The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-21

D~s<ss - - sEs = Msns u Obissa-
t~sy.
OIrur1A. Feh PIN ~ SeuAae, when
s. y Ne. f4s. hy kinnssr. declaring esxni
bours . iexss days ~osk % Al public
~orks came up. the emergency clause "a
Dirt ssnsken oas ard sben KInness ex-
planned she intent ~ The hill On eosern-
m~nf u0rk bat eirhf hours aye reqatred.
In California eight heurs 81 day's vork
The sp<akes rsasl tispAach IN the morn
tng Pos1-ikfKxxfaKNcKx showing inst the
fnnovstion vas receiving favor In Enxland.
Long was ospo-ed 10 such bills. wh0
pays fsF this Goskf The taxpayers. Whist
fsrnser works only right hoar>7 None.
Just ~ sure ~ such laws - this are passed
wages viii b lowered. Long narrated
some Of bis early experiences, showing
how workman gains By working long
hours i e. led upO b. his employers. He
T. paid Tor II Let's do what = right and
not aloe our sentiments 70 govern our
better judgment.
Whsl es thought this good subject for
Investigation. II u not jet limo 10 rob The
capitalist Of two hours and Rise them 10
labor. We shouId look into consequences.
OwinKx could not se- how the bili could
hip or ameiicrafe the condition OF the
workingman. lie could not see, ether.
bow The taxpayer sheuIi he comreiied 70
paw ~ per cent more for iahor than the
private eisizzn. This movement was Harse
by the greatest demsg yue that ever wis
n congress. and that is saving great deal,
Tor there have been many demagoguss.
II do not say this in depreciation OF our
but because Ne ali know the deaiaeogue -
ever with as. He dates from prehistoric
times
II 10 not think there Is any necessity
that this law he passed at this time." sal !
Wood. .rhers /. need for great reform in
the henrsof work for lafor Some vocs-
ssfsns wii stand twelve hours. others not
even eight II II wer. possible to di-crim-
mate. there ara many vacations in which
wosi be glad 70 vote sor eight hours"
Lore spoke ssain. and declared that =
mans wagss were not dependent on the
number OF hours be worked. but BY the
interest ard faithfuiHess with which he
Oil hts work.
Kinnesr. said he had introduced this bill
by request. bus he introduced il With
pleasure. because he believed in II. This
movement Il gaining ground. II the state
adopts thi. SYSTEM IL viii not be- the FIRST
by any means.
Rinehsrf suggested that the gentleman
from Lewis uong) had short time ago
raised . nitiabie howl for the women and
children of Lewis county Who had been Inn
posed on by viiiAinous neighbor who had
ma IL = box Of hops seventeen bushels in
stead Of fifteen bushels. Still be didn't
want 10 say that hours should be laid
dswn for work in certain cases. There is .
natural division--elgbt hours for work.
eight hours for sleep. eight hours for re-
freshment and improvement.
Fariss c0u:dn't 50 Why county should
pay moro Tor labor than the Individual
Drum thought these matters should reg
late themselves. Il think ne al work too
much--presens company excepted. !"
lLauxhs<v
O.. L. Thompson didn't ses the sense Of
passing such bill ~ this. We have heard
400 much in this Senate about what King
county wants. Any attempt ct legislation
to fix what shall constitute days work Is
an attempt 10 FIX something which can't
be fixed.
The bill was lost by the following vote:
yeas-Baker. Jones. KiHpeaf. Parkinson.
Ripeha t-A
Nays--Aastln, clough. Drum pariss. Forsythe.
Hunsaa.r. l. .wrence. Long. Luce. OWING, D. q
borg. q. l. Thompson. vcstal. whallsy, VIOLA,
Wood, Wooding-i1.