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Show Bremer (asserted that men who bad worked in many yards had entered into a contract with the Kvernmentto work ten hours and d been paid for ten hours' work. Today they took work underprotest, and to be repaid for the extra two hours was too ridiculous an argument argu-ment to be presented. After some discussion, the bill was passed without opposition, as was also the bill prohibiting theem-ployment theem-ployment of convict labor on public works; the bill to prevent the purchase pur-chase or supplies, the product of convict labor, by tho United States; the bill giving consent to North Dakota to appropriate a section of land for the use of the State Agricultural Agri-cultural College: and the conference report on the bill to prevent collisions atSML, |