Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-05

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BILL.
There was very interesting special
meeting of the Ohio Valley Trades
and Labor Assembly last night. Its
| object was political. 1t was the out
growth of the report of NJ. F. Tighe
and T. V. Salisbury. special represen-
tatives of the Assembly, at the recent
| meeting of the State Legislature.
President Tighe submitted two
field proposition. which furnished a
| basis for the discussion. First, he suS-
gested the ACCESSIBILITY Of plac-
| ing labor tickets in the field in the
State, counties, Senatorial Districts, or
all of these.
Second he outlined a scheme for
, Furnishing the political party, whose
representative or representatives in
the last Legislature, voted against the
measures which were offered in the
interest of the working classes. The
plan is to publish the full record OF a
Delegate or Senator who was not fay-
orable to the interests OF labor, as re-
veaIed by the official journal of the
body to which he belonged. 1t IS pro-
posed to send this record TO the chair
man of the opposite political party in
HIS county, to be used as capital in
the next election.
Both of Mr.. Tighes suggestions were
fully and freely discussed but no DELI
mite action was taken. The matter
will be agitated until the sentiment of
delegates to the Trades Assembly cry
stallizes about some method of pro-
ceedure. Delegates appear to he very
much in earnest in the matter. There
is no division of opinion on the propo-
sition that trades unions as body,
should take an active part in politics,
but there is a wide variance in views
as to methods.
The Wheeling bridge bill was also
freely discussed, and there was sur
prising unanimity Of sentiment antag-
oristic to the measure. While the
Assembly favors the movement for
free passage over the bridges, the talk
last night was a virtual declaration OF
hostility to the plan Tor securing It,
Several speakers opposed the purchase
Of both bridges, on the ground that At
would be a needless expense. The
statement was made that the price for
one bridge would be made high enough
to cover the value of both. In this
view Of the matter, several delegates
| favored the building Of a bridge by the
! city
With reference to purchasing free
massage over 10Th bridges. great
amount of opposition also developed.
Delegates appeared to fear that the
price would be put too high, and de-
clared emphatically that the amount
should be given explicitly when the
question is submitted to the voters.
A delegate who lives on the Island,
advanced an ingeniuos argument
against both the purchase and rent
PROPOSITIONS. He stated that house
rents on the Island are now low, be-
cause of the fact that the payment OF
toll is required; and that free passage
would cause landlords to advance rents,
so that the cost of living would be
possibly greater with no tolls than at
present.
CoDies of the eight-hour law
! blouse Bill No. 23), were distributed
among the delegates. AS it is mat
ter OF general interest, it is given here
in full:
Section /. Eight hours shall consti-
tute q days work for all laborers,
workmen, and mechanics who may DO
| employed by or on behalf of the State
of West Virginia.
Section 2. The service and employ
ment Of all laborers and mechanics
who are now are may hereafter De
employed by or on behalf of the State
of West Virginia or by any contractor
or sub-contractor upon any of the pub
| lie works of the State of West Virginia
| is hereby limited and restricted to
eight hours in any one calendar day,
| and it shall be unlawful for any officer
of the West Virginia State government
| or any such contractor or suo-con-
tractor whose duty 1t shall be to en-
DlOy, direct OF COUlIbl tic SCI VIZ va
such laborers or mechanics TO require
or permit any such laborers or me
chanics to work more than eight hours
in any one calendar day except in case
of extraordinary emergency.
Section 3. Any officer or agent OF
the State of West Virginia or any con-
tractor or sub-contractor whose duty
it shall be TO employ direct or control
any laborer or mechanic employed ap-
on any Of the public works OF the State
of West Virginia who shall Intention
ally violate any provision Of this act,
sNlll be deemed guilty Of a misdemean-
or. and for each and every offense
shall, upon conviction, be punished by
a fine not to exceed one thousand dol
lars or by Imprisonment for No; more
than six months, or by Doth such fine
and Imprisonment, in the discretion OF
the Court having jurisdiction thereof.
$500 Set Of Teeth this week $500.
ALBANY DENTISTS.