The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-29

America at half the prices American farm
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America at half the prices American farm
ers had to pay for them.
Messrs. Aldrich and Hoar and Dawes re-
piled 10 Mr.. Vest.
The substitute Of the Finance Committee
for paragraph 2SG, as 10 oranges, lemons.
and lines, was opposed by Mr.. Call and Mr.,
Pasco.
Mr.. Carlisle advocated II as a reduction
from the rate in the House bill. The COM
mittee amendment was agreed to-yeas. 2s:
nays, Is. Party lines were entirely disre-
garded in the y0te-maEy Republican
Senators voting against the committee
amendment, and many Democratic Senators
for il.
The Senate at adjourned till tomorrow
at 10 a. Nj.
HOUSE.
In the House this morning, after the read
ing and approval Of the Journal, the
Speaker stated that the pending question
was the vote on sustaining the decision Of
the Chair. ruling that the Lard bill was un-
finished business. The opposition to the
Lard bill. so rampant yesterday, seemed to
have disappeared, and the decision Of the
Chair was promptly sustained by vote of
1870 To- NJ. The lard bill was then passed
yeas, I26; nays. 81.
The question Of the Cannon resolution
naming certain members for absenting
themselves from roll call came up, and Mr..
Williams, OF Illinois, one Of the members
named, explained that he had been called
away from the House at three O'Clock on
that day by illness in his family. lie was
proceeding 10 comment upon Mr. Cannon's
action as a memiier of the Committee on
Rules when he was called to order by the
Speaker, and requested to conhne himself
TO the question of personal privilege.
Mr Eonpnn nf Iilipnis uaG willing that
Mr.. Williams should pro ceed as he could
hurt nobody.
Mr.. Williams thought Mr.. Cannon could
not be easily hurt after the proceedings Of
Yesterday.
Mr.. Cannon resented the remark, and
said Yesterdays proceedings, so far as he
was concerned, appeared officially IN the
Record and he stood by it.
The House then, under the special order.
proceeded to the consideration Of the bill
called under the special order by Mr.. Con-
nell, OF Nebraska, constituting eight hours
days work for all labOrers, wOrkmcn and
mechanics employed by or on behalf of the
Government, or by contractors doing work
or furnishing material for the Government,
and providing penalties for violation of its
provisions.
Brief remarks were made by Messrs. Con-
nell. ODonell, Atkinson. of West Virginia;
Caldwell, Wade. Reilly, Cummings, Nc
COmas. La vler, Farquahar. and Mutchler
Mr.. Cutcheon, of Michigan. moved to
strike out the clause which provided that
no contractor shall permit any laborer to
work more than eight hours.
Mr.. Butterworth. Of Ohio, in advocating
the amendment, asked whether that condi-
tion OF affairs had been reached in this
country when American free men were not
allowed to work al extra hour for increased
compensation if they saw iit to do il.
Mr.. Lawler, of Illinois, having inter-
rupted with a remark in favor of the Amer
lean workman, Mr.. ButterwOrth said that
he was an American citizen, and he would
not allow any transplanted citizen to teach
him how TO love his country.
Mr.. Farquahar. Of New ork, replied that
there were on this floor fOreign-born citi-
zens who loved their country Just as well as
the gentleman did.
Mr.. Flower, of New York, asked leave to
offer an amendment extending the eight
hour law to clerks and employees in the
irst and second-class post-oflices. ObIec-
ton was made.
Mr.CutchCOn's amendment was agreed to
- to 81. The bill was then passed. The
House then, at $50, adjourned.