Session #51 · 1889–91

Speech #510157881

We destroyed the law of July 4. 1864. which made valid and binding contracts made in foreign countries and made them enforceable in the courts of the United States just the same as if made within the territorial limits of our own country and made them liens upon the labor and products of labor of the employs. This law is an extension of this. It is no stronger than this. and. notwithstanding the stringency of the law of February 26. 1885. the records of our country show that protected manufacturers have brought in contract laborersnot that you could prove that they had made a contract in writing. express. or even implied. but they have evaded the law and they are evading it today. and this bill will only enable them to evade it still more.
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Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
FRANCIS COCKRELL
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
MO
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
510157881
Paragraph
#2
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