The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-07-18
WORK n FHE SENArh.
John G.. Fremont Placed OH
the Retired List.
qHE EIGHT-H"UR Law PASSED
The senate Rsoodo. from Its sub4idy
A@eud mon. TIA the PostOMos
BIII-Other Notes
SENATE.

WASKIEoroE, July II II. Her said he
was not w. II enough to speak on the
fisheries question to-day.
Allison reported back the sundry civi
appropriation bi J. and the Senate pro-
seeded to the consideration Of bill to
place John c. Fremont On the retired
list as maior-ge ersl of the army.
Reagan and CJckrell oppo.sd the
bHl.
Wilson, of Iowa, asked @ okr-lt
whether ne had not voted to put Fits
John Porter on the retired list.
C1okrell admitted having done SO,
but said if he had done wrong once
that would not justify him in doing
wrong twice. itZjOhn Porter han
nothing to do with the oa-e The mill
tary oom mission examined Fremont r
record AM reported that great wrong
had be, n perpetrated on him. and if
the general of the army endorsed the
report. thea he (Cockrrll) would V0te TO
restore him to his rank.
Wilson suggested that that could
never happen, as General Fremont bad
not been dismissed from the army.
CockreI! corrected that statement
and said the record showed that John
G. Fremont had been oourt-msrtlaled
and dismissed from the army.
After some further discussion, the
bill was passed Yeas % nays 81.
On motion of Plumb, the Senate re-
coded from its amendment to tn" pest
ofice bill, known as the subsidy amend
ment.
The S4nate then resumed considera-
zion of the bill providing for the adjust
nent of the accounts of lsborers, worE-
men and mechanics (employed by gov
srnme0tl under the eight hour law.
offered an amendment to pro
hibit any officer of the government
making any contract or arrangement
whereby any workman, laborer or me-
chsnic shall work more than eight
hours a day except in special emergen-
DIES. Rejeeted-Yess Is, nays 20.
Mr.. Dawes moved to amend the bill
By inserting the words "Thether en-
gagged at a price per day or on piece
work or task work" Agreed TO.
Dawes also moved to insert the fol
lowing words: ANY assent or alleged
agreement to receive less amount, or
work longer tim (requirt d So condi-
ton of being empIoyed) to the contrary
Notwithstanding" Rejected-Yeas 81,
nays %.
The bill thea passed. yeas 25, nays %.
as follows: Yeas-Blair, Bowen,
Cameron, Chandler. Cullom, Davis,
Dolph, Farwell. Faulkner, Frye, Hale.
Palmer, saoin, Sawyer, spooner,
Voorhees,. Wilson, Of Iowa-25. Nays
Bates, Beck, Berry, Blodgett, Brown,
Butler, Call, Cockrell, Coke, George,
Gibson, Gray, Hamilton, Hearst, Jones,
of Arkansas, Mcpherson, Pasco, Pugh,
Reagan, Vance Vest, Walthall %
The first section provides that who
sver as labJrer, workman or mechanic,
has been employed by, or on bshalf OF
the government of the United States
since the tWenty-fifth day of June,
1858, the date of the act of constitu ing
sight hours a days work, whether m.
gagged at a price per day, or piece
work or task work, shall be
paid for each eight hours he
has been employed as for q full days
work without any reduction on account
of reduction of the hours of labor. The
second section provides that all claims
for labor SO performed in excess of
eight hours per day as hereby referred
10 LUe OOuIk VI CIhlnlS W % 6u uUlC6G6O
upon the basis that eight hours consti-
tutes a days work and are to be paid
for at the price per day as provided for
in the first section of this act and the
judgment given against the United
States in favor of each claimant for
the amount found due to be paid as
other judgments OF the court of claims
against the United States and no statute
Of Limitation or payment made or
receipt given for less the sum per day
than the full price of days work as
provided for in the first section of this
aot shall bar tho right of recovery,
provided thai all suits under
this &C. shall be commenced within two
wears within and after its passage. and
any number of claimants may join in
the same suit, and provides further that
any amount allowed under this act shall
only be paid to such claimant in person
or his representatives.
The bill for the admission OF the State
of Washington was taken up and will
be unfinished business" and the Sem
ate adjourned. ID