Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-06
CONGRESSIONAL,
Tho Senate Considers the EGgkt- Seur
RuIs in ths ONCE oil the
PnblIc Printer
,xo,,on Before the House to Sppoint q
Committee TO IaVss'iGA'e the dFsa'
Burlington Strike.
FIftietla Congress.
THE SENATE.

the nostotflce 6Dd pOSt-roSus cOMhls'eeI
Wessrs. Edmunds and Clllom the Postal
telegraph bills sud reported favoraoiy the
ORIGINAL bill to regulate interstate COM
1oeTce carried on by telegraph and to sub
ioct telegraph companies to the supeTVis-
ION ct the interstate comm-rce commls-
sion.
Mr. Cnllom insisted this bill should be
,efsrred to the interstate committee.
sharp conflict b5tween ths commit
+ees followed and the matter finally went
over without acton.
Among the petitions presented snd re-
fsrred were the following:
For the abolition OF all licenses ana
taxes on commercial travellers.
From the WUmeu's Christian Temper
snce Uaion for the repeal CT internal
revenue taxes or alcoholic liquors ana
for prohibitory amendment to the con-
stitutior.
From citizens Of Kansas against the
Springer Oklahoma bill and from CITIZENS
OF Nebraska in favor it.
Th!rty-tWo petitions were presented by
Mr., Sherman for the passing of the per
diem service pension bill and numerous
hills from ether states to the same effect.
The House concurrent resolution di-
rectiug the Secretary of the Navy to des-
ignste 8 national vessel to convex the re-
mains of ex- President PACE Of Venezuels
10 Lsgusyen was passed.
A bill was reported to incorporate the
Atlantic and Pacific Ship Canal Company.
Calendar,
Asuufaished business the pension bill
WAS laid aside and the urgent deficiency
appropriation bill was taken up for con-
sideration.
Among the more important amendments
recommended by the committee on ap-
propristIons and adopted by the Senate
were the following:
Inserting sn item of 77,495 TO COM
plete the reports of the Tenth census.
Reducing the item for contingent ex.
penses of the land offices from 1856, 900 TO
S25, 600.
Striking cut the sum Of $4,000 for light
and fog signal at Lake BorgDe, Miss.
Striking out OF the $4,000 for miscel-
lsneous expenses of the United States
courts, being the deficiency Tor the year
Inserting an item of SOS, 1000 for print
Ing and nding for the Postoflce Depart
ment.
The amendment 20 strike out the fol-
lowing paragraph, "And the Public
Printer is hereby directed to rigIdlY en-
force the provisions Of the eight-hour
law in the depa:tme under his charge"
having been reached, Mr.. HOsr inquired
of MI. Hale why the committee had
recommended the striking out OF those
lines.
MIR. Hale replied that in the 6-st place
the committee had NO knowledge thst the
eight hour law was not enforced in the
Department of Public Printing. There
we're persons there working by the piece
who desired to work more than eight
hours, who preferred to work twelve
hours, and the adoption OF the item
might be construed to make these men
stop work at the end Of eight hours. The
result of that might be to compel gooc
men to stop work after eight hours and tc
allow new, untried, green hands to bt
brought into the Office. 10 fact, 1t had
been said thst the object of the provision
WAS to introduce $50 new, uutried men
into the public printing office.
Mr.. HAWley said II the provision het
any meaning whatever 1t was an sttempi
to forbid man to work more than elgh'
hours, and therefore in behalf of tns
Workingmen he protested against 1t. l
and nothing else.
Mr.. HoIr objected to the suggestion Of
demagoguism.
M. Hawiey-"f did not know that the
Senator from Massachusetts had anything
TO do with 1t. II struck me that 1t wal
an effort Of demAgogism. l repeat that
remark"
Mr.. Hosr-"This proposition of politi
cal economy, whether wise or foolish;
whether it is demsgOgism or whether op
position to it is shalloR-pAted assurance
is one which has had the support Of sacl
profound thinkers as John Stuart Mill
and Of such practical ressoners as Thomas
B. Macsuly."
MIR. Hale moved TO add TO the provision
that il should not be construed so IS tt
interfere with piece work or 10 extra
work in the government prin.ing Office
He wished the discussion II
close, and said thas thu
Senators would have three or four
months to look up the great question
GLlughter1 He finally withdrew hi:
amen menI and also withdrew his oppos
ition to the original House provision.
Without taking vote the Senate pro.
ceeded to executive business AID sooI
adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 5-Hr. White O.
Indians introduced the following pream
BILE and resolution, which were referred
to the committee on commerce:
Whereas, there has been inAugurated ;
great strike on the Chicsg0, Burlington
and Quincy Railroad, which, If not speed
ily checked, will end in widespread desti
tuition and suffering not only to those i'm.
mediately engaged in it,but to others WIT
are not directly connected Herewith, yet
nevertheless, are greatly affected by tn,
prolongation and continuance OF SAT-
strike.
Resolved, that special committee O.
five members be appointed by the Speske
to proceed at once to Chicago and there
investigate the condition of stfalrs IN re-
lation 10 said strike, and that they b.
empowered and requested to act SIS medi
Gtors between the Chicsgo, Burlington
and Quincy Railroad and Chief Arthur
and bring about q settlement OF the pend
ing troubles and differences, which vii
be amicsble and agreeable to both par
ties, so that the strike will terminate.
BY Mr.. Breckenridge OF Kentucky-T'
declare trusts unlawful.
By MT. Glover of New York, calling
upon the Secretary Of War for informA