The state chronicle., 1893-02-17
after the adoption of an amendment loca
tlng the cost to maxamum of$2, 900, the
bill passed unanimously.

Dill passed unanimously.
CALENDAR.
House bill 9s4, bill to amend the
act TO incorporate the Lawn Greek and
L'nVllle transportation Company-name
changed to Caldwell and Mountain Rail
ROAD Company, passed and was ordered
TO be sent to the senate without engross-
ment.
Senate bill 5S1, house bill 691, to
amend the act incorporating the Cabar.
rus Cotton Mills, passed and was ordered
to be enrolled
House bill 759 to extend the stock
law over the whole of Davidson county.
passed and was ordered to be enrolled.
House bill 1902, to incorporate the
North Carolina Insurance Company at
Ashevllle, passed, and was ordered to be
sent to the Senate without engrossment.
House bill 103, to reimburse the sub
committee to visit the hospitals at Nor
canton and Goldsboro for actual ex
penses, passed, and was ordered to be
se.: the senate without engrossment.
House bill 736, to authorize the city
OF Raleigh to issue bonds and levy a
special tax for street improvements and
other purposes; passed its second read
ing by vote Of ayes 102, noes @.
THE SPECIAL ORDER
House bill 480, to regulate the EN-.
ployment of women and minors in cotton
and other factories -forbids more than
II hours, violation of which is misde
meanor-exceptions being taken of max
ing up lost time from accident or Other
causes, or when agreed to in an appoint
ment of short time to one day, long time
to another. Contracts for longer tim,
may be made with males over 21.
| The question was discussed through
the remainder of the morning session u.
to twenty minutes after O'Clock ane
was left unfinished.
| Mr. Rucker opened the discussion
with brief speech in opposition. 1
was not called for, and the passage O
such a bill would be detrimental to tn
interests of the bill, their time, conse
quently their pay, being reduced agains
their bill.
Mr.. Harris made long, able and ex
haustive speech in favor of the bill, argu
ing from humanitarian point of vie,
for the interests of women and children
Mr.. Spruill opposed the bill as ur
necessary from Mr.. Harris point of view
and detrimental proposition being r.
pellant to the encouragement of enter
prise and the addition of foreign capita
Mr.. Watson, of Forsyth, opposed it o
the same grounds, and also more fully o
the grounds that the principles of tt
bill assumed a condition of antagonist
between employer and employee, whie
he was sure, as far as his Observable
went, was far from existing
Mr.. Kitchin opposed it on the GROUND
chiefly that it raised question whit
had not appeared in this state-that
enmity between capital and labor, ar
also that Mr.. Harris had argued fro
3 condition 5 that had no existence; nam
, ly the ave sion OF the women and ch
4 dren to tie nature of the employme
| and its pg vation and hardships, on t
t contrary there we're thousands al
r tens of thousands who would be glad
occupy the places of the factory hant
The best proof of contentment of t
. latter, is that from no quarter has the
come up complaint or demand for leg
Il lative interference.
The house ad jaurned At 2:2O p
,t't to morrow morning az halt past
d aud the bill comes up rs unfinished bu
Less.