The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-10-31

OF the inspector of workshops ana
factories; increasing the number OF
district inspectors; still further ex-
tending the duties of inspectors of
workshops ana factories.
An Amendment providing for an adj
ditional number of mine inspectors
and increasing and extending the du-
| ties of the mine inspectors depart
ment in enforcing the laws for the
regulation Of mines.
An act prohibiting child labor in
mines was passed April I6, 1888, and
amended and made more effective by
ac's of Abil 21, 1898, and April IA,
11oJ.
Providing for licensing of station
airy engineers. thus protecting the
lives of workmen and property OF
manufacturing establishments, and
everybody connected with such fac
tories. This act established depart
mene consisting of chief inspector
and ST.; district inspectors, three from
each political party-nonpartisan.
Providing for conductors on street
railroads.
Amending eiSht-hour law, applying
to all municipalities and to all public
employees OF any character.
Providing for proper guards on ma
chinery-protection from dangerous
machinery.
Providing for vestibules on all
streetcars 10 the state of Ohio.
The Legislature of Ohio provided for
q commission to investigate and re-
port to the next general assembly on
the feasibility of abolishing the con-
tract labor system in the penal insti.
tutions of the state, said commission
to be composed of four members
two from each leading political party.
Governor Mash appointed two Repub-
| Ncans and two Democrats, two OF
whom are members of organized la
bor. one a Democrat and the other a
Republican.
During the four years of the admin
istration OF Hon. ]. B. Foraker as gov.
ernor some of the most important OF
the laws affecting favorably the inter-
ests of labor were enacted. Among
them were these:
Making eight hours legal days
labor on public works. This law was
passed April H. 1886, amending Sec
ton 4365 Of the Revised Statutes, and
Is now in force.
Amending and enlarging the scope
Of the laws relating to the outlets.
ventilating apparatus and safety appa-
ratus required to be placed in mines,
and safety lamps to be used in them.
Making unlawful the payment OF
employees in scrip, orders, etc. This
act subsequently was declared void
by the supreme court.
Providing that minors under ID
years of age shall not be employed
longer than 10 hours a day, or 60
hours a week, in manufactures or
mines.
Requiring all goods manufactured
duced into Ohio, to be labeled before
being exposed for sale.
Providing that no boy under -
years of age shall be allowed to work
in any mine, nor any minor between
the ages of IL and 16 unless he can
read and write.
Providing that the courts may en-
join or restrain the owner or agent
from working any mine where the
provisions of law regarding safety ap-
pliances for workmen are not OBJ
served.
Giving to miners, and all other per-
sons engaged in manual labor in con-
nection with coal mines, to secure the
payment of their wages, lien upon
the mine and upon all the rights Of
the company leasing the mine and all
of the personal property of the COM
pany used in operating the mine.
Imposing a penalty for violation Of
laws providing for the safety Of min
ers, and also imposing penalties foS
doing any act whereby the life or
health Of any person employed in q
mine is endangered.
Making compulsory the attendance
ut school for a certain time each year
Of children under IA years old.
GOVERNOR NASH IN COMPLETE
CONTRAST TO KILBOURNE.
The same good work has gone for
ward under Governors Mckinley,
Bushnell and Nash, each Republican
general assembly contributing it's
share to the legislation asked for by
organized labor. Governor Nash in
his appointments, has given those in
labors behalf to union labor men. In
this he adheres to the course he has
followed for years. In the great strike
on the Hooking Valley railroad above
referred to, when Mr.. Kilbourne was
a director of the road when the men
were blacklisted, Governor Nash was
then its attorney, but gave up the place
when his plan for adjusting the dif-
ferences was not accepted. This act
alone ought to give George X. NASH
the well-won gratitude of every union
labor man. particularly in contrast
with Colonel Kilbourne's record here
in correctly stated,