Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-23
TELEGRAPHIC.
WORKKEN PROTEST.
Resolutions Adopted at a Meeting OIL
LlbOrtrS.
SENATOR VOORHEES, MISSING.


yAeutNGrON, April 2ls-Iho WORK
tssmen from Philadelphia and New
Jersey machrod to Molzefops hall. The
committee delegated 10 wait upon the
.suat,r made its report Ephraim
Lisg reported tina, Senator VOORHEES,,
rBaifmau Of the finance committee, In
ebarse Of the bill, had been written
pard had been called for at home
and the senate, but could no, be found.
Jeen greeted this announcement.
Tie delegates who called upon Sen.
rirr Brce, smith and Murphy report.
.i that these senators had not been
rhc resolutions adopted by the spec.
DO committee wofo read By Secretary
10. =. Kelly, 90 follows;
Leo tue tiny.thiri Congress OF the
United Stuiui!-At q mass meeting Of
.af,.eafuers Of tho United States, aa.
..nulgd ia Washington, D. g., THIS
.ih day d April, 1870, the following
If,amblo and resolutions were
adopted!
"Whereas, For nearly ton months
iHs business VI this lCouutry has uCun
laulyzsi, aud ihu promise Of improve.
urui Doc COutJuunnCu % certain Imam
Csi legislation has not been realized;
aul
uWhcraas, We, ourselves aud Others
ri1 deprived Of the means OF livoli-
Ug.d by reason Of threatened rovifious
ui The nHif laws, under which We had
trgu 90 prosperous, aud by the con.
uauHucu VI which, without prospect OF
HHa sHHN
zee would be- restored 10 IT, former
prosperous condition; and
whereas, Tie wages Of labor In
Iuls county under ulassailel pf0lcc.
ION custom laws have Uuon fully twice
lu..c Ui the highest in any other cOun.
IT; mud
Whereas, Any reduction IN the Gus.
fHm.auty uu any article manufactured
.r Uf0fuCUd In this county means a
ufffp0uliug reduction Ia the wages
.l labor employed IA its manufacture
0f production; uud
"Whrrvas, la our iTto country, the
iyttftst OF one class OF wufkmtn are
lhu Interests Of all; aud
"WnCfeaH, We believe that all the
laws by our representatives. should be
ipf the benefit VI their constituents, the
people VI the United States, and not
tue people VI other countries, therefore,
boit
Resolved, That we, tho authorized
representatives Of milliona uf Amufl.
can woTkmen, without distinction OF
uRtly, hereby respectfully demand OF
our representative la the Congress OF
The United States, that no change Hhall
be- made In this existing laws that shall
la any way deprive US Of the capacity
90 earn the full amount OF wages H.
which We were accustomed during the
years In which there were no pros
iccilve Or threatening changes n
tuin laws, 10 prevent us from pfOvid.
Ing Tor our families better hUmes,
letter education anu more comforts
ihan Ia any other country on the face
o. tue globe"
Having adopted these resolutions
win great enthusiasm, tho meeting
nuI turuCd und committee of twelve |
went directly 20 the tilicc Of the |
turgcanisat.urmB and sont messenger
90 notify the Pennsylvania senators OF
their presence. Senators Cameron anu |
Quay came out 10 the marble room |
uHCE OF the Senate chamber and there |
met tue delegation. There was no |
specch making. Tho resolutions were /
handed 10 the senators.
After the presentation Of the rcs1lu. /
lions the committee was handed over /
10 an officer VI tue Senate, who co.
C1Tttd the twelve 10 seats IN the To-
served gallery. The public galleries
were already occupied with solid tiers
90 wofklngmen with the tri.cOlOTsd
ribbona on their coats.
The membefs Of the league Lott for
home a. O'Clock tonight. a commit
toe OF three, Moers. Rigg, Paul Wal.
lace and Jesse Rowal, Will stay behind
~ "A conference with tho POpulist
leaders Monday. The Popuists have
expressed desire to meet them. The
WOi4iugmen viii endehyor 10 secure
from tho third party senators pledge
10 antagoniz1 the Wilson bill.