Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-01-26
CAPITAL BUDGET.

| indications of a Lively SkIrmish-A Stifke
/ Soon Ended-Nationat Board OF Trade
| Convention the Reading
/ strike-The New Law in Regard to Third
and Fourth Glass Mail Matter Given Inn
mediate Eject.
1 LIVELY SKIRMISH IMPENDING.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 20-The indications
| are that lively skirmish is In reserve
| among members of the House committee
/ on ways and means, and that it VIII
break out one of these days and be taken.
| to the floor of the House. The Republicans
| of the committee openly charge the DEM
| ocrats with design to throttle comment
upon the Tariff bill, which the major ity
| are to lay before the commit tea, and a
| scheme to go around the regular course or
procedure. They say the majority In
tend to produce the bill for the revision
of the tariff in the committee first in
stead of introducing it in the House, and
having it referred. rs is the custom, and
that the design is to keep it from public
view and comment till it is reported to
the House from t..e committees; that it is
in course OF preparation, and 1t is TO
come direct from the conference of Demo
Gratis TO the committee, receive hasty con-
sideration and go to the House, and that
when it appears for the first time be-
fore the committee, it will have a
w
debate in the comm ittee, they declare, but
will not afford the country an opportunity
to discuss It itself until it is too late. The
bill, as it will come to and go from the
committee, is TO have a caucus pledge OF
support This procedure the Republican
mem bers of the committee will protest
against, and they say there Will be q
regular hammer and tongs time OF it
should it be necessary to stay the design
of the majority.
SHORT But EFFECTIVE STRIKE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-One of the sh ort-
est and most successful strikes on record
occurred a few days ago at the Bureau OF
Engraving and Printing here. An order
was issued directing that the girls who
act as assistants to the men in charge OF
the presses, be changed from press to
press. The execution of the order, how
ever, was strongly objected to,
as the preSsmen are paid In
proportion to the amount of work
performed, and accordingly when the
assistants become accus toned 70 the work
of each man it involves material reduc-
ton in the amount of work accomplished
to have them changed. Upon receiving
the order, q committee at once waited
upon the assistant chief o. the bureau,
and informed him that the pressmen
had stopped work, Inl unless the
order was rescnde6 woul Il at once leave
the building. Another committee was
also delegated to wait on Chief Graves.
Before the committee had time to see
him, however. Mr.. Graves sent word that
the obnoxious order had been revoked,
and that it would not be necessary for
the committee to communicate with him
directly. The one hundred and eighty
nine pressmen at once returned to
work, and the strike, which lasted
about thirty minutes terminated. A
strike in this department iwould cause
serious Inconvenience, as great skill is
required on the part of the men.
NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE CONVENTION.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-The National
Board of Trade convention yesterday
passed resolutions urging Congress to re-
wise the National banking laws in con-
sonance with the recommendation of
Comp tro ler Trenholm, advocating the
refunding of four per cent. Government,
bonds at a low rate of Interest, redeema-
BILE in annual ms talments from 1891
to 1921, with view to the
use of the new loan security
for National banking circulation; also,
urging he repeal of the law providing
for the compulsory purchase of silver
ullion.
The resolutions proposed by the New
York, Philadelphia, Boston and New Ha-
ven DOaFuS, 1aVOTluS suUSl-
dies to American shipping, were adopted,
but ''free-ship" amendment was defeat-
ed by a vote of go to 10.
Resolutions were also adopted recon-
mending the passage of uniform pilotage
law: the holding of an International
maritime conferences; favoring extra
dition treaties covering embezzlement,
and recommending an amendment to the
Constitution so as to allow the President.
80 70 in, lott ION,
bills.
The convention last evening, after
several days of interesting and very
industrious work, adjourned sine die.
The next convention will open in Chicago.
on the second Wednesday of next Novem-
ber
1.-THE READING RAILROAD
STRIKE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-At meeting Of
the House committee on commerce this.
the subcommittee having under
the Anderson resolution to
investigate the Reading railroad strike
was discharged from consideration of the
subject, and it was taken up by the full
which was about evenly di-
vided upon its advisability. The
opponents of the resolution hold
that Congress has no jurisdiction, and
can not inquire into affairs between
employees and empl oyers where public in
terests are not jeopardized; but that If
there is jurisdic lotion, it is only through
the Inter State Commerce Commission.
The final disposition of the resolution was.
postponed until next Tuesday, when rep
resentatives of the strikers will probably
be present and ask for favorable action by
the committee.
PROMPT COMPLIANCE WITH LAW.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-Postmaster.
General Dickinson yesterday promulgated
rules and regula tions in conformity with
the new law just passed by Congress and
signed by the President yester-
lay, respecting permissible writ
ing and printing on second, third and
fourth class matter. Under the regulations
the restriction as to writing upon third
and fourth class matter are substantially
the same as under the old law, but in
general, all restriction as to printing on
these two classes of matter are removed,
except as to reservation of space neces-
;ory for addressing the matter aud plac-
The postage stamps on it. In all cases
directions for transit delivery forward
ng or return are to be deemed part of the
address.
A Grand Army Reception.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-There was O re-
,eption held at Grand Army Hall here