The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-10


an oppelldiz TO Volume XXI Of Lae Brewer
Legislative Reports
N SENATE.
MONDAY, Feb. 8, 1870 a.. m.
FISH LADDERs
8 Mr.. Sellers bill IS 1901 for the con-
fiIuction OF fish ladders coming up in reg
Uisr order 81 vas lead the sscsnd time.
NJ. WINTER moved h strike out the pro.
vision that each fsh shall constitute a sepa-
rtte ofeDse.
Nr. OyERSrREET. 10 ali prosecutions
have ever witnessed under the fish law which
provides that the offender shall pay a fine of
81 fer each feb caught, he can always COM
premise With the prosecution by pleading
FniIsy TO catching one fish, even though he
MY have caught wagonlOsd.
Mr. SELLERS. I desire the law shall be
sfiective,and if the amendment will make it
sc I have no objection.
Mr. WINTER; Ny idea in offering the
az endment was to make the bill more effect.
i-e. Where the penalty is so extreme the
law is apt TO De dead letter. would favor
Increasing the penalty from $40 to $50 and
even from $50 to 500 1t is question in
II mind whether provision declaring that
each nsh caught shall be deemed a separabls
oreDse and not be unconstitutional. for IN
pant Of fact II IS not separate, but oae act,
a. d u vcuid be puuishing a man more taan
c. &c for The same offsnse.
lie bill was ordered engTossed.
CHILDREN LABcR.
On motion by Mr.. BAILEY his bill rs. 2Ol
e. prohibit the working OF children under
fourteen years IN mills or manufactures
was tssen up with committee amendment
"a s'rike fourteen and insert twelve ia lieu.
Ee moved 10 amend so the bill shall s.and
IS originally introduced.
Mr.. HILLl6ASS: We have stove fac.
tory IN our town employing about 100 many
Of whom are boys whose mothers are de-
pendent On them for support Many boys
fourteen years OF sgs are able to earn mems
wages, and IN many cases are getting the
wages OF men, and take it the committee
acted wisely ID proposing TO amend the bill
by mating its provisions apply to children
under tie age OF twelve wears.
Mr.. WILLARD: As thie is 80 important
question and should not be dec ded without
aquorum OF toe Senate present. / move il
be postponed.
NJ. MAY: ] favor the amendment TO the
b ii for the same reason stated by The gentle
man from Huntington (Mr. Hilliga 81 In
our county We have large cotton factory
which employs large number Of these boys
-dt zens OF them children Of poor people,
and boys fourteen yeaTs OF age get good
WAGES And some OF them are employed
around the coal mines. While III might be
well enough TO prevent children from over
work, ] don't think boys fourteen years OF
age should De prevented from working in
cottCp mills and coal mines
Mr.. BAILEY: Nv amendment proposes
10 restore the bill to its original provision
tcuItseH years instead OF tEelVe-ay pro-
viced II the committee amendment | con-
slider 10 my duty to bring up the question
~ 1t "A ~ -
there can &c no doubt but that children uu-
der that age, with the provisions We have for
puiic schools, should net ha employed in
work detrimental TO their / 18th and which
breaks down their consiituuo1s. And then
.ley suppsnt men with families to support.
ard prevent such heads of fam
lies from obtaining the wages
which are paid 10 these children
al tine of life when the children ought to
be j. school. I advocate this change because
was elected upon platform that has IN it
fbe following ciaGse-the third plan X in the
democratic State platform. IReads.l That ia
ore of the things We promised ID do, and
believe ne ought to keep these promises. If
we change the age from ii ID IL the efficiency
Ct the bill IS greatly destroyed.
MIR. CAMPBELL of Hendricks: The Sem
nicr has given some reasons why he favoIs
his bill, AID be gave the very one which l
was suspicious OF when he introduced ii. i
was boy once myself. / know men some
times get Jealous OF boys when about to sup
plant them IN the workshops, factories, and
other fields OF labor, but l believe in giving
the boys chance / believe if the boy can
Go tie work OF man, il is not right to allow
men 10 pTovise legislation by which bows
shall be excluded from doing that work,
therefore favor fxir & toe age at IL, il we
legisiate at all on the subject and not say by
Law that be snail not have a fair chance.
Dir. SELLERS: The Senator from Hen.
dricks hiss made my speech.
Dir FOULkE: / think there is reason
Why children under the age of fourteen
should not be permitted to work in manu-
factories and mines. The purpose which
sesIns 70 be lardable enc in this measure.
is 10 develop The mind OF these children
Although ia mey be a hardship in some cases
TO prohibit boys CT such age from hel ping To
earn ths living for the family, yet We should
legislats IN this matter, not for the present,
but for the future. II - the future OF the
boy We should consider. Ordinarily l am
IN favor of letting every man take care OF
his Own rights. At the same time il is with
IN the legitimate domain Of law TO establish
the time which 10y should be in school,
and during that time he should not be per-
mitied to work IN such plscss.
MIR MAGEE- i think As little legislation
as posei3le is the best While am in favor
OF The principle in the party platform, still
would like T. vote for this bill with an
amendment making discrimination. |
tI4Lh II ought TO be left somewhat 20 the
citcreton of the parent and TO the child
also. We ought no; to make cast iron rule
which will deny all children this privilege.
In cur city great many boys obtain en-
pioYT1ent Gurir school vacation. and many
would nae TO do some little work rather
than run Oh the commons Ia all
mechanical trades. The unions refuse 10
allow man 10 eIa ploy only a given number
OF boys, and a. years roll on We are losing
thst lev elemeDf that should come into the
several uades. and simply because the bows
are osnisd this privilege. The ratio is so
very small that IL a lev wears the trade
would rUn ont il they were not inportsd
iIem Enfope or somewhere else.
hr. MCCLURE: u seems TO me there is a
strong tendency TO interfere with the rights
al heads OF families, aud an attempt to regu.