Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-23
WASHINGTON.


WAEHfXExQ&, M8fe1 Il Ihe nrat al
mail report sf the BaFezs Of Labor IL
ocmpsefed. II will sover abouf 500
esess- Undsr the head Of fnoustrial
DspRsssious in the United States, = Csrn-
missioner Wright says . Froas sbser-
vstssns Of agents OF tbs bnessa. and
from other seurces from watch 10 has
beass rossibie to form concinsjons, u h
andou5tsdiy tsne shat oat OF the ssssi
nambsr Of establishments. sush - fac
tories. fsinrs. ETC.. existtnR M tho coan-
trfD aboet 3 per cant wsse absoiateiy
iaic dnsia2 1855. add perhaps 5 psr cent.
nsogs were Idle pAFi Of the time. or X
per eeot. Of the whole namsef OF saon
eassbltshments vefs eqnisaieut 10 being
Idie daring ths cast year Applying the
per esat. arrived at. we hsss . total Of
- 0Jo unempisysd psfsons Ia 1855. 4
million men cut Of empIoymsut m>sS4
ls>z 10 The consnHpfiye pyusf OF tAs
coaEtry Of Al least 81 0o0.0o0 per day.
of esippiine tbs frsds Of ths coantFy
10000 90 per year. II 10 eartous 10
observe. however, that while ths severity
Of dspfesa N ceases erippiiuR 70 the
extent of several baudrsd milton dol
lars per year Of the consuming power OF
the pespls, tbs volume Of business trans
acted vas not crippled com parAtisels 10
any suah sxfens.
The empiaymsnt Of coutraat labor Of
foreign importation. and rapid irnni-
grafton generally, are features which
hass q positive infiaense Ia gripping
the consuming power. BY the census
OF isso the whole numbtx Of people ep-
gagged IN aRrisnisare In tia Unitsd
STATES wss 7.s70.8fs. Into this nambcr
there had bssn sbsogbsd sl2. 30 foreign
born. fns total namber Of those EN-
pioyed Ia manufactures. mechanical and
tniasnQ tadn strias. s&a 3Ic1I liz, OF
whom l, rs .7s7 we're Of foreign birth.
u will BE- sses Al once that the tendency
Of immigrants 10 10 RssiInilats with oar
nechanioai Industries. This increases
the snppls Of labor In mpsrssan to the
demand, u lowers Wages. contributes 10
whatever overpfodaosisn exists. and
oFippIcs tbs consuming poser OF the
whole. 30 far a. investigation indicates
the employment Of foreign labor under
contract displaces dissstisded home la
borers, and hss bssu miserable fasiurc
for all parties CONSUMED, except per
haps The parties imported. As 10 the
severity OF the pgesent Industrial de-
p.essiea and its daratlon. II can safely
be asserted that the depression con-
menced early in 1892, aud has eonttn-
ned until the prsseut time. Al ths pres
ent time March, 1885,. the elects of
tbe depression are wearing aEay. and
all indication are thai prosperity is zlou.
" and gradually bat ssfssy rptaroiag.
70 be- Jshs Wilson'S suceesssr.
Malcolm q. Barney, a. Recsiyes Of
Public Moneys at Spokane Falls. W..
T.. WAS appointed today.
gmfernastSsn Refusod-
Two ietsers from Secretary Manning
wsre read In executive session tonight,
declining 10 furnish papers Ia the oases
Of Collector Wells, OF Vermont, and
SnrvsyoF Morton, Of San Francisco.
both suspended.
Asssgameas sf Generafs
II ID understood that Major General
Division Of the Atlaatie, with bead
quarters At Nov York; that Major
GsneraI Terry will be assigned 90 CON-
maud OF the Division OF she Missouri.
with headquarters n Chicago, and that
General Howard will be gwen com-
mand of the Division OF the Pacific,
With headquarters At San Francisco.
The proposed iransfer of General Sehe
Geld u ssid 20 be In strict aesord with
his expressed deslrs.
Gariand and she Telephone.
In the telephone investigation today
Casey Young testified that Mr.. Van Ben
thaysen wrote him and ssid be vas go
los to have q government suit brought
II he could under the Law, whether Gar
land belonged to the company or not.
Subsequently the witness took Van Ben
thuysen and his eenasel over &C. intro
dnss them to the Attorney Gensral.
One Of the counsel stated what they
came for. and Garland said be Was in.
terested in the telephone company, and
could not talk - them about u. Conn-
sci insisted. and Mr.. Garland said !;
/" Gentlemen. cannot talk 20 yoa on
that subject. am attorney of the tel
sphoue company, and cannot talk 10
You" Mr.. Van Benthuysen said
havs the right 10 have suit brought. II
the Law requires you 10 bring suit, will
zee that II Ia brought" Garland said I;
- canuos talk 20 you" aad the gentle
men retired. The interview lasted about
flve minutes. and took place scuetirne
between the Segh Of JAY and the 81 of
August
Van Bsnthuyscn ssid he would 10 10
the White Hause about 10. He did write
10 the President. III. said he WAS not
gling 90 hzvs his rights tmpsrsilei by
Garland OF anybody eiss. Adj armed
aassl Wednesday.