Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-06-11

Mr.. Dunnell (Ninn.) protested against this
attempt 70 strike At Class Of hard toiling peo-
down wages elsewhere. These people were
there early in the morning and late at night,
or into the night. Go upon the street when
VOC would I'm business hours, and YOU would
meet none OF them, while the 81 $40. = 600 aud
81 800 clerks would be met at any time.
Mr. Beck (Ky.) said that the blow should be
struck at the printing and not At the wages OF
the printers lie charged that electioneering
documents were printed tber aud fr ranked with
Official stamps he hal In his possession dOcu-
meBts lot Official business OF the government
which had been sent through the mails under
fiicial stamps.
Mr.. Hoskins N. W favs red the motion 20
strike oct. He said in tue other cities there
we're different Glasses o. printers, while in thu
government cfice but the first class were en-
Ploy Ell. An average woald theref IRE be unjus.
MIR. Bass N. " charged that the clause r.
ported by the Committee Was the first attemIt
maze by Congress to str he at the laS0ring in
tsrests OF the country through their s~sOsia.
tons, and said il would be felt In al sections o.
the country.
Mr.. Donnan offered an appointment % the
clause, making toe allowance i've per cent.
above the aver age. SC.
MIR. Garfield satd he wonlc admit that there
vas difference in the cost OF living here, ans
also a. respects trregulArity Of work, AMI
thought the hge per cent. perhaps fair. IL
reminded gentlemen who charged that a raid
was beipg made against labor, that they them
selves were making raid against everybody
outside OF this preferred class
Mr. butler NJ As sal1 ne objected IN the
clause in any form, because IL was the entering
wedge for legislation against labor. IL la
never been attempted by Congress aud never
could be. If they begin with the printers they
could 90 on o. the bricklayers and csrpentsrs
he desired 10 see 10 attempt on the part Of tn :
government TO regulate the wages OF labor.
Mr. Marshall (In.) argued that the printing OF
the government should be by n regular bureau
and the wages 10 be paid fixed By Law. As the
matter now stood, government had no control
Of II. Appointments were made through Do
iitical fsvoritism, and government paid tue
men while they went home and voted for tn 1se
no put them in the positions.
MIR. Domains amendment wasrejectel.
MIR. Marshau moved 20 insert six per cent
Agreed to-7S 20 IS.
Nr. Hcskins N. " moved to amend bg
striking cut New York, Phtls1elphis aud Bal
unOre, and insert the city Of Washington. -
rs 10 make the price the same as paid ia the
city OF Washington. He argled that tn price
should be regulated by the prices In the city
where the work i done. As 10 the rem ark IN AZ
4 they did not like the wages they could l-aFe,
he said there were five hundred men in every
iistrict ready TO take the place OF members Of
the House.
MIR. Conger Mich contended that the pnOpo-
sition OF the committee Was imPracticable, aud
said that there had been no complaint that the
Congressional printer bad Paid Improper " ages.
He had the argus eyes Of the House upon him.
and would subject himself 70 attaek from G-ienI
and foe il he paid more than was Just and fair.