Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-09
LIVE WASHINGTON WAITS.

The House Committee ON Labor Com.
monces m nvesti<ation-Many Milch
Cows Bought for Indians-Commissio
Raum Replies to Secretary Noble-Othez
News.
WASHINGTON, March 8-The sub-Com-
mittee of the House Committee on Labor to-
day began an, Investigation into the subject
of the enforcement Of the eight-hour law,
and in what manner and to what extent the
law has been evaded and disregarded by
those charged with its enforcement, as we'll
as to whether any convict labor is used by
the Government in the construction of
public buildings. General Casey, of the En-
gineer Corps, believed that the present law
should be continued in force, and that its
effect would be beneficial to all portions of
the country. No convict labor was employed
in any work under his charge, and had not
been to his knowledge for years. There had
been requests, he said, to have convicts en-
ployed on Government work by some per-
sons in authority, but they we're invariably
refused by the War Department. Some
times the men worked over eight hours per
day, but they did it willingly and were paid
extra for the overtime. Commodore Folger,
Chief of the Ordnance Bureau Of the Navy
Department believed 1t would be a great
DleSSlDR II tn0 olGQt-0Our- SySG0n COuiQ Dc
made universal. The labor and the work
would be vastly superior. At the Washing
ton Navy Yard he was turning out cheaper
and better guns under eight hours work per
hours system. Commodore Folger said he
never worked his men more than eight
hours, except IN an emergency. And ne
sSe'' sSe NaxV ~ Depsrtmens. pa a tIaughter'1 Iesn
There had been the Itata matter. the italian
affair and the Chilean war, besides hurried
for ship builders, so that they could not as
sert that the Government delayed their
work. Since the Chilean peace all men had
worked eight hours For him the Chilean
war lasted four months. No convict labor
was used by him, either in the form Of ma
terials or otherwise. The Commodore said
% ne divided . the the men @ in the navy yards be-
sible.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs to-
day forwarded contracts for supplying the
Indians of the Northwestern tribes with
milch COWS and bulls. Nine thousand two
hundred cows were bought at prices vary
ing from SIS SO per head to $23 49, and 400
bulls at from s26 % to $S3 IS each. The
aggregate Of the contracts was $3.50, ,0OO or
1000 will be supplied to the Crows. 900 to
the Indians at Standing Rock Agency. $500
will be sent to Pine Ridge, 1900 to the Rose
bud Agency eco to the Crow Greeks, 900 to
the Lower Brules, 200 to the Santees, l40 to
the Flandreau reservation, and 60 to the
Poncas.
The Secretary of War to-day transmitted
to Congress a communication from Chief of
Engineers Casey submitting estimates of
amounts that can be profitably expended
during the coming fiscal year to carry out
the recommendations of the board appoint
ed to investigate the mining debris problem
in California. These are: For the protec-
ton Of the navigation Of the Yuba river, the
$3.50. 900; restrictive works below the dam,
$lO0, ,000 and at Van Giesen's dam on the
Bear river, $4,000.
FUNERAL services over the body of Rep
Kendall will be held at 1915
o'clock tomorrow at his late residence in
this city. The dead man was Methodist
and the services will be very simple. The
Kentucky delegation will accompany the
remains to the station. The Congressional
Committee and the wife and son of the dead
the Chesapeake and Ohio road for Moor.
head, KY, rhe home of Mr.. Kendall, the
place OF interment being at West Liberty,
mountain town Is miles from the railroad.
COMMISSIONER RAUM has sent Secretary
Noble letter in reply to the letter of the
in relation to pensions called up
upon the status slips of members of Con-
yress found complete by the examiners
briefed and sent forward for allowance
He says he made search for this evil as soon
Is it was suspected and applied the remedy
IS soon as 1t was detected. The cases called
upon Congressional slips were not consid-
cred under tho rule established by the com.
Dleted files order, but contrary tc 1t.
REPRESENTATIVE HOLMAN, of Indiana,
s again confined to his rooms in the Hamilton.
House by an attack Of illness He was un-
lble to be at the Capitol yesterday or to-day,
He has never fully recovered from the ef. |
ects of the grip, with which he was afflicted |
asst winter, and since then has been sick |
several times with throat and other all |
nents.
BEFORE the Raum Investigation Commit |
zee to-day MI. Chandler, Assistant Secretary
If the Interior, was the first witness. His |
was of little importance. He |
aid he had never received charges to the |
'ffect that young Raum had taken money
or illegal transactions. He had no personal |
that any person employed in the
Pension Office was interested In the refrfx-
orator company of which Commissioner
Saum was President.