New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-25


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AN APPROPRIATION BILL PASSED.
THE SENATE DIsPosEs OF THE LEGISLATIVE, En-
ECUTIvE AND JUDICIAL BILL-DEBATE ON GOV
ERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE MANAGEMENT.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-When the Senate
proceeded TO consider the Legislative Executive auo
Judicial Appropriation BILL to-day, upon the provision
increasing the salary OF the Public Printer TO S4Ooo
discussion arose TO the influence OF the PRINTERS
Union upon the management OF the Government PRINT
ing Office Mr. Beck said he understood that the fuo-
lie Printer wa, at the mercy outside associa
ton both as the wages he paid and the persons ho
employed, and asked the chairman OF the COMMITTEE
on Printing what he knew on the subject
Mr. Anthony replied that there was TOO much truth
in that statement The Typographical Association
assumed to fix the rates OF compensation OF
printers without consulting the employers at ALL ana
II any persons not belonging to the association were
employed the OF the associa lion would leave
the Office. This was tyranny which the craft wooid
not submit 10 II II was ordained by law yet they imposed
it upon themselves for their own benefit.
Mr. Beck was willing to vote for any law and any
amount of money to emancipate the Government from
the control of this or any other association Mr. An
thony said the Senate had once passed resolution in
structng the Public Printer employ his men for the
best of the Government and to pay the market
of wages hut the resolution had not methe APPROX
al OF other House. and there was an existing law re-
quiring the Public Printer 70 pay about 70 per cent
more than was paid in private offices in Washington
for like work. His sympathes were all with the inter-
ests of labor but he did recognize the right Of en-
poyes to fix the rates should be paid for their labor
without consulting the employers, or to fix higher rates
for the Government than for other employers
Mr. Rollins asked whether the association did not also
dictate who should be employed by the Public Printer
tfa
union were employed. oil the members OF the union
would leave the office Mr.. Hale thought Senators must
be startled at hearing that this great Govern
mental establishment, upon which millions
were spent annually. was helplessly in the hand Of a
which controlled its manag ;ment and monopozed US
the taking OF al the employees OF tine Government If
ing Office from org InizauOn 10 Tue exclusion OF h
other like working Psope N the Uea pa mill e thar
tyranny should have been overthrow me government
Printer close of the present session OF Congress-
ought begin deliberately aud ruthlessly to weed OUT
that office every man who belongs 70 ths uulo anu
the great cities OF this untry where tney
will De found other men who 90 Hot oeong 20 ~ so rS
emergency, when Congress Is sitting ana the Nork
Mr. Plumb said that the present Public Printer. when
he In, found this Typographical Union absolutely
drumming the office aud had since STAGED that ne dld
believe IL could be run without tue consent Oh tns
union. He (Alr Plumb knew OF man VINO obtained
employment tue Government Printing once ana VINO,
being unable to show certificate OF e1sISP v Ins
in the office, and soon after discharged The DOM
lpation OF the union extended beyond what had
been stated IL dic merely who should and VINO
should no. be employed, but also the distribution OF
work giving some favOrites constant supply OF Tat
while the lean" went TO others.
Mr. Voorhees, said mat the printers they had as
much right combine To protect themselves as Other
classes had do the some thing. The doctors
had medical association which liked their
fees and regulated their professional con
let and II a doctor violated certain or tnosc regulations
he would elled In places lawyers combined
in the same way In like all the great industries
had their associations. The printers an not Tighten
tion, which met annually at saratoga In luxury and
spendor and agreed upon lines OF financial policy ana
came aud dictated TO Congress, IA everybody Knew
Hawley said that the printers, IKE any DINER CLASS
OF abOres had perfect rght 70 form an hb-Oclaon LOT
their mutual benefit agree upon the price that they
would ask their labor and 10 say that they would
not work less, they had right say that an
oher man not member Of their association, should not
work for less their price II he chose 70 DO ~.
After some further discussion the committees amend
nent was agreed 10. An Appropriation Of $4,000 Tor
The employment additional temporary clrrks Tor tie
sole purpse of dspOsng OF tue accumulated work IN the
General Land Onice was made, with the requirement.
that IN sse clerks employed unGer the provisions OF
the civil service Act TIe salary OF the Chief Clerk OF
the General Land Office was made $3.50
Mr. Sherman, from the Join, Committee on the
Library offered the provisions which the seuate adopted
Ias session for the purchase Of tue KOchambead papers
ana ne records and briefs belonging estate Of
late senator Carpenter, and II was areed TO- Inc bl
wes reno red and the amendments nsJc IN
Commit 60 OF Wnolo agreed TO- except that the pro-
vision Tor the repeal OF the law authorizing the appoint
ment OF Assistant secretaries OF War aud OF the Navy
respectively struck out The bill was then passed