I had laid down a general proposition. and I was reading from the testimony of Mr. Wallace for the purpose of sustaining the facts upon which I based my proposition. The general proposition which I laid down was that about 10 per cent of the Americans now on the Isthmus are actually employed as superintendents. overseers. and directors of these alien laborers. and that it was impracticable to limit them to an eighthour day. If you limit them to an eighthour day and require the others to work longer than eight hours. of course at the end of eight hours the aliens would be without overseers and without superintendence and direction. That was the point I was making.
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