New-York tribune., 1890-08-31
THE HOUSE PASSING FOUR LABOR BILLS.
AMENDING TIE CONTRACT LABOR LAwDTHb
EIGHr-HOUR CLAIM BILL ANOTHER
MEASURE PASSEI


MEASURE PASSED.
wasbington Aup 3o-The House met at IL O'Clock
today, the understanding being that the FIRST hoir
of the session .hould be for debate only on The Dill
for the adjustment Of the accounts OF laborcrs' WORK
men and mechanics arising under the bigh' houf i'"
The measure was earnestly advocated by McSsis'
Car7rth, OF Kentucky Dingley, OF Name CVvcrV
Flower and Farquhar Of New-lork Morrill, OF Nan
sas Wade of Missouri: Reilly and Osborne OF fehh
syIvania. Mr.. Chapman, Of Michigan charac'criHcd
the bill as makeshf good enough until ai'er inc
election Instead of sending the claims 10 me court
Of Claims, Congress should send thcm W ''e 'a'o"
Departments for computation, ana tpch congress soui
make the necessary appropriations lie "oniu 'oVo i'
the bill because the laboring men seemed 10 oesno
r. hut he thought thai they should have asked ior
stronger measure.
Mfr Ersver. Of Michigan, asserted that the
mon who had worked in the Navy yards had
entered into a contract with the Govern
mont to work ton hours. and had been PAID ior
ten hours work. To say that thcy Doh INC "V'A
under protest and that they ought to be repaid TOT inc
extra two hours was too ridiculous an argument 10 Dc
presented in any Intelligent body TINS was spci'
Of class LEGISLATION The great BODY OF the people TO
day had seemingly come TO the conclusion thaV t'o
Government in some way had duty to perform III
snpporting the people, Instead Of the people support
ing the Government while Congress deal justly win
the few let it see to that 1t did not deal unjusy
with the many. ,,.- A..
Mr. Brewer offered amendment prov1ding ina.
this act shall not be operative whenever the .ouf' oi
Claims shall find that the claimant performed service
under any contract, expressed OF lniPhou' "'" "'
received the amount agreed upon ~
Mr. Erewer's amendment was adopted, ana the Dill
then passed.
The House then proceeded 10 the consideration oil
the bill amending the Alien Contract law.
In advocating the measure, Mr. Buchanan' Oh No"'
gu,u,l had
buud up the country purchased immigration had
heroine an evil. There had been d.ibcnl'y III eh-
forcing the provisions of the present law Ibeie was
no requirement tia. the steamship companies bringing
over contract laborets should be mpellcd 10 return
thcm. Tlls bill provided or TIC return
Of the men so imported at the eA-
Dense ~ the steamship company. Inc HoNerilin@eht @
had ,hc Right 10 demand that the importation ,hso @ ais
country soud be honest and eguaatc. ana II "o was
thcr fore provided In the bill that %ere any person
or corporation encouraged any alien laOorer 70 n-Ie'
By promises OF employ me4t tons a aj tSc alien
should not be admitted to the p0rs oi phe 'h''eN
yir. Quinn. Of New York, earnestly advocated the
bin Ii might be said that he himself was All allen.
his foot had t@nched tnc scrcd SOIL Of this free land,
his very breath mingled with PRAYER tha he should
sOno day come 10 thc enjoyment OI lts HVodoh. ,
Mr. Chapman, o. Mchigan, spoke OF IN state oi
aeai,s on the Michigan frontier where the Ca adlan
OTcr, could daily have been seen cpslHE anu Ntnn
ing, with their dinner pals. composing ",th hmsr,a n,a9
iaborcrs and mcchsnic', who should pc protec9,ca
IA.
OF sirbie citizens IL did propose T. lie ont the
alien who lived I'm this country. VINO parloON OF Tue
benefts OF the free Institutions OF the nitcd saes
and In tine Of refused scrvcc 70 this Cove nmeAt
TIE existing law. strong II wa. had boon evadcd
with p.riect "a c aud this BILL II enacted into Law
would be- evaned with similar case. In the name OF
the aborng men he contendcd for real relief not ior
this evasion which promised what # dd not pTform:
the bill. although crticisng tho clause which ex-
cmp,s from tie operation Il the existing law
rec marty ordained ministers Of the Gospel.
He va, not opposed 20 prcachers They hai done
much b. build up the couutry. Iut n he was n
irooconi>t he was in favgs Of prJtcci.nf the Amcr-
can preacher. NaugltcrJ The cause Of the III was
Intended not 10 ministers Of the Gospel. but
lecturer. for a,Onablc churches. lie was opposed
% IA hJnablc churches. anyhow. daughter lie hal
attempted 10 get into "a fashionable cnur IN wash
iugton "a few SUNDAYS with llls family OF little
children and, after waiting hali-h u IN the corri
dor he hal b. go away Hi llttlc dauch er had asked
him DIDN'T they know Won were n member oi Con
ercss - n.aughtcrD lie had replied 81 don't think
they did (Laughtcrl
Nter further discussion the bill Was pasScd without
opposition. Gts provisions were printed In The TFib-
unc Of August 23D
Nr Made Of Missouri. from the Committee
Labor then called up m" bill prohibiting inc employ
.ncnt OF convict labor on public works Tie bi!l was
iasscd.
Also the bill 10 prevent the purchase OF supplies tho
product of conv'ct labor hy the United states This
Mr. Diarlcy ~ Maine. prc-entcd the confc-rncr
port on the bill 10 prevent collisions at sen IL wa
ndopted.