Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-09
PITTANCES FOR T0ILERS.
CONSUL WARNERS DISCOVER
les IN GERMANY.

Ordinary LabOrers Paid from AZ to 10
Gents Per DSv-SkiIled Laborers AL
lowed from 80 to 9e Cents-Womenj
Earning hut "a to 80 Cents.
WASHINGTON. June S.-Consul Warner
sends TO the State Department from Coz
logne an interesting account of the gem
eral condition OF the Iaboring classes in
protectiOnist Germany. He says that he
has prepared the report with great care,
and that 1t contains many points that
have not before been made public.
lie says that the wages OF labOrer.I
whether he works in iron or steel manu-
factories, coal mines, stone quaFries, on
buildings. or railways, ranges from ~ ta
10 cents per day, and if he is a skilled La
borer, from 80 to % cents per day. Fe@
male labor is only allowed in a certain
limited degree, and is only paid from "A
to 30 cents per day.
THE WORKING HOURS.
The working hours are from to Q in
summer and from to Z in winter. One
hour Is given for dinner, halt an hour for
breakfast, and half an hour for coffee la
the afternoon. The government has no
power TO regulate or interfere with the
working hours, but il takes care that
certain restrictions with regard to tho
employment Of women and children are
observed. Rent is s. 81 per month on the
average, or one full weeks wages. Neaie5
cost 24c. per day. They consist prinei-l
pally OF potatoes. They have also peas,
beans, vegetables, common pork, and
black bread. Once in a while they have
dried fish and beef, but more often horse
flesh. The labOring classes are poorly
clothed as q rule.
BUYING PACIFIC RAILROAD STOCK.
1t Is remarked by local brokers' that
fully one-third of the members OF thal
House have bought Union Pacific stock
within the past few days, evidently with
view TO the possible rise predicted on
the possible passage Of the Pacific raiI-}
road extension bill. Its passagei is doubt
ful even with the impetus derived FROM
tins support.
PATEErs TO soUTHEREERs.
The following patents were issued to-
day: Edward COsgrOve, OF Augusta, Ga.
automatic air and steam brake; Osborn
M Stone and G.. A. Platt, OF Augusta, Ga,
cotton gin attachment; W. A. w right, OF
Chipley, Ga. asslgnOr Of one half 70 J. w.
Lapsley, ofSheiby county, Ala, and j. B..
Lapsley, of Floyd county, Ga, graduated
ball and socket joint for surveyors in-
strumeDts; Richardson MontfOrt. OF Butt
Ter, Ca, clevis; George II. PackwOOd. OF
Tampa, Fla, cOmmode aud nursery chairs
Adam J. Hlpp, of Columbia, S. c., saw,
mill teed mechanism; W. Il. Moffatt, Of
Chester. 5. c., seed planter.
RANDALL AGAIN MuLIsH,
Samuel J. Randall is responsible for the
failure of the committee chairmen who
met as requested by Speaker Carlisle to
arrange an order of business for the rest
of the session, to carry out tnat plan
which would have facilitated ali
worthy legislation and secured
an early adjournment. The meeting
OF the chairmen called for tonight was
not held. Mr.. Randall, who is Chairman
OF the Committee on Appropriations, an
nOunced to-day that he would not attend
the meeting and would have nothing to
do with its conclusions. He considered
1t, he said, simply an attempt to
advance the tortR1es of the
Morrison taria bill and he would
not be a party 20 any such plan. Mr..
RandalPs unreasonable course secures a.
continuance of the present bap-hazard
methods OF consideration in the House.
IL makes the adjournment Of Congress be-
fore August practically improbable. Mr..
Holman snys it will be Aug 10 before
Congress adjourns. Mr. Morrison wilt
bring up his tariff bill as soon as the Iegx
islatlve and naval appropriation bills ara
out of the way