...hours per day, was considered. Mr. Howard moved to substitute therefor a bill constituting eight hours a day's work for all laborers, workmen and mechanics employed by or on behalf of the Commonwealth or any city or town therein. Mr. Symonds moved to amend the proposed substitute bill...

...considered. Mr. Leach of Palmer moved to amend by the substitution of a "Bill constituting eight hours a day's work for all laborers, workmen and mechanics employed by or on behalf of the Commonwealth, or any city or town therein." After debate, the yeas and nays were ordered, at the...

...found in the " Revised Statutes of the United States." It is in the following language : "Section 3738. Eight hours shall constitute a day's work for all laborers, workmen, and mechanics who may be employed by or on behalf of the Government of the United States." The passage of this law...

...taken as meant and intended. CHAPTER .',. An Act Regulating Hours of Labor on Public Works. Section 1. Eight hours shall constitute a day's work for all laborers, workmen and mechanics, who may be employed by or on be'.ialf of the Stato of West Virginia. Section 2. The service and employment...

...was then ordered to a third reading. The House Bill constituting nine hours a day's work Nineiumwa for all laborers, workmen and mechanics employed by, or on behalf of, the Commonwealth or any city or town therein, was considered, the main question being on ordering the...

...it was reported, 381; ruling by chair, 403-405. That an amendment to a bill constituting nine hours a day's work for all laborers, workmen and mechanics employed by or in behalf of the Commonwealth, or any city or town therein, was not germane to said bill, 781 ; ruling...

...internal-revenue tax on the circulation of bank-notes issued under State authority. Constituting eight hours a day's work for all laborers, workmen, and mechanics employed by or on behalf of the Government of the United States, or by or on behalf of the District of Columbia, or by contractors...

...day's work for laborers employed by the Commonwealth, or by cities or towns, so as to provide that nine hours shall constitute a day's work for all laborers, workmen and mechanics employed by any county in the Commonwealth, or by any other public body. Offered by Mr. Buchholz of Springfield,...

...day's work for laborers employed by the Commonwealth, or by cities or towns, so as to provide that nine hours shall constitute a day's work for all laborers, workmen and mechanics employed by any county in the Commonwealth, or by any other public body, 211. Bill (H.) constituting nine hours...

...the State known to be running their works ten hours, while the laws of our State require that nine hours shall constitute a day's work for all laborers, workmen and mechanics employed on Commonwealth work. In other words, it is unjust to our own manufacturers to require them, while...