The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-12

inss oad only stepped one hour for ma; he re ate wAilsI
(Hear, hesr) Now, ask you the ssntemea q Eugland,
you win bear thIss (Checrs) Ihsar great tall of
saasy-Iip aumanity dear, har)-aoos the Amerioan
he aorble condio Of the 5lack IN Asscoo bat cannot
hep regarding isA at least equal Indignation the condition
Of the ,'hse SLAVE I. England (Hear hear) recOlect
bearing story which TO me appeared touehing one and
fraught with pregnant lesson. Mr. oaser was walking
with the late Sir Robert Peel up his spIendd picture
sbOrisnnr Of he hours Of labor IN scssres Sir Robert
Peel on the other hand. - We also know q great
political economist, and was arguing with his companion
the gallery they cane 70 beautiful picture think by
isnd n., which most Of US probably have seen.
e portrait q one Of tho daaghters Of Sir Robert
".My God, Sir Robert And she might have
been Q factory girl" Yes, any Of our dsugh-
present, with any feeling for his cnd who could think Of
her working almost without cessation for thirty seven
Of ssr @
eAildre~s Eawds oen uisyed, and The skin torn OF
their feet, and yet ey thus obliged % porkthe perios
ty beating the table viA large boards. (Hear) For
Gods sake, then, say don't let us listen to the honor
appeal 70 you men; appeal to you fathers appeal
you brothers, and ask you for Gods sake, not to
be participants in this horrible cruelty. (Choers) The
honorable member says he Is sure you will not 90 into
comm sec this bill l. on the contrary feel certain
that, IL know any thing Of my countryme4 shall 60
into committee; that the measure will be carried by
triumphant majority; and that shall not lay heads
upon our pillows 70 night, saying "we have deserted
those whom God has placed der our charge-he weak
the helpless the distressed think only OF ourselves or
the wealthy and Of the great (Cheers) The weak
and the miserable appeal 70 you now for compassion and
perfect confidence that you will listen their prayer
and will pass this measure for their relief. Cheers
Mr. CoBBrrr reminded the House OF the history Of this
question In 1853 he moved for ecomnitte to inquire into
the condition Of the beachers and dyers but he met
by proposal for the appointment Of commission which
was ued accordingly and which made report In 1856
That report was decidedly in favor Of bill to limit the
OF labor In the of and children employ
bill, the opponents Of Interference moved for CON-
mttee. committee accordingly appointed, and the
inquiry Of 1857 was the result From various causes,
however owing to the necessary absence Of of i
members, this committee virtually resolved itself into
beachers and manufacturers committee. He had drawn
up report, but the nrs resolution Of the committee
that the charmans report should not DO considered "a
augh) and the report which considered that Of
the honorable member for Manchester and Mr. Kirk.
In 1857 the honorable member for Bolton (Mr Crook)
brought in bill, but the report of the committee that
iegsn0n ~, On ne subject was Snsavsans had s
that certain alterations in the mode Of work should,
possible be effected between the manufacturers aud
in the hours Of labor aud the necessity OF this Bill WAS
therefore completely justified (Hear hear) The hon.
orabe member for Manchester complained Of inspection,
but had recently gone up to the Home Secretary
Of depuation from the manufacturing districts,
asking that more factory inspectors should be appointed
Of the benefit which had accrued 10
the factory population from legislative interference
Rear Then was urged that the bieaohers and dyers
stood in different position from that OF the cotton manu-
facturers because they received goods which they
told must be completed-say for shipment certain
day. But in Scotland he had been told by master beach
ers, owe want the Beachers bill much the opera
tives do We shall gladly welcome some legislative
restriction which shall put all the same footing, and
furnish US with valid plea for resisting the Of
our customers without giving them offence" (hear,
hear); and document signed by a large
number OF Scotch beachers and dyers admitted that the
hours OF labor long, and declared their
readiness 10 sixty q only the OF
the trade would consent (Hear hear.) He had no
doubt that large portion all events 9, the Scotch
would compel the merchants to give them fair time for
the completion Of orders (Hear) With regard TO the
in these establishments we're interrupted he had been
assured by the foreman OF Mr. Heywoods works at Sal
ford that there was nothing 70 prevent them from break
the processes which he had inspected. (Hear, hear)
But then II was asserted that there were now no long
morning received from Scotland statement of the time
wrought at certain mills by women and young persons
70, @scb the fortnight ending March 49, $780, from
March, the number Of hours work performed was
l7h; on Tuesday, 1eh; on Wednesday, Thurs
Monday the 12th Tx; on Tuesday, Is ON wednesday,
a; ON Thursday and Friday l6H Saturday N From
this statement as well as from letters which he had from
time TO time received he believed there had been dim
mutton whatever In the overwork TO which the women
and children were subjected. The honorable member
mr. Nrner) said that the whole year the average
number OF hours worked in these establishments only
ten and half The plea was put forward by
chant before The committee, who said, "You should
ed horse twenty hours day for week, allowing him
TO rest the next and repeating the operation until he died
the Prevention of Cruelty Animals would attach much
importance to plea that you had only worked him
an average ten hours day esr, hesr) Under these
reading OF this bill, and not suffer such enormiee to
tnue, or permit women and children to be worked in
way which any man would be Ashamed to work his horse
Lord j. MANNERS said that three years had elapsed since
the report Of the committee, and the honorable
Der for had given the House sup
that anything had been DONE that would
be done BY way Of following out it's recommendations he
their reports and should therefore, heartily support the
measure. ("Divide.')
which he thought this bill ought not to appy-namely,
the bleaching Of linen carried almost exclusively In
the North OF Ireland and under conditions wholly different
from those which obtain In bleaching and dyeng works in
England The process Of bleaching In the north OF Ire
land Was carried on principally in the open air. and when
prejudcal to health Hear, hear) He spoke from expe
rence having made his business TO 60 through several
Irish bleaching works TO ascertain the conditions which
to which person might by possibility take exception
but only at first sight He referred to the finishing Of
number Of
rior laundry But even there the labor was by means
great and the ventilation Of agreeable kind The
hours were from Six In the morning till six In the evening,
with two hours and half for meals The consequence Of
interfering by the proposed legislation with works Of that
the labor Of women and children who would thus be de-
prved of An employment which, next to domestic
ployment Was the very best to which they could be put
(Hear, hear) He Was satisfied the result would be to
throw 900 or 500 women out Of employment which
was carried under circumstances in which they were
bile high Ell Of ne: .a
assurance that Ireland would be excepted from It's opera
tion he was willing TO vote for the motion for the second
reading, but not otherwise.
Mr. RICHARDSON commended that IL mort unr0agOuA.