The daily critic., 1890-07-26


matter and have Invariably been told
That the matter rested entirely with the
| Speaker, and that he had promised him
from time TO time that he would give
his committee a chance 10 consider its
bills, but promises don tseem 10 amount
to anything--nOt even an hour vet.
Now what does Il all mean2 Are the
laboring classes 10 be
ENTIRELY IGNORED
by this Congress, and n 50. whvy The
! rules Of the House provide that there
shall be one hour set apart every morn.
ing for the call Of committees, In which
! each committee rs Il is called shall have
| the right to consider bills reported by
II, and in eight months there have been
| but thirteen days in which these rules
have been observed and the committees
| called
Within the last ten days the Commit.
tee on the Judiciary has been Jumped
! over the Committee 90 Labor and given
/ four days, when Il had already had two
| out Of the thirteen and the Committee on
| Labor not an hour. Is this fair 10 the
| wOTkingmen and masses of the common
! people who have bills pending which
| are Of as much importance TO them as
the Original Package bill is TO the pro.
hibitionists or the Bankruptcy bill fs 10
the business men Of the country Nnt
that these bills should not beconsiderod
Tor we all believe they should be: they
are before the country and 1t is perfectly
right that they should be considered
and disposed Of But why was 1t nee
gssary to crowd out the Committee ON
Labor for this purpose2 Could not the
Speaker give this committee
ONE LITTLE HOUR?
Why shouldtho judiciary have six days
and the Labor Committee not even one
hour2
repeat, is this fair to the working
pcoplcY Are legislative days so pre' |
cious that only the rich and the great |
should have them? What benefit io |
anyone Is the Committee on Labor If n |
is NEVER 10 be heard, II IL Is ID De en- /
ilrcly ignored as it has been by tbis
Congress so faTl The bills reported by
It are important bills Take for In.
stance the bill for the adjustment az the
accounts Of laborers. wOrkmen and me.
chgnlcs under the EightH1ur law.
This has been pending In Congress for
me last eight years, in which time
ihere bave been ten favorable reports.
and not one against Il, and Il has passed
ihe Senate once. This bill proposes 10
refer the claimants to the Court of
Claims, With the right Of appeal % the
The supreme Court Of The United
States tie disputed question as TO
whether, under what Is commonly
known as the Eight Hour law"
laborefs woTkmen aud mechanics
employed by the Government since the
passage OF that law, are entitled 20
iull price Of a days work Tor eight
hours service Our right 10 this Is dls.
puted by the agents Of the Government
who hired us. We Insist that we are
entitled 10 II aud ask Congress 10 allow
US to submit the question to the courts
with the bar Of the statute OF limita.
lions removed, and as a part Of our case
we submit the following order which
speaks for Itself
lCireular No. 81
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
WAsuINGTON, March 81, 1878.
Tie following Is hereby substituted. To
take effect from this date, for the circular
Of October 25, ,h77, IN relation 10 the
working hours al the several naYy-yards
and shore stations:
The working hours will be. From March
u 70 September 2l, from a. M. 10 6 D. m:
irom september p 10 March 20, from 40
a. m. 70 $50 D. M, with The usual inter
mission u one hour for dinner.
The Department viii contract forth Ia
DOT o. mechanics, foremeu, leading men
aud laeOrers on the basis Of eiqAk hours a
Day. All woTkmen electing 10 labor ten
hours daY viii receive q pF0pOrtiouats
increase Of their wages.
The eommandants viii notify the men :
employed, o. 10 be employed, Of these eon-
iiuons, aud they are al liberty to continue
or accept emplOyment under them or cot.
III W HuaaFpa1sr I
Secretary of the Navy.
Under this order We worked five
years, six months Of the year anl
HAVE NEVER BEEN PAID
me dollar for our extra time This Is
part Of our case. Can il be possible | +
hat the Speaker Of the National House
i Representatives is afraid to lei us
ubmit this case 10 the highest tribunal
n the land for fear that the court viii
ind thai the Government owes rs for
bis overtime and ought 10 pay IN If
loti Why does BE prevent the Labor
committee from being heardg
The bill does not call for the ammo |
lTiation Of a dollar Of money. II B
.ulnoIizes q judgment, II anything Is
ound 70 be due US, and Is not this | d
lghlf Is the amount 50 large If found | !
. our favor that the Speaker IS afraid
hat the hepublican party will be
uinedf ll would seem % an humble | .
ndiYidual ike myself, thai II the
Government owes these men, the | =
anger tue amount
THE GREATER THE DISGRACE,
{ n0t paid and If were a politician I 1
would rather defend myself 81 nv party |
gainst voting for an appropriation Of !
'l8.Va0. GOO, or any other amount, 10 / =
e distributed AMONG % 600 working.
2en q the country 10 payment Of their | h
ust dues, than 10 defend myself against
he charge Of preventing the payment
{ half that sum wrung from the hands =
z honest tQileTs, Who have little to spare 8
rom their families
What DO g0a say, Mr E1il0F9 How a.
oes it strike yoHf II our bill should s.
ass We are uot going % De paid any.
4ing unless the supreme Court Of ne i.
nlied states says We are entitled % FL.
anu0t the Speaker and M. Cannon !
.ust that eouru In the name 0f com | 81.
lou decencY and humanity gentlemen. 10
We us Q chance % Be heard
on asked iae privilege OF going b
Pc courts when SIIcoti had V8u aud
90 got ii although yoar claim vas sf
very doubtful character, and YOU e1t
our money We worked far ours ~ n
.4e1 as you did for yours Why make les
--sunegion between aim Wl5 wiells
Pc broad axe and him who UlaIls the
ls4t a NQREEeNAN
can qua ~ Rev Bddzs.