The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-24
FIGHT ON SOUTHERN MILLS.
PROPOSED LEGISLATION AS TO
HOURS OF LABOR.

of Mr.. Bryan-SenatOr HOar and ex-
Minister Barrett.
Washington. Jan. Representative
Of the New England cotton mills
gave evidence OF an intention to press be-
fore Congress their plan of eliminating
or neutralizirg so far as possible, the riv
airy of the Southern mills. This takes the
shape of a proposed amendment to the
federal constitution to give Congress the
right to legislate with regard TO the hours
of labor
The father of this proposition is Mr..
Lowering of Massachusetts, who is him
self largely interested in cotton manu-
featuring and who is regarded as the
special representative of these interests
in Congress
The New England mill men find them
selves restricted in the hours of labor and
in other matters appertaining to the
control of the men who work for them
through the influences of the labor IN
ions. AS yet the labor unions have not
made very much Roadway in the South,
and on this account. and because of the
character of the labor employed, the
southern manufacturers are dOlb ~ SCI
much more continuous work out of their
hands and at lower rates.
Those who are back of the Lowering
amendment believe that by placing the
power to legislate on these matters in the
hands Of Congress, a way would be found
to take from the Southern mills the adj
vantage over the mills of New England
which they now enjoy.
Daily and Clark.
The hold which Mr.. Marcus Daily of
Montana is said to have upon certain men,
bers of the Legislature who refused TO
vote for Mr. Clark, and who are now prom
inent in the effort to unseat the man who
was elected to the United States Senate by
that Legislature, is explained by the Clark
people in an interesting way
Mr.. DAILY, they say, is the Anaconda
Mining Company. In Deer Lodge county
are the smelling works of this corpora
ton. In Silverbow county are situated the
great mines of the Anaconda company
The lumber mills of the Big Blackfoot
Lumber Company, whose entire output Is
purchased by the Anaconda Company and
used in its mines, are located in MiSsoula
county In RavaH county are the lumber
mills of the Bitter Root Development
Company, which is also an adjunct or
the Anaconda Mining Company, which
consumes its entire product, In Cascade
county are the coal mines which belong to
the DAILY corporation, while the same
county contains the reduction works of
the Amalgamated Copper Company. Each
of these industries employ large numbers
of men, and it is an easy matter for Mr..
DAILY to control the votes of the men and
to absolutely dominate the politics of these
counties, which he does.
These counties were the strongholds of
g,,t k.aT rfeIo ct
as they were the strongholds of Anaconda
in the famous fight for the State Capitol
which enters so largely into the present
contest before the Senate committee. This
Capitol contest was a big factor in the
senatorial fight in Montana which is be-
ing given such a thorough airing before
the Senate. 1t is said by men from the
state, regardless of their factional affilia-
lions, that Mr.. DAILY spent at least $1,000,
600 to secure the Capitol at Anaconda,
which town he practically owns 1t was
a fight of the counties east of the noun
tains whose representatives were for He
lena, the more central location, and Mr..
Clark was on the Helena side.
One argument used against putting the
Capitol at Anaconda was that location
there would enable Mr.. DAILY to absolutely
dominate the state and control all its at
fairs. The fact that Mr.. Clark was large
ly instrumental in defeating his plans In
this regard added to Mr.. Days opposition
to that gentleman and explains some at
least of the bitterness which has been de-
veloped by the Senate Committee on Priv
ieges and Elections.
Predicts Brynn's Election.
Col. Jimmy Oliver has been injecting
large quantities of JOY into the Demo-
cratic heart here in Washington by his
prediction that Bryan will be the next
President of the United States over here
the Tammany henchman is taken far
more seriously than in New York. He Is
even put in the class with Col. Ike Hill
as prophet. The reason for this will
probably be found in the roseate charac-
ter of his predictions. Like his Ohio pro-
totype, Jimmy sees nothing but Demo-
cratic success in the air. However dark
the clouds may seem, Jimmy and Ike are
always able to discover a silver lining. 1t
does not bother either of them that these
predictions seldom come true for they
serve their purpose in the dissemlne-
ton OF happiness and JOY, SO when Col
Jimmy, putting on an air of deepest wis
dom, predicts Bryan's election, he can
always find eager listeners here in Wash
ington. When one doubling congressman
in the group which listened to his latest
utterance asked for figures, all the Colonel
said was:
ooh, don't you worry about that
shall not go into details. The votes will
he forthcoming Bryan could have been
elected in 1896 with only Is 900 more votes
distributed in half a dozen states. This
time he will have that many and to spare
and they will be put where they are
needed"
senator HOar's Little Comedy.
Senator Hoar does not consider that Mr.
John Barrett once United States minister
10 Slam, Is of very much importance. and
If the truth were tod there are q good
many people in Washington who take the
same view of the former minister that the
Senator from Massachusetts does; but Mr.
Hoar has taken the trouble to deny the
statement made by Mr.. Barrett to the
effect that il was his speech, cabled to
Hong Kong. which started the Filipino
Instruction At the same time the aged
Senator has taken the pains in private TO
express a good deal of contempt for the
young man who made the charge.
All Of which Is preliminary 90 the story
of little episode az The Capitol MIR Bar
rett was up there on business, and as fate
would have IL, ne stepped into the Senate