Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-05-09
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SPECIAL TO THE EUREKA DAILY SENTINEL.
The Chicago Socialists.
A MONSTER STRIKE PLANNED FOR July
FIFTH.
THE EIGHT-HOUR LAW DEFEATED
IN CONGRESS.
Further Consideration of thc Bay
Election Bill.
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they, with the Trades Unions, are organ
| izing a strike. to begin July 5th, and to be
general throughout the country. They
will demonstrate the universal adoption OF
the eight-hour system, and will settle the
matter Of wages when their demands on
| that point are acceded to. This strike has
been decided on in their Privy Council,
but is no secret. Their purpose il politi-
cal in its nature, ard the motive Of the
workmen is to secure better wages.
WASHINGTON, May 8.
The bill to enforce the Eight hour law
was taken up in the Honse to-day, as the
business of the morning hour, and Kelly
| spoke in favor of it. He said that SO long
as that law remained unrepealed, every
nottingham in the Governments employ
ment, who was forced to work ten hours
for a days wages, was defrauded Of his
legal rights.
The bill was opposed by Mcmillan, as
not in the interest of the toiling millions,
but adverse to that interest. He moved
an amendment that it shall not apply to the
past.
Goode, who reported the bill, spoke in
its favor, taking the ground that Congress
would set a bad example if it permitted
the officers of thu Government to disregard
the plain law
Cox said. no one asked, or dare ask. in
the face Of the votes Of the country, for a
repeal of the eighth hour law. After fur
ther debate the bill was laid upon the table
LOB to SO.
A vote wa then taken, by yeas and nays,
on a motion to lay on the table the
motion to reconsider the vote by which the
bill was laid on the table. The vote re-
suited 1877 yeas to 81 nays, thus e~ffectually
killing the bill.
The Silver bill was taken up. Kimmel
offered an amendment, fixing the weight Of
silver dollars at AGO, instead of 4l2A
grains. Fisher favored the amendment,
and opposed the bill, arguing in favor of a
single standard.
In the Senate, consideration was re-
sumed Of the House bill, prohibiting mill
tary interference at elections. Morgan adj
vocated its passage, arguing that the
trainers Of the Constitution, with a view
to the preservation Of the public liberty,
drew a broad distinction between the regu-
lar army and the militia, and that the lat
ter should be employed to enforce the laws
The spoRarL-K ellogg Contest-The
Railway Funding Act--Our Con-
gressIonaI Poet.
WASHINGTON, May 8.
The Senate to-day consumed nearly the
whole Of a seven hours session in reaching
the point Of action upon the resolution
authorizing the Committee on Privileges
and Elections to take testimony bearing
on the Spofford-Ksiiogg contest. The effect
Of the adoption Of the resolution as finally
amended is to reopen the entire case, and
ultimately bring once more before the
Senate the apparently interminable subject
of Louisiana affairs generally. Although
10 votes were cast against the resolution,
except by the Republicans, it is neverthe-
less known that at least four or five Dem
ocratic Senators have serious doubts as to
the propriety and expediency Of reopen
ing this case, which, whatever may have
been its original merits, should in their
opinion be considered Tres adjudicia."
The case Of Butler, Of South Carolina, who
was admitted at the same time with KEEL
logg, is cited as resting Upon the same
grounds. During the last session Corbin.
the contestant, sought to reopen it, while
the Republicans still had control Of the
Senate, but several prominent Republicans
refused to countenance the movement, and
it was abandoned. There are probably a
sufficient number Of Democratic Senators
holding this opinion to prevent the sue
cess Of tAe present effort to Dust Kellogg,
unless charges Of bribery and fraud against
him shall be sustained.
The Supreme Court having affirmed the
constitutionality and binding force Of the
Thurman Act, the %quidnuncs are now di-
recting their attention to one of its sec
tons, which provides If either the Union
Pacific or Central Pacific Railroad Com
panjes shall fail to perform its require
ments for the period Of six months after
such performances may be due, such fail
IRE shall operate as a forfeiture Of all
rights, privileges, grants and franchises
derived by it from the United States, and
it shall be the duty Of the Attorney Gen
cially enforced. 1t is asserted that the
contract Of the Pacific Company has al
ready become liable to the enforcement of
this forfeiture. 1t need hardly be added,
however, that there is not the least prob
ability Of the Governments undertaking
to apply this provision to the time during
which the question OF the constitution
ality Of the whole law was being urged
forward to a decision BY the Supreme
Tribunal.
Congressman Daggett, OF Nevada. has
been selected by the Grand Army Of the
Republic organization to read the poem,
and Gen. Keiffer, Of Ohio. to deliver the
Grafton at the Arlington National sntdicrs'
Cemetery on Decoration Day, the Both in
slant.
I'm alan Commissioner IEoyt Indicted.
NEW YORK, May 8.
Ezra s. Hoyt, thep present Commissioner
OF Indian affairs at Washington, was yes
terday indicted by the Grand Jury Of Hud-
son county, New Jersey, for conspiracy to
defraud. He was President Of the Inter-
national Trust Company, which collapsed
last year, owing depositors over slit .000.
The Canadian strike.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, May s.
A special to the pioneer Press says
1 800 men are now engaged in the Canada
Pacific strike. Violence il threatened.
The strikers are marching under . red
flag and threatening to prevent all work
till their demands be complied with. Mill
tary has been ordered from Winnipeg to
the Gene.
Escape OF q hank R0bber.
New YORK, May 8.
Red Leary, awaiting q requisition from
the Governor for completely in the North
ampton bank robbery, escaped from Lud-
low street Jail last night by the help OF con-