Morning journal and courier., 1886-03-17

Labor-Adverse on the petition of John St phen- son of Bridgeport for repeal of lays Ter m ehe t f9, draw. Adverse bill prescribing the ballots to pc used in elections rejected MT aHeiber % bi Ad verse bill prohibiting the State from dolng any work on contract; reflected; .,,,s+;+,,ta armand ing the charter of the Middletown horse railroad company.
 Various matters from the Senate were tabled TOT calendar.
 Business on the calendar was disposed of as fol-
 Resolutions were passed incorporating the Meri- den horse railroad company the Main street Bap. . No 65 GAR, of East Hartford, the Consumers M Gas Gas Light of of Harfas the
 Resolutions dfscontinuing the toll roads in Fair, field % % Te d Ea Haven and ed The amendments provided that there shall be nc py Fo nd he roeds ed to b of public neees
 Bill that written notice shall be given creditors of insolvent estates where claims are dfsalowed;
 Bill that so much of the avails of real estate of an order or decree of any court empowered to der such sale and of any investment thereof as ward according to law, shall in case of hls de cease be distributed said real estate would have
 Bill that boys discharged from the Reform school before reaching 21 shall be looked after by the board of trustees who may appoint for that pur- pose superintendent at $1 800 per annum and ex- penses was explained by Mr. Roode, of Griswold.
 Resolution appropriating S4,OoO for repairs at the Connecticut Industrial School for Girls. Mir Roode, of Griswold explained the need of the money. Mr. Searls of Thompson. objected that the resolution should have passed through the hands of the Appro priations committee. On motion of Mir. Dewhurst, of Voluntown, a member of the Humane Institu. tions committed, the matter referred to the Ap propriations committee.
 The order of the day, being the bill relating to child labor in factories; was next taken up. The age shall be employed in factories. MT. Kehoe. of New Britain, offered an amendment fixing the linn it at fourteen years, and made elab crate speech faVOr or his amendment. Among other things he said: believe that the bill not go far enough and does not cover the ground fully it ought. It is the need of the times that home and keep his children there until they are fit ted to take their place in the world This is more work in alleviating existing misery. but there is a greater necessity for taking steps which will re ble. During his speech Mir Kehoe presented large petitions from workers in d the wooisn and Getton strictions on child labor as proposed in the bill
 Mir Lee of Meriden in an extended speech fully covering the ground advocated the bill, and cited where little children were abused by long hours and hard work
 Mr. Palmer, of Stonington, made an earnest speech against what he termed baby labor and said if the American republic must be kept alive by the work of babes then it is time that the republic
 Mr Bradstreet, of Thomaston. also Mr; Clark, of Hsdda favored d the oFglnat bill as the the PeTt b
 Speaker Tibbitts, taking the floor, inquired the limit of ages in adjoining States.
 Hr. Kehoe replied that it varied from 10 to 13 years.
 MT. Tibbitts claimed that the bill with the il years amendment will be a hardship to Connecticut manufacturers. Connecticut should put itself abreast of other States, but not go beyond at the expense of her manufacturing interests. In clusion he moved to fix the age at B years.
 MT. Dewhurst of Voluntown, made the point that the bill would work great hardships to poor widow who might have several children to sup port. He also objected to the section imposing heavy penalties on directors in whose factories c5ildreu are employed
 Mir Vance, of New Britain, eloquently advocat- ed the principle involved in the bil-which educate every child. No child who should De in school should even be allowed to work in the shops
 MT Card. of sharon. in one of the best speeches of the day characterized the bill as just and right should pass by unanimous vote SApplausel It protect themselves-to give them the riches of health and education.
 Mir. Hart, of Stamford. argued for calm, dispas- It would not only keep children out of factories, cante manufacturing establishment The bill is right; the only question is as to the age The orig inal bill, with the age at 12, appears to be the best.
 Mir. King, of Naugatuck, didn't care what the other States had done. Let old Connecticut lead in the of this reform. He had seen little chil- lren poorly clad going into the shops early in the morning Upon each little tired face was written ! plaintive appeal to this legislature to release them from their lives of drudgery. In conclusion he moved that when the vote was taken it be by
 The amendment offered by MT. Kehoe was lost.
 On motion of MT Hamersey, of Hartford, the stricken out so that children be employed in stores under the ages named in the law.
 yea and nay vote was taken on the amendment of Speaker Tbbits to make the age 13 instead of 12 and 1t passed by vote of 170 yeas to Al nays.
 Then followed further discussion on the general merits of the bill and minor amendments that and at 4:5O D. m without reaching vote the bill as amende [, the House adjourned nntil Wednesday at 10 Q. m, when the discussion will be resumed