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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY , SEPTEMBER 4 , 1890. COMLL'S EIGHT HOUR BILL , Conclusion of the DoLato in the House of Buprosontativei. A ' AMENDMENTS TO THE MEASURE , , S A Thorough Discussion of tlio I'rescnt Iitibor Hystctn In All ill I'lmscs , the Evils and Tlielr llcincdlcH. R InTnEBr.EOf Wednesday was published if the sixioch of Congressman Council on his ifa eight-hour bill before the house , with n part o of the tlclmto on the bill , Below Is given the I conclusion of the debate : n Mr. McComaa If the gentlemen will allow o mo , I wish to prepare an nncndment which" ! a would like to odd to Hint , as nn amendment to t the amendment , nnd which I wish to surest to the gentleman In cbnrjjo of the bill nt the n present tirno , requiting the dlsburshifr ofllcor , it ? on boh all of the United Suites , to Ilrst Inquire - ) quire , before flnnl payment , whether or not a the employed on such government work have aH I b cu puld liysuch contractor or subcontrac H tor , In nccordaneo with the terms of this bill. ly Mr. Conncll If the purpose of the gentle fca man In offering the amendment Is to jierfect the bill , us It scorns to be , I presume tbero will be no objection to It. Mr. Faniulmr I would Hlto to ask the gen tleman from Illinois ( Mr. 11111)xvhoproposcs ) this amendment , If ho would not accept an equivalent and mnko it a Rood dcul shorter find moro expressive ? If the gentleman will turn to his bill , nt line 18 , after the word "and , " insert the words : "For the purpose of this net , laborers , workmen nnd mechanics employed. " Mr. Hill I do iiot think that would obvl- nto the objection. Mr. Fnrqutmr That Is the usual legal form , to save the United States. i Mr. Hill Hut the gentleman will observe ono purpose of this act Is to provide that laborers and workmen employed by contract ors and subcontractor ! ) shall bo employed only for nlsht hours u day , BO that when you Insert the words you propose to nl'.ji1 tbo word "and" it docs not obviate tbo objection that it would still bind the governnientof the United States. Mr. Council The purpose of tbo gentle man from Illinois ( Mr. Hill ) Is evidently to perfect the bill , and If any suggestions can bo made I presume they will bo received with that purpose in view. I now yield flvo min utes to the gentleman from Michigan ( Mr. O'Donnell ) and reserve the balance of iny time. time.Mr. Mr. O'Donnell Mr. Sneaker , I am free to say that I gladly give voice and vote in favor of this bill to enforce the eight-hour law on government premises. Uy this bill the United States says to all laborers , workmen nnd mechanics in its employ that they shall not bo required to labor moro than eicht hours i > cr calendar day on public work. The vorhingmun of the nation demand that the government shorten the hours of toll , tnat tlioso who labor may have moro time for physical anil mental improvement nnd devel opment of those qualities that fit them to become - come more Intelligent citizens of the repub lic. Orgnnlzed labor hai for years petitioned nnd memorialized congress for the enactment of this liw , a supplemental statute that will have for its basis Justice , humanity and the promotion of happiness of the citi- . zens. This will strengthen the act of 1S03. Mr. Council I now yield three minutes to the gentleman from Maryland ( Mr. Mc- Cotnus. ) Mr. MeComn.3 In that time , Mr. Speaker , I dcslro to uffernnninendmcnt.nfterthucndof line -C , on page 2 , nnd before the amendment offered by the gentleman from Illinois , so as to perfect It. It reads as follows : 1'rovldt-d further. Tlint any offlcor of the United States whoso duty It Li to pay such contractor * or subcontractors ( .hull , before payment of moneys due , ascertain and satisfy Iilmclf that the laborers , workmen , und ine- clmiik's so employed have Iweti paid by such font motors or subcontractors. ' hut cotnos in before the amendment of tbo gentleman from Illinois : lut tliu Kovorninont of the United States nlin.ll not li llablo for tlio payinuntof such laborers , wnrknivn , or inuoliuiilcs umployo by contractors or subcontractors. Thut gives Immunity to the government upon tlio bond Uikcti by the government to Imlcnmlfy Itsoll for the contractor's dofuult. If the hours nro fixed ho nivea n guaranty that the wages will bo paid aud the provision Will bo innclo that the government ofllcer shall ruqniro tlio sxihcontractor or contractor to product ) his pay-roll and show spoclflo pay- incuts and that the contractor has paid the laborers thus paid for eight hours a ony. ; It further guards the government by providing- that thora shall bo no liability upon the gov ernment for his failure thus to do , but at the Ibo same time eujoius upon an ofllcer of the gov ernment in good faith , as part of the duty at tached , that ho shall satisfy himself that the workmen who nro worthy of their hire , whoso hours tire llxed by law , hnvo been paid before the account of tuo govonirnuut contractor Is closed. ( bo The Speaker pro tcmporo Tlio amendment will oo considered as ponding' . The Speaker pro tcmporfr The chair recog- i.lzo3 the gentleman from Pennsylvania ( Mr. Mutchlcrj to control the tlmo In opposition to Fin ' the bill. o\v Mr. Mutchlcr Mr. Speaker , I im heartily un- In favor of the proposition to inako eight Iclc hours a day's labor. I hopotho tlmo will como speedily , when eight hours shall consti lor tute a day's ' labor in all purts of this country. But I can not support this bill , and I 1 want to state very briefly my iiul reasons. I think there nro serious objections iful to the measure , and I hope that the commit tees presenting It will hnvo it so amended that , wo eau all vote for it. Lot mo read from the bed bill : That oljjlit hours shall constitute a day's ( ho work for all laborers , workmen and mechanics tls now employed , or who may hereafter bo em but ployed , l > y or on behalf of tlio ( 'overnment of iho United States , or by or on behalf of tbo District of Columbia , except In ca'.osof extraordinary - i la. ordinary cinurgenoy which may nHso In tlmo of war , or In cases where It muy bo necessary hey to work moru than ol 'ht hours per calendar day for the protection of property or human lift ) . Now , gentlemen will ohsorvo that whether nn emergency does or does notnrlsols a ques tion of fact pure and simple. The employer vas may bo of the opinion that such an emergency has arisen , thnt it is necessary for the pur pose of protecting property that tbo laborer ido- shall labor ten-hours , and the laborer may bo iu- perfectly willing to do that , and may do It. iln Now , suppose that the laborer afterwards line quarrels with the employer , or is discharged , what may ho do under this Will Ho may yo before a Justice of the tot pcuco mid have his employer arrested. is The employer may bo nn olUecr of the United nm Suites government but that makes no differ ence. Tlio man may have him arrested nnd bound over to the criminal court nnd com pelled to answer for violating the eight-hour law.Tlio Tlio Question ns to whether ho Is guilty or not guilty is not n question of law under this bill , but It Is n question of fact for a Jury to determine. The evidence must bo adduced before the Jury to show whether or not such an emergency did arise , and If the ] ury shall coma to the conclusion that tlicro was no such emergency , then the ofllcer or employer may bo convicted and bo made to suffer the pen alty proscribed by this law. Now , I sub mit , Mr. Speaker , that this la putting Into the hands of the laboring man a power which ho ought not to have. And this may bo done repeatedly : U inny bedono bv a dozen iliflerc'nt omiuoyos with ono employer. United States ouleora who arc in clmi-go of the construction of any public work of this government , or any contractor , may bo unnoycil in this way from tlmo to tlmo and nrrestcd a hundred times before his work is done , nnd each tluio ho will ho compelled to rome Into court and stuuil a trial , because the bill miiUcs it n pure question of fact whether the emergency nroso or did not nriso. Mr. Faniuhar Anything that will meet the cmergour ; without friction , which will protect the rights of the laboring man -CTid nt the same tlmo enable the government to complete valunblo work In ncoonlanrovlth the exigencies that may ur- rise , will , 1 thlulf , bo entirely ncceptablo to tUccoiniul"'M. ' lr. Mm hler Now. Mr. Speaker , I want | St3 to cull nttcMou to another objection to this bill. In Hi r 14 and 5 of section 3 we hnvo the ioooo words "or the furnishing of nny material 10,000 0,000 manufnctUTd within the United States , " and in lines 10 and U of the same section we find the words or manufacturing such material. " or. Xho Men Jr jijlod hero Is tliui no contractor , own , Kovernmeti' oBlcor , or anybody else who may I furnish material to the Uuitcd States govern , I. J went shall ponnit the workmen engaged In the procua uicut of that material to woric moro than olght hours a day. Novr , If thU bill bccomos a law with this language unchanged , no ooutractor who furnishes this government with a postajro stnmp , nn en velope , a sheet of paper , or with nny of the suppllci which the govnmmont noctls , can permit hli employes to work moro than eight hours. Suppose the government li constnict- Inp a postofllco building , nnd the eovcrnmcnt ofllcer or ccntractor contrncts with a person for supplying stone or luinhor or nny other ncccsstiry mntcrlnl. In such a cwo the KOV- cniment ofllcer or contractor must sco to It that the persons who furnlih this material do not nllow their employes to work moro thnn eight hours. Con3Cfiueiitlylf the post- ofllco is to bo built of brick ho must go to the brick manufacturer nnd sny , "you must mnko brick for this postofllco ana for nothing else : you dnro not sell mo the brick you haio piled up In your yard , because your men may hnvo worked ten hours n dny in making tlioso brick , nnd if I buy such brick I am llablo to bo put In prison. You must start a now kiln of brick , and you rausthlro your men to work only etclit hours n day : otherwise I can not contract with you. " So In dealing with the man who supplies the lumber , this govern ment ofllccr or contractor mustrequlro him to sco that the men who cut down the trcw , who hew the timber , who preoaro It in the sawmill , work only clRht hours a day ; for if they work flvo minutes over that tlmo the contractor or the asent of the government U llablo to bo prosecuted nnd sent to prison. I say , therefore , Mr. Speaker , that the com mittee would doawiio thins by excluding from tlio bill the words I have rend. A Member What nro those words 1 Mr. Mutchlcr In the fourth mid llfth lines of suction U the words "or the furnishing of nny material inanufucttircd within the United States , " and In lines 10 ana 11 the words "or manufacturing such material , " But , Mr. Speaker , I nm asked how I would remedy my objection to the bill. I would remedy It by striking out the whole of the third section , Mr. Ullss-It would kill tlio bill. Mr. Council It would have the effect of killing the bill , ns tins been suggested , and defeating the very purpose or the committee in framing it. I now yield live minutes to the gentleman from New Yorlc ( Mr. Turner ) . The Speaker pro temper Before that the chair desires to ask the gentleman from Penn sylvania if ho proposes to amend the bill ! Mr. Mutcblor I propose , Mr. Speak er , to strike out In line 4 of section 2 , down to nnd including the word "shall" In line 5 , bcinR the following words : "Or the furnishing of nny material manu factured within the United States. " And also from and including the word "or"in , line 10 , down to nnd including the word "ma- tcrlnl , " In line 11. The Speaker pro tcmporo Tlio chair sug gests that the amendment might bo passed upon by the house now nnd save time. Mr. Mutchlcr I bopo that will bo dono. Several members Question. The Speaker pro tcmporo The amendment will bo reported by the clerk. Mr. Keilly I ask consent that the section may bo read as it will stand If amended. The Speaker pro tflmpore The section will bo read in that form by the clerk. The clerk read as follows : See. 2. That nil contracts hereafter made by or on behalf of the government of the United Stales or by oronhulmlfnf the District of Columbia , with any corporation , person , or lit-rsons , for the iicrformiuipo of nny work , bhallboilocincd anil considered as uiadu on the basis of eight hours constituting a day's work ; anil It.sbnll bo unlawful for any such corporation , person , or persons to require or permit any laborer , workman , or mcchivnlo to work moru than olRht hours per calendar day In dolni ; such work , oxoopt In the cases and upon tbo conditions provided In section 1 of this act. The question was taken and the amend ment was adopted. Mr. MeComas I move to further amend by strikinc out the words , in line 0 of section a , "deemed and considered n ? ; " and in line 8 , after the word "persons , " insert "under such contract ; " so that it will read : Seo.2. That all contracts hereafter made bv or on bubnlf. of the government nf the Unitrd States , or by or on behalf of tliu District ot Columbia , with any corporation , person or iK'mons , fur the performance of any work , 'Shall bo mndo on the busts of clxht hours constituting a day's work ; nnd It shall bo unlawful for any such corporation , person or persons under such contract to require or permit tiny laborer , woi-lcmuii or mechanic to work moro than olsht hours iiurculondai-ilny In ( loin ; ; such work , except In tlm cases and upon the conditions provided In section I of this act. The amendment was adopted , Mr. Cutchoon Mr. Speaker , I want to amend in line 8 of section 2 by striking out the words "or rermit , " so that it will read : "And it shall bo unlawful for any such cor poration , person or persons to require any la borer , workman , " etc. There nro many in stances nnd circumstances that may often nriso where the laborer would desire to work moro than oiqht hours pov day. If these words are allowed to remain in the bill ho cannot do this , oven if necessary or desirable for tlio support of his family. This is a free country , nnd if a man can earn moro money by working longer than eight hours a dny he should bo free to do it. If he can bettor sup port his wife and children , or pay for his house or his laud by working beyond eight hours a day , I do not sco why ho should not have the privilege of doing it. Mr. Council In that event ho deprives the wife und children of somootner laborer of the right to work , the very .thing this bill is trying to correct. Air. Cutchcon I repeat , this is a free country ; nnd if a man cannot work when ho wants to it is not a free country. The great est crimes against liberty that have been committed have oceu committed in tae name of liberty itself. Mr. Council But this law is for the pro tection of the workmen themselves , The Speaker pro tempore The clerk will report the proposed amendment of the gentle man from Michigan so the house can proceed undcrstnndlngly. Tlio clerk read as follows : Strike oat , line 8 , section 2 , the words "or permit. " Mr. Mutchlcr I nslt at this time to have nn amendment pending to bo voted on nt 5 o'clock au amendment to strike outthothird section. The Speaker pro tcmporo The gentleman from Pennsylvania moves to strike out the third section of the hill , and asks unanimous consent Mr. Cutchcon My amendment is pending , I understand , nnd should bo disposed of first. The Speaker pro tempore The rights of the gentleman from Michigan ( Mr. Cutcheon ) will bo protected. The gentleman from Penn sylvania in bis own time moves to amend by striking out section U , and asks unanimous consent that the amendment be considered ns pending ut the hour of 5 o'clock. Is there ob jection I The chair hears none. ; Mr. Cutcheon Mr. Speaker , liberty Is equality ; and liberty among citizens implies equality in the right to g.iin a livelihood. Anything that operates to impair or take away that right to gala a livelihood tends toward slavery , not liberty. The gentleman from Marvlaud ( Mr. McComas ) says that this bill does not apply to materials or the manufacture of materials ; that It applies only to the labor which shall bo done upon government worlc. Now , Mr. Speaker , In my district wo have many govern ment works in progress upon rivers and harbors. They consist in the buildlug of piers and building timber cribs , and filling tbo cribs so built with stone , Now , if this bill becomes n law in its present form , the workmen , who are workmen of the vicinity usually , poor laboring men , cannot bo per mitted to exercise tlio poor privilege of work ing moro than eight hours if they deslro to do so. They are deprived of the right which every freeman should have of using his tlmo to his own best advantage , while the work men nil around them upon J the farms , in the mills , m the shops , and in the furnaces may work just as long as they please. But the num lining stone in a government crib , or hewlug timber for the government , can not bo permitted by the contractor or subcon tractor to work In excess of eight hours a day , and if ho is permitted to do so the con tractor or subcontractor raakos himself liable to this line of Jl.OOO and the imprisonment spocitlcd in the bill. Now , I claim that to work in oxooss.of eight hours , or at any other tlmo , is a right that every free man should exorcise. Every man should have the privilege of saying how many hours he will employ in labor. If ho can not got employment at the hours ho chooses to lix for himself , then ho has nobody to blama but himself. liut hero you make a restriction tnat if n man wants to work In excess of eight hours ho is. prohibited under heavy penalties on the part of hli employer from doing fco. I am opposed to all such re strictions , and I move to strike out the word * in the eighth line "or permit ; " so that it shall read : And U nhnll bo unlawful for any such cor poration , puraou or pt-rsons to require any In- borer , workman , or mechanic to work nioro tlnm eight hours , etc. It seems to me , Mr. Speaker , that no Just- znlndod or right-thinking inim can object to such un amendment us that. Mr. Turner of New York I know thntj and If any gentleman feels that bU liberties or his privllgeg ni n free man are trampled upon because ha can not work twelve hours for the government nnd get extra pay to the exclusion ot somebody else , ho ua all the wldo world over la which to seek another Job. Ho is not under nny obligation to work for the government If ho docs not nrco to the terms Imposed. Mr. MeKlnloy Mr. Speaker , I am In favor ot tills bill. It 1m been said that it Is n bill to limit the opportunity of woritiugmcn to pnln a livelihood. This Is not so ; It will have the opposite effect. So far ns the government of tlm united States , as nn employer , is con cerned , In the limitation for a days work pro vided in this bill to eight hours , Instead of putting any limitation upon the opportunity of the American frocmcii to cam a living , it increases und enlarges the oppoituuity for the worklngman to eurn a living. [ Applause. ] Eight hours under the laws of the United States constitute a day's work. That law has been on our statute-books for twcuty or moro years. Mr. Council I yield two minutes to tlio gentleman from Illinois ( Mr. Smith ) , Mr. Smith of Illinois Mr. Speaker , whllo I work from sixteen to eighteen hours a day for my constituents , yet 1 am willing thnt nil laborers should work only eight hours , un less they are paid for working beyond that tlmo. In the two minutes allowed mo t have not time to elaborate on this , but it seems tome mo , from the discussion so far presented , that there Is a misapprehension of this bill by seine gentlemen. It does not prevent n per son from working more than eight hours , but it does prevent the government , when It em ploys n man to work eight hours ( which , ns has been said by the gentleman from Ohio , constitute a day's ' work under the laws o ( the land ) it prevents the government of the united States from receiving uis nxuor lor ton hours and only paying him for eight hours. A simple reading of the bill will cor rect tlio misapprehension ! Eight hours shall constitute a dny's work for all laborersworKmon , and mechanics , ctu. , except In oases of emergency : Provided , That In all such eases the laborers , workmen , or mcalmnlcsso oinploycd and woridimto e.xcved clslit hours puruulondar day shall bo paid on the basts of ulght hours constituting a day's work , Mr. Cutcheon How can they work moro than clghthour.3 when they ure not permitted to do so i Mr. Smith of Illinois Section 2 provides , nnd that is the point that our fricuds ob ject to : And it sltalt bo unlawful for any such corpo ration , person , or persons to roqnlroor permit any laborer , workman , or mechanic to work moro than elilit hours In any calendar any. And then they stop. But it says to work moro than oliht hours In any calen dar day In doing such work or manufacturing such materials except In the cnsos and upon the conditions provided ln cotlou lot thUaet. Which provides that if they have worked more than eight hours they shall bo paid extra for it. I am heartily In favor of the bill. bill.Mr. Mr. Cutchcon That clause which you re fer to refers only to the cases of emergency. Mr. Vnux Mr. Speaker , very much bus been said , and eloquently said , about the rights of the laboring man and against all that has been said usldng congress to protect his rights und protect him in the rlghttt of his own Independent Judgment I have not a word to say. That is a matter entirely within the discretion of the honorable members of this house ; but when they n k mo to enact class legislation , nnd that too , class legislation the most marked of all that has ever been pre sented in my tlmo in federal legislation , and ask thnt that class legislation bo enforced by penalties , by lines and imprisonment , I Inline class legislation bus gone about as far as the American citizen h willing It should go. Now , a great deal has been said , and I do not criticise or traverse the eloquence that has been omitted in this discussion ; but I ask this house to sny whether or not , In ask- In g for this system of elms legislation , they are going very 'far from the eli ! doctrine that we were taught , ana that for the boaellt of these workingmen - men of this country this class legislation is to bo forced bv line and imprisonment : yet , so far as I can sco , it seems that it does not apply this imprisonment to anybody but the government. They say the "govern ment" is to bo Imprisoned , the "government" is to bo lined , or anybody "representing the government" is to ho fined or imprisoned. Mr. Evans Will the gentleman permit mete to ask him a practical question i Mr. Vaux Certainly , if there is such. Mr. Evans I am in favor of the eight-hour liuv , I simply speak of It so far as it affects contractors. I am employing mechanics and laborers. They work tea hours a day. I pay thdm the scale of wages ngreed upon bv the amalgamated Iron and steel workers , molders and mechanics. Would I bo subject to flno and imprisonment under this bill as a crim inal ) Mr. Vaux Yes , sir , if you employed them on a government con tract. I ask the attention of the gentleman to the third section ; That nny offlcor of tlio government of the United SlaU'Sor any person lu'tlnu under or for.such olllcor. or any contractor with the United Status or other person violating any of the provisions of tills act , shall ( or eauh nf- fon-o bu piniUhua by a line of not less than $ . " > 0 nor moru than J1.UOJ , or Imprisonment not more than six months , or bo both lined und imprisoned In the discretion of the court , So that by this law every man employing twenty men who shall unintentionally or ac cidentally violate this law , thc.sp twenty men con apply to have this law put in force , and ho can bo lined SIOIK ) and imprisoned six months for each otlcnso. If this is not class legislation with a vengeance I do not know what class legislation Is. Mr. Mutchlcr I now yield a minute to the gentleman from New York ( Mr. Flower ) . Mr. Flower I desire to otter ns an addi tional section to this bill the provisions of the bill ( H. U. mW ) to limit the hours of work of clerks and employes in the ilrst and second class post ofllces , as follows : That herouftor olght hours'labor shall con stitute a day's worlc for clerks and employes In all first and second elms postolHces whoio salaries do not exceed Jl.litu per annum , for which thuy ibhall receive not loss thnn the classified salary for n day's work. That for the purpose of currying Into oll'oct th o provis ions of this net tliuro Is hereby appropriated , tabu paid out of'any moneys la tlio tri-amiry not otherwise appropriated , the Hum of { 1,782- 03.1 , or so much thereof as may bo ncuesiary , If this amendment should not bo adopted , I would vote for this bill but for the fact that I am paired with my colleague ( Mr. Belden ) . The Speaker pro tquiporo Without objec tion , the amendment will bo considered as pending , Mr. Kerr of Iowa I object. The Speaker pro tcmporo ( Mr * Payson ) The clerk will report the pending amend ments. The clerk rend as follows : Amend section 1 , line 0 , by inserting after the word'.state" "or by or on behalf of the District of Columbia. " The amendment was agreed to , The next amendment ( recommended by the committee ) was read as follows : In the Munt ! section amend by nddlns ; , after the word "worlc , " In line 14 , the following ; "Provided further. That not less than the currant ratoof pur diem waxes in the locality where the work Is performed shall bo paid tn laborers , workmen and mechanics employed by or on behalf of tlio government ot the United States or the District of Uoliinibl.i ; and laborers , workmen and mechanics em ployed by contractors or subcontractors In the exceiilon of a contract or contracts with tliu United States or the UUtrlctnf Columbia shall bo deemed to bo employed by or on be half of the government of tliu United Status , " The amendment was ncrecd to. The next amendment ( ottered by Mr. Mc Comas ) was read , as follows : Provld od further , That any offloor of the United States whoso duty U H to pay such contractors or subcontractors shall , before ' of money Is due. ascertain and but- sfy himself Unit tlio laborers , workmen nml inuchanlus sn employed liuvo boon paid by Bueh contractors und subcontractors. Mr. Council There is no objection to that amendment so fur as the comuiittco are con cerned , The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment ( offered by Mr. Hill ) was read , as follows : At the end of section 1 as amended add , "but tlio government ot the United Status Hhnll not bo llablo for the payment of such la borers , workmen ami mechanics employed by contriiUoniand euboontrnctors. The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment ( recommended by the committee ) was read , as follows : ' Aineml section " by Inserting , nftor the word "states , " in line it , tlio words "or by or on bo- lialf of the District ut Columbia. " The amendment wa > agreed to , The next amendment ( offered by Mr. Cutcheon ) was road , as follows : "I.InoH , section 2 , strike out the words "or permit. " The question was taken on agreeing to tbo amendment ; and there were yeas bt , iiays Mr. Conncll I demand the yeas nnd nays. Mr. Conncll subsequently withdraw the demand and the amendment was agreed to , Mr. Hill I dcilro to ask unanimous con sent to offer an amendment to the third too- Uoa. Uoa.The The Speaker pro tempore The gentleman Hill please withhold it uutll the other pciidlng amendment * arocUjpo etjLof. report the next nmendincut. The next nmondnj < mtf ( otTored by Mr. Uutchlor ) was road as fdllowsi Strike out section 3. fL Mr. McCoiniM Mr. Sneaker , there was an amendment to aoctl0H 'J offered by myself , which was accepted by the gentleman from Pennsylvania , striking ( qut certain words , The Speaker pro tcmporo-Thoso amend , monts have been agreed lo. Mr. McComss It hn not lieen so read. The Speaker pro tomporc Thov * were read irobably In the nbsonco of the gentleman. They have been acrcedTo. Mr. McComas Then. Mr. Speaker , I ask thnt section a M amended bo now rent ! . Section 3 as amendqd.ivas road , ta follows : Soc. 2. Thnt nil contracts hcreaftor made bv oronbohalt of the gofOrii'iuontnf the United 'talcs , or by or on holinlf of the District of Columbln , with any corporation , person , or n-roin for tlio performance of any work , Hhnll bo madoon the basis ot olght hour. ' ) con- ' tttlttitliiKa day's work ; and It shall bo unlaw ful for nny such corporation , person , or per sons under such contract to require nny uborer , workman , or mechanic lo work moru thnn eight hour * per calendar day In doing such work , except In the cusv * and upon tbo conditions provided In section 1 of this act. Mr. McComas That Is right. The Speaker pro tcmporo The question is on agreeing to the amendment of the gentle man from Pennsylvania ( Mr. Mutchler ) , to strike out section 3. DMr. Illll Mr. Speaker , I rlso to a parlia mentary Inquiry. Ought not section 3 to bo Ilrst perfected I The Speaker pro tcmporo Undoubtedly ; but there Is no amendment pending to sec tion S. Mr. Hill But I am proposing nn amend ment to that section. The Speaker pro tcmporo The gentleman from Illinois asks unanimous consent to offer an amendment to section S. Is there any ob jection ? Mr. ollly-Lot it bo read. The amendmdnt was read , as follows : Pair.o3 , linen , nftor the word "person , " In sert "Intentionally ; " so that the clnu o will road , "or other person Intentionally violating unyof the provisions of this act , " etc , The amendment was agreed to. The question was taken on the motion of Mr. Mutchlcr to strike out section 3 , and the speaker pro tempore declared that the .uoos seemed to hnvo it. Mr. Mutchlor I nsk for n division. The house divided and the amendment was rejected yeas 38 , nays 107. The next amendment ( recommended by the commlttco ) was read as follows : Sec. 4. That all luw.s or purts of laws In con flict with this uut are licroby repeated. The amendment was agreed to. The bill as amended was ordered to bo en grossed and read a third time. Mr. Buttcrworth Mr. Speaker. I do not want to delay the passage ot the bill , hut cer tain amendments have boon offered I do not know whether they were adopted or not which will improve the bill. It will only take a moment to read the bill as amended. The Speaker pro tcmporo The gentleman is entitled to the reading of the bill at this stiigo If ho demands it. Mr. UuttenvorthVoll , I call for the rend ing ; It will take but u moment. I do nor ask for the reading of the engrossed copy of the bill. bill.The The bill as amended was rend. The bill was then passed. Mr. Farquhar On behalf of the commlttco I move to amend the title of the UiU so us to read : "A bill constituting eight hours a day's worlc for all laborers , workmen , and mechanics employed by , pr on behalf of the government of the United States or by or on behalf of the District Of 'Columbia or by con tractors doing work--for the trovcrnmentof the United States or.Uie District of Colum bia , and providing penalties for violation of the provisions hereof ; " The amendment of < the title was agreed to. Mr. Conncll moved Jo.reconsider , the vote by which the bill was passed ; and also moved that the motion to reconsider bo laid on the table. Ji i- The latter motion was .agreed to. MOIITUA.UY. John Katvlnncl. Tuesday afternoon , a telegram was re ceived from Denver by James Balch of the Hotel Barker that Jobn-Rowlnud had died in that city about noon , The announcement occasioned surprise , to all of Mr. Rowland's ' friends because , wlicn liist seen In this city , which was hut a short time ago , the deceased seemed to bo In the enjoyment of excellent health. The circumstances attending Rowland's death as received from TUB BEE'S corre spondent at Denver are ns follows : "Ho arrived in Denver two weeks ago. Ho was taken ill and last week took to his room at the Albany hotel. Monday night he died. His remains were taken to the coroner's and held to await the instructions of friends of the acccased at Onuihn. Yesterday advices reached Denver that , several friends of the dead man would arrive today to take the re mains buck to Omaha. When first taken sick , Rowland summoned Dr. Kiles. lie was in a seemingly convalescent state Monday. Ho was sitting up in a chair in his room. As the chambermaid passed later , she heard a low moan and i-ushhig back found Itowland in the lost stages of dissolution. Manasrer Sisson said last evening that ho thinks Row land must have been suffering from heart disease. " ftlr. Rowland came to this city in 187t ) and was cngacod by Mr. William McIIugh in building sewers , for which McIIugh bad the contract from the city. no was ompioyou oy itui * oung in the furniture business nnd oventuallv started in that business on North Sixteenth street , which ho subsequently discontinued. Mow recently ho was engaged in tlio stone and sand business and was in Denver in con nection with tbo stone trade. It will bo re membered thit throe years ago ho bouchttho entlrostockandstonoquarrles ol Boss Stout & others nt Louisville , in this state , mid for a time seemed to bo prosperous under the name and title of Omaha land and stone com pany , of which a young Englishman , G. II. Uobcrts , was the principal ugent. The quar ries , etc. , were subsequently sola tea ICausas Uity company who continue to work them. Mr. Rowland was well-known among the old timers of the northwest. Ho was born in Anglcsca , North Wales , his parents being owners of the celebrated slate quarries there about fortv-three years ago. Ho eamo to this country when eighteen years old. Ho lived in St. 1'nul for a tlmo and finally drifted to Dcadwood , where ho invested largo sums of money in mines which never proved success ful. Ho then went to Yu.ikton nod thence to Fargo.ufU'rwnrds hocamoto Omaha. Many of the old timers who knew Rowland in the Black hills will regret to hear of the death of an old friend , who , although often thought peculiar , was at heart an honest , charitable and philanthroplcal Welshman. Correction. In N. B. Fulconor'e local last evening wo said Boys Lauudrjiod French wnlsts 121 ccuts each. It.filipuld have read 02J cents. > . , , Next Sundoy ovenln'g'Nowton Beers will open n week's engagement nt the Grand opera house playing 'J est in London" Sun day , Monday and Tuesday ; "Enoch Ardou" Wednesday , Thursday and Friday und "Cricket on the Hearth" Saturday nmtlnco nnd night. The opgntng piece , "Lost in London , " has ucluovejl. success the last four seasons. The prices will ho popular , 25 , 85 aud SO cents for reserved seats. Will bo paid to any competent chemist who will find , onanaljtls , a particle of ifsrcury , Potash , or other polsoni In Swlf t'a Specific (3. 8. S. ) ' 7LN EATIUG SORE IIcndct onTcx.AaB. S3 , I5M. "For teen raontha I had on eating ooro on ny tonjpix I wna treated by tbo beat local phyeldans , but obtained no relief , the eoro gradually crowing verse. I concluded tinnlljr to try 8 , 8. 8. , and iris entirely cured after nelnj a fcir bottles. Von have mjr cheerful pcrmltloa to rubUah the tbove etatcmcnt for the benefit of thccvaimllarlj' tOIIctcd. " 0 , D. UcLxuons. IIondcn.uuTci. Trcatke on Tllood and Skin DbMucunailcd free. TT1K SWIFT SPECIFIC CO. . Atlanta. Go. 1309 WHAT ARE MISFITS ? 1309 They are custom mndo clothing of morclinnt Inllors , loft on their hands for ono ronson or an other. These \vo buy In Inrgo or small qunntitlos , for rondy crvsli. Foroxnmple : A suit of clothes costing originally $ ' * O , we can , according to style and quality , soil for $18 or $2O. Just think of It , a saving of 5O per cant , one-half of the original cost. Many of thorn nro from the leading tailoring establishments throughout the country. MERCHANT TAILORS' MISFITS and UNCALLED-FOR GARMENTS OUR 1JR1GEI JS.S .A. GUIDE , SUITS. FALL AND WINTER OVERCOATS , PANTS. $05 custom umdc suit for. . $30.00 $ ( ! 0 custom mndo oicrcont for $ ! ! 0.00 $10 custom mndo punts for SS.OO $55 custom ninilc suit for. . $21.00 $ ' > ' ) 1'iistoiu umilu ( ncrcout fur $27,00 $14 custom mnilo pntits for $ (1.50 $50 custom nmilc suit for. . $22.00 $ " > 0 custom iiuulc ou > rront for $ 'J5.00 $12 custom iiiuile pants for $0,00 $15 custom mndo suit for. . $20.00 $15 custom inmle ovi'iTonl for $ 'J2.00 $10 custom nuulo pants for $5.50 $10 custom mndo suit for. . $18.00 $10 custom made oicrronl for $ 0.00 $ 0 ciiRtom mnilo pauts for $ f > ,00 $ ! )5 ) custom mndo suit for. , $ i(5r ( > o $155 custom innile ovorcont for $17.00 $ S custom Hindu punts Tor $1.50 $30 custom mndo suit for. .sfM.OU $ ! ll ) custom nuulo ororcont for $1U.OO $ 7 outturn male pants tor $ ; i.7& Latest styles and elegant garments in silk and satin lined Suits and Fall Overcoats. Also Full Dross Suits for snlo or rent , at the 1309 Farnam Street , Omaha , Neb. 1309 Remember number and plnce , 13OD Fnrnnm Street , Omaha , Neb. Open evenings until O o'clock. Saturday xintll 1O o'clock. All garments nltered free of charge to Insure a perfect fit. UNLIKE TEA & COFFEE-GOOD FOR THE NERVES. The claims of cocoa as a useful article of diet are steadily winning recognition. Unlike tea and coffee , it is not only a stimulant but a nourisher ; and it lias the great advantage of leaving no narcotic effects. Hence it is adapted to general use. The strong may take it with pleasure , and the weak with impunity. "BEST & GOES FARTHEST. " HoCTnH's COCOA ( "onco tried , nlwnyn u od" ) loaves no Injurious effect ) on th norioua ijrstem. It 'sno vendor , tlioroforn. tlmt In til jmtta of the world , ( till Inrmtar'i | Cocuais rccumnirndril Ipy medical mc-ii lixtrad of ten mill cofTVo or ulhrr i ct cim or chocolate * lor dully u o by chllilitii orikiliiUn , hale itiul lck , rich | nmlivoor. "Lai-goat Kilo In thouorld. " Askfor VAN HouTEN'samlHtxioortw. fid 3 i fvrW * v v * > r * \ < * * W < wv / * < * * W * v NO OUREL ! NO PAY. 1316 Douglas Street , Omaha , Neb. Seventeen years' experience. A rceular criiiUinto In medicine , ns diploma * Miow. In still troatlnjt with the Rreati-st success nil.Nervous. Chronic nnd l'rlvnlcullseii cs. A IMTiimnentcuioBunrnnteml fcirCiitnrrli , SpurniatorrlKrn , lo t Jlunliood. Hcmlnnl WouVness , NUht Lossoi , linpotoncy , Sjplillln , Htrlcuiro , nuil nil dlsomcsof tlm Ulood. Skin ml Urlrmry Oruans. N. II. 1 uunruntco am for oTcry c.iso 1 undertake nml fnll to cure. CoiiHiiltatlon free , llook ( Mysteries of Llfo ) lunl true. omco hours t a. m. to 8 p. m. Buudif , 10 a ill. lo 12 m. Brownell Hall , SEMINARY for YOUNG LADIES. Corner of 10th and Wortlilnglou Sts. , OMAHA , - NEB. UISIIOl' WOHTHINGTOX , VlRtToii. Tunltnv.UOllKUT DOUKUTY , S.T.I ) . KCCTOII. THE27TH YEAR BEGINS WEDNESDAY , SEPTEMBER 17TH , 1890. Foreatal&suoand particulars apply to the Rector. A IERIGANOONSERyATQRY.GHiCAGO , l IliLU IUHASMHK. UALkMIX bT. ' Allliranchemir Miulc.Drjinatlt'Ai t.llelsartc. Tem-hera' TmlDlnff School. Unur | > a : eil culvuiitHfr d At nitMUrjta coot. CauUotM mailed True. J. I , HA'nslAKlir , Director. MILfADKEE For Yoiins Women. For catalogue add O. K KIKUSLEY. I'll. U. I'ros't. _ CONSERVATORY . . . OF MUSIC epartment ! of iluslril Instruction , llotlcrn Lart- , i'luu Arts , etc. K. V , BDLUBP , Jacksonville , III. MONTICELLO. New Balldlngs , New Furniture , New Pianos New Equipment , Beautiful Situation. Openn Sept. 2fi. Full and miperlor Knculty. Dgpart- menu for KiiKllsli , lAtln , Crnok , ( Jornmu. 1'rotioh , Scluuco , lluslc , Art , etc. Send for Information to SUSS II , N. 11ASKIII.U Principal , , ILLINOIS. INSTITUTE OF OUR LADY OF THE SACRED HEART. WASHINGTON HEIGHTS , I This Instltiitp , sltimto.l In ono of the most beautiful imhurlj * of Ulilua o , olft rs to Young I.adlus , rvory ailvnntiivo for obtaining n UiormiKh HiKl UHufiil cduuutlnn. Ptuillos will bo resumed Snpt. , lisOO. For purtlculurs ad W H lorcnnl' rUuiarChlcairo ( ) . BoardlnnK * fejg School for Girls on.l Voiini : I tdloa. For EW & calalomie address O. I'llAYKII. Lib 1) . . Uonzan 1'ark. III. , or n ilBdlson Street , Cnlcago. Ill ILLINOIS MILITARY ACADEMY , ffiK.tt1 * ' ClrcularofllUNUY J. BTKVKN8 , A. 1J , I'rln. (2'l ( AH Media , I'a , Military .Academy , boys. 5 > ' 1UU. llroukolltill.slrls. Circulars free F.W YOHK MIMTAUV AOADEMV. Ool. 0. J. Wrlu'ht. U.S. , A.II. Cornwall , N. Y. O A liVKS'l OX1 KXAH , tlia great Gulf City of the near future. Mag nificent hurbor. A million and a halt dollnm now bolng spent In roeli and Iron doclu. The scuportof the country wust of theMlsMsilnpl. Write for Infnrmntlou nnd nmps. II , M. TUUEHEAUT ft t'O. Kstabllshi-d 18X UAUi CARRIAGES DELIVERED toonjr | ) ! K Itiltia UiuM eutfi. Alto , list ; Juiurt | , Hteytlrv , h.r tiM inJ ffirli * Tne > * > lei. On c-r niorttt wholMale | .rk irul O. 0. D. d > r n rrnm 1' . ( J. Npranr' * rno- tor .iai W , K > Jiion Et. . Cl.iri . , . t3 M ve4. H'ndltc. ttamprnr it w rilft * Tl urciat fictorr In thf uorlJ. CVDUII IQ ( Jan Secured I Ol millO dnys by use of tlm marvelous - volous MaiIoHnincdy. & > OO.UUfor acaso Itvlll nntoura. CAUTION to jjiit the Kennino rom- cdy. Write or call on I' . O. Joslyn. aoil llar- noy Street. Omaha. Nebraska , TO WEAK BuffcniiK from Uieeltcctaof youthful orrora , curly iecny.vo tlns wcskneM , lost mnnliooil , etc. , I will tend a vnlimblu trratl o ( M-alnl ) contnlnluR full nBrtlculnrt for homo cure. FI.F.i : of charBe. A tpli-nilllinfdlFnlworki > hould lie n-nU tr ovfry man who I * nerrou * omt Uclillltatetl.ililrcs. % I'rof. P.O. KOWIjKIt.Moodu Conii BRAND CoIlurH nnd Cull'a , Correct Stjles. Best Quality. - " Perlect Filling. TRY THEM. ACOOUltlUIi , Lawyer , 1181 Dearborn St. , Clilougo , 'M yt'tirs' successful pruolco. Adrlco I'rcol no publicity. Special facilities. u many states. FEMALE BEANS AUolutflr re IliUe , perfortlr wvfe , mont powerful IfemaU rt1 ( rulmtor Icnowu i netcr fullj A3 it IKIX , IMWI paid oUi-t luttlcluat. Addrww I.ION WIUO CO. , flillfalo , B. Y. BuM Ljr OOQlmA..N DUUa CX ) . \ ANTKK-Auems to neil tlio I'llllosi L'Kithui Una > t tliuonlr lliu ovtrmvc > iitocltmtiolU | the clmlies without | > ln ; n perfect fJuccc : puluntro- cuiitly Uiut'Ji loldiml11 \ _ / by uticnts to whom tlie ficluilvo rlKtit li TJI VTO Rlvrn ; on rouolpt ofW cti , wu tend a JL All O nuinpUi line tij mall ; alio clrculnri , price Hit nnd term * to nuenls ; ei'aro 7our tcrrluur at unco. Atldresa luo 11N'1.I49 ClOTUElLlXliCo. , n IJenuun SU , Wurceator , Mini. T1I1S K "O. " Tbo figure 9 In our dates will make n long itay. No man or woman now living will ever data a document without using the Ogurc 0. It itauds In the third place In 1SOO , ivhoro it will remain ten years and then move up to Kccoiid placa In 1000 , where It will rest for ono hundred years. There Is another " 8" which lias nlso come to stay. It U unlike tlio figure 0 In our dates In the respect that it has already moved up to first place , where it will permanently remain. It Is called Iho "No. 0" Hleh Arm Wheeler & Wilson Sowing Machine. The "No. 0"tii endowed for first place by ths experts ol Eurcpoat the I'urii Exposition of ISO , whore , after ft suvcrocontest wilb the lending ma chines of tbo world , U wns awnrJod tlio only Grand Prize plvcu to family sowing machines , nil ethers on exhibit having received lower awards Of gold medals , eta The l-'rcnch Government nlsorecopiizcditaEuperloritybythodecorntlonof Mr. Nathaniel Wheeler , President of the company , with tbo Cross of the Legion of Honor. Tbo "No. 0" Is not nn old machine Improved uvon. but is nn entirely new nmchlno. aud the Grand Prize r.t Paris wus awarded it ns the grand est advauco In sewing nwchluc mochanUm of u nge. These who buy It can rest nssured , thcts. fore , of having the very latest aud beU WEELEH & WILSON MT'G CO. , 165 and 187 Y/abftdi ' Ave. , Chicago P. ' ' > [ v r ' 220 North Sixteenth Stroot. EBRGHS OF YOUTH. BUFFEIIEUS FROM iVrrroim DrMllly , Youthful IndUcrrlluni , Lout Mnnhnoil. Ba Your Own Physlclac il % , y men , from the effect * of youlMul , Impru < ] unco , have brouplit about ft ulate of - ; vrvakncu thatha * i educed Iho bonum ! ey - ' , tetn tto much as to induce aim oat c-rvry I other dUfiui * , And lUo rral eauw of the ; ; trouble icaroly ev-r bring luspwtM , " . ara d < HtortUfor euo'thlntrbut II.r i I ono. > 'otwtJibtan | < ] liifr l1' * ii ny valu TM > reiaatllrithatinrnJIcalftciunrolifuprodureU , r > r thuiiiUtff of tlilscl&si of i xllfnU. none ! ; of theitrrtinarf niy < 1iof ttrntmi-at " " ' . fur * * . UarlixaoureUenslvucollege n _ _ ! pltal practlrowo hnro exi < erimcntvil Mlth , * nU 'Jincoverudnowftiulconcvntrttttii rt-m- < I die * . Tlieftcconiuinjlntr [ freicrUtlon liof- 'TIKI BI a rtrtntunnd nprrd > cure , M mdreiL'Of CMC * in ur i > raollr bavo IMPIL , . slorm to } * rfpct henltli tr Ut uio after 1 nil other rcmedlos failed , reifoctljpuruln * < > predlfnUmu t to uwd in tlj ) preparationcf 1 ; t/ili pri crjptluii. ; 11 Frytliroiylon coca , 11 drachm , Jurubel > ln. 1-J tlrachm. JIclctilfulMalcp1'Sdrtchm. . ( I&litoinln. R gralus. Kit. lcptaniJraJ crui'lt ' . iJlriHTtne. n. . lllx. , Make 60 ptlli. lakftl pill ntS p. m. , and an * [ other ml K > lrj to | * < 1. Intoino CAM * * It will < ; bf aryrurtlioi'aUfnUotakotwoi'ill * , ; at bedtimeniaklnKthoiiumbcrttirfoadij. > Thin ffnidilr UadaftttfJ to crtry condition of . > nnd fnpeclallj in tbow ratmi resultlDt ; from i [ Imprurtonop. Ttw * rrcujwrmtlTO i < owcri of ; t tttiirviturntivearotruty aitonl hlnir.iuiilUfl ; f uie contlnuttil for atliort ttmo clmnir- * the ' f laiiRulil , ttobllit/it iliifrTt-lrii cfnilitloa to ? on of rvnowi-tl llfr and vlior. ' . i As TfoprMConitautljrJnrviflptof let ten of ; t Inquiry relatlva to tlits rtme < Jywo wuuld ' ( Mjtoihon0who wouM prffertnohtalnitof ! : ui , b/rcmtttliiff 91 a ecur lj scaled t < ck > aeo rontAlnlntf CO piHi , carefully roru- i poundt l , will bo tnt by itturn mail from i ; our private lntoratory , or wo wlUfurnlih ft ' uwkasBJ , vrMch will euro mi tcu * . f " AddrtrM or call oa Hew England Medical Institute , Tt i Trcmont How , IltiMon , .Man. Oonrrlnht , 1M , br f. II. llm to " LATES/ / " Dr. McGrev. THE SPECIALIST la unsurpassed In tue treatment of all formi of Private Diseases , Oonorrlioon , Oloct and nilillrtclmuos. Ills treat' meat CANNOT FAIL , ncl n euro In Kunmntectl In OTcrj enso. Nolroat- ucntlm over l on tnora iH'C < ! s ful nd iionu bai < 1 mronxor ninlorseinunt. A euro In the vorj vorst cnsus In from a to 6 days without the loss at n hour's tlniu. STRICTURE. Orpnlnnnd dldlcultr In passlnir water , pcrmn- nutly curnl In nfuw tlayn vrlthont | mln. cuttlnK or llntine. Thosu who hurn tn-cn unilprtlio doctor's roiitiiicnt f r Htrlcturo pronounce It atuoittron- erf ul Biiccoas. Lost Manhood And all wcakncssos of tbo onml organs , tlnihlltf ur ncrTOuenusa In heir worst forms nml inunt drendftilreniilts nr < bfOluk'ly nnd rarninncntlr cured l > y tlu > dor-tor , ml tlie lutli'iit li BOOH t'omplutcly rcalorcJlo lil usunl vigor , nntbltlon anil oncrKy. Female Dieseases > osltlTOly cured without Inntruinonta. Trc tmcnl acnslly iiindo lir each pctlent. llouri lorladloi , roiu2to 4 only. C < YTAUnir , Sklii Ilno.tH s nnd all liHcnROi of the blond , lionrt , ( Ivor , cidunyn nnd blnildor nlisolutclj cured. SYPHILIS Curort in 'iO in HO Days. Alinoflt twenty years' oxperlonco In trontlnir thli druadful tli9ca.no , anil thuutmtidi of purmanoni curtu cloclnro tlio < lo < Hor'a tirtittnont to lie tliu inoit rnplil , Biitonntl Directive. No matter what lag of thoiliscaie , tlio doctor Guarantees a Complete Cure , mil Mi remedy U the most powerful nnd ftuccaii * fill rcmotly ever known to the uictiic&lnclaiicn for ; ho permanent euro of tliU terrible blood dloaao. Wrltofurrtruiilar glvluz pirtluulura ubout oauh of tlm nljovuilltuascs , Treatment by corrospondcnco. OFFICE , MTU & FARNAM STS. OMAHA , NEB. Entrance from oitlidr stroot. PRINCIPAL POINTS EAST , WEST , NORTH and SOUTH 1302 Farnnm Stroot. HARRY P. DEUEL , City PaEBOUKor and Tlckot Agent DR BAMI , Graduate Dentist , A Full Set ol Teeth , on Rubber For Five Dollars. A perfect ( It guaranteed. Teeth o.xtruclca without piiln or diuiKor , ami wltLout nnncs- thotlos. Cold anil hllvur Illllnga lit lownst rates. Ilrldgo and OrownYorlc. . Tuoth with out plntos. All work warruntod , OFFICE PAXTON BLOCK , 16TH AND FARNAM Kntrnnoo , ICIli street elevator , Open oveu- liitfk until ti u'oloeU. 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