Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-12-26
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EIGHT HOUR BILL
Received Favor in the Senate
TAFT SIated--President Asked
by Allies to Arbitrate.

by Allies to Arbitrate.
Washington.-The eight-hour la
Dor bill as amended by the Senate
Committee on Educanon and Labor.
was reported to the Senate from a
committee Sunday accompanied by
written statement. Of the commit
tees reasons for its action 1t is
stated that the bill is substantially
the same as the House bill, and that
| it is favored by a majority OF the
| Senate. committee. A large portion
of the report is taken up with an
amen1ment limiting the operations
of the proposed law to contracts
with the government. This is done
to meet. the objection that the act
would apply to work other than
done for the government, in cases in
which the government contractor
might have work in hand tor other
persons or for himself. I'll G say
that this amendment is merely a
correct Interpretation Of the House
bill. Speaking of the general poll
cy of the measure the committee
says: s'Your committee does not
doubt the right of Congress to ex-
tend the elght-hour day. The ma
iorlty approve the policy of extend
ing the. eight hour day, and believe
its results will be benifeent. that
the products of labor will be i'm
proved; that the happiness and
homes of workmen will be greater
and brighter. the Intelligence of the
people increased, and civilization
advanced by such legislation. A
majority of your committee believe
that this measure which has re
ceiyed from the whole committee
such serious and careful eonsiidera-
ton, is not radical, but consirva-
tive. and therefore recommend its
passage .S'aa s-as- s-..-es
Observation-Disclosures Ar
ceneaux. dead, Lafayette, 50; Mondy
Pondy, Meta, s6; -Margurite Arce7
neaux, Lafayette. IS; Elizabeth
Brooks Quitman, So; Henderson
johnson, Baton Rorge, $6; Adam
Mitchell, New Orleans, Sc. Missis-
sippi-Taylor Gillein, Sabine, So;
Harry K. Austin, Edwards, So;
George HamIin, Fayette, s12i Ben
iamin F. Anderson, Tocopolo, s8.
Senate Lodge introduced in the
Senate fewSdays ago bilIsaut thor-
izing the President to remove the
duty on coal coming into the q nited
States from Canada whenever the
duty on coal from the United States
to Carada shall be removedA "a
President Rooses eltis reaorted to
have proposed to the European
Powers that the venezuelan dispute
be submitted to the arbitration of
The Hague tribunal. The Powers
replied with a counter proposal
that the President himself an rbitrate
the issues. - fsgN 81
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Henry Mccall nominated for Col
lector of Customs at New Orleans,
has given notice that he will appear
before the Senate Counties on
Commerce Jan. IS, and answer
charges against him.
Advices have been received from
Manila stating that American ne
groes are engaged in drilling bands
of ladrone robbers in the Philip
pines.
1t is anDounced at the War De-
partment that General Chaffee will
succeed General Young as Lieuten-
ant General OF the Army upon the
retirement of the latter who will
succeed General Miles.
The Senate has passed the Brous-
sard bills providing for locks and
dams ia aMermentan River and
Bayou VermiIion, louisiana. -,
The Cuban Reciprocity Treaty
win encounter strong opposition in
the Senatesitis rumored. ,,ss
1.-THE House has adopted the Con-
ference report On the bin providing
for the payment Of the Anthracite
Goal Strike Arbitration Commission.
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The latest piece of gossip concern
ing Gov. Taft is that he viii succeed
EIihu Root Is Secretary of War early
next summer. 3
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