Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-10-02
GOOD REPUBLICANIsM AND LABOR.


can party has not favored the passage OF laws
in the interest of labor, the laborug man aud
of the poorer classes, the following are cited
among recent acts of Assembly, passed mainly
by Republican votes and influence:
An act fixing common basis from which to
calculate the earnings OF miners or persons
working in coal mines. L. L., foi. 3S, los5-
An act to protect the children of this CON-
monw ealth in their right TO acquire useful
trades. 7. l., fol. 81, 1876.
Au act TO prevent a deb tor from making an
assignment to delay the collection OF claims Tor
wages of labor longer than thirty days. z. L,
fol. IS, 1876.
Supplement to an act providing for the
health and safety of persons employed in coal
mines, passed in 1879, liking a penalty on the
owner or agent for violating the law. 2. L.,
FOL. $50, 1876.
Supplement 10 an act to relieve laborers,
workingmen and journcymcn from prosecution
for cons piracy, passed i'll 1872. z. l., fol. IS,
1876.
An act giving priority in trial OF all claims
for the wages of manual labor i'll the courts. Z.
l., fol. Is, 1877.
An act providing the means for securing the
health and safety of persons employed in the
bituminogs coal mines of Pennsylvania Z. l.,
fol. SO, 1871.
An act TO regulate stay of executions in GER
tain cases. p. l., fol. 30. 1877.
An act for the Improvement Of the Oaio river
by the National Government. 7. L., iol. 4,
1877.
An ac; fixing qualification of clerks to mine
inspectors IN the counties OF SchuylkilI and Lu-
zerue. p. l., fol. i6, ISIS.
An act extending the Nine Ventilation act to
counties Of SusqGehanna and Wayne. 2. L.,
fol. GS, ISIS.
An act to amend the Bituminous Ventilation
act. p. l., iol. I53, 1875.
An act TO provide for the collection of me-
Oh oh frla for INN
ments, etc. +. l., fol. 200, 1873.
An act tn prevent cruelty TO children. P.L-,
fol. ll9, 1875.
An act abolshinE tax on trades or occupa-
tions except business tax, in cities Of second
class. p. l., fol. 81, lS.S.
An act 10 prevent frequent changes in school
books in the common schools. p. l., iol. Al,
1873.
Supplement TO an act passed in 1872, for the
better protection Of wages OF mechanics, min
ers, iaborers and Others, giving wages for labor
preference over claims of landlords and all 9TH
ers. 2. l., fol. 2U7, 1873.
An act liking the weight Of bushel of btu
minous coal at 7G pounds. P. l., fol. %, ISIS.
Resolutions to aid and encourage emigration
10 the West, aud calling upon the National
Congress to push forward public works and
employ the surplus laborers. p. L., fol- 2223,
22i, 1878.
Resolution requesting Congress TO favor con-
vessels. p. l., fol. 2l6 1875.
Supplement to the mechanics lien law, max
ing ali liens prior TO advanced money mortg-
ages. p. l.. fol- 16. 1873.
Resolution requesting Congress TO grant pen
sions to Mexican war veterans. 2. L., tot. 2ls,
ISIS.
Resolution calling upon Congress to pass
law preventing railroad determinations in
freight and Passenger charges. z. l., fol. Els,
1875.
Resolutions opposing the passage of the
Fernando Wood Tariif bill, because its passage
would iniuriously affect the industries of the
State. z. l., fol. 2l, 1873.
In addition to the above acts snd joint reso-
lutious, reference might be made to the fact
that not dollar or : ate tax is now collected
from real estate, almost the entire revenues
coming directly from the surplus capital in-
vested III the corporations OF the Common
wealth, thus leaving labor aud industry free
from the burdens OF the State. And this entire
system of taxation has been the work of the
Republican party.
Reference might also be made to the large
annual appropriations to the orphan schools,
gsylums aud hospitals, mainly used by the
poorer classes OF society, owing to their inferior
and inadequate facilities for maintaining the
destitute and afflicted in their homes, whilst
tue book are full of acts OF Assembly
passed recently for the protection of the rights
and privileges of all the people-the preven-
tiOn OF scuterations of food, butter, milk, etc
the protection OF sheep from the ravages of
useless dogs and wild anima,s--the exanlina-
tiou of the question of convict labor. to
certain how far and how iDjurously il has af-
fecied the honest labor OF the peope-the sup
port Of Normal schools-the screen bills, and
many Others, all in the interest OF the people.
Nothing has been asked for by the honest labor
OF the State that the Republican party has not
granted since it came into power.-PitS5uYy
Commercial.