New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-20
THE LABOR BUREAU BILL AMENDED.
PASSED pY InE HorsE ArTEN 4 DEBATE.

PASSED BY THE HOUSE AFTER 4 DEBATE.
WAsn1vGToN, April 19.-The House to-day,
in accordance with the special order into Commit
tee o. the Whole or. Wc!born, OF Texas in the chair
on bl Is ieporred from tbs Committee on Labor Tna
first bill considered was that establishing and maintain
irga Department % Labor Statistics. Mr Hopkins, Of
Pcnn.yivania, chairman of the Committee on Labor
briefly called attention II the provisions Of tho bill and ID
the advantages 10 be derived from its passage.
great deal Of attention hal been given to the Am'ri-
can bog and the American star; 1t wls time Congress
should give more attention to the American man The
present House bal shown disposition to atone for
past neglect by creating Committee On Labor and this
aron had been cre1 3pprc BY the toers I'll over
the land They looked upon this bill one OF immense
benefit TO Them because It wold bring 10 the attention
OF the country fun and truthful settlement OF their CON
di,ion. Mr. O'Nell, Of Missouri said that
the passage Of this bill was demanded
by the labofiug men al over The county.
Mr Young Of Tennessee hal donb, that when the re-
port Of this discussion went out to the country the labor
iag classes would DC startled at the discovery that they
had so many ardent friends this 1o0r The tone and
temper Of the House had not seemed friendly week
ago wh,n the C0mn;teeon Public Buildings had brought
in au1bcr of bills. the effect Of which would have been
to confer upon The ab3rng men more practical good
than w0ulf cyerbc accomplished ny the measures coming
from the Committee LABOR. Mr. Worrd, 81 Kentucky,
said that the object Of the bill was alone to show To the
men engaged in labor whore they coLd get better
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itself 70 every man who loved his country.
but a, he was NOT thoroughly confident that that alone,
WIS The object. be ht0 some hesitation ~ gNinS N IN
qualified suppori TO The measure.
Mr. Heori Of dorado spoke IA support Of proposed
amen imcut prohibiting corporations from importing
foreign labor 10 compete win lmrnc ~ c%chs ne re-
itoraicd a made hy him some days ago. That the
riot III Cincinnati had be bat tIc beginning cf con-
mm.,n In This country I4' re- - it '1uis rri'ay
had been 0crasoncd by the cupdiiy Of corporations IN
importing foreign laooieIs TO t'rpe.e %tl ~. hictgan
Worlmen and IN preventing IN" LATER ron HAVING iar
chance TO cam their honest bread ana buI l'r.
Mr. Bland, of Missouri suggested that protection
did not protect Amer ldppr. MI beho.d re
piled that al meeting OF operatives IN iti-hmg
series of resolutions we've adopted declaring that while
The protective system projected the manufacturer. the
wages OF Ia" iabOraT Wcr" con family Gnuiul-hiug.
C51an,I'sonor OF Agriculture had AGENTS all over tie
country collecting the very iuIormaN'n wncA II WIS
Mr. Axiom Of south Carolina, thought 81 unwse 70 null
tipy the methods OF collecting statistical nformaton
f, ' sioi 70 The cTitieislns Inad a7ans The
bin and mantaed that the people who would be vastly
benefited by N" compilation Of tls Information did not
want 10 see the bureau buried In the Agricultural or
Nj BSynei Of Pennsylvania while heartily supporting
tho general purpor Of the bill thought tha the section
The aboltng classes IN plain violation Of ire spirit OF
The JI lien being open to amendment Nr Ka-son, Of
Iowa, moved 10 change the word department wherever
Il occurs 10 "burrau," 10 read bureau OF Labor
statistics" Adopted. ON motion OF Mr.. Kasson au
amendment was also adopted changing thr word "relig
ions" TO moral wherever II occurs. Mr. bland. OF
Maryland offered amcpinent providing that ITO
shall under ljlRr OF flt>ihcnt OF the
Knights OF Labor Mr. Weller, Ui iowa offered sub
siitute for This amendment proposition that The Com
missioner Of the Bureau shall bo appointed by the
President from list Or names presented by
the Legislative Committee Of the Federation OF Labor.
Aftrr desulfOry discussion fr. Weller withdrew the
sub-tltute and Mr.. Bands amendment wfsiOst Amend
ments were adopted Is follows: Requiring the bureau
t collect ul statistics relating TO the Immigration and
importation Of labor. requiring IL 10 inquire into tho
effect the production OF shortening e hou1a Of labor
and rrducu the salary Ofthe Commissioner of Labor
tstic- 10 - 800. Hany amendments wore offered aud
srycraily voted down. aud although debate al
lowed upon them The committee the good
deal OF confusion aud II not until 30 that the bill
was reported To the House Ii then passcdycds l52
nay 10.