The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-10

Hicks smith. p. Il.
Fc1gtoa stuhFmzn
Hooper Tonlass-n
Irwin Wtnsor
Jory Way
koahIsr WIZ
Land wIndust
Mays
Am>s Marshall
Baker. q. H gsrrsaeld
Barlow Mitchell
Bush. a. 3. McAfes
CAapp Powell
Fritz Roberts
Cute Stafford
6~raghiy Strive
Johnston Thacksg
kinc4it warner
Effting@r Williams
Levin Wflkesoa
Iln5sy Wolf
n. g. e., by Czywooa. came up for r-las
passage. bat was re-referred.
Witt here moved that the vote ~ which
r. b. is5 was indefinitely postpons5 be re-
considered carried. The bin was re-
referred.
II. b. 81. BY Land. providing for thu
registration OF voters IN scnool elections,
was passed without debate.
The house passed II. y. zss, by Roberts.
providing for Il uniform system OF blanks.
There gRs 10 debate.
FIansen'z bin a5o.ishfrx the Office OF fish
G1N.tnke1AD2eeE WaE tr~tG4SsFHfA-
Ii. Is. 20 by J. y. Edwards. making
eight hours = days labor on eli public
works. was passed without debate, yeas g.
Rays u.
Lands bill creating bureau OF labor
and appropriating 500 was passed. Land
Tualde short speech n favor OF the bill.
bat there was no debate. The biz passed.
yeas 81. nays Il The bG.i is as follows:
section I. A commissioner Of labor
n ted M
sistants appointed by the commissioners.
one a. q factory, mil and railway inspec-
tof. one as mining inspector, 70 constitute
a bureau Of labor. On the first Monday
ia April. 1877. and every four years there
after. the governor shall appoint a suita-
DE person to act as commissioner OF la
Dor, with headquarters at the capital, who
email hold his Office until his successor
has been appointed and qualified.
SEC. Ii shall DO the duty OF the ofTi-
GERS ana employees OF the said bureau TO
cause TO Do enforced al laws regulating
the employment OF children, minors and
women. al laws established for ths pro-
lection OF the health. lives and limbs Of
operators In workshops, factories. mills
places, and all laws enacted for the pro-
lection OF the working classes. and de-
clarlng II mlsdemsanor on the part Of
employers TO require a. a condition OF en-
plOyment the surrender OF any right OF
citizenship, laws, regulating and prsscrib-
ing the qualifications OF persons IN trades
force or hereafter 10 be enacted. IL shall
also be the duty OF the officers and en-
ployes or the bureau 20 collect, assert, az
range and present, in biennial reports to
the legislature. on or before the first Mon
day IN January, statistical details relat-
inG 10 all departments OF labor In the
state, TO the subjects OF cooperation.
strikes or other labor difficulties. TO trade
unions and other labor organizations and
their effects upon Ia Dor and capital; and
TO such other matters relating TO the com
msreial. industrial. social. educational.
moral and sanitary conditions OF the Ia
boring classes. and the permanent pros
perity OF the respective industries OF thu
state as the bureau may De able 20 gath
ec In Its biennial reports the bureau
shan also give an account OF al proceed
ings OF It's officers and employees which
have been taken in accordance with the
provisions or this act or Of any Of the 9TH
er acts herein referred 70, Including a
statement OF all violations OF law which
have been observed, and the proceedings
under the same. and shan join with such
account such remarks. suggestions and
rccomme ndations as the commissioner
may deem necessary.
''Seo- 3 IL shall be the duty Of every
owner, operator or manager OF every fac
tory, workshop mill. mine or other es-
tabiishment where labor Is employed, to
make TO the bureau. upon blanks fur
uished by said bureau, such reports and
returns as the said bureau may require for
tie purpose Of compiling such labor sta
tistics as are authorized by this act, and
the owrer or business manager shah make
such reports and returns within the time
prescribed therefor by tha commissioner
OF labor. and shan certify 20 the correct
ness OF the same. In the reports Of said
bureau. no use shah be made OF the
names % individuals. Arms or corporations
supplying the Information called for BY
this section. such Information being deem
81 confidential and not for the purpose OF
disclosing personal affairs, and any officer
agent or empl0ye OF said bureau violating
this provision shall forfeit a sum not ex-
ceediug 500, or he imprisoned fer not
more than one year.
sec. T. The commissioner. or any Of
ilcer 81 tho bureau OF labor shat have the
power 10 issue suhpoenaS, administer
oaths and take testimony IN ali matters
relating 10 the duties herein required by
such bureau. such testimony TO oe taken
in some suitable place in the vicinity TO
which testimony IS applicable. Witnesses
subpoenaed ana tesufying before any Off
Ger OF the said bureau shall De paid the
same fees as witnesses before a superior
court. such payment 70 De made from tho
contingent fund OF the bureau. Any per-
son duly subpoenaed under provisions OF
this section. who shan wiIfuuy neglect
or refuse 90 attend or testify at tho time
and place named in the subpoena. shall he
guilty of ms 50 meanor. ana. upon couvl0-
zion thereof. before any court 81 compe-
tent furfEdic tfnu. may Re punished hV a
urt nor exceeding 50. or by imprisonment
in 'he county JsA not exceeding thirty
Sc. s, The comm ssiousr OF labor or
anY cGicfC Cr emptCye OF the Nureau Of
labor shan have power % enter any facta-
~. mill. mine, office workshop or pubic Or
private works az any tiwe for the purpose
OF gathering facts ana statistics sueh as
are contemplated hV thts act ana - eN-
anime into the methods - protection from
danger % employees and the sanitary con-
dlr3on I'm and around such bulldogs aaf
places and make a record thereof. and
any owner or occupant % sal3 factory.
mill mine. office or workshop or bubble
o. private works. or hiss agent or agents.
WHO shall refuse 90 allow ar officer or
80 enter SHAH be deemed EuE-
fr of mie5cmear0r. ans upon con
Weldon thereof. before any court or
competent Jurisdiction, shah b. punished
crrl fu the county jan rot 20 exceed
ulna.y days Tor each and every oeense.
'~re 6 No report or return made @ n
ss.t hIrssn l1 ae.sog8aucs With th8 pro-
N.-teua ~ -a.s acf. and no schedule yes
era ec documents gathered or returned bv
ft So stGin 1870 wears - THE receipt or col
te-te0 fhervof sUeh reports. schedules
ar3 document tetng tse. public doc
uwenls- Al the err.ratua az The
Ffr.o1 - tNc years above refer
ff3 90 in th.@ section. all res
crds schedules and papers accanulatiur
fn tha said bureau that NAV 1e considered
% ua Falae hE the Gem ~ lsst1Ue~ may te
destroyed, provided. the authority of the
governor - hrst obtained for sach De-
.-see. Z. Ia assit!oa 70 the bareas ~ Ia.
tr~ ne ccu8u i tssto1er cf fs Dor shall have
-ne sewer % smp.ov such other assist
a-te and fncgr such other expense a. may
eFtH HuFsag such sssIefs-ts sheu he rata
cH- rre service ~en1cted sur8 rofe Qe-.e-8-
t.ca Sc The ccu7mESsleufF ef tabar TRAY
aaeu rroper nat 80 suea resistant xhau