The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-09-05
AGAINST YV0RKMEN..
TIE TRUTH ABOUT cLEvELASp's
50! vEToEs OF LABOR BILLS,
Inc Laws Ho Refused to sign Aftor rhoy
ma Been Asked For ny tho Working
eias'es-.The Democracy md Convict
: Labor--A. Plain Statement of Facts That
AL Should l,ead. tlii{l 4gF gaI4(

- DNSh ihnaS VI tIiG AluAlS JVuHui
concerning Governor Cleveland's action in
regard 10 what are called Labor Bills
The Anti.Monopollsts anl Labor interests
urged upon tho Legislature lust winter the
passage Of u number OF bills introduced to
benefit the working classes. In obedience
70 sueitrcqucsts and believing that III some
respects labor was unjustly Disseminated
against, tho Legislature, with Republic
can MINORITY IN both braacheh, passed bills
providing for the abolition OF contract labor
IN State prisons; providing that when All
employer makes M assignment the work
Of his employees sliull DO preferred claims !;
prohibiting the manufacturo Of cigars in
tenement houses; making twelve hours q
iull days work for car.drivors; and giving
TO mechanics and laborers Il hrs. lien for
work or materials required by contractors
in building. The bill reducing the fare on
tho Elevated railways Of New York to five
cents at all hours OF tho day was pissed IN
1851. These comprised most OF the i'm.
portant labor bills. Ofthcse six bills Gov.
ernor Cleveland signed the three first
mentioned, vetoed tho last mentioned,
and permitted the car.drivcrs' and tho Inc.
chanc's lien bills to die the death OF all
bills remaining unsigned. .F.79e 4
NJ THE ovEnwoRKgD Can DRIVERS.
Tho bill TO regulate tho hours Of labor of
conductors and drivers Of cars drawn by
horses in cities, which Cleveland disap-
proved, would have mado it unlawful for
any officer OF. agent fanny railroad cor
poration in any Of tho cities OF this State,
whose cars arc drawn by horses, to o1act
from conductors or drivers employed by
them moro than twelve hours labor. to
allow the conductors und drivers n reas.
onabic time 70 obtain meals. Any officer
or agent OF any such corporation who
would openly violate or, otherwise cvadc
ille provisions Of the proposed act would
nave enguilty OF mislcncanor, pun
!!shable by Il fine not to exceed $500, or
Imprisonment not to exceed six months. |
or by both fine and imprisonment for
each oifense.
CLEVELAND OPPOSES CLASS LEGISLATION.
Governor Cleveland, in explaining his
iailnrc to sign the bill, said: II iail to see !
any good purposes to be gained bv this
olli. II is, distinctly and palpably, class
legislation, in that it only applies to coll
uuctors and drivers on horse railroads. !
II the car drivers and conductors work
fewer hours they must receive less pay"
Car drivers and conductors assert that |
cTen ii they Obtained no other advantage
by reduction OF hours, they would have
benefited n large clnss of idle men BY
compelling horse railroads to employ a
greater force OF employees to do the work
now being done'Iby men working from lG
to 20 hours n day. rs j;N
THE BILL TO PROTECT MECHANICS,
The Mechanics Lien bill was introduced
ny Mr.. Earl, who was also the introducer
OF the Car Drivers bill. 1t provided that
any person who should perform any labor
or furnish any materials which would have
been used or were to be used in building,
altering or Repairing, BY virtue OF any
contract, should upon filing the claim pre-.
scribed in the fifth section Of the act, hIaye
q lien for the value OF such labor and
materials upon such housc, building, etc.,
and upon the lot OF land upon which the
same shall stand. Any person or, firms
furnishing material or performing service
for any person other than the owner,
could at the time Of giving such notice as
the act provided, dcnaHd The terms Of the |
contract agreement and tile amount I'M
paid. and should tho owncr refuse or
neglect to inform such person mailing the
demand, or should he falsely state the
terms or the amount, caus!n3 loss to the
pergon or firms furnishing the materials or
rendering service or labor, tho owner
should be liable to them in an action
therefor; and the return Of en- execution
ansa.sfed in an aetion sAoNM he sufficient
proof Of such loss, or the persons or firms
should b.. fling claim md serving notice
have 4 lien npoN the building anpurte-
names and l0t. Seetiaa i've made every
original oontraotorwilhin iourmonthsafter
the completion of his contract, and any
person, save the original contractor, claim
ing the benefit OF the act within sixty days
after the performance Of Tie work ior
which lien is c!ailned, Rle with the County
eleEk statement ot the terms Of the con
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