New-York tribune., 1879-05-09
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The bill to enforce the Eight-HOurs Law
was taken up as the business OF the morning hour.
Mr.. KELLEY Uep., Penn.l argued that so long as
that law is unrepeaed every worSingman in the Gov
ernmeut employment who is forced to work ten hours
for days wages is defrauded Of his legal rights. But
the condition Of things since the passage OF that law
has changed greatly. Now capital cannot find safe aud
profitable employment in productive Industries, and
labor starving The condition OF the world in that
spect is pable. II the theory that this s due TO
production true (Which he denied, then, in Gods
name let oyer-producu9n be stopped II eight hours
Either that should be done or the doctrine OF Mahus
should be vac HeGsPteG ana a q lf cfeo OF population
TIE bill was opposed by Mr. MCMILLAN Dem
Tenn.l and advocated by Mr. GOODE tDem., Val ana
Mr. MCMILLAN Dem, Tenn moved that the bill
| should not apply 70 the past.
| Mr TILLMAN (Dem.. 5. C) supported Mr. McMillau's
amendment. II It were not adopted and the bll was
passed, three or four millions woud be taken ont OF
the Treasury. Claim agents would be clamOring at the
| Mr.. CANNON Rep M moved to lay the bill the
| table Agreed tO-yeas, lO3; nays 81.
Mr. cox Dem, y. " endeavOred To obtain the yeas
and nays, but they were refused. lie, however, OBJ
taued the yeas ANA nays on The motion to lay the
| agreed to-yeas, l27 nays 81 SO the motion to re-
consider was lad upen the table, thus efectuay killing
-" The House at las D. m, took up the bill to amend
the laws relating TO coinage and coin and bullion cer
| Mr.. KENNEL Dem, Md) submitted an amendment
increasing weight or the silver dollar from 4l2l2
! grains 10 400 grains.
| MIR FIsHER (Iep, Penny spoke in favor of the
| amend nlaut offered by Mr. Kmmel
G kEF ahd m @sk @ asked 3fpfa RS asf
the gentleman not to hold to ne views which he ex-
| Mr.. KELLEY humby confess that have learned
Mr FISHER SAID he reminded of the young
man Scriptures VINO was born blind but had his
sight 10 him, and VINO said, ia replying TO the in
creduluus know that whereas was once blind now
see" hut he suggested that Mr. Kelley mad better rise
Mr. FISHER characterized the bill as q fraud and a
cheat which would rob the people or America. IL was
also I'm respects. free trade measure, and he
would commend that fact % the attention OF his col
league. lie said uther that only about 29 per cent Of
the trade O the country carried on with gOld silver
or bank notes. II all the silver in France and Germany
was brought ths country. not hundredth part
per cent OF trade of this country would be carried
! would be a dead weight Referring 10 the number OF
writers on the subject of finance, he said tnat in every
bInkrupts, who had never been able 10 manage their
! own little afrs, but VINO had wives who able TO
time to discuss the financial affairs OF great Nation.
They thought they knew al about the great financial
question. Tue gentleman from Indiana ID Ia hatyr)
| mad introduced Dlll here approprat!ng Sl,000O00-
| 600 for great internal improvements.
! Mr. DELA MAIYR (Nit. ntJThe association OF the
remark about the man with tho hardwOrking wife with
| the gentleman from Indiana Is simply coutemptble
Mr. FISHER said that there men In his district
who wanted thousand millions, too not to construct
| whether It composed OF green cheese.
Mr. WEAVER (Nat lo~a)-ls that because your party
| NT FlShER-I came here elected by my constituents
on this platform, and IL was the first time my district
| Mr.. WEAVER-fnat was good for you. carried
| mine the other way for the frat time
Mr. MILLS (Dem Tex.l intended TO vote for the bill,
but he would like 10 it amendcd In partiCu-
lars II not just response to the demands of Che
its fui inycsiure with all the functions OF money He
characterized the demonstration of silver as the most
gigantic crime ever committed against the tong labor
OF the country The present bill had IN 1t one provision
increase OF the volume OF money But Congress should
go further, IT should call I'm the S3600OOOO0 Of bonds
now held by national banks He contended that tho
| Government had the right TO pay IT'S debts In either
gold OF silver, and nasmuch as the silver 10
| ple that those debt, should be paid In silver.
Mr.. CHIlTENDEN (ReP, y: ~ opposed the bill as
rv and welfare OF the American people ever made in
Congress He proposed to turn on tho light" and ex
He proceeded TO crticlse aud rldcue Mr. DE La Aatyr
tNat Ind l the beloved apostle and high priest Of
Clerks desk that the good Lord would take them ali
to heaven and then straghtway made frantic effort
famous and hel-born bondholders" lLaughterl
divine in his seat for he belonged to class who rarely
heard preaching and who suffered severely for Of
IT, ILsughterl He then proceeded to turn the light"
on Mr. Warner Na Ohio and said that II that gentle
mans speech WAS rght, then temperance, industry,
property wore hereses devices OF thieves and rob
Eors. All that there was in The argument of tho
men should, by some hOcus-pOeus currency les:
| Islation, restore their broken fortunes. He ad-
mit.d that he tMr. Chittenden) spoke as Il cap
| itast. Yes, he ga rObber." according to Mr.
| Warmers doctrine. loud laughter Every indus
trUus and temperate man In tue country made money;
but it required common sense and tact to some
thing and be capitalist. (Iaughterl The doctrine OF
| tho gentleman Or Narner) the damuedost non
sense lsnouts or laucherl He declared himself lot
opposed bme alSm but fOGlt, wheneyer practicable
But vhe tho great commercial nations adhered tho
gold standard common sense aud pubic policy forced
the United Staes TO stand with them e.e % adOar
un ess modified, would certainly force on this coun-
| NY Gn exclusive silver standard. He regarded
| the "dlshonored ami justly imprisoned silver
| dollar OF il4l9 gralns, ms the most dis
| graceful form OF political money" 10 was
as corrupt and cOruptng In principle II 1t only
contained l2a grtins HB asserted that the FREQ
age bill WhIcl passed tbs House tho 4th OF Eoyem
gold Of tho country. But that fres coinage bill
failed aud resumption Cam0 10 tue greaI and manifest
advantage OF the whole people. Why 5hOUd resumption
| be- bTOk0n down r0m0rsecssy This "mOBstrOus prop
OsltiOn claimed by its authors aud promoters
being the interest," Of the people, but ho affirmed and
could demonstrate that 10 was In tho interest bullion
ISIS and capitalists exclusively He roerrcd to the
cent purchase of steel rails gland by Mr. Wander
Dit aud asserted that under tnls bill Mr. Van .orbIt
| theze rasl could purchase silver bullion az
"a cost of 100000 and have II coined into $J00,oO0
thus saving $4,000 BY tho operation The bill wall Up
| press aud roo the people, Mr. Chlttendcn continued
if silver dollars were made OF honest weight he wOud
not make word az objection to II. He proceeded 10
udiculc OF the Greenbdck propOstiOns-those III
! troduced Messrs. DE Ii Mityr, Weaver and Wright
making. he said, S2OOOOOc,0O0 already asked for by
three members OF the Party Of the Future" whicn
.4lt tfa ftsrlI