Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-23
Senate.

WASHINGTON, May 22-In the Senate,
the Committee on Finance this morning
ordered an adverse report on the frac-
tional currency bill, but in its place bill
will be reported reducing the fee upon
postal notes for less than 81 to one cent?
The Senate, at 2 40 p. NJ, proceeded
to the consideration Of executive busi-
ness.
The doors were re-opened at 2 O'Clock
when the Senate proceeded to the con-
sideration of unfinished business, the
question being,the House bill to establish
a Department of Labor, and Reagan adj
dressed the Senate in opposition. His
speech was brief and at its conclusion he
moved substitute. There were nine
yeas and twenty-seven nays Qess than
a quorum, } and then Mr.. Reagan with
drew his substitute. Various amend
ments TO the bill principally corrections
in phraseology) were offered by Edmunds
and agreed to. The bill was then
passed, and conference committee or
dered, and Senators Blair, Wilson, OF
Iowa, and George were appoint
ed conferees on the part OF
the Senate. The bill provides for
Department of Labor, the general de-
sign and duties of which shall be to ac-
quire and diffuse among the people of the
United States useful information on sub
jects connected with labor in the most
general and comprehensive sense OF that
word, and especially upon its relation to
capital, the hours of labor, earnings OF
laboring men and women, and means OF
promoting their material, social, intel
lectual and moral prosperity. The per-
sonnel is to consist Of Commissioner, to
be appointed by the President, by and
with the advice and consent of the Sem
ate, who is to hold office for four years
and receive salary of $1,000, Chief
Clerk, Chief Stenographer, and various
minor clerks, copyists and messengers.
A message from the President, return
ing without his approval the Senate bill
for the relief OF Lieut. Warden, recently
postmaster at Lawrence, Kansas, for
extra clerk hire from July 1, 1882, to June
30, 1888. The grounds OF veto are that
allowance to post-masters for clerk hire
are fixed by the Postal Department; that
in this case SO 100 was allowed that APP
plication for additional allowances were
twice declined that the expenses were,
therefore, incurred at thespost-master' 8
own risk, and that the passage OF special
acts in such cases would have danger
GUS tendency to encourage post-masters
to substitute their own judgement for
that of the Departments and to relax
wholesale discipline. 58
A committee of reference was ordered
on the Pension Appropriation bill, and
Senators Allison, Dawes and German
were appointed. ss
Senator Frye introduced a resolution,
which the Senate adopted, calling on the
Secretary OF War for probable cost OF
breakwater in Santa Monica Bay at a
depth OF nine fathoms, and of a length
and location to secure safe anchorage at
all points not less than onemile in width ;
also what part of said amount could be
spent this year.
The following bills were taken from
the calendar and passed: Senate bill to
granting right Of way to Yankton and
Missouri Valley Railroad through Indian
Reservation in Washington Territory
Senate bill for the relief of various trades.
men and others in Portland, Oregon, for
labor done and materials supplied for the
revenue cutter, Thomas Corwin in 1876
'76. The Senate then adjourned.