The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-24
the House OF Representatives.

ANNlNNloN, jan -, lnmtdihlNlN
after the reading OF the journal the House
went into Comm liee OF the Whole, Mr.
Dockory, OF Missouri, in the chair on the
sundry civil appropriation bill.
Mr.. I.anics, OF Illinois, moved to strike
out the clause OF the hill providing that
for the use Of steam presses IN the Bureau
Of Engraving aud Printing n royalty shall
be- paid not exceeding | cent per 1000
impressions.
A long discussion cnsucd ~ 20 the rcll.
tive merits Of hand presses, steam press
work, during which Mr. iuttcrWurh uid
that the organization Of tho hand plato
printers had declared war upon the steam
machines, aud had determined that they
should 70. II they ought 10 20 ON their
merits, lot them 90, bat Il they ought not
Ia 50 ON their merits, the fact that these
gentlemen desired them 10 40 was not the
slightest reason for putting them out lie
had been told (he did not know what
truth there was In ~ that the men who
worked the steam presses were Missed and
ANNOYED while going 10 and from work los
the hand printers II this were true. the
Secretary NJ the Treasury and the Super.
intcndont Of the Bureau ought 10 be
impcaChod lur not indicating the right Of
a man In this country to earn his bread.
Applause. II itworc true and lac bad been
superintendent, the man Who hal Missed
would not have come into the bureau
again II lac could prevent. This WIS still
America, aud his boy had right 10 work
without asking tho permission OF any or
ganizaiion Of men. II ho could not he
AIR Buticrworth) was In favor Of rcyolu-
ton. lApplausc. lie had been informed
that no the steam prcssmgn went 81 work
the dead march WIS whisilcd. II that
were true, Il was nn unspeakable outrage
committed within the shadow II the Capt.
tol. lie had asked one Of the committee
of hand prcWmcn Who had waited on
the Committee on Appropriations whether
II was true that the steam pfcssmpn
hal been Missed. The maH had replied, that
was no part ol their policy, bat that the
kissing had arisen from this fact On the
OCCASION oi q meeting ul tie Knights ui
labor, n hand plate printer had been loud
and yocifcr0ug against any fellow who
would 60 from q baud to steam press.
llc WIS the first man 10 ~ over, and ipf the
purpose II guying him bis colleagues bad
INDUCED in little demonstration, which
the committee VI the knights oi Labor,
however, hal not approved. llr MI
ButtcrwoHhl wanted 10 put himself in
this position that not by Ibis vote should
there be- a change Ia tho presses nj the be-
hest ~ diClhtlon Oi any combination, Eo-
cioty OF collection Of individuals. Ito
believed in standing by the blacksmith,
not because h0 was blacksmith, but
because boo was man. lie believed In
standing by the carpenter. not because no
WIS carpenter but because hc was q
man. committee had been appointed
by thc House 30 look into the character ~
this work ol the steam presses and hu was
solicitous a. know whether the witnesses
testified ns they would have testified bad
II not been i1r the reign ol terror cslnb.
lishrl in the bureau, u such q reign bad
been established.
SIR Fomn liy Me- Graves. ~ by tho
mcu2 Who has the night 10 discharged
Mt ButtoWorth-W have pretty nearly
reached q condition II things in this CDun-
try when nobody has The nght ~ dis.
charge. llauyhlcrl
Mr.. Fomn And ! am glad VI H.
Mr. Bultefw0Hh=l recommend % the
knights OF Labor io establish o whipping
post In front u the Capitol aud llck about
| twenty-five members of thC House on the
/ last Saturday in each month. Laughter
| | hope iu Gods providence that the tim,
will come when our manhood viii MOI
sneak Ike poltfoom, ms ! have seen lht
/ House DO over aud over again, NJ ihc die
| titcs VI some gentlemen IN The galleries
I have compromised my manhood once "
twice; ! hope that the next time do %
shall be- partyzcd where ! stand. ! have
Witnessed enough " the ,ulalagc u th'