Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-10-01
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THE CITIZEN.
THE LABOR BILL TO BE CALLED
UP IN THE SENATE.
BILLS VETOED IsV TIKI:
PRESIDENT.

WASHINGTON, ID. C., Oct. LIN the
senate to-day the Chaplain in his
opening prayer asked the divine
acceptance of the services that were about
to conclude this dav, and asked that i'll
Gods own time the senators should
again bc brought together in peace. He
also prayed that the nation should be
made a pattern of all that is true and
pure and gooj among nations.
The reading oi yesterday S journal hav'
ing been dispcn >ed with, Senator Shcr-
man offered resolution for the appoint
ment of a committee of two senators tn
join like committee on the part of the
house to wait upon President Harrison
and inform him that unless he shall have
any further communication to make the
two houses are ready to adjourn.
Mr.. Blair--l desire before adjournment
to call up the labor bill and have action
upon it and would not like any rcsolu-
tion to be adopted that would interfere
with the disposition OF that bill
Mr.. Shcrman-Thc resolution looks
merely to asking the president whether
he has any further communication to
make.
Mr.. Blair-But it also containsa state.
ment that both houses are ready to ad-
journ. insist that the senate shall con-
slider this bill.
Vice presidcnt-Is there any objection
to the present consideration OF the rcso-
luton.
MIR. Blair-I object, if its consideration
is to interfere with the consideration oi
the labor bill.
Mr.. Edmunds-Thc resolution will not
interfere with the motion.
Mr.. Blair--lt concludes with the inti-
nation that we are ready to adjourn.
Vice prcsidcnt-Docs the senator from
New Hampshire object,
Mr.. Blair-l withdraw NV objection
on the intimation that the resolution
will not interfere.
The labor bill resolution was agreed to
and Senators Sherman and Harris were
appointed committee on the part oi the
| senate.
Senator Mandcrson, from the commit
tee on printing, reported back the hous'
| bill to revise the wages oi certain en-
ploycs in government printing office Wit
the amendment providing that the pay o.
| all employees engaged exclusively might
work between D p. III. and : p. NJ. shalt
| bc twenty per cent. III addition to amount
paid for day labor.
Senator Edmunds moved to procecd
with the executive business and Senator
Blair appealed to the senator from Yer
mont to withdraw that motion III ordc.
that the labor bill might he taken up.
| Mr.. Edmunds-l should he most glad to
Join with my friend from New Hampshire
in passing Il suitable bill but il is perfect
ly impossible that such bill can become II
law at this time. 1t would have to <"
back to the house of representatives,
which is probably somewhat short i'll tn,
number of its members.
| Mr.. Edmunds insisted ON his motion.
| The motion was agreed to and the sen
ate proceeded to the consideration oi en-
ccutivc business.
The vice president laid before the sen
ate three veto messages from the presi
dent, two on bills referring claims to the
court OF claims; the third, on bill t.
prohibit bookmaking and pool selling III
The District of Columbia tor the pur'
poses OF gambling. The president
objection to the latter bill is that
il does not prohibit bookmaking and
pool selling, but on the contrary permits
il in the case of the Washington Jockey
club and other clubs owning race tracks
II that form OF gambling was To he pro
hibitcd las the president thinks IT shoul'
bel. prohibiting should apply to all per
sons and all places. The three messages
were laid on the table.
The senate then took recess for hal
an hour, till 2.15.