Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-02-15
SWEATING SYSTEM.
R9GSa Passes Restitution for
I.Vssiisallon Of the Matter.
.ltiaa Appropriation Bill LsSS than
Tat tf 1891 by S2A, ,t67.
The Powers Of Canadian Reciprocity
Commissioners Are Very Limited.


today. on lnlt of Mr.. HoAr of Massa-
chuseit', resolut en- wss taken up direct
ing the committee on manufactures to in
vesiisase the so-cAliei sweating system Of
tenement labor. The committee il given
authority to send sue-,ommittses to various
cities in carrying on the inquiry, the ex-
penss to be dsrrsse ed from The contingent
fus Of the House.
Holmsn Of Indiana thought that the
amount Of the expenditure should be limits I'd
10 $1,000
Hosr rspH.d shis the purpose of the
COMMITTEES VAS Eo' 10 take any Trip through
out the ecuntry that eluld be avoided. 1t
hoped TO be able T. have the investigation
carried on in Washington entirely. This
mxster Sssa very important one. 1t in
VOWED The Tremendous question OF labor in
the large ci,ies.
The inquiry might result in the passage
CT = Law restricting immigration AID Of one
to prevent the spread I'll contagious dis-
Eases. He did not thiok that the House
thauld Unit the expense Of the committee
~ Slooo- Twas an unnecessary limits-
uon.
Bsbbitt Of Wisconsin said that he had
received letters from two of the most i'm
por,ans clothing merchants of Boston, ask
ing that the measure bs postpoI ed for one
week.
Hoaf urged upon the House the necessity
Of rmedyiog evils which resulted from
the swesiag syttem.
Oates inquire why the evils could not be
remedied b. the state lie gislsture.
HoAr Iepiied that they could rot reach
the evil. He believed that after the inves
tIgation wss had the House would find that
it mad good reason to pass g. more stringent
immigration lar.
Walker Of Massachusetts warmly advo-
Gated the resolution.
Morse OF Massachusetts favored the gesc-
luton.
Under the system Of sweating evils had
grown up in Massachusetts which the legis-
lature was powerless TO remedy.
Hsrter Of OHIO thought the result Of the
irquiry would prove ben, flclsi 80 macy
poor, helpless women and childr IN, who
were more poorly remunerated for their
labor than any other class of people on the
face Of the globe.
Holman offered an amendment limiting
the expenditure to $4,000.
For some time Hoar held out for $4,000,
and while he and Holman we're tljrputing
The point Reed Of Maine raised a laugh by
asking whether the contract was mAdo.
Holman's amendment WAS .dap cd
On motion Of Chapman Of hnisan, an
amendment was adopted directr the com
mittee to inquire how much r.cr.asa the
Mckinley &C. has caused i'll She wages of
'hs workmen employed in ,udusries pre-
tected by the terms Of thai sc:
The resolution was adopted.
The house resumed the coDbi lerstion of
the bill for the better control Of and to pro-
mote the safety of national bank
Lockwood Of New York, objt Cied 70 the
bill because he belize we'd it to b. dstt gneDt-
81 10 the banking interests and to the ger
eral interests Of the country to ba conftsnt-
ly changing and modifying the laws reist
log to national bAnks. This law on that
question today has become well settled He
believed that the pending measure would
work detrimentally TO the na,ioual bRnss.
There had not been failure OF nstinn-
al bank in this country where tha cfiicere
had not violated the Law As 1t existed to-
day and where they could not hsve been
punished under the law.
- Reed asked Bsoon (in charge of the bill
the Ioeaning Of the words in the bill 'tsc-
cepted and approved by majority of those
present constituting quorum laughter
The gentleman from Msine," replied
Bacon, sis so much better qualified than /
10 answer the i, a"iry that will not occupy
The time to reply" Laughter
The point wish TO mske, resumed
Reed, "is that | seem better qualified not
only than the gen,isnsr, but nan all his
political colleagues coll ctsd together
II don't know" returned Bacon, "of
any body on ms side Of The Houss who de-
sires to dispute the qn.l ii salions NJ the
gentleman from Maine in discovering
quofums.
Lockwood moved to refer the bill to the
committee on judiciary The m,sion was
lost-yess 80, nays. 16i
Then L1e.wood moved 81 adjournment,
which mu'iUn was Lost without division.
The bill as iucn passed, L,cksosd be-
ing unable to muster enough force to order
the yeas saI nay.
Peel of Arkansas, from the committee
on Iddian affair, reported the Indian
appropriation bill, and it was referred to
the &C Inm!i,ee u the whole.
The Speaker announced the appointment
OF the foii0~ing comiriltee TO Investigate
the pension Office: Messrs Wheeler of
Michigan, Li..ls Of New York, Durs.n of
Ohio, Lind Of Minnesota and Bros,us of
PennsyivaDia-
Ga motion Of Outhwaite, q bill vas
parsed authorizing tue board OF managers
Of national soldiers homes to appoint their
officers from soldiers who served in the
late war, without regard TO rsrk.
The House then proceeded 10 The consid-
Grafton Of tne House cslonyisr, tho f,st bill
being that amending the inierna! revehue
laws BY aDolishing the minimum punish
men for gioisiion thereof il wss passed
vitho ut division, and the House .Gj urned