The New York herald., 1870-01-15
THE WORKlNGM EMS UNION.
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Bills Affecting The Labor Interest.
The Workingmen's Union in New York and vicin-
y held an adjourned meeting last night at the nah
OF the Early Closing Association, 257 Bowcry The
meeting was called to order by the President, Mr..
Nelson w. Young, after which credentials were pre-
sented by delegation or the Printers Union,
which were accepted aud the delegates enrolled.
The Committee on Laws made quite q lengthy
report on certain bills rnat had been ordered to be
framed TO be presented at the present session OF the
Legislature. The most important OF these was one
that Is designed Ito limit the working day to eight
hours, in the most positive manner 1t being claimed
by the union that the present law Is imperative.
AS the bill was first presented 1t designed
to make the eight hour law binding only
upon those workmen employed by the State;
but after considerable Debate, during Which many
new measures we're proposed. the bill was amended
ana passed IN the following shape, ana US viii be
seen includes within Its scope the entire worklng
class OF the state. 1t also reDeas the law OF 1867
which they contend Is without force, owing TO the
clause it contains IN relation to conracts:-
AN regulate the OF all aborers workmen and
The people Of The state Of New York. represented In tho
Senate and Assembly, do enact as foliows:
hours shall constitute legal days for all every
class OF aborers and mechanics In this State
SEC Eight hours shall constitute days work for all
Or se Employee y nw nc
agent OF the State or BY any party or parties contracting
g. Any officer agent of the State who shall
attempt TO evade PROVISIONS OF this shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor and on sufficient proof
thereof shall be suspended from by the
State and party parties contracting with the
this shall be deemed guilty OF "a msdcneanor, ana on
conviction thereof In district shall forfeit
contract and In addition thereto shall be fined not than
$4,000 less than $1,000.
sEc. T. The entitled "An TO the hours of labor
days work In this State eight hours
May 3, 1857, is hereby repealed.
SEc B.. TAis act shall take effect Immediately.
There also presented and adopted bill entl-
tied IAN for the better protection OF the me-
chancs OF the state by regulating the use OF convict
labor the several State Prisons and FOR other pr-
poses.r This bill provides that the convict LABOR
shall longer be let out on contract ana that here
alter tney should only be employed III such branches
OF Industry and IN the manipulation OF such articles
as are now imported from foreign countries.
The next bill was one to amend The Conspiracy
laws, wnicn at present Dear heavily upon the
WOrking classes through their various trade unions
One b to TINS effect mas already passed the Assem-
bly,, out IL Is not explicit IN lis PROVISIONS
they would have 1t another was drawn up TO be sent
to Albany as a substitute
Several other bills were brought up referring to
the packing or nour meal &C.. In old barrels: an
other defining the rights OF apprentices and one IN
regard to standard weight being made for loaf OF
bread. These were referred w the Law Committee
OF the Central Union or the State. after which the
Union baloted for delegate 70 be sent TO the New
York state Workingmen's Assembly, which meets at
Albany Oh the 2lst or this month. Mr.. Jessop was
elected, alter which the meeting adjourned.