The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-06
WASHINGTON NEWS.
RESoLUrIoNINTnE LowERHoUsE
To Investigate the Chicago, Burlington ;
Quincy striks-A Lively Debate in tho
Senate on the Eight Hour Law in
the Public Printing once, etc.

W 'h1hh"NASNI ~ W. tANASA ~ 49, 49,
ssnete Mr.. Rssgan reported adversel!
from tho Pootoffice Committee the Ell
munds snd Cullom postal telegraph bile
and reported iavOrably an original bill tt
regulate intsr.stste comm6Tcs carried OF
by telegraph and to subject telegraph
companies to the supervision ot the Inter
State Commerce Oommission. Mr.. Cul
lom lnsis!ed that this bill should be re
ferred to the Interstate Committee. a
sharp coraict between the two commit
tees followed, and the matter went over
without action.
Among the petitions and memorials
pEeeentsd and referred were the follow.
ing:
For the abolition Of all licenses and
taxes on commercial travellers.
From the Womep'G Christian Temper.
Rncs Union for the repeal Of internal rOV.
enue taxes on alcoholic liquors and for q
prohibitoTy amendment TO the congtitu-
ton.
From citlzsns Of KanaRs against the
Springer Oklahoma bill.
From the Society Of Friends in Kansas
for permanent arbitration treaty with
Great Britain.
Thirty.two petitions, presented by Dir.
Sherman, for the passage Of the Per Diem
Service Pension bill and numerous other
petitions from other States TO tho same
effect.
The House CoDCuned in the resolution
directing this Secretary OF the Navy TO
designate national vessel to convey the
remains Of ex-Presideut PAlz, Of Venez.
uele, TO LsguSyra, was passed.
Mr.. HGwiey called attention 10 cxecu-
tive document No. Il, being letter from
the Secretary oil War, transmitting an ab-
straCt statement OF the militia force OF the
United SEstes. Mr.. Hswley said that he
had received q communication from the
War Department, saying that the errors
contained in tho printed document ren-
dered it almost vAlueless for reference,
and that the errors were not contained in
the copy cent from the Department. He
Hawley) asked that the document be re.
printed. So ordered.
The unfinished business, the psngion
bill, wsB laid aaide and the urgent de.
fiCienCy appropriation bill EaB taken up
for consideration.
Among the more important amend.
ments recommended by the Committee
on Appropristions aud adopted by the
SeIste, were the following:
Reducing the item oil contingent ex-
penseR Of Land Officer from $50. 900 TO
$25. 600.
Striking out the item OF S. 900 Tor light
and fog signal at Lake BorVne, Miss,
Inserting an item OF S., 500 for fitting up
bsrraCkg, etc ct the National Home for
Disabled Soldiers, at LsRVenworth, Kan.
Striking out the item Of $4,000 for mig
cellareons CxpSnses Of United States
Courts, being deficiency for the year
1887.
Inserting an item Of sos. 600 for printing
and binding for the Poatotlice Department.
The amendment 10 strike out the fol-
loving paragraph, "And the Public
Printer is hereby directed to rigidly en-
force the provisions Of the eiCht-hour Law
in tho department under his charge"
having been reached, Mr.. Hoar inquired
Of Mr.. Hale why the Committee had
recommended the striking out Of t3ose
lines.
Mr.. Hale replied that in the frat place
the Committee had no knowledge that
the eight hour law was not enforced in
the Department Of Printing. There were
persons employed thsTo, working by the
piece, who desired to work more than
eight hours who preferred to work twelve
houYP, and the adoption OF the item might
be conatrued to make theea mep stop
work Rt the end OF eight hours. The re-
suit Of that might be to compel good
workiIgmen to stop work after eight
hours and to allow now, uuLried, gresn
hands to be brought into the Office. In
fact, 1t had been said that the object OF the
provision Waa to introduce $50 new, un-
tried men in the Public Printing Office.
Mr.. HaWley said il the provision had
any meaning whatever, 1t wac IN attempt
to forbid man to work more than eight
hours, and therefore, in behalf ot the
! working msr he proteated against 1t. 1t
ssemed to him piece Of dsmagogy and
nothing else.
Mr.. Hosr objected to the suggestion of
demsgogy.
Mr.. HGwley-I did not know that the
Senator from Massachusetts had anything
to do with 1t. II struck me that 1t was an
effort oil demagoguism and repeat that
remark.
Mr.. Hoar-This proposition Of political
economy whether wise or foolish, Wheth-
| or il is demagoguism, or whether opposl.
ton 10 1t is shallow-patGd assuranCe) is
one which has had the support OF tsuch
profound thinker as John Stuart Mile,
and by such practical ressoners as Thos.
B. McCAuley.