Show EIGHT HOUR HILL DILL HILLHouse House Committee on Labor lubor Dis Discusses Discusses cusses It Jt nt at Length h Washington Feb 4 The bill was the subject t of discussion to today today day dl In tho the house committee on labor Samuel dampers Gompers president of 01 tho the thoI American Federation 1 of at Labor wild sold I bristly briefly that ho he did 1111 not believe It wiry nary ry tot for the proponents to enter Into an In extended argument for tor tho the bill Judge J K I representing Iron steel and shipbuilding hl Interests denied that the bill under ulder consideration n la is substantially the same ns nil bills hills three times reported to the tho house hou lit lie sold said that under this bill It ft would be Impossible sible for a 11 contractor to construct gov gal government government ships under an law lawand lawand and ships for tor commercial purposes un under under under der a I law and that tho the measure la lac un n d vicious Mr Oom rs criticised criticised Judge McCammon mon for tor hla hili statement that the bill Is II not substantially the same as na those al already already ready rollAy reported rC In previous conferences conference and d his failure to say Ray Ii that the bill If It anything Is le a IL modification of ot former measures He Ile said Judge charge that the tho bill Is and vicious Industrially Is le I wholly unfound td ed Daniel Davenport of It Bridgeport Conn representing a n private association of manufacturers formed armed for tor the tho pier par purpose pose of preventing boycotts said Bald the tho association Is strongly opposed to the tho bill and he asserted that the tho laborers of ot the country aro are opposed to a law which would deprive theta them from making up lip time If It time should have been lost through Illness or other reasons renton Mr Davenport said the tho w called preson representatives of the laboring men ore are no nomore nomore nomore more representatives of ot them than light lightle Is le of darkness Mr said the tho character of ot Mr Davenports I clientele can be esti estimated mated by the fact tact that he refused cd to bring any of ot It before the tho committee as witnesses Representative Spalding sold said former fanner hearings had been taken up largely by criminations and recriminations and I that he did not want to give vo up his hili time timeto to such uch personalities r and 1 Mr Goebel I I Rep 0 endorsed this view |