The examiner., 1886-03-20
Notes a7ad Not17aSs.
HARTFORD.

Hartford boasts of being the first city i the Union to pass the eight t-hour law for 1t employees on public works. Iris the worl of the "cranks"-the cranks at the head quarters of Shylock.
 Our city election is stealing slyly upon us and all good citizens should be preparing for the duty of turning the rascals out, an then forbear from turning more of them in as has invariably been the practice in tn past.
 The several employees of the Woven Wir Mattress company, of which somethin; was said Jew weeks ago in regard to tn pauper wages paid them, and the Presiden of the company striving to educate then up to the standard of arithmetical know ledge, showing 60 cents to be but pe cent of $9, couldn't stand it any longe but struck Monday morning, and won too
 St. Patrick's Day pansed off rather quiet ly in the capital city. There was { noticeable display of green sprigs worr among the members of the Legislature which doesn t go to prove that there wa! anything green about that Even Speaker Tibbits wore the national color of Ireland Buffoonery was not absent, Rep. Pigott as the House was about to adjourn, moved that it adjourn in honor of St. Patrick which, to help the joke along, was agreed to unanimously.
 Thh strike of the bakers, commencing Monday morning, was settled by the efforts of committee appointed at the Trades Assembly Morday evening. The boss bakers were assured that if they were obliged to raise the price of their loaves in order to insure their ability of granting the concessions asked by the men, organized labor would see to it that no outsider would succeed in underselling them. Hearing fhay chn uod fn thp agreement without further hesitation.
 Tuesday and W ednesday witnessed rath- CT lively times at the capitol over the dis cussion of the Child Labor bill. The bill as reported by the committee placed the age of prohibition of labor in factories and mercantile establishments at twelve, but Representative Kehoe, of New Britain, moved an amendment to fourteen, followed up with speech, which opened up the flood gates, and King, of Naugatuck, to put the boys on record, called for the yeas and mays, which were ordered, but the amend ment was defeated by III to 92 Speaker Tibbetts being on the floor then offered a fthirteeu-yea old' amendment, which, af- ter long debate, was adopted by vote of 143 to Al. Hamersly, of Hartford, suc- ceeded in getting in an amendment to ex- empt mercantile establishments from the provisions of the bill, but they were again included. The matter now goes to the Sen ate, which will probably give it some kind of trimming before it goes to the Gov ernor.
 Pastor KimbalPs class in 3sGood Citizen ship" last Sunday continued the discussion of the right of the individual to rebel or oppose the laws on account of private grievance. The discussion drifted immedi- ntely on to the subject of strikes and the boycott, and the rights of labor and capital.
 One speaker held that strikes were less against capital than the tyranny and op- pression of the bosses. Strikes were iusti- fled as the only means of defence against the injustice that employees are often sub jected to, and where arbitration is rejected the only weapon by which the rights of la- bor could be upheld was the boycott. Some of the speakers suggested that those meas ures might often operate as much to the in jury of workingmen as to their employers, by crippling and destroying business which gave employment. The subject was ably and thoughtfully considered in every light by large number of the class, and the general expression was that in most cases the means adopted by the combinations of wage earners for redress of grievances were justifable and necessary.
 Rabert Pyne addressed the workingmen and citizens generally of Easthampton on Tuesday evening-the first purely Labor address ever heard in the town. The hall was filled to overfowing, and many were unable to gain entrance. The audience unaffected their intersst ill the proceedings by quietly remaining for two hours listening to an exposition of the aims and methods of the Knights of Labor as embraced in their platform of principles. At the close a manufacturer-Mr H, B. Brown-came on the platform and gave his assurance of interest in the ideas presented, and the methods adopted for the peaceable solution of the questions involved. It is said that an organization of an assembly will be the result, as soon as the time for action again arrives. Wednesday evening the same speaker answered a call from Broad Brook, where like interest was manifested in the cause of Labor-two hours being also con stunned without exhausting the patience of the listeners. All classes turned out, even to the minister and postmaster. Broad Brook is organized and working zealously, the assembly having already bought out the deserted little Catholic church, and are fit ting up as a K. of l.. sanctuary.
 The regular Monday conference of minis. ters at their last meeting listened to Messrs J. c. Britton and Robert Pyne in explana- tion of the purposes of the Knights of La bor. Rev. Sylvester Hine presided, and Rev. Graham Taylor led the questioning. Messrs. Britton and Pyne were asked why they identified themselves with the order to explain several of the blanks in the plat form selected-the modus operandi of arbi- tration and the boycott-the probable results of the same on society in general-the atti- tude of the order to the church, Protestant and Catholic, and to Christianity itself The doctrines of Karl Marx, Lasalle, Hen " George, and other specialists in economic reform, were touched upon. At the close the reverend gentlemen advanced and thanked the speakers earnestly and cordi ally for their acceptance of the invitation extended, and their clear and able exposi tion of the subject. and expressed delight at the spirit of good will and broad frater- nifty inspiring the order, and gave the as surance that they were intensely interested in the discussion, and hoped for repetition in the near future. A formal vote oi thanks was also given the guests of the oc casion, the Doxology was sung, and the meeting adjourned. Several of the clergy remained, however, and entered into dis cussion with the visitors on minor points touched upon in the arguments.
 NEW BRITAIN.
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