Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-01

-FOUR DAYS.
Today was kind Of limited holiday IN this
city. Large numbers Of people who. under or
dinsry circumstances, would be hard at work,
were today free to 60 where they pleased. Il was
not the most desirable holiday in the world
a. it was without pay. 1t il hardly necessary to
odd il came into existence without the consent
of those who were Affected by it. As the House
failed to pass on SATURDAY the resolution Extend
lag the appropriations Of the Sandry
money available IN the Treasury 80 pay the
employees Of certain bureaus. II spite Of that
fact. however. there was no suspension Of work
In any government Office except the printing
Office. At u o'clock SATURDAY, night. BY order
Of the public printer the Office was closed. The
doors were not opened this morning. AID the
employees. many Of them took advantage OF
the opp ortunity to visit the Capitol and various
points Of interest about the city.
THE PRINTING OFFICE EMrL0TEs.
The government printing office had very
nearly a quorum Of its employees in the CALLER
les Of the House Of Representatives this morn
ing during the consideration Of tho resolution
extending the appropriations under the sundTy
civil bill and which would end their
enforced holiday. On the passage of the reso-
luton there was a general exodus from The gal
leries and a long procession started ON iss way
to the mammoth barn which does duty a. the
government printing Office. 30.
THEY WENT TO WORK ANYWAY.
When the employees Of the bureau of enyrav-
ing and printing reported for duty today they
were told that there was no mon ey to pay them
for services rendered
"Oh. We don't mind little thing like that"
they said. I'VE will work for the fun Of it."
So they pulled of their coats and went at it,
Tho employees Of a number of bureaus of the
Treasury Department. the life saving service.
the coast and geodetic survey ond several others
were uncertain when they reported for
duty TODAY whether there would be any
bill had lapsed and no appropriation was
in the treasu-ers vaults to their credit. They
reported usual. however and no word wns
received from headquarters about suspending
work. so the business went on.
The Treasury Department officials held q
consultation and decided that under the law
the clerks must be notified OF the lapse Of the
appropriation The notification had TO go
through q mesh Of red tape, however, and
somehow or other it go. caught in
o'clock By that time word was received
from the Capitol that a resolution had
been framed extending the Appropriations
of last year. This settled the matter,
and az the extension of aVppriation
viii date from this morning. everybody viii get
HaiOs llo DILtdu OF anu
printing employees. who went TO work for the
fun Of il.
The geological survey another important
branch Of the government service where the
employees worked today without the
absolute certainty that they would get
the reward Of their labor in the shape Of
certain hard dollars. However. everything
wen. On as usualin the survey and there was no
indication that the service was for the time
bankrupt
THE GOVERNMENT AGAIN on ITS FEET.
The adoption Of the resolution extending for
three days the sundry civil bill Of last Congress
puts the government on its feet again for the
time being, and that daily publication known
S the Congressional! Record can come out as
usual
TIE PRINTING OFFICE RESUMES WORK.
At o'clock this afternoon EMPLOYEES Of the
government printing Office resumed business
at the old stand During the morning it
seemed as though every one of the
5000 people who signed in Public
Printer Palmers establishment was at the
Capitol. This afternoon only few. who prob
ably had not Vet learned that the offce has
started up again. are 20 be seen in the galleries
or the corridors Ii is not at al probable that
Congress viii again permit work TO cease for
lack Of appropriation during the present ses-
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