The Brookhaven leader., 1888-01-26

Convention-InvestigatI the Reading
strike-The New Law in Regard TO THIRD
and Fourth Glass Mail Matter Given I'm
mediate Eject.
A LIVELY sKIRNIsH 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 1t will
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 tee, and a
scheme to go around the regular course Of
procedure. They say the maj ority in
tend to produce the bill for the revision
of the tariff in the committee first, in
stead of introducing IL in the House, and
having II referred as is the custom, and
that the design is to keep it from public
view and comment till it is reported to
the House from tie committee; that It Is
in course of preparation, and it 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, IL will have
report with it. This will not only cut off
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
members of the committee will protest
against, and they say there will be
regular hammer and tongs time of ii
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 recor d
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 accustomed to the work
of each man it involves a material reduc.
tion in the amount of work accomplished
to have them changed. Upon receiving
the order, a committee at once waited
upon the assistant chief Of the bureau,
and informed him that the pressmen
had stopped work, and unless the
order was rescinded would d at once leave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 strife, which lasted
about thirty minutes terminated. A
strike in this department lwould 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 tr oler Trenholm, advocating the
refunding of four per cent. Government
bonds at a low rate of interest, redeema-
BILE in annual instalments from 1891
to 1921, with view to the
use of the new loan as security
for National banking circulation; also,
urging the 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 boards, favoring bountes and subsi.
dies to American shipping, were adopted,
but "free-ship" am ,ndment was defeat
ed by vote of 220 to 10.
Resolutions were also adopted recon-
mending the passage of a 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
to veto separate items in appropriation
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-
Der.
STRIKE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-At meeting of
the House committee on commerce this
morning the sub committee having under
consideration the Anderson resolution to
was discharged from consideration of the
subject and it was taken up by the full
committee, which was about evenly di
vided upon it's 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 Jurisdiction, il is only through
the Inter Stat to 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. 2l.-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-
day, 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 after are removed,
except as to reservation Of space neces-
sorry for addressing the matter and plac-
the postage stamps on it. In all cases
directions for transit delivery forward
ing or return are to b. deemed part of the
address.
VIII Aid the Strikers.
WASHINGTON, Jan, 20 District As