The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-12-23
LOCAL DEPARTMENT,

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as, Sss ssss,. M.,' Msss Y.Is :, y a
i Excessive oomnitsss, row u SesslSs in this
1s 81 n. s.sS. ~ i: ";
w s.. Bs5cn, Vice Prss'dsn', sad 2. COreOran
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dresses from several members OF the National
sps sl;S r. listen Y ~: ,..dins
.ns ansn o. .ns Dill 70 amend the eight hQur
tss,.s \, ptigsssa ~ the aenpistee for psesss.
Gen. a: N. Winn, the President Of the con.
mhsse' thea read the bill ssfollowss ,,-,,l
An Acr "a sdditioa 70 I'snD V act Coz eon.,,,s,iss
eight hours a days work for all iAborers,
Sss 81 sns ss: sryGysS y q
sts,es,n,approved Juns IS, lsos. u
sss " s.ssss ss.s sns Hess
be doas under or ~ Virtue Of asy law or resoO
s S,lSs 81 vsnsss g. Sy sny Sssr agent,
tractor, Tor The Ua,tsa ststes' sisit ho9r,
shan constitute days work. for which labor
ers, workmen, and mechanics on public work
P:iS e. III sm iss' p R woIf sSs VI
and stipulation % that eisat sn.i Sc in uU%
.sS every s 's ss' z: soi lss
Sec. 4. D: a further enacted, Tia. ,hi. law
| shall not be so construed a. 10 reduce the
sny aoversnent work vhsshsr 3cns by aon.
Tract or o.hs.wise, below the wses. piia for
such public work h beins dons ""'s
Sec. .. Be a 6urfhet ensetsd. That nnv ann
tractor, asent, superintendent, ardhitses, or
6ossrnmsnt vott. Who .haYi assasa 4 -.
employees on such ork more labor mar siSht
sS S az f1f Sssr rors. shall % deemed
victed thersof by any court OF eomnetent Nit.
| dietien. shsn b .punished 6y d a. not exceed.
l thirty dsvs. 10 eseh indiytsn.i $780, ",
/ both, at the discretion OF the court. "
Sec. Z. Be hJhrthsr enacted That ID eases Of
| imperativeiy require IL, more than eirht hour
| nsy be exsoted, but 10 ali such sasss Of extra
h hour work, Ptopos,ion.ts in.r.s.. q vasss
auired: ,,,,Ix...,I. ~. -. -.
| hereby r.pealed. s0An' ""n 'n'' AZ Afe
nv '"'' '"''e s, .ne , ',r,ows ~
D, Where's, Ne Es1si;s asa': assembly ei,A.
SsT Nv ia,S dns " On weSns
i ,si = n, more PsIlssis Taloa p So,.ins men !.
wheress We spproye such action, tbsrsiore' ''
i p.,sj,.S Thnt -
s.iss thssao got sppoist selss .iss tlis prssi-
Der to represent Il In eonysntion All n M.
opiniop' nav be necessary 10 tive sues trsae :
Gis rsprss'ss,..ios T. M. body:
/ ..nSins tih,hk nes,u .esu tne PHI LOT
the Ss,ioa.i EisSsHoar Es.cs,iss s 90 a 70 Y
| nm.rd a.. nssSgR ~. en- ms M
| Uoited STATE. pA''ase W 'he oons'es OF 'he
Rssoiped, That We urge upon the trsdesmsn
.e..itv ~ a,s.s AM S ns Q. Msysna me ne,
,ha ~, ~ ~ ~ ,as, 70
L Iu preseotiee the Ss.olat,o,s' I,snsy.I win,
We osnnot md room to-day' = 49, '' "''sA
| 10 ooneiodiur his address, the sneaker urged
upon his sudisSce the Importance Of the work is
/ ELVES especially in this city. where there Are
so many Representative workinemen. wbose
innusncs sstsnds 10 every part Of the eou us
s's';s; ossas eOrntfy mus. result
dresa' tsSips a. his ,ssms ~ ,nt.m, ns %.
s Sses sss .ts.s nv ely .To1s The wO,sns
interestins espsrisnec. ths, he h.s hsS a vsy
ssiss st:S ~. y 3. ss. %'s osa
hat mad ossurrsd in ~ solS m., a ann
tendipe tbst tbis aa bsen , ,u m .h, 600.
a. ,:::n! 4, y .ss s:.Einsass
show that The isborinx eissses Are un aoa
GoLirs out "a fos The selection Of represents.
"a snS S p,opsi snsen upon ths
II ~ spscie a. III sauutrr a s.oocinasd Y.
Sepestins me srSumsav II the is.s snss. ~
o AT ne ~ wG,ki .,s1ssi ,S o'!snl.s: a..
saoe In . lev praetiea rem MIG n 10 nov u ~.
,S q ~ me county should setto so
~ ahor, sooJ 70. sad inc cause OF
The isst spearsr Of the svsn,,, ,w.. Mr.
r 5svi,, vice prs.ideot Of The N.,ioasl Labor or
.dIrs.., after which N. meeting adjourned.
rvr nv ,,-xrr- -r,. p,.,,.,v
sxsnias S.sn hs.a meeting ss 90 tuesday
S,s.,sS .s.s new Be- for n:
hAt mere large nmount Of Governmsnt
, s0pe,,y ,,o,ea IN ,ns guy, sad that ne hre
pssIs " eiS.ts p 1871 $s,isa o. 3!
,s se a. mr. booss, wsfs appo,nisd to COZ.
~, possible n 70 tesonmend 40 approp,i.tion
ron oTTh hs iot the cement o. The depart
nsre,ofo,e tsno,,sn - on 1snv ~ VT booker
q Enrse 0onpsay No. ". taken up and
sSuns paiisv 10 who a., AZ mat va. not
u%Ssi;ssilSs.si: 81; ,sssp, SSIlsissIIy, "a0 "'''
good n9en.n eoaia men h. fonoS Ss ~ M s;s
p fM pow.r ,. a,
pronertv.boideis On Gspitsi lin vsntsH t the
men retsined. ana he hsd no annht ,ha .a ,ne
| u ths men would vote the Republic an tieEet
MI Ksas dss iap IN a, ,b. man n. ,suov.,
u order that soioIsd men could get their posi-!
Sooasll was opposed sG the removal of
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