, 1879-02-22
WAGE-WORKERS,
The Labor Question Under Discus
sion Once More.
Miles Kelloe Turns Up with Sev.
erAl Little Bills.
They Protest Against tho Passage Of Any
Militia Aot.

workngMcn mot In 3lnskctl Hall, Dcspiatncs
street, 1,car Jackson, Lass evening, for tic pur-
pose, as announced Of discussing labor ques-
tlons
RIc',ard Grinlths called the meeting 10 order,
and nominated II. J. Kcane for Chairman, and
that gentleman was elected. On taking his
seat Mr. Kca ne said they i!d not
meet az Democrats. Republicans. or
socLaltsts, but ns lahorlng men. They
wanted bills introduced IN the Legislature ior
their interest. Tlley did not come to discuss
any other question but tint III labor, antl he
hoped tie gentlemen would bear TINT In mind
and confue themselves to It.
D. Il Street WIS selected Us Secretary, aud
proceeded to read drafts OF several bl!ls for l,e
enactment Ut laws for tho bcueAt Of the work.
Ing classes.
| The first bill provided that when any suit Is
Instituted for the collection OF wages claimed
by any Wagc-workers to bo due them, II shall 10
the duty OF tho Court bcf0ru which surh case Is
To be tried upon tho presentation Of m ntIlda-
VT by the claimant or claimants Tint t1,cfuc-
| mand 30 sued for is for wages due s,irll person
or persons) to set the case UPON The docket for
immediate trial. The document WAS approved
by The meeting without discussion OF alteration.
Another bill, providing that the Pcntlcntlary
Commissioners shall not lease, hire. or employ
any convict at any mechanical trade Mt which,
there arc now aud may hereafter be employed
fifty citizens Of this Stale, This was nlso ap-
proved by a unanimous vote, without discussipn.
Constitution WIS also read. It provides Tor
"such reycluc a. may DO necdfu1 by tcvylhg
lax by valuaton'' on tic property Of every per-
sui and corporation, such valuation 10 be
asccrtatncd by. son,c person or persons to
ac sclectcd Us tho General Assembly Hlay direct.
| Pruytsion Is made that such real alld personal
| pfuocrty ns is Or shall be made by law exempt
iruh sale on execution for debt shall ba exempt
| irom tRxation exgupt for local Improvement.
lie meeting approved 1t.
| THE LIEN LAW.
A bill was also read providing for amendments,
70 nc Law IN relation to liens, In TINT nll Euita
nnd 10 placed upon the docket for trial at the
earliest possible moment. It nlso provi.tca that
| oVefy aub-cnutractor, mechanic, or workttErnpn
or Other person shail llarc lien upon tho hnusc
| or building mil upnn the lot on Which II stands,
1 and allows workDEman, lii rasc contractor
falls to complete hts work. to iIIc n pctitIuu
for his wages. subject to other liens. THIS wns
kehoc:
Mr.. kehoo made n motion for tnc appolnt-
ment Of committee OF thrce-uno from each
divislon--to select committee OF Ten frufn
each division to examine the bills. cal. ,ucc,-
irss. ni1l take such ncti0n as they deemed pce-
eAsarY. The motion WAS carried. and The Chair
appointed l.. Y. ragc, Thomas Ryan, n.d A. II.
Admir- Us such committee, and they retired Tor
| deltberattot1.
| aRll. Y. Barr presented resolution callng upon
tue Legislature to pass law making cectlou-
unys legal HOLIDAYS, htt compel employers TO
give their employees hn]f-day on elcct0n-t1ays
| Also resolution for the passauc III au uct 10
| prevent the iudRek Of election from marking
bullets bullets: The resolutions wore unanimously
| resolution WAS presented callfug on the
Chnir 10 forward thu bills to the Cook County
delegation nt Springfield, With request that
| they consider them, mil tho Chairman of tl,r
delegation be requested 10 report nbse,ltccs to
| tue workinSmcn's meeting. Adopted unani-
mously,
Thorenppolntmeu OF Justices Dc Wolfe nntl
| Footo was protested against by resolution b.
CAUSE they tul not exempted tlir poor nun
receiving $25 from Earutsiee, as required by
| 4 Mr.. Horton made loud speech against
Justices who failed to administer The laws prop
srly nna ns they Ind bec,. sworn 10 DO, and
dWelt particularly hard on them, saring thu.
perjury should he. punished. Ilo said that u,i-
aa, lsss IT, Gnese I'M Mas approved By the Fret
npp!nuse greeted his speech.
T., Ihc rGsolHt!on aEa!ns. tue appointment Of
| Justices De Wolfe Antl Foote WIS referred to
thy s,l comn,ittes OF Ttlrty, to be appo!ntcd; =,
following list Of nanns Of tl,use who ure to
cosslpose thu Committee Of Thirty: Souit, Sl!r,
Messrs. Clancy, pasc, Cooney. SlcGanl', Stone,
sti,i,m,'oTs, h9rr, iiisna.lrkson, Mckenzie, md
4
Clancny, kavanageh, Kehoc, dooahue, Cain,
Eoltcy, ni1on' n!shop antl brown; North sido.
MessEs. ksane, Walsh, Nichols, TyrrcIl, Krcu-
The repurt was adoptGd.
TIE MILITARY.
Mr.. Atatr presented tho following:
WnEnsAs, A Sub. Committee Of tho Committee
% on Military q Ito llonso and senato hayo
mnny a. to tho necessity OF roussanIxIng aud
strGmElhenihg !ho State militia; and
appoint place to confcr with the citizens Of tic
WnknaA., Said Committee did meet ccrtn,n In
sons did nlake statements which wrro nntruc md
calculated 10 mia!ead tn!a Committee; md
that tho worktngnen oi this locality wuro danger.
oas and lawiess cln's. md that tile police force VIA
piaco, but lint they wrto ahis III my ii,nc 10 riso
In riot and destroy the city, and lint i!s lives nt
fsssssabs ha,rs ps1S'S d. e.. the weay' were In
meeting assembled. knuWlng this 10 b. fnss i,
as base. Outrageous slanuefs, and insHts upon our
eharaststs; 1.sts tGsssef1ts' s hs,t
Assembly Tor the aboyo purpose is " unncerssary. nm
and tint II could have originated 0n1y IN the mild
Of u Msmarek Of lunkoy to Il military dcspoiisnl;
As.o'rta, That VIC demand Of the friend. Of FREQ
thnuahe md frca srecr. in the General Assembly
ear!eet noss!blo moment, and huri lack al these
Individuals tho aspcrsloMa tlry hive chsL upon the
characters OF ths workingmcn oi Ch!ca.h.
Mr.. Adatr followed the reading Of tho rcsolu-
tiGns With speerh In which hu sascasttrally
alluded to tile icnrs Of tho capitalists from tc
worktilElncl, and said iat they wtre unty seek
'ng their rights pcHccab'y II the capitalists
w9MtA give the money they expeMl i,r the
militia to tllG wurklllsnlen thai ly could go
out West and spttle, aHl never sow them tllsir
terrible faces ngafu, they wotIl uu Il es,u,t thing
| uni rcalovc their fcars. But they preferred
rather tU Kyn the flus to lot uf ytl,llr sr!rk
u lrcss up III bolytuilc cuats unsi make slInw
of themselves. Tnta rcn,,.rh was greeted with !
lnllu AuplatEe M1.t& lnugltrr. i
MIR. =. Il. Dixon spuko of the mauncr In which
tnen of wealth haa tscattll thu wurlklIIgneu,
WHO were always rcAuY to turn ott nll1 light |
Tor tl,u preservation Of tho country, and ~.
ferrctl In bitter and sartlstlc terms 10 uuo gul,-
tlen,an who had rrtls'l himself OH having bten
aworklgnlut' aud i!ftcd llltnscf out 1roli, the
category Ut a woshliIEnau. several calc1 for |
the tluno OF tho pcrsou. but thu speaker ru!usci
to rive It, mud sotsu unu called out 'tIichder- |
sull," aud ann.llcs "C. II. Hentlerson.n lIjs !
Was grcctel with EToaus ulid tcgra