Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-05-08

arc intermediate men in society, who
| create no wealth, who only accumulate
from the profits of labor, and if that
money is allowed to 60 into other hands
and manufacturing industries are com.
PEELED TO pay cash from week TO week
IT viii not be two months until every
one oil them will be stopped, and the
laboring man will be out Of employ
ment and he will have TO 70 elsewcre,
he viii have To become tramp and
search Tor work in some other place, and
1t seems TO me that this Lill could be so
amended as TO render it unohjpctionablc
or nearly 70, and If had been present
when this bill was on third reading,
should have made this amendment !
viii indicate the amendment, and then
| shall ask to reconsider the vote by
which this bill passed third reading, in
order TO introduce this amendment. If
Senator'S will pay attention so that they
will understand exactly what | propose
to accomplish, think they will agree
TO the proposition. propose to move
TO strike out all OF the act after the en-.
acting clause, and TO insert as follows:
"That every corporation, co-partner.hip,
firm or individual doing any business with.
in this Commonwealth in which laborrrs
are employed shall pay their laborcrs or
employees mt stated periods in money or
merchandise or other commodity, M may
be agreed upon between the parties ut the
time of the contract Of hiring and ia ac-
cordancc with the terms thereof and il
shall be unlawful for any corporation, co.
partnership, firm or individual doing bu-i-
ncss Ia aforesaid, 20 knowingly and will
fully charge their employees more or "a
greater price for any article of mcfchnu-
disc furnished than that at which the same
article and quHliiy oi merchandise ~ sold
81 for cash in the same town ar ncigbb,r-
hood by other merchants VI othsrs trading
in such articles Tint ii shall bc unlawful
for any retail merchant doing buEincts ia
this Commonwealth 80 receive any order
that may be drawn upon him FOR the rny.
mcEt of labor ~ lees than IL, face value
or t. discount the same, oT 20 furnish EoT"
goods or merchandise therefor, charging 4
greater or higher price for the .amc than
b" would sci! the same quality of goods at
for cash, or than ia" same quality Of goods
or merchandise can DO purchased Ai for
Cush in the same town or ncigAbotLUol
That any person violating any of the pro-
vision. Of this act thAll by guilty of a mis-
demoauor, AMI upon conviction thereof
shall pas ane of not lcss iAAu ten dollars
or moro than hny dollars for each oiTcuso
aud shall refund To- the pur,y to whom such
goods or merchandise shall have bscn sold
the difference between tho price charged
aud the ca-h price thereof
The first section | propose TO intro
duce prevents companies and company
stores from selling goods at greater
price than they can be purchased at for
cash at other stores IN the ncighbor.
hood.
The second section OF the hill reaches
another class in the community, people
who are simply merchants, who are not
engaged in manufacturing, and upon
whom orders are drawn by farmers.
lumbermen, machine shop men, planning
mill men, and manufacturing enter
rrises OF all kinds. These orders are
drawn upon them, and the second sec
ton Is intended to reach that class OF
our people. and TO prevent them from
selling upon orders drawn upon them
at a greater price than they would have
received for their goods IL they had been
paid for in cash, and ii reaches that class
of our community and puts everybody
on par, everybody on the same footing,
on the same plane. 1t recognizes the
principle that updcrlies our institutions.
/ TO wit: the freedom Of all our people TO
make such contracts "a they please, ~
loug.as they do not interfere with any
positive Law or the rights Of others.
But no law should be passed. ualesh
basel upon the soundes, policy, restrict.
/ ing their right to 80 contract.
Mr. President, ! move TO reconsider
the vote 10y which this bill passed third
reading.