Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-06

THE HOUSE LABOR COMMIT
TEES BILL COMPLETED


HOnest TOilers Only TO be Permitted to
DO Work on GOvernm int Enterprises-
Aliens Also Ruled Out Unless they In
tend to Became Uitizsns-The AgrIoul-
turaI Appropriation Bill
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The House Com
mittee on Labor to-day completed the bill
prohibiting the employment of convict
labor on government work by adding a
provision prohibiting, in effect, the EN-
ployment OF aliens upon such work. 1t
provides that no alien shall be employed
on any work done by or for the govern
ment, by the government itself, or by q
contractor for the government, unless the
alien in question shall declare his lnten-
tion to become an American citizen.
Chairman O'Neill of the committee
said to-day, in speaking of this
provision, that it was as impor-
tant as that relating to convict la
Dor. 1t was aimed at the Chinese,
Hungarians, Italians and other cheap Ia
bOrers who come TO this country to share
It's benefits without sharing its RESPONSE
blbitles, and who were only Interested in
the United States while they were max
ing little money to take back to their
homes. The terms of the bill apply only
to aliens employed on government work
but the trades unions would soon be able
to apply the same prohibition to aliens on
private work. "No," said Mr. O'Neill
in response TO a suggestion
that it was a know nothing idea, ''no it is
not know nothing provision, If these
foreigners declare their intention to be-
come American citizens they can have
n IT. tho rapipfloU0o NJ q AtNp~fnan
ingman. We want them to become
American citizens or else stay away"
Mr.. O'Neil thinks the bill will pass both
Houses and become law during this
session.
AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATIONS.
Probably the next appropriation DILL to
be reported to the House win be the bill
making appropriations for the Depart
ment of Agriculture, upon which a sub
committee of the House Committee on
Agriculture is now at work. The men,
bers OF this subcommittee spend
several hours each day at
the Department of Agriculture
familiarizing themselves with its general
operations, and sitting the estimates for
next years appropriations presented to
Congress at the beginning OF the session.
The general purpose OF the committee is
to reduce the appropriations as low as
possible consistently with the mainten-
ance OF the departments efficiency.
NO ORNAMENTAL INvRsTIGA ATOMS.
Some members of the committee think
that in the past money has been wasted
by the department in chemical, botanical,
chronological and other scientific investi-
cations not directly affecting agriculture.
They object to any general Investigations
either to crafty the scientific curiosity Of
the employees, or to add TO the stock CT
scientific knowledge. They think
that every dollar spent by the
department should be spent in some way
directly useful to the farmers of the cOun-
try, and that rot cent should be spent
for whavthey term "Ornamental Investi-
cations" For example. they think that the
EntOmOlOgist, whose bureau they are now
examining, should confine his attention
Just now to the army worm, the potato
bug, and other familiar farm pests, re-
serving for some future time general IN
vestigations in natural history.
Mr.. GARLAND NOT ASKED TO RESIGN.
=. 1t may be stated on the highest au-
thority that the much-taiked of resigna-
tion Of the Attorney General from the
Cabinet has not been placed In the Presl-
DENTS hands. nor has the subject OF bis
resignation been discussed by the Presi-
dent with the Attorney General or any
one else. Nothing is farther from the
Presidents intention han "a either re.
quest or accept the resignation OF the At
torney General. The President has per-
feet confidence in the attorney General,
and the highest respect and regard for