...United States v. Martin (4 Otto, 400), the act of Congress of June 25, 1868, providing that " Eight hours shall constitute a day's work for all laborers, workmen and mechanics now employed, or who shall hereafter be employed, by or on behalf of the Government of the United States," simply prescribes...

...recent additions to our labor laws. I quote one in relation to the hours of labor. It provides that " nine hours shall constitute a day's work for all laborers, workmen and mechanics now employed by or on behalf of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, or any county, city or town therein ; and all...

...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...

...place thereof the following words : " Section five of chapter four hundred and twenty-eight of the Acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety is hereby amended by inserting after the words ' of the grade of, a public way,' in the third line thereof, the words ' or by an abutter...

...outside of 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,...

...collected and disbursed according to law. In 1866 Congress passed a law which provided that "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, but the question of its...

...recent additions to our labor laws. I quote one in relation to the hours of labor. It provides that "nine hours shall constitute a day's work for all laborers, workmen and mechanics now employed by or on behalf of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, or any county, city or town therein; and all...

...it enacted, etc. : SECTION 1. Section three of chapter two hundred and seventy- A^,'n^j one of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety is hereby amended by striking out the words " until after the first day of November in the year eighteen hundred and ninety,...

...in place thereof the following: " Section eighty-nine of chapter four hundred and twentythree of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety is hereby amended by striking out the words ' not divided into voting precincts and, 'in the twenty-sixth and twentyseventh...

...Be it enacted, etc., as follows : Section sixty-six of chapter four hundred and twenty-three of the acts of -the year eighteen hundred and ninety is hereby amended by striking out the word " seven", in the second line thereof, and inserting in its place the word : —...