The Labor enquirer., 1885-01-17
THE LEGIsLATURE.
The Progress OF Measures Relating % the
interests Of Labor a. Reported by
Our Special Reporter.

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The Progress OF Measures Relating 70 the
Interests OF Labor as Reported by
! Our special Reporter.
That our Lawmakers have awakened
to the necessity of making laws for the
benefit of wage-workers as well as cor
.porations, is shown by the number ol
bills introduced in both branches Of the
Legislature that are of direct interest to
the workingmen of the state.
There have been already introduced
in the senate four bills to exempt q GER
tain amount ofwages from garnishee.
| Senate bill No. s, by Senator Steven
son, exempts $50 of the wages Of the
bead Of q family it also provides that
should any company, corporation orper,
son who will discharge any employe and
not fully pay him all the wages due, they
shall be liable to such employe for each
day that such wages remain unpaid. an
amount equal to the rate per day that
such employe has been paid. ~
Senate bill No. "a, by Senator Carpen-
ter, exeml is sixty days wages of the
head of a family. 7s.a ay s'ss T-.
Senate bill No. 20, also by Senator
Carpenter, provides that nothing what
ever shall be exempt for wages due SER
wants or laborers. .i5 Eth.s
Senate bill No. 33 is the bill that is OF
most Importance to all classes of work
ingmen and women. 1t is bill for an
act to protect workmen from the obstruc-
ton of others. 1t is published in full in
another column and should be read by
every man, woman and child in the
state. It's 'daisY''o on labor organiza-
tions and workingmen and women. 1t
is taken from an old English law of
George the Fourth.
Senate bill No. 40, by Senator Chilcott,
exempts thirty days. wages of the heads
Of families from garnishment.
In the house nine bills have been in
troduced by different members in the in
terest OF wage-workers.
House bill No. IL. by Mr.. Stirman, is a
bill to protect the personal effects of a
debtor This bill exempts sixty days
wages of the head of family, and thirty
days of single man. -. III ..-
House bill No. 16, by Mr.. Pence, in
case of liens, places all costs, including
attorneys fees, upon the party sued.
House bill No, II, also by Mr.. Pence.
exempts from garnishment thirty days
earnings of the head of family. Il .,.E
House bilr No. %, by Mr.. Dormer, is a
bill to prohibit any contract convict
labor. ;..- .... .-. . jL...e..
House bill No. 20, by Mr.. Rollins, and
house bill No. SO, by Mr.. Lewes, exempts
certain amount of wages from garnish-
ment. - Il i .--
House bill No. 81, by Speaker Stuart,
is the best of all the bills yet introduced
in either branch upon the exemption of
wages. 1t repeals sections 81 80, 49,. "a
and 35, of chapter go, of the general laws
and enacts new ones instead These
changes exempts from garnishment $3.50
of the wages or debts of the head of a
family, and $75 of the wages or debts
of single person. 1t also provides that
nothing is exempt from garnishment for
wages due household servants or laborers
1t is impossible to give all the good
points in this bill without printingit en-
tire, which will be done as soon as copy
can be obtained.
House bill 7S.by Mr.. o. 'Driscol1, author
ICES the establishing of cooperative as
sociatlons, which will be- a great benefit
to the working people of the state.
/ There are several other bills in prepa-
ration and will be introduced at an early
day, in which we are greatly interested,
and of which we will keep our readers
advised. 4 h.
On the whole, tits gratifying to find
our lawmakers taking such friendly
interest IN the laboring classes. Whether
or not this kind feeling will be mani
tested by their votes remains to be seen,
when these measures are up for final
action. We will keep an eye on them,
and will also record the ayes and noes
| for future reference. l. -H Il ~