The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-04

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and declared the first Monday in Sep
TENDER to be legal holiday, the same
as Thanksgiving, Christmas day. Deco
ration day and the Fourth of July are
now by law made public holidays The
bill originated in the house of represent
tatives, was presented by Hon Edward
j. Irvine, and received the signature of
Governor Burleigh on Feb. 10. 1891.
"Ma>yiand-A bill to make Decoration
day a legal holiday was introduced in
the Maryland legislature in January,
1890, and became a law. While it was
on passage Hon. ]. II. Jones of Balti-
more offered an amendment making
Labor day legal holiday, but it was
not adopted.
tts-Massachusetts in the
| session of 1887 acted upon a bill present
ed by Senator Algsr of Cambridge, on
Feb. 2. 1t passed both houses, and on
May IL of that year received the sigma
ture of the governor.
"Michigan-There is a bill before the
legislature of Michigan having for its
object the creating of a legal holiday, to
be known as Labor day. but definite ac-
ton has not yet been taken upon it.
Missouri-On the 18th day of the leg
islative session of 1889 Hon. Francis X.
Rotermann of st. Louis introduced the
bill to the Missouri legislature. When
the vote was taken it stood ayes 65,
nays So: it required II votes to pass a
bill in the house, and the measure was
defeated
Observation-Disclosures passed a law
making the first Monday in September
legal holiday, to be known as Labor
day. This bill originated in the senate
and was introduced by Hon. f. d.
Mats. 1 do not know the date OF the
adoption of the law, but it was at the
session of the Montana Legislature held
in 1S90-91.
"Nebraska-In Nebraska Senator
Frank Ransom, on Jan. 3, 1889, offered
a bill making Labor day legal hol-
day. 1t passed the senate by an unani
nous vote on the 18th of that month.
and on March 90 passed the house and
received the signature of the governor.
New Hampshire-On June z, 1897.
Mr.. Stone of Andover introduced a bill
in the legislature of New Hampshire to
establish Labor day, but the committee
to which it was referred reported it
back with these words on the envelope,
'Inexpedient to legislate.' In the session
of 1891 Hon. Andrew Killoren of Dover
introduced the Labor day bill. 1t passed
both houses and was signed by the gov
ernor, but l could not learn the date of
signature.
New Jersey-Hon. William Harrigan
of Newark introduced bill in the New
Jersey legislature on Jan. 81, 1887. 1t
passed both houses and was signed by
the governor on April s, 1887.
New York-On Jan. 4, 1887. Senator
Edward F. Reilly of New York city in
troduced the bill in the New York SEN
ate, and after passing both houses, it
was signed by Governor Hill on May
6, 1887.
"Ohio--In the Ohio house of represen-
tatives Hon. John p Green introduced
the Labor day bill on March 10, 1890. 1t
was signed by the speaker of the house
of representatives and president of the
senate on April 2S, 1890.
"Oregon--In Oregon the bill was in
troduced by Hon. ]. j. Daley of Dallas,
Polk county, on Jan. II, 1887, and on
Feb. 81 of that year it received the sig
nature of the governor.
"Pennsylvania-In Pennsylvania the
bill was originally introduced by Sena-
tor Lines on Jan. H. 1889. 1t passed
both houses and was signed by Cover
nor Beaver on April Is of that year.
'Tennessee-In the session of the leg
islature of Tennessee of 1891 Mr.. ALA
man introduced bill in the house of
representatives to make Labor day le-
gal holiday. The bill passed both houses
and was signed by Governor Buchanan
on March IL, 1891. At the session prior
to that the Tennessee legislature enact
ed a law making all days set apart for
holding county, state or national cleo
lions legal holidays
"Texas-Senator Miles Crowley of
Galveston introduced the bill in the
Texas Legislature to amend the revised
civil statutes by adding the first Mon
day in September to the list of legal
holidays, the same to be known as La
Dor day. On the 10th of February, 1898.
hn of M SSinp both hnnSpG
approved.
ashington-Senator John r. Kin
near of Kings county introduced the
Labor day law in the legislature of
1891. 1t passed the house on the 9Th of
February, the senate on the 18th of
January and was approved by the gov
ernor on Feb "a, 1891.
"Wisconsin-In his annual message to
the last legislature Governor Peck said:
A large number of citizens who cele-
brate Artisans day as an annual festi-
val are DESTROYS of having it made a
legal holiday. l feel much in sympathy
with this, to me, reasonable request OF
people whose holidays are few, and
therefore commend this subject to your
careful consideration The bill, which
is now chapter 271 of the laws of 1893,
was introduced by Assemblyman Har-
mon passed the legislature on April II,
received the approval of the governor
on the 10Th of the same month and was
published as a law of Wisconsin on May
2, 1898. Section l of the bill reads: The
governor Is hereby authorized to set
apart by proclamation one day each
year to be observed as Labor day, for
the purpose of affording all laboring
classes one day of rest and recreation,
and which day when set apart shall be.
and the same Is hereby, declared legal
holiday. The law does not specify what
dav the governor shall designate, but
Governor Peck has assured the labor
organizations that such day as they
may select will be chosen by him as
Labor day"