Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-02-13
THE HALLS OF CONGRESS
Senators and Representatives Making
Progress on the Appropriation Bills.

the pension appropriation bill was taken
up 1t appropriates for pensions for tho
year %l33, 1,3 0SJ; for fees and eXpen-
ses of examining surgeons, 81 SEQ GEO; for
salaries of 1S pension agents S72, coo, and
for clerk hire 500, 600 The bill was pass
ed as was also one authorizing the secretary
of war to cause an exploration and survey
to be made Of the interior of Alaska and
appropriating 800. 900 for that purpose.
The House went into committee of the
whole on the sundry civil appropriation
bill, and the bill was read by paragraphs
for amendments. Mr.. Bland of
Missouri offered silver free coinage
amendment to the paragraph pro-
viding for the recoinaGe Of gold and silver
| coins. The amendment is as follows. That
| all holders of silver bullion Of standard
weight and fineness shall be entitled to nave
the same coined into silver dollars on the
same terms and conditions as are now pro-
vided for the holders Of gold bullion. Pond
! ing decision the committee rose ana the
| Bousi ad djourued.
The senate Friday considered the bill
providing for the ad dJus.meut of the accounts
| of laborers ANA Workmtn and mechanic,
arising under the eight hour law ami was
addressed By Mr.. Morrill, in opposition to
it. He said lie had the deepest impression
| 1
fundamentally wrong but that the attempt
ed resurrection of it in the pending measure
instead Of being beneficial to the class to
which 1t was specially intended to benefit
would iniict upon that class and upon the
country al large grave and possibly an
| irreparabie injury. He referred with APP
prOval 10 the statement of Mr.. Edward
| Atkinson, that the ) hour law would work
in the interest of capital and against labor;
| that it would he perniclous and il would re
suit to the great disadvantage of labor
The hours Of labor in foreign countries
! were from 10 to - hours and yet it was the
| immigrants from those countries who We
the chief agi'ators for an ei sht hour Ia f.
although many Of thrm Wa, receiving
double as inurn vages a ther hGl received
in thcir own countries Free born Am"ri-
cans Wore not hungerins for an
si"at hour day Of labor Wn"t
they wanted WAS more WORK and m,v.
pay. The eight hour scheme. if generally
adopted would separate the larger half OF
the WorI.nS!ueh OF the country from the
smaller na.f which was employed maIu,y il
. large workshops and factories. while those
owning farms or working Thereon would
/ stll. work 10, T. and often moro hours
day. " lth a gateway leading TO less work
and more pay, the pressure for employment
; in favored trades could Cr.y lie ro,tr,..t,.
bv 5lle e.chi,i y, ac all new. men and ni,9rel-
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