The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-02-04
FROM CINCINNATI.


FROM CINCINNATI.
MORE Asovr rnG v oex Movs9 ovyRAoE.
Our readers are acquainted with the
outrage sought to be perpetrated on the
mechanics Of Cincinnati and Cleveland
by few interested kDaves, who for
their own selfish interests, are trying
to get bill through the Ohio Legi>ls-
ture-whereby the inmates Of the
county jails, sentenced for period OF
two years, may be transferred to the
workhOuse, for the purpose Of using
their labor ut conviet rates. As throw.
ing a little light on this important
question, the following correspondence
from the Cincinnati Csmmerciol of the
29th alt, will doubtless prove of in.
terest
Some two weeks HDce an article appeared IN
your paper setting tOrth the fact shat parties
protesting to represent the Interests Of two OF
three branches Of The skilled labor of the e;gy
rad been very loud in their protestation
" inst the passage Of bills relating 70 very
+rrious changes in the laws regulating labor
&c. in the wOrkhoase, and that sid parties
= re totally ignorant OF the eonsen's Of said
bills AID knew lot whereof shey SPIKE, |
order 10 get ourselves right before q sympa hi1
ing public, and 90 let al see that we did kn "
the dangers that threatened she mechaaical i,,-
terests in this city. s-sd you a sysop.is Of q
nil Introduced in the Sena'e, and moot respect.
July ask that you rub'ish the sAme, in order
hat DO b sides Of the qurssion may be seen,
feeling satisfied that yoa drRre TO do full JUS
ice to Ill parties concerned.
Section ProSid-s that the County Commis-
-ioners OF any County in this Stat. in ~hich No.
"OI kbouse has been ests blisbed. are suthOriKed
20 enter into n written agree ment With the
Civ Council II aDy city, in any O'her county.
n which a workhouss has been esr AoIish~d q
eceiSe into such vorkhOu-e all persons over
he az OF sixteen years, tho have been or una,
De convicted o. violating any Il the criminal
avs 81 this State. III any and MI esses wherein
r6e offence or misdemeanOr 10 made punishable
~ imprisonment in be County Jail.
Section provid-s that Whenever the Com
uiss ,oners OF any ouch coHntN have made an
,sreeDent rs anGh"Iized in Ihis act, the, must
give notice Of the same by publication for six
OnseeatiVe weeks, stating the time such agree
nrDt is 60 remain in fore. After the pu6lica
ION Of this notice, and during the time III.
AStfeemsnt continues, il rhan bs the dusy VI an,
jHIsuICtCn or unrur~epu'~~---~s~g esjmlns.
uent in the counIy Ja'I, 70 eeh'rRcs any per
IN over the age al 81 e. n yraE-, cpnViv ted d
a, crime made punishable a. aforesaid, Z, i'm
ri-OnDeht 10 snch uoTkhOu<e or ary time u !
e-s than sixtv DAYS than TO years
nd euch c. urt, N CITRATE or A.JOr III. b,
var, ant directed 20 the rhei OF prop. mc-l
f euch count, c.us- any soch person, 90 sen
creed, TO be forthwith convey ed TO Sueu wvrt
house.
Sec, ion 8 directs the Sheriff. or other ole.
0 deliver the person 20 sentenced 70 such
v,rkhouse, 70 the Superinu esdent or Osn.I
Hicer, who shall receive the p~rs"n 20 sen
enced, ard ssf-ly Keep ard, nPioy hin or h-I
t labor ia such s0rkhOuse Tor the time speei
i d, unless sooner discharged by ausi .nrIIy a
4W. All such persons reserved into the work
mouse shall be subject TO the same discipline
ules A. regulations no eOnviets -eut from the
county in which the wOrkhou-e is established
There il also provision in his section for III,
payment Of costs Of prosecution, transports.
ion, &c.
Seton provides that any ceurt in the
State having or minal jurisiieIion OF oHeDses
punishable BY imprisonment in he psnits n
i,rv, may here after, at the dIrc, eti00 Of sue
court, sentence sny male person OVER sixteen
ears Of age and leps than TIVE ty-ope, and
,ry female perscn, uithout r~xA. d 70 her ag,
Convicted Of . PeniuentiAr, offence, to aAy such
sOrkbouse, instead Of she p~nIteoti .ry. and
al such css-s such eoEX ictR 90 s~nTrnced cha !
e rec~ivs d, k-pt aud empl"y. d In en- b aorA-
IOuse, in the same ma ner, sDd o. sanjecseI 10
the came dIsei pline, Taes and resa AIious, uHr
'ng h. term Of their s-nIeuce, A. persons con-
sicted for minor offences, and the co-ss $40
,ttendant expenses shall be paid from she
.ame sources.
Section refers 70 the price 90 be paid for
boarding aud maintaining the coDvicts durin.
their imp isnOment, which in no ca-e shall rx-
seed the rum Of one dollar per week, and f.
r cording agreements, &c.
Src,ion Q permi Q he directors ef any snci
~OrkhOuse to make th~ same agreement wit,
the Commissioners Of the County in ~hich such
W"rkhOuse is located. as with the Ca~mis-
,ioners Of other counties, and alec 70 make
similar ag' eements with he proper aushOriIi 3
70 70 receiving into anv such wO'khOUss cor
victs sc fenced bv the Unit. States DisIric
Courts to imprisonment in this State.
Section provides that this aes shall take
feet from and after ia p.ssaxe
/ viii readily be Iha, Shis bill 10 yer,
comprehensive in its provisions 10 Dies mot
INIT he number Of counties tnas nay ppsr j.
h. ir cOnvie TO the st-bilshed 90 kh0uses
nOr does il hmR the nume-r Of eonv Go Oh.
may be N ceived. Il becomes at OF co O ~OrL
mouse, jail and o penire' tiary. BY its open
ion, Asgstrates. Mayors, Police Court
Judges Of O mmon Pi-as. aud Even Unite
states D ic Courts, are ewesscei ia iss pr-
VISIONS Il does mot v-ss any d'seFetsOnaI
,OA eF wiIh any COurt AavOV oF Mag egr.ts
aving criminal jars iic.ion OF Faces. pu,
ishable b. imprlsOs@eat in the e"uniy Jail,
-entehee to the ~OIkho~-e. but D.kss il
duty. The bill vas h.1Odae~d BY Hon. "
Streator, Senator irom Guy shOga County an
40 there ave but twO pslAiial wUtkhOu-es in q
State-Ciucinnati and CIevelAnd-commsnt
UNNECESSARY