West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-04-25
LABOR STATISTICS.
Text OF the Bill Establishing a Bureau
OF Labor Statistics.
Inquiries q" he Made Into the VarIou. In.
du.tries Of the Waited States, Capital
Invested, the Division OF
Labor. Its ResuIt,, etc.

WASHINGTON, ID, c., April i0.-The fol-
lowing is the text Of the bin Of Mr.. Hon.
klns' OF Pennsylvania, providing for De-
paltment of Labor Statistics, which passed
the House to-day by IS2 TO 10.
BE it enacted, etc, That there shall be
established and maintained at the seat of
government Bureau Of Labor Statistics
"nich shall be under the charge of Com
missioner OF Labor Statistics, who shall be
appointed 10y the President bv and with
TUE adNlce and the consent of the Senate
Inc Commissioner of Labor Statistics
snail hold his office for four vears
uhteSs sooner renewed, and shall receive
salSrS OF 5000 year. The Conn
iihsSlch snail acquire all useful informa-
tlon upon the subject OF labor its relations
10 capital, and the means of promoting the
material, social, intellectual and moral
prosperity OF the laboring mon and women.
Anu TO TINS end he shall inquire into the
various industries of the United States
the capital invested therein: the division
OF labor and its results: machinery and its
Snects the number of persons employed a.,
- eIs WIN classification thereof, male
"ni, iehale, married and unmarried
skileu or unSkilled; convict labor: Chinese
laoor tne number and ages Of children. ma.
tu,e OF thelr occupation; their attendance at
aSuooI ana church; the wages paid by the
uay' week or month, or by the piece, TO the
ulnerent classes; the hours emulovrd. the
average earnings OF the several classes: the
manner OF paying wages, the truck or
sCohe-Sruer system, and the profits charged
v" sOous bN employers; the cost Of living
comparing wages aud price of nece~Sa,.ips
ot ire IN different localities; the sanitary, ,
educational, social and moral condition Of
IaSVIVrs' tne average duration OF life; ac-
''uehtS incident TO employment: insanity I.
epldemlcS factory, mill mine and dyypllinc
inspections; schools and churches IA
cliltles for attending aud extent to which
my are enjoyed; statistics OF crime, etc.
cooperation, its extent and results i'm
various localities and branches of trnde. /.
the division of their Joint production be.
tween labor and capital, where practiced.
me pro rata OF each, and the general fleet /:
trades unions ana labor associutions I'm.
number, membership and objects. striLes
their causes, effects and remedies And to
enable the Commissioner TO obtain the in
loIihhtlon herein specified, he shuli have
authority % issue circulars To- yarious ruaut.
iactnrers and labor associations with inter.
IoSatoleS, 10 be answered. The Commits.
sioHti OF Labor Statistics, shall obtain all
possible information upon the Variou, Sub.
I'c's ABOVE specified, from TIE different
foreign nations, and shall have authority
70 issue circulars 10 I. -. Consuls asking.
Ihem TO obtain the Information desired
Inc Commissioner of Labor Statistics
shali appoint chief clerk. WHO shall
receive salary Of 5000 Der an
mum, and such other EMPLOYEES as the
commissioner may deem necessary for the
successful working OF tine department.
PROVIDED, Ihat the total expense shall not
exceed $4,000 per anuum. During the
necessary absence OF the Commits .ioncr. OF.
when the office shall become vacant. the
Chiet Clerk shall perform the duties of
CoihmiSSlOner. The Commissioner shall
annually make a report i'm writing TO tho
PRESIDENT and Congress of the information
collected and collatcd 10y him, and contain
ing such recommendation a he may deem
department"