The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-02-11

ment of days pay for every eight hours'
work of Cove rnment employees since June,
1868, when the eight-hour law was enacted.
Mr.. Dawes moved a substitute for that
offered by Mr.. Blair. 1t instructs the ac-
counting officers of the treasury to adjust
the accounts Of government workmen on
the basis of eight hours for days work.
= The house went into committee of
the whole on the civil appropriation bill.
Mr.. Gamblers resolution in regard to the
expenses of the worlds fair commissioners
provoked spirited debate, participated in
by Messrs. Breckenridge, Taylor and
Mason, but no decision was reached. An
adjournment was made until evening, when
1l5 private pension bills were passed.
SATURDAY.-The senate by vote OF
twenty seven to twenty-four reCommitted
to the committee on education the house
bill for the adjustment of the accounts of
workingmen, laborers and mechanics, under
the eight-hour law, after accepting several
amendments and passing IL to third read
ing. 80 The house, in committee of the
whole, passed the worlds fair clause of the
sundry civil appropriation bill after maxi
ing amendment regarding the salaries of
the officials of the fair
MoNDAY.-In the senate, the motion of
Mr.. Harris to lay on the table Mr.. Blair's
motion TO reconsider the vote recommitting
to the committee on education and labor the
bill providing for the adjustment of accounts
OF lhDOTerS, WOrkT0en anu mechanics ArlS-
ing under the eight-hour law, was in order
This motion was disagreed to, and after
some discussion the motion to reconsider
was also disagreed to, by vote of twenty
eight to twenty-nine. The house copyright
bill was next considered. Mr.. Frye offered
an amendment extending the principles of
the bill to maps, engravings, Autographs, etc.
The amendment was defeated. 80 In
the house, Mr.. Cannon moved to 90 into
committee of the whole on the sundry civil
appropriation bill. Mr.. Grout called atten-
ton to the fact that this was the District of
Columbia day and antagonized the motion.
The chair however, put Mr.. Cannon's mo-
ton, which was carried. Senate amend
ments to the Notifications appropriation bill
were non-concurred in, and a conference
was ordered.
Foreign.
AN earthquake in Java on December II
caused the death Of twelve persons.
MICHAEL EYRAUD, the murderer of the
notary GOuffe, was guillotined at Paris on
last week Tuesday morning.
IT Ia said that the Prince of Wales will be
a witness in the trial of suit brought by a
baronet, who says he was libelled by being
accused of cheating at baccaret.
THE inhabitants of the interior districts
of northern China are suffering severely
from floods, fire and famine. In one dis
trict the loss of life from floods will reach
1 600.
On the recommendation of the minister of
| agriculture, the Canadian government has
decided to make a grant of money for the
establishment of dairy schools throughout
the dominion.
IT is stated that the exports of cutlery
from Sheffield, Eng, to the United States
for January, 1890, amounted in value to
f15,415. For the same month this year,
under the new tariff law, they amounted
to aS, 331.
MILTON BROWN, aged eighty-four years,
OF Admission, Ont, yesterday led to the altar
bride in the person of Mrs. Margaret
Clickert, aged ninety-seven years The
groom has buried fonr wives, and the bride
mournS the loss of five husbands. Her last
husband died two years ago at the age, it is
said, of 124 years. The bride and groom
are colored and were slaves in Virginia.