Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-07-18
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The Senate,

WASHINGTON, July 17th-In the Senate
Teller said he was not well enough to speak
on the fisheries question.
Allis' n reported back the sundry civil
appropriation bill.
The Senate proceeded to the considera.
Ii On of the bill to place John G. Fremont
on the retired list as Major General of
the army.
Regan and Cockrell opposed the bill
Wilson of Iowa asked Cockrell whether
he had not voted to put Fitzjohn Porter ON
the retired list
Cockrell admitted having done so. but
said if he had done wrong once that would
not justify him in doing wrong twice
Fitzjohn Porter had nothing to do with
the case. If a Military Commission ex-
amined FIemOnts record and reported
that great wrong had been perpetrated
on him. and if the General of the Army
indorsed the report, then he (CockrelD
would vote to restore him TO his rank.
Wilson suggested that that could never
happen, as General Fremont had not been
dismissed from the army.
Cockreil corrected that statement, and
said the record showed that John O. Ere
mont had been court martialed and dis
missed from the army.
After some further discussion the bill was
passed-yeas %, nays 21.
On motion of Plumb the Senate receded
from Its amendment TO the postoffice bill,
known as the subsidy amendment
The Senate then resumed consideration
of the bill providing for the adjustment OF
the accounts of laborers, workmen and
riechanics employed by the Government
! under the eigh.-hour law.
Stewart supported the bill. and offered
an amendment to prohibit any officer of
the Government making any contract or
agreement whereby any workmen, laborer.
or mechanic shall work more than eight
hours day, except in special emergencies
Rejected-yeas Is, nays %.
Dawes moved to amend the bill by in
serting the words whether engaged at a
price per day, or on piece work, or task
work" Agreed to.
Dawes also moved to insert the following
words: Any assent or alleged agreement
10 receive a less amount or to work a
longer time required as g condition of be-
ing employed, to the contrary notwith-
standing" Reiec.ed-yeas 21, nays %
The bill was then passed by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas - Blair, Bowen, Cameron, Chandler.
CullOm, Davis, Dolph, rarweu, Faulkner, frye,
Hale, Hawley, Hoar. Kenna Mitchell, Palmer,
Sabln Sawyer, Spooner, Stewart, Stockbridge,
.
Butler, Cali, Cockrell, Cook George, Gibson
Gray, Hamilton, Hearst Jones of Arkansas,
Mcpherson. Pasco, Pugh Regan, Vance, Vest,
Waltham-29.
The first section provides that whoever,
as Il laborer. workman or mechanic has
been employed by or on be half of the Gov
ernment since the 25th day of June, 1868
(the date of the Act constituting eight
hours days work., whether engaged at a
price per day or by piece work, or task
work, shall be paid for each eight hours he
had been employed as for a full days work,
without any reduction on account of a re-
duction of the hours of labor
The second section provides that all
claims for labor so performed in excess Of
eight hours per day, is hereby referred to
the Court OF Gains, TO be aojudicated upon
the basis that eight hours constitute days
work, and are 10 be paid for at price per
day rs provided for in the first section of
this Act, and any Judgment given against
The United States III favor of each claimant
for 'he amount found due to be paid
as other judgments of the Court OF
Claims against the United States and no
statute OF limitations, nor payment, nor
receipt given for less sum per day than
the full price of days work, as provided
for in the first section of this Act, shall bar
the right of recovery; provided that all
suits under this Act shall be commenced
within two Years within and after its pas
sage, and any number of claimants may
Join in the same suit. and provided further
that any amount allowed under this Act
shall only be paid to such claimant in per-
son or his personal representative.
The bill for the admission of the State Of
Washington was taken up, and will be
unfinished business" tomorrow.
Adjourned.