favored the amendment,
BE denied that the eight hour experiment
had failed, and said tho reduction Of the
hours Of labor had been going on for the
last fifteen years, and that It had been at
tended not by diminished but by increased
productions. iu 9ioa r 80 aT
Mr.. MORRILL,, ofVt., said that the at.
tempt ofthe government to regulate the
hours Of labor was an insult to the work.
ingmen Of the country, and instead Of be-
ing 0 sign Of progress II was going back
TO the 10Th century.
MIR. SUMNER said the question Of the
wisdom Of the elght.hour law was not in.
volved In the pending proposition, which
was necessary as an act Of justice to the
workingmen, against whom discrimina.
ton had been made. nv .si,, -!-
After further discussion the committees
amendment was rejected, and the section
was passed substantially as 1t came from
the House, providing for proper account.
ing officers, and that they are hereby au.
thorized and required, in the settlement
Of all accounts for the services OF laborers,
workmen and mechanics, employed by or
on behalf OF the government Of the United
States from the 25th OF June, 1868, 10 the
10Th oi May, 1859, to settle and pay the
same without reduction on account of
Q reduction Of the hours Of labor by, the
eight-hour law, when 1t shall be made 10
appear that that was the sole cause of the
reduction oI wages. It also makes a suf.
ficlent appropriation to pay these claims.
The question was also taken on concur
ring in the amendment offered by Mr..
MORRILL,, OF Vermont, restricting the III.
isdiction Of the Court Of Claims in suits
for the value Of captured and abandoned
property In all cases which were com.
menced within two years after the sup.
preston Of the rebellion, and In which
itappears as proven fact that the claim.
ants have never given aid or comfort
TO the rebellion, and 1t was disagreed TO
by 90 yeas, and 90 nays.
Mr.. STEVENSON moved an amendment
appropriating $596 1858 to Mir. Jockey for
expenses ol equipping troops during the
rebellion, and made argument for It's
adoption. ~ Z
Mr.. SAWYER offered q substitute, pro.
viding for the payment Of Kentucky for
arming, equipping and maintaining troops
for the service Of the United States, dur.
Ing the rebellion, but providing that no
account should be taken Of troops EN-.
ployed after the 1st oi May, 1865.
Mr.. STEVENSON objected to this as un.
Just, and read statement by Gen. John
NJ. Palmer, showing that the State troops
were employed, and were necessary to
keep the peace In Kentucky, In the latter
part Of 1865, and In 1858.
Mr.. MORTON said he believed Kentucky
ought to be compensated for her outlay,
80 far as she could make her claim
good, and as he feared the adoption OF
Mr.. sAwYER's substitute might work
injustice, he moved to lay the SUBJ
stitute and original amendment on the
table. Agreed 10. a-
Mr.. CoRBETT moved an amendment 10
the bill relating to the citizenship Of the
residents Of Oregon, which was laid over
In the morning hours, and 1t was agreed to.
Mr. FRELINdHUYsEN moved TO recon.
slider the vote by which Mr.. MoRRI1L's
amendment restricting the Jurisdiction
Of the Court Of Claims was rejected.
The Senate then went into executive
session and soon after adjourned.