The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-07-31
The Washinston-laob Tyranny.
SUMMARY DEALINGS WITH THE RIOTERS-RE
STORATIOS OF ORDER.

SUMMARY DEALINGS WITH The RlOIERS- hE-
sTORATIoN OF ORDER.
WASHINGTON, July 29.-In the neighbor-
hood OF the excavations for the Printing
and Engraving Building this morning
crowds of loungers were assembled dis
cussine the situation, but there was no fur
Their riotous demonstration. a strong force
OF police, mounted and on foot, were on
the ground. and the laborers went 10 work
under their protection. Snowden, the
colored man who was shot on Saturday,
is represented rs being III q dangerous
situation on account OF Internal hem-
orrhages. Henry Turner, George DuVal!,
and James Campbell, OF the rioters, were
arraigned in the Police Court this morning,
and were fined SO each, or sixty days IL
the work-house. Graham, who was proml-
nent in leading the assault upon the laDor-
ers who were working for Is cents or 81 per
day, was sent to Jail for three months. Co
hen, the leader OF the agltatorS, was not
ready for trial, and his case was postponed
until tomorrow.
The District commissioners this morning
received a communication from Isaac Co.
hen. dated to-day, asking how many, when,
and for what purpose laborers will be re-
uuired upon District work, adding that 1t
deal OF trouble and annoyance, and the
public from suspense, communicating the
answers to him. The commissioners thought
they would wait until he gets out OF the
hands of the notice before informing him, as
the knowledge could be Of no possible con-
sequence 10 him under present circum-
stances.
The commissioners this morning gave an
order to the Inspector OF Buildings to con-
struct gun-racks in each OF the eight police
station houses for twenty-five muskets eacn.
These are the arms procured from the
United States arsenal last Saturday.
While it is not believed there will be fur
Their serious trouble, the police authorities
continue to take extra precautions to pre-
vent breaches OF the peace. Mr.. Hill, the
Supervising Architect Of the Treasury, has
published a card concerning the work OF
excayating for the new Bureau OF EngraV-
ing and Printing, in which he says
"WhiIe this office has nothing to do with
the rate of wages paid by the contractor, 1t
has every interest and desire that the men
should receive fair DAVIS wages for good
DAVIS work, and has taken the only means
Of protecting the men in its power, That OF
lnsilrin@ payment to them by the insertion
of a clause in the contract providing Tor the
withholding payment to the contractor I'M
ill obligations incurred by him for labor
and material on account OF this work shall
have been satisfied. understand that the
rate paid by the contractor is from 81 10
1925 per day. II, on account OF the
scarcity OF employment and the num-
Der OF laborers unemployed, sufficient
number OF men are willing to work 1ol
these wages, it is their right to do so, ana
no one has the right or should seek to deter
them from so doing. The only effect OF
such a course is to delay the brieklayers,
masons, carpenters, &C., from commencing
operations. Probably the largest part OF
the 100000 appropriated for this building
will be paid out for labor and material IN
this city, and the purpose is to push the
work to completion as rapidly as possible.
| am directed to do this in order TO give
employment to needy Workmen, ana al
though the work must all be done by con-
tract, made after public advertisement to
bring it within the competition OF all me-
chanics, it will not be let us a whole, but
separate contracts will be made for each
Glass Of work. l will, so far rs am per-
mitted by the law, see that the work is let
so that Workmen may have fair wages and
prompt pay, but il by violence. and riot
worknen are prevented from making their
contracts. or fulfilling them when made, the
effect will be to delay the work, and thus
deprive willing workmen OF the opportu-
nifty Of earning their bread"