The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-18
Text Of 4 Ridiculous Bill Intro
duced in the Senate by
Quay.
Wage Workers Political Alliances
Asks for q Paper ct Gov
ernment Expense.
Its Mission the Dlscusaion Or tho suht0sta
OF Universal Public Co-opsration
ut Cost.

Political alliance, Of the District of ColuI1
bla, has introduced q queer bill. i T. ~
only bill Quay has introduced this ssaeion.
This circumstance suggests that the Po1An- ].
sylvania senator means to be slightiy ironi-
cal, rs if he thought the session Was likely
to result in very little practical leQialation
and that he might % well Introduce
ridiculous bill as any other. Tho text of
the Washington workers' bill is % follows:
Whereas. Congress has donated millions
OF acres of land and loaned billions at
dollars to private corporations; and
Whereas, The waRo workers Of this ~
public can elect a congress which will do
nate the cost Of issuing publication about
the size of the Congressional Record, -
we'll as confine its contents TO an intelli-
gent however radical, discussion OF thu
principles and plans underlying system of
universal public cooperation at c0st by
citizens of this republic; and
Whereas. Such ii periodical must be ab-
solutely free from the unholy touch ol
protitisln in the shape Of advertising and
paid reading matter; and
Whereas, The people must own and opo-
rate their own publications at cost, utterly
irrespective Of the periodicals which
private persons or associations may or NAV
not establish and sell out at any time for
consideration, and thus destroy reform
impulse in the minds or the people. who arc
now being sold ont daily for q meas Of
patronage or profit; aud
Whereas, The Leading private uewspa-
pers OF this country are freely exercising
their right to suppress the literature which
is being distributed by the industrial or
ganizations OF this country in general and
Of the Wage Workers Political alliance 81
the District Of Columbia in particular, tor
the reason, it must be presumed. that they
do not want to zee systems Of public c0-op-
GRAFTON established and operated at cost, IL
competition Of their systems OF private
'competition for profit; and
Whereas, The people Of tbs Eurore ~
monarchy OF Spain have similar periodi-
cal. which 10 distributed fEees oSsoost 70 thN
people at stated intervals. and of i certain
size, as often US the copy il supplied By
the people; therefore,
Be it enacted by the senate and houss of
| representatives Of the United States of
America in congress assembled: "That 4
government publication known az The
Wage Worker be and is hereby estab-
lished for the purpose of enabling she citi-
zens Of this republic toconduct d thorough
discussion OF the s..principles' and plans,
underlying universal public cooperation
at cost BY the citizens Of this republic. and
IN order that the work Of editing aud dia-
tributinR said publication to ali citizens Of
this republic who may want copies thereof.
in consecutive numbers Of not laas than
four pages each, and as frequently a onca
each week, the public printer be- and n
hereby authorized and instructed to appoint
u competent person to act as editing clerk
and competent person TO act az mailinr
clerk of said periodical at salary Of fonr
dollars per day for each of said public aar-
wants.
''Sec. 2. That all official communications
for or from the editor Of said periodical
shall be transported by the postal service
free OF postage when transmitted in per-
atty envelopes, which shall be furnished
gratuitousy for said purpose by the public
printer or the pos,masters Of this republic
when demanded by any citizen Of this
| country.
"sec. 3. That the money necessary 10 en-
| able the public printer, under the direc-
| tions OF the president of the United Statea.
to carry this act into effect, BE-, and is here
by, appropriated out of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated; and
in case there shall be no money in tho said
treasury then it shall be the duty OF the
secretary of the treasury TO cause sufa-
cheney Of the declaratory full legal tender
money of the United States Of America to
be prepared on silk-threaded paper, in tbs
highest style of the art of hand-roller plata
printing, at the bureau OF engraving and
printing in the district Of Columbia, ana
when SO prepared it shall also be the duty
of the said secretary of the treasury 10
cause the said money to be covered into the
said treasury for said purpose.
''Sec. 4. That all laws and parts Of laws
in conflict herewith be, and they arc here
by, repealed. and this act shall take eject
when approved"
TOO MUCH BRASS