Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1892 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

Tho President has signed the bill making eight hours a day’s w-ork for all government employes and those working uiT der government contracts. The Democratic committee seeking to compromise the differences that have caused the deadlock iji the House, have agreed upon a compromise proposition to appropriate $2,500,000 instead of $5.0 10.000 for the World’s Fair. Even this may be. defeated. Tlro-Prestdent-on the 3d returned, jvtttr his veto, the bill providing for bringing suits against the United States. He believed >t would work a great injury to the general land office, and injustice to settlers public lands. By the pjan .proposed tho expense'of suits would be enormously increased, andgreat hardships result. Representative Martin, of Indiana, Wednesday introduced in the House eight bills for the erection of public buildings in the following places in Indiana: Bluffton, Qecatur, Hartford City, Huntington, Marion, Peru, Portland and Wabash. There is no prospect of action on any of these bills by the committee on public buildings at this session of Congress. The Senate Tuesday unanimously adopted the resolution fpr the appointment of a special committee to inquire Into the Homestead troubles and the em I ploymentof the /Pinkertons. It provides for a select committee of seven Senators to investigate And report th e sac ts i n re lati on to the employment for private purposes of armed bodies of men or detectives in con. nection with differences between workmen and employers; the for'the crea- ! tion of such organized bodies of armed ' men, their character and uses; where, I when, how and by whom they are employand paid, and under what authority.