The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-03-08
TINE MINE R.

MI WINK.
On the bill now before the Senate "a this
state, to amend Section of the Miners
Bill passed at last session, the Hon John
Hinchcliffe, u st. Clair, spoke substantially
as follows
This bill provides that So much of that
section sought to be amended lie So amend
ed BY striking out 50 much thereof as pro
hibits the employment ~ children under
fourteen years If age and females u any
age, and also everything ia relation thereto.
The arguments against the bill are mann
w. that the miners a. q class are foreigners
and are ignorant and that. unless restrain
ed by law such persons would b. tempted .
deny to their children the prIvnvSys VI /.
common school education for the SAKE 4
the money they could earn 10 the mines
/ Aftea correcting some erroneous statements
made by one ~ the Senators III opposition
he went on further 10 state thar that part
Of the original bill ProhlbItIng females from
working IN the mines Was unnecessary. for
IN tins country, he would venture L. say,
| but few would be found willing 10 ~ down
into a mine. much less % work therein
But, besides that, that portion Of the Law
was ia direct conflict with another law
/ passed az the last session Of the leglsia
| ture, which Law Vas supported both IN the
vote and influence Of the honorable Sena-
| tor nov making the objection When the
mining law was originally drawn It prOvid-
I ed that children under twelve years Of age
should not he permitted to work IN any
mlnt, but il was amended in the Senate 50
/ as 20 read as il now does. This, however,
/ had been found to be a great hardship IN
/ almost numbeTless cases ia his district. as
we'll as IA other mining districts III tie
state II had been proven ny testimony
gwen before the mining committee last ses-
sion, that miners Were subjected u multi
piled perIls and dangers, such as befyll
men IN no other occupation, hardly except
] ing powder-mill hands nder such cir
cumstan, Is, who among us could vote t.
deny u a crippled miner, ur miners widow,
the privilege nay the right that belongs
u any citizen III being employed VI having
their children employed at amy occupation
they may deem necessary The uecessaries
uf life. for many poor widow and mr.
children. depend upon the exercise Of that
ppur privilege W right the denial Of
l which. will a. ii has done, throw them
upon the county for support. Nor was he
prepared to say that the children Of up
wards Of 3, 900 miners sholld be placed
under the tutelage of the state ia the mat
ter # their education: RE wanted no bet
trr guardians ~ the interests ~ those chill
dr,p than that of the parents, whose natu-
raj All, .tiou would. III an but exceptional
cases, always prompt the best action Iu
that regard He asked that this bill he
4 passed With such amendments az mn ht be
found nee s. iry T. meet legal objections.
ana they would, ny that action. deserve
aud obtain the lasting gratitude of all the
working miners iu the state
The IaSalle Pres says We under
stand that the Rockwell coal shaft vii W.
put iii working order the coming summer
About SOO tons # Goa are NV beng raIS-
IN daily Nv the other two shafts NJ the
Northern Illinois C"sl and lrrn Company
Foreign.
IND wv >EW ~"UrH wNLF~ ~rEIkt-
"A private Telegram tr.u Nyw castle,
New South N alrs, dated Friday. SAYS the
strike which, commenced ru thr "a Jtuu
ary has ended All assilttrd collier. re-
summed work Yn Tuesday 'prniug prie,
-.
Pkl,F OF Coat 5 CORES pendent,
writing from Chest -ru,id, informs th,
Tunes that 10 is absurd iur the rIal mer-
chants and agents ~ attribute thr mons
trOts prIcr NJ coal d. ur coal owners ana
cplliers The best raaI ia his ucI.hbur-
hood Tan nr obtained f.r 4 pyr tuu AZ the
plt mouth The railway expense, tu Lon
dpn are about 81 pcr tiu. ,iH-rJurutly
the agent or merchant uu-i pocket the
other pound The .N'n,iuYi contends Chat
the present DEAFNESS nI vraI ~ practically
the same as IL our c,al me assures were h.
coming exhausted. anu ~ stone should ht
left unturnrd e. provide against the cpn
ungency. The expectation VI cual " d
question which should hc llskrd a. 80 fai
as our commercial treaties Alt permit
MEETING w FIFF yuAIy t~rtE>.
meeting oi the cu4luaat,rs NJ FIf,
and Clachmannan took place uu Thursday
wv NJ lurs Hotel. Duutyuuuur It'll.
Mines Regulation Bin was brought under
consideration. alsD the demand w the par
of the miners tor the billing "a day which
they mere reduced II was agreed Ia Nv,
the shilling day u March The uphold
nv uf the pit roofs Iu conformity with
the Mines Regulation Bul was also agreed
o. be attended 90.
btEES>HI ,uLLItK~.
The cpllers Ill The Deepcar district have
had their WAGES AL, anced e. los per day
III East DERBY shire the rIght-hDur system
has been adoI ted.
DURHAM NINtKs.
AT the adjourned conference VIZ mine
owners OF Durham. held Al Newcastle or
Friday. Il Mas resolved tu conceie the de
nand N the men for an adv ance NJ 10 per
cent
Three hundred miners " Mheatly hll
near Durham. have struck on the GROUND
that the culHrrs shaft y unsafe.