The Labor enquirer., 1884-12-20
EDUCATION AND LABOR.
List Of Bills Sent to the Labor Press,
Which They will Watch and
Comment Upon.
[By Associated Labor Press. |

WAsHINGroN, Dec. 1S.-The titles Of
bills given below are the bills relating to
labor and education on the calendars of
both houses:
Senate bills on house calendar on first
and second reading
s. R. 80. joint resolution providing for
the payment of laborers in government
employ for certain holidays.
S. 1893, an act to aid in the establish
ment and temporary support of common
schools.
On senate calendar reported from COM
mittees-
S. 22S, reported by Mr.. Logan ia bill to
appropriate and expend $50,000D00 de-
rived from the internal revenue taxes
and sale of public lands for the education
of all the children living in the United
States.
s.141, reported by Mr.. Groome, with
amendments a bill to fix and regulate
the hours of labor of laborers, workmen
and mechanics employed by the gov
ernment of the United States
S. 2042. reported by Mr.. George, with
amendments a bill to protect American
ilaborers.
s.217O. reported June 27 by Mr. Ma
hone, without amendment; bill pro-
vidlng for tie adjustment of accounts Of
laborers, workmen and mechanics aris-
ing under the eight-hour law.
H. R. $3.50, reported June % by Mr..
Blair, without amendment; July 5, post
poned to the second Thursday in De-
cember; an act to prohibit the importa-
ton aud migration Of foreigners and
aliens under contract or agreement to
perform labor in the United States, its
territories, and the District of Columbia
This is the most important labor bill
now before congress
S. 1885, reported March 12 by Mr.. Pugh,
without amendment; bill to establish
an educational fund and apply a portion
of the proceeds of the public lands to
public education, and to provide for the
more complete endowment and support
of colleges for the advancement Of scien-
.tific and industrial education.
S. 1857, reported July 8 by Mr.. Blair,
without amendment a bill to legalize
the incorporation of national trades
unions,
On house calendar reported from COM
mittees-
II. Res. 246, reported by Mr.. j. j.
O'Nell: resolution providing that in
the employment of labor on the public
works of the government preference
shall be given to residents and citizens
Of the United States.
H. R, 995, reported April by Mr.,
James; bill to prohibit any officer,
agent, or servant of the government of
the United States of America to hire or
contract out the labor of prisoners in
carcerated for violating the laws of the
government of the United States of
America.
81. R. 2l3,, reported adversely March
10 by Mr.. Fl. H. Hatch bill to regu
late the coupling of cars on the various
railroads in the United States and pro-
viding penalties for the. violation of the
provisions Of this act.
81. Res. "a, reported July 2 by Mr..
Lewis; resolution prohibiting the con-
f6rmation, certifcation and patentlng OF
unearned land grants.
H. R. 7s2, reported March Is by Mr..
G. R. Davis; bill to amend an act euti-
tied IAN act to authorize the employment
of certain aliens as engineers and pilots, !
approved April IL, 1874.
Resolution, reported March l9, by Mr..
]. j. o,Neil, that the committee of labor
be, and 1t IS hereby, authorized to in
quire into the sanitary condition Of places
where labor Is employed BY the govern.
ment, the hours Of labor, and such other
matters pertaining 70 the welfare of per
sons employed by the government as il
may deem neceesary.
j h. r, 24lS, reported February 5 BY Nr
E.