The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-22
EIGHT HOURS A DAYS WORK
The House Passes u Bill Fixing the
Hours of Labor on Government
Work.


two important bills reported by the COM
mttee on labor-one to extend the eight
hour law 20 all laborers employed under
contract on government work and the
other TO prohibit interstate traffc IN pris IN
made goods, by bringing them under the
Jurisdiction OF the police powers Of the
state The former bin is designed to car
ry the law of 1892 to Its logical conclusion,
The convict labor bill caused some sharp
inquiries from members from South arn
states where prison labor Ia employed in
the fields and in the mines. but upoa as
surances that 1t would not interfere with
the production OF coal. cotton or lumber
the opposition was lot pressed.
EiEht-Hour LAW Passes.
Mr.. Gardner chairman Of the committee
on lahor. moved the passage under sus-
pension OF the rules. of the bill reportC 4
by his committee to limit 1.-THE hours II
daily service of laborers and mocha mics
employed upon work done for the tinted
States or any territory or the Distric, CT
Columbia"
Gardner explained that the bill would
compel all government contractors to Eavs
their work done on tho eight-hour system
and would correct the law of 1892
Bailey questioned the power Of congress
TO deny the right Of an American citizs+ n to
contract to sell ten hours OF labor a day IL
he chooses He was sincerely In svmoathy
with every EFFORT of organized labor to I'm
prove and elevate its condition but woul1
not agree that an American citizen is in
competent TO make a contract FOR his per
sopal services.
AItfF nuinNef or SnreCNea IN its favor
the bll was passed. Isl 10 -
Con,ict-Mnde Goods.
Gardner Then moved the passage. under
suspension OF the rules. ~ the bill TO pro-
hthtt interstate trafftC TN convict mad,
goods and to cloihe the states Win ~,
power 20 regulate their sale
BAilry asked why the committee had no,
'rc;udod SEQ ITS hill provision against
trust made goods
1T is fact that r,lst-nade goods" said
he are vastly more Injurious 70 labor tan
convict made sc,<ls
Gardner explained that matters relauog
g. trusts were not within the Jurisdiction
y the committe" on labor Williams OF
Mississippi asked II Gardner would nc
cept an amendment 70 Include trust-r made
~ ] would net " rcplied Gardner II,
lld rot h. gcrmanr. and q might Ge-
er that a state should take care n IT, con-
yirt-Uadr goods AZ that % should t4ka
care ~ IT'S couvlcts But BE- insisted trat
congress should X further and lNriule a
declared that the Republicans dare not ar-
cent Williams Amendment The trusts"
sai3 he 20 whom you ofrer Up vou- daily
PRAYERS for revenue On ,Ne coming cArl-
Lalsr viii uo' allow You 90 Applause "a the
nFTocratic side y
The hil Vas passei without division
\ bin WAS passed 70 a Init the puair1-
tons ~ state agricultural departments 10
the mails 10 seconi-clnss matter
Conference rcoorts on che agricultural
ard for.iee1tors appropriation bills we
adopted. TIE conference report M tie
army appropriation bin wns rejected he
cause the house conferees had agreed 10 A.
Item 10 Appropriate S50o for n library in
Manila The bill was sent back 10 confer
ence. At r m. the house adjourned
The admiral e the sisuese navy was 1. PASSENGER
On the steamer Ct, 81 Prkius to san Francisco
He "a nm Fe~Ss 1e Richtlicu, for the last TWEEN
tr six yeaS in Command ~ tbe small but e4lcicn,
feet that protests TIE ltis AsiAtic nation from foes
On the sea Admiral Rchelieu Is also a lieutenant
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