The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-07

WASHINGTON, Feo- 6.-Paddock pre-
scented the resolutions of the Nebras,s
house Of representatives against the pas
sage of the Congef lard bill for the reason
that it would infect great losses on the
cattle industry of Nebraska and in favor OF
the passage of the Paddock pure food bill,
The conference report on the bill to pro-
vide an additional associate justice for the
supreme court of Arizona was agreed to.
Inc naval appropriation bill was reported
with sundry amendments and Hale gave
notice that he would ask the Senate to take
1t up tomorrow or Monday.
Hawley offered a resolution which was
agreed to, calling on the President for the
correspondence IN reference to the conduct
OF the senior naval officer present on the
occasion of the arrest and killing of Cen
eral Barrundia and the action Of the navy
department.
Morgan addressed the Senate in support
OF the Dill reported from the committee on
foreign relations to aid in the construction
OF the Nicaragua maritime canal.
The Senate bill was passed referring tn
the court OF claims the claim of the admin
istratrix of George w. Lawrence's estate
growing out Of the construction of vessels
at Agowan and Pontunsic in 1862.
Inc committee on postoffices and post
roads reported the postoffice appropriation
bill and II was placed on the calendar. The
house then went into committee of the
whole (Payson, Of Illinois, in the chalr) on
the sundry civil appropriation bill.
AT the conclusion of Morean's speech
the Senate resumed consideration of the
House eight hour bill and was addressed
by Morrill, ID opposition to it.
Stewart arguedin favor of the bill
Inc amendment reported from the com
nlltGee on education ana labor was read 1t
strikes out Of the House bill the proyiso
that II Shall not be operative whenever the
court OF claims shall find the work, or ser
vice, was performed under any contract
express or implied, and workman has
peen PAID therefor the amount agreed upon.
sherman said he would vote for the bill
rs 1t passed the House He considered il
an excellent bill, recognizing as it did the
general principle that eight hours were a
Ialr days work; but not denying the right
and make contracts
vest moved to amend by inserting the
words without duress or coercion of anv
sort by any officer Of the government "
Blair opposed the amendment. and sup-
gesteo the substitution of the words, I'm
due influence"
Teller spoke in favor of the principle of
the bill, and opposed Vests amendment.
The bill having been laid aside inform.
ally, Edmunds offered an order that after
this week the Senate daily take recess
from O'Clock to oclock p. m. The order
was laid over on objection of Cockrell.
Inc House amendments to the Senate
bill to amend the act FORGETTING certain rail
ROAD land grants was presented and con-
CURED in.
Wolcott offered resolution. which was
agreed to, lnstructing the committee or
foreign relations to request from the Mica
rsgua canal company information as to its
tfalrs regarding the construction, stock
holders, etc.
Consideration OF the eight-hour bill was
resumed. ingalls, inquired whether any
estimate had been made of the amount In
Folved in the bill
Cockrell said an estimate made by dis
tinguished member of the House gave the
amount as 5000, 900.
Vest said Morrill, had given his estimate
as SS,OoO, QUO, and Secretary Whitney had
stated the estimate for the navy denart-
ment alone would be So, O0O, 900.
Reagan complained that the Senate was
absolutely without information as 70 the
amount involved in the bill The Senate
was asked to pass an act blirdly. without
even an attempt having been made To ass
certain what the liabilities of the govern
ment would be under it.
ingalls, characterized the bill as a paltrv
qplbollng evasion of the real questions at
issue.
by unanimous consent, Blair withdrew
the committee amendment, and offered as
substitute for the House bill, one passed by
the Senate of the late Congress- II directs |
the payment OF one days pay for every |
eight hours of work of government en- |
ployees since the eight hour law was en- |
fcrssd The court of claims is to adjust |
es5@Ens on that basis.
Dawes moved substitute for that Of |
1ered by Blair. 1t directs the proper &C. |
counting officers of the treasury to read |!