The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-11-02

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sent IN the Clerks desk. Auonp them
Mas lengthy petition. presented ~
Mr.. Garfield, irum 1inrai.sr,l m.n, arh
ing for assistancr Ia enable tlem Ia I'm.
hark 10 I.ileria, This petition recitc,l
the condition ~ which the colorc,i man
lia,l lsen reduced In this country hy s,is
long servitudc. and thc disadvantages ~
which he hal SINCE b..n subjected, -.
peeially ia competition with lahprinp
white men. and tic advantages IT, IL ,ls.
rived IN Liberia. when, the competition
wonld he confined H. hls own rara. Af,.r
the cn.linG oi this lengthy ,sorum,ht
Sam Cox arose and sail that h. nov hal
a petition a. Offer on hehali uf TIL ponr
white lahortr, anl accordingly i prt',st
and petition, which he alleged to bet
large number of mechanics anl labor.
crw. were sent ~ th. Clerk desk to hr
read. These documents SIT forth TINT
the siIners protested first, most .nt'r-
gctically against tho unjust .lserlmiua-
tion maie by til. laws of the United
States In fixing the compensation III thu
clerks Ill the different ,lepartmcntsa tho
Government. leaving that of mechanic,
nnl laborrs ~ be- established as III.
whim of individuals might dictate: scc-
ond, against tha assumption of authority
on the part IL the heads Vt thu Execusiv.
Departments un,ler which the clerks III
the Government arc worked seven honra
a day anil mechanics anl luhor.r. ten
hours II day: third, thnt il IL
unjust that Government employees
arc allowed leaves of absence with
pay when absent because of ilness,
WHEN another branch of industry In d,-
priyed of like privileges. The petition
asked that all clarses Of employees In the
civil service he subjected hy Inv nnl
custom IL like treatment in all respects,
AMI Tor the abolition of such undemo.
cratic AMI nn.Amcriean usages M now
cxist la thu civil service. This petition
WAS followed hy nne. introduced hy
Springer. ii lllinois. from Il llrRe nnn-
her of citizens et tho District, asking ior
u restoration of impartial suffrage, anl
one ~ MIR. Wright, of Pennsylvania,
who said he Ind i petition III hi. desk,
signed hy 20, 7u2 2werkingmcn, asking Tor
able men 10 locate ON public lands. said
ioWHS ~ w HrettIeu Uy HlUEtEnkcN III INn
lands and to bear interent. Mr.. Wright
therenpon took unt Of his desk II huge
roll, which WAN about m much ns ii pnge
could do to carry 10 the Clerk ,lesl, the
transaction being received by burst oi
laughter from the House. Mhcrenpon
Mr. Kelley. If Pennsylvania, arose and
asked permission to present petition in
addition to the others which ~ctmrl IL
hnve been prccipitated upon the House
to connteract the effect oi Garfield petit
tion IN favor Of the colorcl man.
Mr.. Kelley. IN stentorian notes, which
secured the attention Of the whole House,
then said: " desire tn present tie pc
tition of u citizen III the United States To
Congress TINT II No change the financial
system of the country TINT lahoring pco.
pie shall not apply 10 the Government
FOR means II expatriatinn, Int that they
may continue IL live III the holnes III
their choice. and pursue the calling to
which they have been trnined, William
u. Kelley being the petitioner. This
bit OF Righteousness WIN received with
nproarions laughter, which did not sub.
side for several minutes.