The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-24
LABOR STATISTICS.
Text of the Bill Establishing a Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
Inquirier. 60 be Made Inte the Various I'm
duskries of the United States, Capital
Invested, the Division OF
Labor. Its Results, etc,

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 19.-The fol-
lowing is the text of the bill of Mr.. Hop
kins, of Pennsylvania, providing for De.
partment of Labor Statistics, which passed
the House to-day by 1872 to 10.
"Be it enacted, ETC., That there shall be
established and maintained at the seat of
government a Bureau of Labor Statistics,
which shall be under the charge of a Com
missioner of Labor Statistics, who shall be
appointed by the President, by and with
the advice and the consent of the Senate.
The Commissioner of Labor Statistics
shall hold his office for four years,
unless sooner removed, and shall receive
a salary of $500 a year. The Com
mission shall acquire all useful informa-
tion upon the subject of labor, its relations
material, social, intellectual and moral
prosperity Of the laboring men and women.
And to this end he shall Enquire into the
various Industries of the United States,
Che capital invested therein; the division
OF labor and its results; machinery and its
effects; the number of persons employed as
2aborers with classification thereof, male
land female, married and unmarried,
skilled or unskilled convict labor; Chinese
aabors the number and ages Of children, ma
50re ef their occupation; their attendance at
school and churchs the wages paid by the
day, week or month, or by the piece, to the
different classes; the hours employed; the
average earnings of the several classes; the
manner of paying wages, the truck or
Stone-order system, and the profits charged
ON goods by employers; the cost Of living,
comparing wages and price of necessaries
tof life in different localities; the sanitary,
educational, social and moral condition OF
Haborerss the average duration of life; ac-
cidents incident to employment; insanity
epidemics; factory mill, mine and dwelling
inspections; schools and churches, ia
cilities for attending. and extent to which
they are enjoyed; statistics of crime, ETC.,
cooperation, its extent and results in
various localities and branches of trade;
the division of their joint production be-
tween labor and capital, where practiced,
fhe pro rata of each, and the general effect
trades unions and labor associations, the
number, membership and objects; strikes,
their causes, effects and remedies. And te
ENABLE the Commissioner to obtain the in
formation herein specified, he shall have
authority to issue circulars to various manu-
facturers and labor associations, with inter
trogatories, to be answered. The Commis
Isioner of Labor Statistics, shall obtain al
possible information upon the various sub
dects above specified, from the different
foreign nations, and shall have authority
TO issue circulars to U. S. Consuls, asking
them to obtain the information desired
The Commissioner of Labor Statistic.
shall appoint a chief clerk, who shall
receive a salary of $1,000 per an
mum, and such other employees as tn,
Commissioner may deem necessary for thu
successful working of the department
Provided, That the total expense shall no
exceed $4,000 per 'annum. During tn
necessary absence of the Commissioner, O
when the Office shall become vacant, tn
Chief Clerk shall perform the duties o
Commissioner. The Commissioner shall
annually make report in writing to tn
President and Congress of the information
collected and collated by him, and contain
ing such recommendations as he may -deer
calculated to promote the efficiency of tn
departmentO