The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-22

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and have stated the object Of their mis-
sion and that they desire to gain .rG
good offices and sympathy of this gov
ernment and seek to create public
! opinion to influence the action of the
| government"
Mr. Davis said that he did not intend
to bring into this question the merits
of the war between Great Britain ana
! the South African republics and Cut
off debate by moving to lay the res
olution on the table. The motion was
agreed to Sc to Fl.
! Consideration of the postoffice appro-
priatio bill was resumed, but Mr. Till
man in a brief speech decared that
voting down of the resolution was "a
cowardly trucking to British h1u-
ences."
The amendment of Mr.. Lodge for the
! appropriation of 1925. coo to carry out
the existing contracts FOR the pneu-
matte tube service. the service not t.
be extended until congress has taken
| further action was then agreed 30 SS
| to 20, as was a committee amendment
directing the postmaster genertl to
make an investigation OF the pneumatic
tube service and report to congress
whether it would be advisable to con-
| tinue the service as al present discon-
tinue it or have it acquired by the gov
| ernment.
The bill was passed after another ef-
fort by Mr.. Pettigrew to reduce the APP
preparation for mail transported tion
had been defeated 16 to 33.
Mr.. Morgan moved to proceed to the
consideration of the Nicaraguan bill
This would have displaced the present
unfinished business.
Mr.. Morgan's motion was defeated
81 to %.
After a brief executive session the
senate at sos p m, adjourned.
WASHINGTON, May z1-The house
today under suspensio nof the rules
passed two important bills reported by
the committee on labor-one to extend
the eight hour law to all laborers en-
ployed under contract on government
work and the other to prohibit inter
state traffic in prison made goods by
bringing them under the Jurisdiction
Of the police powers Of the state. The
former bill is designed to carry the law
Of 1892 to its legal conclusion. The con-
vict labor bill caused some sharp in
quirieS from members from the south
ern states where prison labor is EN-
ployed in the fields in the mines hut
upon assurance that it would not IN
terfere with the production of coal,
cotton or lumber, the opposition was
not pressed.
Mr.. Gardner of New York, chairman
of the committee on labor. moved the
passage under the suspension Of the
rules of the bill reported by his com
, mittee to limit the hours of daily SER
vice Of laborers and mechanics employ
; ed upon work done for the United sta
tes or any territory or or the District
of Columbia"
Mr.. Gardner explained taht the Ml1
would compel all government contra .
tors to have their work done on the
eight hour system and would correct
the law of 1892.
Mr.. Bailey of Texas questioned the
, power of congress to deny an American
: citizen to contract to sell ten hours OF
} labor a day if he chooses. He was sin
| cerely in sympathy with every effort OF
l organized labor to improve and ele-
: vate its condition, but would not agree
that an American citizen is incompe-
tent to make a contract for his person
t al services.
AFTER anumDer or speecheS in its faV'
or tho Tin Was passed 151 to II
Mr. Gardner then moved the passage
under the suspension of the rules OF
, the bill to prohibit Interstate traffic
III convict ma ie goods and to clcthe ,ht
r states with the power to regulate theil
! sale.
e Mr.. Bailey asked why the committe,
had not included in its bill a provision
\ against trust made goods.
1 1T is a fact that trust made goods,
y said he, ARE vastly more injurious {
y labor than convict made goods"
Y Mr.. Gardner explained that matters
t. relating to trusts were not within tn,