Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-04

eminent printing Office bureau OF engraving and
nnnLg pIlung ana all other per diem employees of the
government on duty at Washington or elsewhere
IN the United States shall be allowed holidays as
oHoWs: FIRST day OF January, ed OF February, 4th
ol July. 18Th or December and such days as may be
designated by the President for national thanks
giving, and they shall receive the same pay as On
other days
THE PROPOSED NEW CAPITOL LIBRARY.
Mr. Morrill,, from the committee on additional
accommodations for the> congressional library to-
day reported back favorably the bill to erect new
building just east of the Capitol grounds and gave
no,ice that he would call IL up next Thursday or
Friday.
PROPOSED FIRE-PRooF RECORD BUILDING.
MI. Vest, from the committee on public buildings
and grounds to-day reported favorably to the Sen
ate bill appropriating $4,000 for the purchase OF
a site GEAR the War department and erection
tnereon or brick nre-prOof building for safekoep-
ing OF government records, the building to be cree
ted according to plans and under the direction Of
the supervising architect, with the approval OF the
Secretaries OF Treasury, War and State
Capitol Topics.
THR OHIO TARIFF DECLARATION.
The president OF the Senate to-day submitted a
resolution OF the Ohio legislature, which In the
exact language Of the tariff declaration OF the last
democratic convention OF that state. Mr. Hoar sar-
cast1caly inquired any exposition OF the resou-
lions accompanied them. The chair, ignoring the
sarcasm. responded that they had come regularly
from the executive OF that state and had been by
the chair laid before the Senate. InaSmGch as the
ONO democratic tann plank has been construed TO
meet tar1n views of botR wings OF the earty, MI.
Hoar thought that the Senate should have the ben
edt of an authoritative construction.
MR. MAYO ENTITLED TO HIS SEAT.
Judge LOwrey, Of the House committee on cleo
t1ons, as chairman Of a subcommittee to-day SUBJ
mitted report to the full committee recommend
Ing that Representative Mayo, In the contested
election case or Garrison Mayo, OF Virginia. be
given his seat on the prma facie evidence. The
report was approved by the full committee.
THE TRADE DOLLARS.
Mr. Burchard, the director of the mint, appeared
Saturday before the H0use subcommittee On coin
age, weights and omeasures, which is considering
the subject OF the withdrawal OF the trade dollar
He said that between 900 and s. 900 600 were
out, ard he believed they were in the hands OF
tradesmen The committee are preparing bill for
the withdrawing OF that coin. and Will probably
port 1t to the full committee this week. 1t Is under
stood that the bill will provide that the trade dol
lars shall be received at par for government dues,
and be retired
PROPOSED EXPORT DUTY.
MI. Robinson. OF New York, has prepared bill
amending the Constitution so as to admit OF an ex-
port duty. His design is to place export duty OF
one cent pound upon raw cotton, which he thinks
Will make il necessary to manufacture al the cot
ton in this country, building up manufactures ali
over the country and giving employment TO labor.
EIGHT-HoUR BILL
Mr.. Groome to-day reported favorably from the
Senate committee Oh education and labor, a bill
providing that eight hours shall constitute day
work for all labOrerS, Workmen and mechanics In
government employ. and that they shall receive
not less wages than like laborers. wOrknen and .ae-
chanics receive for days work of the length
that prevails In the vicinity where the labor is per-
formed, whether the same be more or less than
eight hours. Only i'm great emergencies shall more
than eight hours labor per day be required. When,
in the opinion OF the President the public good re-
quires employees to be paid by the hour, ne shall
issue proclamation accordingly, and employees shall
be paid per hour oneeghth of the wages paid for a
day. Heads OF departments are required 10 make
observations and report the effect OF the eighthour
system.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
Ex-Speaker Grow, OF Pennsylvania, was at the
House to-day.
The Senate this afternoon passed the House joint
resolution fixing the date When the pay OF commit
tee clerks shall begin.