The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-23
SENATE AND HOUSE
The New Labor Department
Almost . Fact.
TAe kidleAerg<r Reselsssaa .. Geo.
older the Fishery rre.ty i. Ops.
s~ssiss b Defeated - . Strict
Party yete.

wAsaxSsrcS. May 1,-TAe Committee q.
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anfs exseps IN the es<e e Sersfsr Aalr.
she voted with the Drmorrsts ziver~rfs
10 the Riddleeerycr resolution. r,-a. tn.
announcement 81 the rv~tfss the h-rsfy wez.
into legislative session. Ne ffsae MSS sxess
Tor taking ap The srrzfy-
Ice ><uAie q orS wcre recf- ned al n m .
when the senate prssre-sirsi ~ rhe ersssssisr.
alton Of unfinished hssssnes<.~ being the
noa<r ball 10 establish q department Of
labor. and Nr. Reagan adssrsssed the senate
IN opposition
HIS speech vas hrsef. and a. lis concfu-
sicn be H1vci Substitute. There were
nin- yeas and twenty seven nays. lcs< than
a1sosum. and NJ keasHn rishdrew HIS
substitute. Various amendments to ballot
principally ON coyretsiens OF phrxsrcioxy
vere offerei By Mr.; Edmrnas and sgre~si
10. Fac ban wss then rassed. and = con-
icreisce COMMITTEES orserest- and senator>
kizir, wilson. q Indiana, and Geerxv we're
appointed eonfefees On the pArf IT the
scilsse.
The bill provides for department Of Ia
has. tne general designs aud aury ef which
shall be 70 acquire and difsnse among tAe
people VI fee Entfcsi States useful tnforIn&-
ticn GA sihActs eonnecsei with Labor In
the most genera. and comprehensive
sense OF the worsi and upon its rxixsinzs 10
capital. hours of labor, earnings al latssring
fne:, aud women aud means of providing
their material, social, intellectual and
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Hotsf PROCEEDINGS
WASHINGTON. MAY ss-The fieod was ac-
corded TO the committee on labor this
moruing. and Mr.. USesu, of Missouri.
chairman of that committee, called up
the bin 10 essntne the sale of the products
of convict labor 10 the state In which they
are prosiuees.-
The majority and minority reports were
read at length and the hour was Thus con
samcd. Nr. o'Nciil explained :ha, the
measure originated in u yisf; to shis city
of the manufactures from New YORK,
Brooklyn. jersey city and other cities,
who appeared before the committee aad
pictured the ruin that stared them In the
face from the competition % the convict
labor system. and ia each ease the industry
was obliged 70 lower the rate of wagrs or
go out of business. Tine labor crgaaixa-