Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-20
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Demands of Trades Unions,

demands Oh IraOeS ElOHS.
The St Louis Trades and Labor
mi ons viii ask all candidates for the
legislature to support the following de-
| mands:
The passing and rigid enforcement of state
law making it obligatory for all children be-
| tween the ages of and IA to attend school dur
| ing the entire session. and requiring the state
to furnish free books: to compel all chartered
| corporations to paw their employees weekly and
in cash: the prohibition of the employment OF
children under IA years Of age in any work
| shop mine or factory; the repeal of the special
| Jury law by which a corporation can. by de-
| posting SIS. demand iuries composed Of
| officials and stockholders of similar corpora-
| lions in all suits brought by laborers: the
| enactment of a law limiting DAYS work tc
eight hours in ali industries controlled by char
tered com panes: law authorizing each lndi-
| vidual tax payer OF the state to hold personal
| property to the extant # $500 exempt from
| taxation and legal protection OF union labels.
| The question of urging the candidates for the
| legislature and senate to pledge themselves to
| pass law excluding Pinkartons and private
armed men from the state was enthusiastically
approved. The organization also goes on rec
| ord again as opposing any appropriation for the
support of the state militia.
The Missonic Grand Lodge.
The grand lodge. A. F. and A. NJ,
ing an immense amount of work.
The grand officars chosen for the ensuing
year were John r. Parsor. st. Louis. grand
master: Harry Keene. St Joseph, deputy grand
master; J. B. Thomas. Albany. gr"nd senior
Warden: A. NJ. HnuZh. Jefferson City. grand
junior warden: Samuel NJ. Kennard. st Louis.
grand treasurer: Rev. John D. vinci, ST.
Louis. grand secretary. aud Allan Mcdowell,
st. Louis. grand lecturer just before the
sdiournm mt thu grand officers We're
installed bv the retiring grand master. b. H..
Ingram. The charters OF a number of the
lodges in various parts o. the state wave with
drawn during the past year because they had
refused to pay the increased per capita tax.
These charters wer7 restored bv the action OF
the grand ledge on condition that the members
comply with the action of the grand no " and
pay up last wears tax. A sever reprimani
was administered. The new hv-laws were
adopted with slight changes. The Masonic
home was literally provid I'd for in the regular
appropriation.
Grocers Want Relief.
At recent meeting of the Retail
Grocers' association of st. Louis inn
ported action was taken.
The matter of amendments to tho garnisr
ment and exemption laws Of the state was dis
cuSsed at great length. The association ia anx-
ions to amend laws which will reach non-pav-
ing men of means. and at the same time not
WOrK INJURY TO temporarily uistTeSSet Wprh-
ingmen. The punishment and exemption
laws Of Missouri are very easy. Men
with 5000 worth of real estate. or about that.
can bear Their grocery bills with simpunitv.
while laborers with little nothing can be
forced to pay A dozen prominent retailers
said that thor "bad'' bills were contracted by
the me 7ium class which could pay if it would.
Lehorers and men on weekly salary were much
safer customers. One grade declared that the
man who works the hardest and raises the
largest family rays his bills quickest and is the
most honest. The members of the association
declared that they would support only sub
mon for the senate and legislature in the COM
ing election pledge themselves to support
the bills which will be introduced by the retail
grocers in regard to the exemption laws.
Must Redeem Employees Checks.
Judge L. Thomas. of the supreme
court. has written an important opinion
on a subject of vital interest to the
miners of Missouri.
Some time ago Snivaly & Loomis coal mine
operators OF Revier. Macon county. were pros.
ecnted for a VIC alton Of the statute Of 1889,
Quirinc mine owrers to redeem CHI 9cks issued
to emplcve= Thu suit resulted adversely t.
Snivelv & Loonis in the lower court. and under
the law they were .<ied $40. They anrealed te
thu supreme court. AMI urged that the enact
ment is not constitutional. Judge Thomas, il
his oninion, which is ver7 lengthy and exhaust
i've. hol1 Is that the stotute is constitutional
Judge MacFarlane. in Division No. 2. concur,
with Judge Thomas. Int when the opinion was
filed Judge CAN'T hal not arrived at conclu-
sion in TIL" case, AMI it referred to thu