The Labor enquirer., 1885-02-07
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TIN STATE LHaHsE.AEURE.

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rah srArE LlaaFszAFURE.
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a0ne by one the leaves are falling.n One
by one the bills 30 detrimental to the wei.
fare Of the workingmen are being laid ia
rest. Senate bill Is met the same fate ~
No. 80; they both sleep in the same coffin,
disowned by their father, they died young
Senator Waters has introduced senate
bill No. $50, to prevent unlawful assem-
bliea He says it relates only to mines
and, therefore, will not effect working peo-
pie. It is the same as house bill No. $50
introduced by Mr.. Rathyan, ITO suppress
unlawful assemblies" The first section
reads as follows: "That whenever two
or more persons employed in OF about any
mine shall enter into any combination,
agreement or conspiracy to stop work on,
about or in such mine, and toiprevent fur
ther work on, about or in the same for
any time, and shall in fact stop work on,
about or in such mine, and prevent, him
der, obstruct or forbid the owner of such
mine from using, occupying or carrying on
such work therein, it shall be the duty OF
the governor of the state, upon proof OF
the facts to him satisfactorily made, to re-
move all such persons so preventing, him
dering, obstructing or forbidding the
nghtful use and occupancy from and out
of such mine and from the immediate
vicinity thereof, and to restore the pos
session thereof to the owner and to main
tain the owner in such possession SO long
as any Of the persons aforesaid shall
menace such possessions"
Mr.. Rathvon also says this bill will not
effect workingmen "What fools these
mortals ben to imagine for a moment that
every miner in the state cannot see at a
moment that they are directly effected by
it. These gentlemen must understand
that the wool cannot any longer be pulled
over the eyes of the workingmen.
House bill No 1877, by Mr.. Ferguson,
noticed last week, is the Pennsylvania
law with all the Objectionable parts left
out. If it becomes law in its present
shape it will be a good thing for labor or
CARNATIONS. The objectionable parts of
the Pennsylvania law may be added, to it
in the committee, but it will be closely
watched and this prevented if possible.
House bill 279, by MI. Bradley, pro-
vides for board of arbitration to adjust
disputes between employer and employees.
House bill 80, by Mr.. Shaw, compels
all persons, companies or corporations en-
ploying females to provide suitable seats
for their use when not engaged at their
usual employment. .>.
House bill 333, by Mr.. O'DriscoI, is for
a law to allow the incorporation of CO.
operative associations Mr.. O'Driseoll has
introduced another bill of the same nature
but it was found to be lacking in some
essential points hence the new one.
House bill 366, by Mr.. Bergh, is the
Trades Assembly bill to create bureau of
labor statistics. - =.
All bills up to No. 215 have been read
the second time and referred to the proper
committees.
House bin % was considered for short
time on Monday. A committee from the
Trades Assembly presented arguments
to show that it would be great benefit to
the laboring classes to prohibit contract
convict labor. The arguments had good
effects, but the question was laid over for
further consideration, when the Trades
Assembly will again be invited to be
present.
The various committees of the house
are getting down to work, so that after this
week the actual work of the session will
begin.
Copies of house bill 164 has been sent all
over the state to the several corporations,
with a paster attached containing the
words, "This bill should command your
hearty support" House bill 176 was sent
out in the same way and had pasted on it
the words, ''You should use your best eff
forts to defeat this bill" The tools Of the
corporations will find when the time comes
that the workingmen are not asleep.