The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-03-14
DEFEAT OF THE WAGES BILL.


of presenting to the readers of the ADvo-
CATE list of the ayes and nays on the
Wages Bill, defeated in the Senate of this
State on the Sd of March, which we now
propose to do. For the sake of reference,
We present the bill in full, as passed by the
House of Representatives. 1t reale as
follows
4 RM-For tie act IN relation to the coLlec-
ton Of tcdges.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the people Of
the State of Illinois represented In the Gen.
eral Assembly, That whenever the employer
Of any laborer, workman, workwoman, me-
chanic or artisan shall withhold or refuse to
pay to such person 80 employed by him or
her, any wages that may be due to them or
any or them beyond reasonable time after
d, mand made for such wages, such employer
shall be held liable to such person in an
appropriate action for the amount so due,
and damages for the detention thereof, not to
exceed ten Pc cent on the amount of iudg-
ment obtained, and also a reasonable attor
ney's fees to be taxed as costs by the court.
2 The term employers" as used in this
act, shall be held to mean any corporation,
firm or individual for whom the labor or SER
vice an account of which suit is brought as
rendered
The following is a correct transcript of
the proceedings referring t. the action
upon it, taken from the journal of the
Senate
HOUSE BILL sos
A Bill for.au Act in relation to the collec-
tion of wages, was taken up for consideration
by sections.
Mr. Uusey offered the following amend
ment
Strike out all Of section l after the word
" obtained, in line I.
Mr. McGrath offered the following amend
ment to the amendment
Amend by inserting after the word fees,
in line 7, The words, mot to exceed ten dol
lars when judgment is obtained.
Mr.. Garfield moved to lay the bill and
amendments ON the table.
The question being shall the bill and
amendments lie on the table, the yeas and
nays being demanded, it was decided in the
affirmative, by the following vote
YEAs-MesSrs. Baldwin LaSaIIe co.. Brown Morgan
CO.. Burke Macoupin CO., Garfield Kane CO., Casey.
Jefferson county, Cummings Fulton county, Cusey,
Mclean county, Ferrell, Hardin county, Gundlach,
Clinton county, Hampton, McDOnOugh county, Henry,
Clay county, Hundley, Christian county, Nicholson.
Logan county. Patterson. Whitesid- county Sanford
knox county, Sheldon, Champagne county, Shepard
ty, Warren, Hancock county, Whiting Bureau county
Yeas 81.
NAYs-Messrs. Brooks Will county, Castle, Dekab
county, Cunningham, Marion county Donahue, DE
Witt county, Glenn. Brown county, Hinchclihe ST
Clair county, Jacobs, ogle county, Kelly Adams
ty, Lee, PEORIA McCirath Chicago Palmer, Iroqunis
county, Reynolds, Chicago. Steele Coles co. Strong
Livingston county, Thompson. Chicago. Williamson,
Chicago, Mr.. President, Winnebago countv.Nays II.
ABsENT-Archer, Pike county, Crews, Lawrence CO.,
Dow, Chicago Green, 10 Davies county, Kehoe Chica-
90. Murphy, Perry county, Short. vermlion county,
Upton. Lake county, Vors Shelby county Waite. Chi
cago Wilcox, Woodford county, Wager, Madison
ty, Youngbood, Franklin county-l2
Mr.. Ware moved to reconsider the vote
whereby H. B. 59S, Bill for an Act in rela-
ton to the collection of wages, and pending
amendments were laid on the table
The question being, shall the vote where
by the Bill and amendments were laid on the
table be reconsidered, the yeas and nays be-
ing demanded. it was decided in the negative
by the following vote:
Vas MeSsrs Brooks Brown, C@ste Glenn, Henry,
Hincheifie Jacobs, Kelly Lee, Mct;rAth. Reynolds.
Steele. Strong, Thompson, Ware. Mr. President
NAYS Messrs BALDWIN. Burke Garfield, Casey,
Cummings, Cusey, Terrell. GundlAeh, Hampton, Nicn
olson Patterson, Sanford, Sheldon shepard, Starne,
Warren, Whting-NAys, IL.
Now, We hope every workingman in this
State, to whom the ADVOCATE is sent. will
cut this article out, and carefully lay it
away for future reference. The bill, the
record, and the ayes and nays, are anthem
tic. 1t is more than probable that some
Of the gentlemen who voted against its
adoption, may at some future time present
themselves for reelection, and it may be
a handy thing to have in the house.
Workingmen, one word in conclusion.
Why will you be lead, when you can COM
mand. SO long as you prefer to have your
interests represented by professional pOlit-
ical schemers-thAn by men pledged to
your best interests, Just so long will all
similar measures be defeated, and what is
more, you will have no reason to grumble
with anybody but yourself.