The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-07
WORK OF CONGRESS.
The Senate Occupies Its Time on
the Eight-Hour Bill.
A VOTE TO BE TAKEN ON THE
MEASURE TO-DAY.
The House Refuses to Tack the Free
Coinage Amendment to the sundry
Civil Appropriation Bill-Discussion
on the Paragraph Relating to the
Worlds Columbian Exposition.
Special to the REconD-Us1os.


Worlds Columbian Exposition.
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Elm the Senate,
Paddock presented resolutions OF the
Nebraska House of Representatives
against the passage of the Conger lard
bill, for the reason that it would infiict
great loss on the cattle industry of Neb-
raska, and in favor of the passage of the
Paddock pure food bill.
The conference report on the bill to
provide an additional Associate Justice
for the Supreme Court of Arizona was
agreed to.
The naval appropriation bill was re-
ported with sundry amendments, and
Hale gave notice that he would ask the
Senate to take it up tomorrow or Mon
day.
Hawley offered resolution. which was
agreed to, calling on the President for cor
respondence in reference to the conduct
of the senior naval officer present on the
occasion of the arrest and killing of Gen
eral Barrundia, and the action of the
Navy Department.
Morgan addressed the Senate in support
Oi tiit Dill IcpOItCu lIOlH Tile
on Foreign Relations IN aid of the con-
struction of the Nicaragua maritime
canal.
At the conclusion of Morgan's speech
the Senate resumed consideration of the
House eight-hour bill, and was addressed
by Morrill, in opposition to it.
Stewart argued in favor of the bill.
An amendment reported from the Com
mittee on Education and Labor was read.
1t strikes out Of the House bill the pro-
vision that it shall not be operative when
ever the Court of Claims shall find that
the work or service was performed under
any contract, express or implied, and the
workmen had been paid therefor the
amount agreed upon.
Sherman said he would vote for the
bill as it passed the House. He consid-
cred it an excellent bill, recognizing as it
did the general principle that eight hours
was q fair days work, but not denying
the right of men to work more hours if
they chose and to make contracts.
Vest moved to amend by inserting the
words without dureSS or coercion of any
sort by any officer of the Government"
Blair opposed the amendment, and sug-
gested the substitution of the words ''un-
due influence"
Teller spoke in favor of the principle of
the bill, and opposed Vests amendment
The bill having been laid aside in
formally, EdmundS offered motion that
after this week the Senate daily take re-
cess from 8 to S p. NJ.
The order was laid over on an objection
by Cockrell.
The House amendments to the Senate
bill to amend the Act forfeiting certain
railroad grants, was presented and CON
Cured in.
Wolcott offered a resolution (which was
agreed to- instructing the Committee on
Foreign Relations to request from the
as to its affairs regarding construction,
stockholders, etc.
Consideration of the eight-hour bill was
then resumed.
ingalls, inquired whether any estimate
had been made of the amount involved
in the bill.
Cockrell said that an estimate made by
distinguished member of the House
gave the amount as $50, 100000.
Vest said Morrill, had given his esti-
mate as $4,000, coo, and Secretary Whitney
had stated that for the Navy Department
alone it would be 100000
Reagan complained that the Senate was
absolutely without information as to the
amount involved in the bill. The Senate
was asked to pass an Act blindly, with
out even an attempt having been made to
ascertain what the liabilities of the Gov
eminent would be under it.
Ingalls, characterized the bill as paltry,
CNstSlOil vi tllC 1Cttl uuSSllOIlS Ill
issue.
BY unanimous consent, Blair withdrew
the committee amendment. and offered as
q substitute for the House bill, the one
passed by the Senate at the last Congress.
1t directs the payment of days pay for
every eight hours work of Government
employees since the eight-hour law was
enacted, the Court of Claims to adjust the
claims on that basis.
Dawes moved a substitute for that
offered by Blair. 1t directs the proper
accounting officers of the Treasury to re-
adjust the accounts of Government work
men on a basis of eight hours for DAYS
work, and report the result to Congress.
1t was agreed that the bill should be
voted on tomorrow.
Adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-In the House
Mckinley asked unanimous consent for
the present consideration of the bill pro-
Vidlng that nothing in the Tariff Act
Shall be held to repeal or repair the re-
clproclty treaty with the Hawaiian
Islands,
Bland thought the bill should be con-
sidered in Committee of the Whole, and
Mckinley moved that the House go into
committee for that purpose, but with
drew his action when he found that it was
impossible to limit the time for debate
The Speaker laid before the House the
Senate bill amending the Land Forfeiture
Act of September %, 1890, so that the
period within which settlers, purchasers
and others under the provisions of said
Act may make application to purchase
lands forfeited thereby, when such period
begins to run from the passage of the Act,
shall begin to run from the date of the
PRONUNCIATION by the Commissioner of
the General Land Office of instructions to
the Offices of local land offices for their
direction in the disposition of said lands.
The bill passed with verbal amendments.
The Senate bill was passed referring to
the Court OF Claims the claims of the adj
ministratriX of George w. Lawrence.
growing out of the construction of the
vessels Agowan and Pontunsic in 1862.
The Committee on Postoffices and POST
roads reported the Postoffice appropria-
ton bill and it was placed on the calen-
dar. The House then went into Commit
tee OF the Whole [Payson of Illinois in
the chairl on the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill.
The pending question was on the decis-
ion of the Chair upon a point of order
raised by Dingley against BANDS free
coinage amendment.
There was no debate and the Speaker
Immediately proceeded TO deliver his de-
cision sustaining the point OF order.
Bland appealed from the decision. but
the Chair was sustained.