The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-20
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A message was also received transmit
ting a communication from the secretary
Of state respecting the approaching inter
national conference ut Washington, for the
purpose 0f fixing the meridian proper. q
be EMPLOYED on common zero Of Longitude
and standard reckoning throughout the
globe. The president recon m ends the sp
Precipitation Of $4,000 TO defray expenses o.
the same.
The house then went into; committee oil
the whole on bills reported from the com.
mittee on labor,
The first bill considered was that estsb.
lishing and maintaining department OF
labor statistics,
Hopkins, chairman OF the committee on
labor, briefly called attention 10 the pro.
Visions Of tho bill and b. tho advantages To
be derived from 1t. passage. The labor
problem was one Of the most important
questions which demand and command the
consideration OF tho people, aud IL was the
greatest benefit To all that department be
established which should furnish authentic
and reliable data on the subject. The bill
was not In tho interes, OF any school OF DC
litical economy, but was intended TO COM
pile In ormation for the uso OF
p,rtotectionis's and free traders
bad been given to the American hog and
American steer. IL was time congress
should give moro attention to the Ameri.
can man Capital always receives oonsid'
Grafton here, but legislation N the interest
OF the lnboring people had been rare and
stinted. The present house had shown
some disposition TO atone for past neglect
by creating q committee on labor, and this
action had been greatly appreciated by the
laboring classes all over the land. They
look upon this bill 40 one OF immense ben.
eft to them. because it would bring 10 the
attention OF tho country full and truthful
statement oftheir condition,
O'Neill, OF Missouri, said tho passage OF
this bill was demanded by the laboring-
ell men over the country. They realized that
agriculture had been recognized by ofea'
ton OF q department OF agriculture, that
tho signal services protected the shipping
IN interests, that commerce was benefited by
a bureau TO collect information from consul
lar oflicera, and for the past twenty. years
they had been asking for bureau
TO compile information as To labor.
The statistical bureau OF the treasury
department could not accomplish what
was needed, and II was deplorable fact
that portion of the people who did not
work know little OF the condition OF tina,
larger portion which toiled.
Young had no doubt that when the re-
mort OF this discussion went ont to the
couptrv tho laboYing classes would be
startled at discovering they bad so many
ardent friends on this floor. The tone and
the temper OF the house rad not seemed so
friendly y week ago, when the committee
on public buildings had brought in a.
number wor Of ,a bills hs shs e, effect ooos or
on lsboring men more practical
good than could ever be accomplished by
measures coming from the committee on
labor and thousands of idle men and will.
ing workers would have been given profite-
BILE employment. He proposed to give the
pending measure his most cheerful and
earnest support, but hoped it would be
amended 80 90 to establish bureau OF la
Dor statistics as an adjunct to the agrcul'
tural department. No question which
could be considered by this body was more
far-reaching in its influence than this,
none moro earnestly demanded by
highest considerations Of public policy.
Wooliord said If the object of the bill was
alone to show to men engaged in labor
where they could get better compensation
for their work, II would commend itself to
evsry man who loved MS country but as ne
was not thoroughly confident that
he had some hesitation in giving
his unqualified support to the measure. Ii
the object was to point out to tho cupidity
OF men where cheap labor could be found
and brought into competition with the
honest labor Of the American people he
was utterly opposed to IL.
Belf0rd spoke in support OF the proposed
amendment, prohibiting corporations from
foreign labor TO compete with
Ar erican citizsns. He reiterated the state
ment made by him some days ago that the
riot in Cincinnati has been
but the commencement Of communism
In this country. The riot at Braddock,
Pennsylvania. mad been occasioned by the
cupidity OF corporations in bringing for
egn laborers to compete with the Ameri-
can workmen and in preventing the latter
from having q fair chance to earn their
honest bread and butter.
Bland suggested that protection did not
protect American labor.
Bedford replied that Mt q meeting OF oper-
ators In Pittsburg series OF resolutions
were adopted declaring TINT while the pro-
tective SYSTEM protected the manufacturer
the wages Of the laborer were constantly
diminishing.
Forsn favored the bill, and strongly an
tagonized the proposition to put the work
OF collecting labor statistics in the hands oil
tho agricultural department.
Blount said there was not single thing
in the bill to justify the creation OF this
department.
Hopkins replied to criticisms made
against the bill ard maintained the people
who would be vastly benefited by the com
pilation OF this informotion did not want to
see the bureau buried in agricultural or
treasury department.
Bayne, while he heartily supported the
general purport OF the bill, thought the
section providing for investigation of the
religious views OF the laboring classes was
in plain violation Of the spirit OF the con-
stitution.
The bill then being opened to amend,
ment, Kesson moved to changed the word
department" whenever it occurred tc
"bureau," so as the read bureau OF laool
statistics" Adopted.
On motion of Kasson, an amendment
was also adopted, changing the word re
lieious" TO "moral.' Wherever 1t occurs.
Bland offered an amendment, providing
the bureau shall ne under the charge Of thu
president OF the knights Of Labor.
Weller offered AZ substitute Tor TINS
amendment, that the commissioner OF thu
bureau shall be appointed by the president
from q list of names presented by the leg
islatiye committee of the federation o
After discussion Weller Withdrew hi
substitute. and BANDS amendment wal
lost.
Aiken offered an amendment strikini
out the provision for commissioner Of laool
ehsll be acquired by the commissioner o
q griculture, through the bureau OF stats
tics. Lost-63 to 81.
On motion Of Cutcheon, an amendment
was adopted requiring the bureau to collec
full statistics relating to immigration and
importing OF labor.
On motion of Cutcheon, an amendment
was adopted requiring II toinquire as to tn.
effect on production OF the shortening oil
the hours OF labor.
On motion Of Warner, the sslary OF the
commissioner Of labor statistics was re
duced to $500
Nnmerous am endmeuts were offered and