Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-08
EIGHT HOURS A DAY.
Legislature Asked to Fix the Time Of
Labor for State Employees.
SOME OTHER LABOR LAWS WANTED
Sudden Ending of the Strike at the Gov
ernment Building.
TROUBLE AMONG LOCAL SALESMEN

George Dovey, the representative of D. A.
8, K. of L., to the Legislative Convention,
which meets in Harrisburg to-day, left last
night for the State capital. He took with
him the bill to be presented to the Legisla-
ture, fixing eight hours as the limit for
days work in all State departments and
State institutions. The following is the
complete bill:
SECTION THAT from and after the passage
of this act, hours out of the "a of each day
shall make and constitute days labor and
service in the departments, institutions, pub
lie buildings, prisons penitentiaries. reforma-
tory institutions and all other places, ins.itu-
tions and works under control and direction of
this Commonwealth and the laws and depart
ments thereof and which shall receive support
wholly from ap preparation made by the Gen.
eral Assembly of this Commonwealth. and by
taxes levied and paid by the several counties
thereof, IN whole or in part.
Sec. 2-That all superintendents and officers
over and all persons authorized to make con-
tracts for and to employ persons for labor and
service or appoint under officers in, for and
around said departments, institutions, public
buildings, prisons, penitentiarIes, reformatory
institutions and works are hereby forbidden
and prohibited under the penalties mentioned
or compelling any of said employees or under
officers to give and serve any more than eight
hours out of each "a hours in such service or
labor.
Violators to be Removed From Office.
Sec. 3That the Governor of this Common
wealth is hereby authorized to carry out the
foregoing sections of this act, and is hereby
directed, upon complaint and petition of any of
the employees that they have been compelled or
required to serve contrary to the provisions of
this act to hear and determine the same, and
in the event of it appearing to him that the
provisions of this act have been violated or in
any manner evaded. he is authorized and en-
powered to suspend or dismiss from his office
or post the officer, superintendent or other per-
SON determined to be guilty of violating or
evading the same and that such vacancy
shall be filled in the manner heretofore provided
by law. Provided, however, that person
shall not be restored or returned to Office until
the term for which he was suspended, which
shall be determined and fixed by the Governor.
shall have fully expired and in no case shall
such suspension be for less than three months,
and during such suspension the person SO sus-
pended shall be deprived of all pay. quarters
and emoluments, and such person who shall be
dismissed from place and service under this
act shall not be again restored or returned to
his former: :place or service from which he shall
be SO dismissed.
Approved by Labor Organizations.
This is the bill which Master Workman
Evans has been having endorsed by local labor
organizations. 1t has been examined and ap-
proved by the organizations all over the State.
One thousand copies of the bill were sent to
the mining districts yesterday for the approval
of the miners. Mr.. Dovey was seen in regard
to it last evening and said:
II think the bill is the best that has been pre-
sented in many years for the laboring class. If
we secure its passage, the way will be opened
for securing eight hours for all other classes of
workmen."
The convention to which Mr.. Dovey is going
will be one of the largest and most important
ever held in the interest of organized labor. It
will take up, among other questions, ballot re-
form. factory and mine inspection laws, "pluck-
me" stores, child labor. the prevention of the
use of armed forces by corporations, tax laws
and other important matters. Tile convention
will continue several days