The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-23
LABOR Legislation.
The Bill Establishing a Depart
ment Of Labor Passed
WITH SLIGHT AMENDMENTS
soirited Debate in the House on
,h, Convict Labor Bill-NationHl
Bar Association = Other
Washington News.

w,,r,vcroy. D. c., May 22.-In the
c,,.,.,o.day Mr.. Reagan, Of Texas, ad-
J,s..gJ - the senate in opposition to the
Ms bill establishing a Department OF
I,bo,. His speech was brief, and at the
-,,,Ir.ioR he moved rs a substitute a
s MI mating a Department Of Industry.
Sn yo,e by yeas and nays on the sub
~ ,,;,r,, there we're . yeas and % nays,
L.. than 4 quorum, and then Mr.. Rea-
-, vitbdrew the substitute. Various
ssa.,5ments to the bill principally cor
...ioRs in plEaseology) were offered by
n, EJmunds and agreed to. The bill
-,..s5 1 conference committee ordered
,,J senator's Blair, Wilson, Of Iowa, and
cao-,, were appointed conferees on the
s,t Of the Senate. The bill provides
h,, DEPARTMENT Of Labor, the general
J..iyp and duties OF which shall be to
..,rire and IitI'use among the people OF
49, I'nited states useful information on
,15iscts III connected with labor in the
~, General and comprehensive sense
II ,bat word, and especially upon its
,.,1tion 10 capital, the hours OF labor,
.5sc,rninrs OF labOring men and women
and means Of promoting the material,
s1riol. Intellectual and moral prosperity.
Tbs NE ersonnel is to consist OF Commits
sioner TO be appointed by the Presi-
Jant by and with the advice and consent
6i tb,. senate, who is to hold office for
iopr wears and receive salary OF 5000,
chief clerk, stenographer, various
minor clerks, copyists and messengers.
4 message from the President return
inc without his approval the Senate bill
tn1 tho relief OF l.. s. Warden was laid
bniore the Senate. The bill directs the
aIlowanrp OF S625 to Mr.. Warden, recent
Iv postmaster at Lawrence, kas., for ex-
ira clerk hire from July |, lSS2, to June
g0 lSS3. The grounds OF the veto are
that the allowances OF the postmasters
ior clerk hire are fixed by the Post
Office Department; that in this case say
So 100 was allowed; that applications for
additional allowance weretwice declined;
tbat the expenses were therefore in
CURED at the pOstmaster's own risk, and
that the passage of special acts in such
cases would have dangerous tendency
10 encourage pOstmasters TO substitute
their own Judgment for that OF the De
nartment and to relax wholesome dis
cipline. The President adds that the
time allowed BY the Constitution for the
approval Of bills expired, in this case on
the 10Th instant; that the Senate adj
iourned from May II to q; that the
message was drawn and engrOssed on
the 18th; that on the 18th the message
and bill were rendered to the Secretary
OF the Senate, who declined to receive
them. They were then rendered to the
President Of the Senate, who also de
clined to receive them on the ground
that they could only be presented TO the
Senate in actual session, and that there
fore they were transmitted Us soon as
the Senate convened yesterday with this
explanation.
Sir. Hoar remarked that the communi-
cation raised very important constitu-
tiona question, to which the Senate
should give its careful consideration.
He therefore moved its reference to the
Committee on Privileges and Elections.
Agreed to,
/ committee OF Conference was order.
ed on the pension appropriation, and
Senators Allison, Dawes and Gordon
were appointed. The Senate then ad-
journed.