Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-06
The Eigbt.Hour Law.
FUTNTs PROM TEE DISCUSSION IN THE sExarg YE
TERDAY.

FOISTs PROM TEE DISCUSSION IN THE sKSarE YES
TEKDAY.
When the urgent deficiency bill was taken I'D
nv the senate yesterday afternoon, a proposition
WAS made 10 strike from the bill the amendment
adopted by the House. directing the enforcement
of Jls eiznt-hOur law In the Government Printing
Ofii,c- Mr.. HO@r inquired Of Mr.. Hale why the
committee htd recommended the striking out OF
these Has Mr.. Hale replied that. In the first
place, t.r committee mad nc knowledge that the
s-IEEt-h1ur LAW WAS not enforced Ia the depart
IA AZ Of pubic printing There were persons
piUSc their working by the piece who desired 10
WORK mIre than eight hours, who preferred 10
Won Twelve hours ami tn adoption OF the item
f4lsnt IT, Constr Ued tc make these men stop work
The end Of eight hours The result OF that
mIgat Oe 10 compel good wOTkinymen 10 stop
.aUFh after eight hours and 10 allow Lew, untried
.rvu hands 10 h. brought tutO the ONCE In TACT
l.ti l-'-n said that the OBJECT Of the provision
-.s o. Introduce lJO new, Gntrird men into the
I4ulIC printing once.
III. pJ1i 49,, ION provoked iauch discussion. Mr.
Huar >sii that 20 strike out the clause would be
al Indication that the Senate was Indifferent 10
H. ii bet, or hat IL did not favor the eight hour
4t"- NJ Ev aTis said ne was not disposed 20 pre-
N"4I lhe lhS-rtlUn OF Tie cLlu>e n The Senate e.
sired %. lie Only wished TO AhOw on what ground
t-r nate desired IL IL nd not belong TO Con-
~, hv sd1, hut WAS d-rOs ttlOn IRON ITS di5-
10y - Eiv- rcpriinand admCnltiOn, or advice IN
tA- fuh.lc Printer deserved 10 De repr.rlanded
rh~ r-PFllnaud sht uld COuIs iron! The executive
n"i tJu The legislative authority. Mr.. Reagan
f-i+-itrd 'M1. 'hls was very extraordinary pro-
Cfsuiu-. There WAS DO complaint that the Gig, a.
Lolf IA. NaA icing NlJ4dttd IN the pubic printing
Of4ce. lie could not conceive OF anything mOfe
liCglOL. Mr.. Hale said mat there wa. evtd-ntIy
fceLu In the >culle that 10 strike out Ihe uroA
N.,I1E NOulo BE- considered an Interference WITH
Tie execution II the eight-lOur law H.. did not
~uvpC7~ Et the senate desired 10 take that posi-
tOn- - lar = he was concerned, b. WAS villa,
4 1T The provision 60 NJ. Hawlsy protested
JEtiE-f Tie retention OF the provision. as N WAS
al atr-Inpt " IOTOld man 70 WORK more than
e..hl hours IL seemed 10 I'm ike piece OF DEM
sso.lsln- Mr. HOar objected 10 the Suggestion OF
C-u41Zu-lS sin
Nr d wl.y-I I'D not know that the Senator
from Massachusetts, had anything % 10 with IT,
AZ -,TlrS me hat &c Was an efOrt OF demagoyism.
Sli 4 trpedt that remark
Nr. HJar-Ials proposition OF political economy
CANE wise IT foolish whether IL II dem IgoL-
i-Ia " whether opposition 10 IL Is shallow -patPd
s--Iu.nrcj l. one wnlch has uad the support OF
-urI P-ufDUu1 JRlnSers as yJhn Stuart Mil and OF
s.sg- Practical reason rs as Thomas Il. Macauly.
Al,-T IIIih.r discussion ft Was decided not 70
stI!Ae O1J the clause
a fitter Place for tine Jackson statue.
u til l'.tur .: Thy EVENING STAR:
am sUrry hat your correspondent, Mr. Clark,
Ti,;ooS NY ssestion OF the removal o. the JAG =
o1u statue % tAr hiJe Lot an offensive one or
- intended. 10 any sense whatever, 10 De derJg-
aO-I 70 lie IL mOcy OF a hero who must Away
cupJ a prCUiine1L place In the history OF our
c"Ur'r'- N one can possibly desire TO show more
81 Tor i-l' Li-IaOry tnal the Nrl.eT, anu Tine
s-~ .-~ilun arose from a belief that tie chan e
N91 AID 90 the artistic ef1ec- OF he statue tseiI
= "tO.c-lt, present location, aside IRON the
hl,h' A-rT ~ The square which sloGld nave b N
sa.f4 ss'ksJn rather than Lafayette Squars.
b'iu- IN 44ny rssp@cts less suitable tuan the one
liJIf'>',4. Certainly the somewhat ex 4gesraI ed
4i|-"tti n OF the horse YOul u IN bel Ger keep
IL IN tne hDerIl dimensions Of thr White Lot
Occupies. "a q A.