Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-24
LEGISLATORS ON LABOR.
Ben Butterworth Takes a Bold
Stand.
STRONG CRITICISM OFTHEK.OT L.

Remarks Brought out by AiiusIon to
Steam Press Work in the Bureau of En-
graving-The Ohloan Accuses the House
of Poltroonery-o Capital News.
WASHINGTON, Jan 24-The house dis
,ussed at length, but without action, the
undry civil appropriation bill
Mr.. Landes qlls) raised point Of order
against the clause of the bill providing pay
nent for the use of the steam presses in the
bureau of engraving and printing a royalty
not exceeding one cent per thousand impress
iions
The point having been overruled by the
,hair, Mr. Landes moved to strike out the
clause. He was aware, he said, that war was
oeing made upon the steam presses, but
build the government afford to drive out the
presses for which SO, 900 had been paid to
ncur an expense Of Sl9O0OO in order to add
100 employees to the force Of the bureau.
Mr.. McAdoo On. j. said that Chief Bell,
II the secret service, and number OF bank
Frs had objected to the steam press work.
Mr.. Foran lo.) said that the steam presses
we're not used by any country which desired
and intended TO put in circulation a first
class circulating medium. Steam machinery
could not print a first class steel engraving
Mr. Butterworth (O.l said that IL it was
true that the work of the steam presses was
Of an inferior character and could be easily
sounterfeited, the presses should be promptly
got rid OF. But the superintendent of the
bureau denied this. He had been told, he
did not know what truth there was in it,
that the men who worked on the steam presses
we're Missed and annoyed while going to
aud from work by the hand printers II this
were true, the secretary Of the treasury and
the superintendent of the bureau ought to be
impeached for not vindicating the right Of a
man in this country to earn his bread.
lApplause He (Mr. Butterworth) wanted
70 put himself in this posltion-that not by
his vote should there be change in the
presses at the behest OF dictation OF any
combination, society or collection Of indi-
viduals. He believed in standing by the
blacksmith, not because he was a blacksmith
but because he was a man. We have pretty
nearly reached a condition Of things in this
country when noboag has the right to dis
charge. GIaughterl
Mr. Foran-And am glad Of it.
Mr. Butterworth--I recommend TO the
Knights of Labor whipping post in front
Of the Capitol, and lick about twenty-five
members Of the houss ON the last Saturday
in each month (Laughter) / hope that in
Gods providence that the tins win come
when our manhood win assert itself and We
will not sneak like poltroons tas / have seen
The house do over and over again at the
dictates Of some gentlemen in the galleries.
lApplausel have compromised my man
hood once or twice. hope that the mex
time I do it l shall be paralyzei where
stand. tApplausel
Mr.. Long moved to amend so as to make thl
royalty fifty cents per thousand impressions
Mr.. Farquhar said that there was an EN-
ploye in the bureau who had improved tn
steam presses and had never received a cent
for bis improvements, He Farquhar de
,lared that the man dare not g into court I,
get his rights for fear he would lose his place
That was the class Of tyranny that was used
by the heads of departments here. He defec
any man in this house to say otherwise thar
that the organized mechanics Of the land haC
been the men who had built up and kept III
the industries Of the country.
Mr.. Butterworth said that he approved Of
the combination of labor, but he did not ap
prove of force being used to exclude any
American from any walk Of life or any call.
ing. He would say TO his friend from New
York (Farquhar that it was not in him. MOI
could God Almighty put it in him to be more
devoted to the sons Of labor, whoever and
wherever they were than he lButterworth
was. But he denied the right Of any associa
tion to say to his boy that he should not Learn
the trade of his father. If this house had don,
its duty the children Of the men who haG
made and kept the republic would not b,
crowded out Of employment by the ship
loads of lazzaroni from Europe who landed
daily on our shores (Applnuse.) Here wa.
the real trouble The trouble was not witt
immigration. An immigrant brought in en-
srgy, thought some money, moral makeup
manhood, but we were having thrown upo1
our shores every hour men who represented
nothing upon Gods earth except an appetite
q stomach and an alimentary canal. laugh
ter and applause.l Our system Of immigra-
tion tended to dilute our moral makeup, oul
social makeup, our political makeup unit
we were now the mere bidders for the vic
ious who held the balance Of power (Ap
plause.) There was only one way to bring
general prosperity, that was the largest lib
erty to fight the battle Of life as best he could
untrammeled by a system which prevented
him from enjoying any right. applause
The senate took up the District of Colum
bia appropriation bill after transacting con-
siderable routine business Of no particular
public interest. The bill provides for the
improvement Of Washington streets and
other Improvements.
TARIFF PROSPECTS OF THE IN THE HOUSE.
The general idea at the Capitol is that the
vote Oh the tariff bill in the senate. being Oh
strict party lines, has sohdfied the Demo
cratic party in the house. The ways and
means committee appears TO have contro
again, and no one for moment expects that
the bill may be referred to some other com.
mittee The men who are so anxious foI
relief from the tobacco tax that they have
been talking little Of voting for the senate
bill in order 10 get it, have practically de
cided that they cannot follow such course
without injury to themselves and their party
They hold that if Senator Brown, of Georgia
who is, by all odds, the most advanced pro
tectionist in the party, could not vote fol
the senate bill, then no Democrat can.
II is boldly asserted that should a vote be
reached on the bill in the house the party
line would not be broken II is expected
that the bill VIII come over from the senate
to-day, and that it will be referred TO thu
ways and means committee without opposi
tion ON the Democratic side. Whether, wher
the bill is in their hands, the committee viii
report it back again, is still matter Of doubt
even TO the committeeman themselves, prob
ably. The Republicans Of the house do no
expect to ever hear of the bill again after 4
goes to the committee. The prevailing belle
is that the bill win never get into conference
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