Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-12-19

! serve an apprenticeship Of three years.
The Social Reform Club, Of New
York, is pushing a bill making employ
ers liable in damages for injuries re-
ceived by their employees in accidents.
Only 20 per cent of the 800 members
Of the marble industry unions in New
York have work, and demand that the
city authorities award ali CONTRACTS to
home firms
Al Hamilton, Can, last week. the
County Council Endorsed the report Of
the Education Committee in favor Of
teaching agriculture ard the kindred
subjects in the schools.
TIE New York alliances Of the So
cialist Trade and Labor Alliance are
voting upon tie question Of introduce
ing the union label adopted BY the
General Executive Board in opposition
to that Of the International Typo
graphical Union
Boston Painters Union. through a
committee, investigated the work upon
the State House dome, and upon the
report Of this committee, claim that the
work was not being d2ne according to
the specifications, and laid the matter
before the commissioners.
Ohio Federation Of Labor demanded
the abolition of contract convict labor
An amendment was made to the con-
stitution by which labor organizations
may become affiliated with the fecera-
ton by the payment of ST., but will not
be entitled TO voice or vcte.
Washington ministers want congress
to give residents Of the District Of CO.
lumbia the voting franchise 1T a
mass meeting the present system Of
government in the District was de-
nOunced as undemocratic and m
American and will not be tolerated
much longer by free people
In New Zealand two people working
together constitute factory: hours OF
labor for females are restricted to ~
per week; overtime has to be pai6 for
at the rate of time and half but il no
case must any employ receive less taan
II cents per hour for overtime, as well
as II cents tea money.
Frisco iron molders report that bus
mess is rather dull. owing to the large
number Of prisoE-made stoves which
are imported from Oregon. A commu-
nication will be sent to the Represent
atives in Congress requesting them to
take some action to have this traffic
in prieon-made goods from State to
State abolished and compelling each
State to consume the products Of its
own prisons
Resolutions were ADOPTED by the
Washington. D. c.. Building Trades
Council condemning the SherThan-Cul-
lom anti-scalping bill. on the ground
that it's enactment would add 10 or %
per cent to the cost OF travel; would
send to prison citizen who would be
so indiscreet as TO sell railroad ticf--
ct; provides no punishment for tie
railroad official who fails 10 observe
the same law. and for various ether
reasons stated.
A deputation from the Mineral We
ter Operative Society, IF Dublin. ire
land, attended a meeting Ct the Gro
GERS Assistants Association and talk
ed On the subject Of the use of glass
shoppers for bottles instead or cork by
mineral water manufactures II was
pointed out by the members Of the dep
utation that this system reJuced tie
number of hands employed The
chairman having expresead approval 81
the views Of the deputation. promised
that the association wouIa give every
support in their power to the mineral
water operatives in tie mater.
Montreal BARRIERS have organized and
submitted a bill TO the Quebec Legisla-
ture that Will require carriers to pass
an examination.