Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-21
EIGHT-HOUR LAW CLAIMS.
The Subject Up in the House.
The Senate.

the second reading OF the bill.
Mr.. Vance denied the correctness OF the state
ment made yesterday by MIR. Blair, as to there
being 20, 900 ex-COnfederaIe soldiers in the state
OF North Carolina alone who had lost limbs and
many OF whom were destitute and in alms-houses.
lie had not clearly heard the remark yesterday. The
senator had been misinfOrmed There was no such
number OF disabled ex-sOldiers in that state.
ThoSe who were utterly helpless were pensiOned
ny the State "a small pension certainly; and last
year about $4,000 had been expended in relieving
the restitution OF those unable TO work. Most OF
cupati0ns OF life, and were not to be described as
suner1ng and In destitutiOn. There were none Of
them In alms-houses, and none had died there.
MT: Blair explained that he had meant to say
wounded soldiers
Tne Dill was laid over as proposed.
BILLS ON THE CALENDAR.
The Senate then proceeded to take up and act
upon the bills on the calendar in their regular
order, passing such as were not objected to.
INSPECTION OF MEATS FOR EXPLORATION.
The bill providing for an inspection OF meats for
expectation and prohibiting the importation Of
aduterated articles OF food or drink having been
reached, Mr.. Beck asked Mr. Evarts, (who had re-
ported IL from the committee on foreign relatiOnS
whether 1t was the unanimous report OF that COM
mittee, and whether due care had been taken to
protect property rights.
troouced, reported and passed at the last session.
It was the unanimous report Of the committee
out ne had u an amendment 70 ofIer allowing the
Tne amendment was offered and agreed to, and
the bill passed.
House OF Representatives.
On motion of MIR. Allen, Of Mississippi, Senate
bill was passed appropriating $4,000 for the con-
struction Of a road from COrinth, Miss to the ma
tional cemetery near that place.
Mr.. Randall Q'a.) presented the memorial OF the
Philadelphia board OF trade urging the passage Of
the differentiation bill Referred.
TARIFF RESOLUTIONS FROM PHILADELPHIA.
Also, resolutions OF the Philadelphia board OF
trade. declaring that, while the revision OF the
tariff and the laws governing the tariff, may have
would tend to cripple, break up or destroy the
home industries and home markets OF
ssss,on United Ss sss sss'es that the
Be only Of such character as will aid the further
OF manufactures, and that no free
importation Of any article should be allowed that
Will initiate against any OF the indus
tries of the country; that to destroy or
even seriously impair the manufacturing In
deprivation Of employment or the reduction Of the
wages OF millions now engaged in these industries
to the low standard OF the foreign wage-worker
law, would prove injurious to many important and
long established industries OF the country. Re-
ferred.
PAUPER IMMIGRANTS.
Mr.. O'Neill {Pa.) presented q memorial OF busi-
ness men Of Philadelphia asking that penalty be
bringing into the country pauper, criminal and
contract immigrants. Referred.
THE EIGHT-H0UR LAW CLAIMS
The House then went into committee of the
whole (Mr Hatch, Of Missouri In the chair on the
bill referring to the Court OF Claims for the ad-
and mechanics arising under the eight-hour law.
Extension of Fourth street.
LETTER OF THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS TO REPRE-
SENTATIVE CLEMENTS.
The Commissioners have written to Chairman
Clements, Of the subcommittee OF the House ap-
propriations committee on District appropriations,
In relation TO the opening Of 4th street extended
enclosing petitions from Cardinal Gibbons and
Others, owners OF property on the line of 4th
road, together with an estimate prepared in the
Office Of the Engineer Commissioner OF the cost Of
opening said street and completing 1t to Bunker
Hill road. The Commissioners say that they have
not included the extension OF this street In any OF
their recommendations, because in their opinion
,u It would Ii..IN not be in keeping with other
to expend the amount OF money required
TO open 4th street east at this time
important street, and that it would be Of great ad-
vantage TO the property bordering on the exten-
sion and TO the interest OF the great university
road, to open and lay out the road at this time.
The only dfculty that presents itself is the fact
that the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
occupies part Of this road with its Metropolitan
branch, and that company so far has failed to
make any dedication OF the property occupied by
,Os Sns Sse o. ~ her ts e ~
that may be made available for the opening OF
suburban streets This they have done In view OF
the fact that the courts have held In recent case
that the Commissioners could take no steps to-
ward the opening OF new roads or streets outside
Of the city limits before an appropriation to meet
the expense OF such work was made. II Congress
Will appropriate the amount OF money asked for
by the Commissioners as general fund out of
tnsy pay sns the
should not at once be applied to the surveying,
plating and opening OF this street as far as the
fund appropriated would justify 1t.
The District I'm Congress.
THE ROCK CREEK RAILROAD BILL PASSES THE SENATE.
In the Senate yesterday the House bill to ircor-
pOrate the Rock Creek Railroad Co. was passed
with amendments. On motion OF Mr. Harris it
was referred to committee OF conference, and
Messrs: Harris. Farwell. and Spooner were ap-
THE EASTERN BRANCH BRIDGE
Mr.. Mcpherson introduced in the Senate yester-
day bill TO amend the act for the construction OF
bridge across the Eastern Branch. 1t proposes
to authorize the Secretary OF War to make what
ever IN the plan that are to
and for this purpose II approprlates $4,000.
LobOr.Day i'm the House.
TILT BETWEEN MR.. o'NEILL AND Mr.. RoGERs-
TWO BILLS PASSED.
There was sharp tilt between Mr.. ONeill, OF
Missouri, and Mr. Rogers of Arkansas, in the House
yesterday afternoon, over q question Of the con-
sideration OF labor bills by the House. resolu-
tiOn setting aside the goth and 21st OF March.
18th Of April and 18th OF May for consideration OF
such bills was passed, but not without opposition.
The opposition was led by Mr.. Rogers OF Arkan-
sas, who said that the appropriation bills were
yet to come, ana the tariff bill (Which interested
the working people OF the country . hundred
Times more Ihan any conceivable bill over which
the labor committee had Jurisdfctionl was nearly
ready 70 De submitted TO the House
MT. ONetll, addressing himself to Mr.. Rogers
Said: II Will tell these gentlemen that you have
talked out this morning hour; that you have &C
compnshed your purpose, and you have simply
0een the TOOL that has been used for that pur-
Mr.. Rogers demanded that the words be taken
clerks desk.
man froW Missouri be allowed to proceed In order,
ana, tnS motion being agreed 70, Mr.. O'Neili, re-
Mr.. Rogers pronounced the reference to himself
as absolutely untrue. and nnally withdrew his op-
position ana the resolution was passed.
The House passed bill making liable TO seizure
ana sale 70 satisfy the claims OF mechanical labor.
e OF eerventS for services rendered In the D1sCrct
Of Columbia, any property above 800 IN value
Anoenor Dill was passed extending the eight
hour law % lstter-cafFtera