The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-24
discussing Cleveland'S Labor
Message in the House.
ms REFERENCE TO COMMITTEE.
PAPER Considered to be /;
Vie and Forciole DOcu-
ment.
HOUSE

into a committee of the whole on
>, d7sr and harbOr bill. After an
g. the bill was considered and some
- progress made; and a few mo-
ats before noon the committee rose,
!, House adjourned and the session
Friday opened with a prayer by the
c.plain.
ne Presidents message upon the la
~roubles having been read by the
~. Springer OF Illinois, moved its
,lsrence TO the committee on labor
I'll Instructions TO that committee 10
mort on II by bill or otherwise. on or
5siore Nav 18th. Hammond OF Geor-
.. thought there was no reason to be-
1sys that the committee would not act
diligently, and it was unusual to in
str,gt committee on such matters.
Blusrworth, of Ohio, moved to re-
fer The message to q committee OF the
EhO.e.
Mr. Butterworth's motion was lost,
yeas =, NAYS l47.
Mr. Reed. of Maine, regretted that
there would be no opportunity 10 dis
/ Icuss the message in the committee OF
! the whole. The result would have been
/ more speedy and useful legislation than
/ would be accomplished by its reference
10 & standing committee. There
being thirty minutes debate allowed
under the rules, Mr.. Butterworth
secured the floor. The obi ct of his
motion 10 refer the message to the COM
j mitee Of the whole, he said, had been
considered by some gentlemen as I'M
wise, because il could not be reached at
an early day. Every gentleman be
Iieved, or affected to believe, that the
message presented a question of vast
consequence to the country. 1t
lad been his purpose, if his mo-
ton had prevailed, to ask unani-
nous consent to fix an early
4 dy for consideration of this question.
nth the hope and expectation that il
Knight be fairly considered, not with a
view TO control the elections in Novem-
be- but with the view to getting at the
4 zStt solution of great problem. He
Fshed that the people could read what
Els passing in the minds of their as
|smbled legislators here and their de-
are TO do what was best for the coun-
nv IRON what was regarded as a mere
/ eIpedient to catch votes. He protested.
/ In the name of the American manhood
against any policy that segregated one
part of his fellow citizens and set them
apart as if they had an inter
ei in the conflict with the great
mass of people. Who was there.
bli hoped and expected that
hs children would eat bread except in
aoo0rd with GOO ordinance, by the
sweat Of his face" He had three boys
a; MS hesrtstrings, one of whom had
suffered from the hand of affection and
Eho you'd fight the battle of life against
ies11l odds, ana be protested against
any legislation, any resolution, against
any organization that would segregate
one OF those boys and set him apart as
belonging 10 peculiar part of the great
constituency represented here. The
gentlemen here could not elevate labor,
TOD had done that n the beginning. He
was tired of this demagogism that
sought 70 catch votes not by asking what
wages we're best for labor, but what
the wOrkingmen could be induced to be.
heye was the best for them. He was in
tsYor OF organizations which brought
together all men and recognized the
universal brotherhood of men. The
oil which passed here a few DAYS ago
was hollow mOckery and a sham. 1t
vas not one intended for the laboring
men. II was a mere tub to a whale; a
temperate purpose 70 catch votes. Ea
cilucised he want of consideration
gwen to the arbitration bill by the CON-
mIttee on labor. There had been no
enort to ascertain the facts. If a member
secured hfteen minutes TO speak on the
bull he devoted eight minutes TO
sbuslng Jay Gould, six minutes to
abusing corporations and then sur
rendered the other minute of his time.
being unequal 20 the task of suggesting
any remedy.
Why didn't you suggest remedy?"
tsked Mr.. . Neil, of Missouri.
Because 1 couldn't get time, even,
open my mouth" replied Mr.. But
erworth.
Mr.. Bland, of AIissouri-We had a
III here some days ago that proposed
set the laborers of the country at
iork. How did the gentleman vote OF
oat2 The contraction of the cur
sacy is impoverishing the people to-
ay.
Still harping on my daughter"
ssOied Mr.. Butterworth in reply. "If
sEere discussing infant baptism here,
Z gentleman would stand up and want
thsye the bsptismal, basin purchased
III standard silver dollars" ZAP
l9lse) In conclusion, Butterworth
% that Congress owed it to itself to
1sup he labor question and consider
aacefully and then refer the subject to
- Appropriate committee. If il were
.Sss'red 10 q committee now. he feared
Ia the measure would be reported
ts.'ssenting. not the needs of the hour.
III he political necessities of the COM
ampaign.
- 1Sldsl, of Pennsylvania, confessed
- selling a surprise at the heat with
aaleh the gentleman from Ohio had APP
g.u4ched this subject. He designed TO
SSIiecl bis attention TO the fact that the
1pO.Il-SltiiuiiOn made it the duty of the
resident from time TO time TO com
lluhieaie TO Congress touching the
sse.e Of the Union and recommend such
measures as he shall deem necessary
auu e1pedient. The President had not
sent1red tar beyond that, and how was
ne me here2 He was met here with an
assault on his motives, there was not
one word against the proposition which