The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-27

| NofJn OF massachusetts,. Ellison \. Smyth
OF South Carolina. John NJ. FarGuhsr of
New York. Eugene u. Conger OF Michigan.
T. W. Phillips OF Pennsylvania. Charles J.
/ Harris Of North Carolina. NJ u. Ratchford
OF Indiana and John l.. Kennedy Of Wash
! ing,cn. ID. c.
Senator Nantes term in the Senate ex-
pired with the last Congress. but in accord
ance with the provisions or the act Great
[ ing he CCmm sion he continues as a mem
Der until the expiration CT the term Tor
/ which he was appointed 10 serve upon II.
/ Mr. ). y. ID. North resigned on Jua to
1 accept a leadiD- position in the Census De-
/ partment. and -Ir. Albert Clarke OF Mas
! saehusettS was banned to succeed him.
Topical INNS Of Enquiry.
immediate, after the su0-cumllissious
( had been. fl!0d they b. gan work upon the
/ preparation Of their various syiIabi or
I plans CT enquiry. The Commission had
laid the foundation for these basic docu-
mcnts With a vast deal Of care. and had
| consulted with some OF the best minds OF
| the country before giving them their final
I shape. II was a moOted question whether
they Should be in the fuIh Of direct in
! terrcgatoIies o rtopical suggestions indi-
: eating IA a more comprehensive way the
| information desired. 1t was finally decided
| that the toriCal method plan offered the
/ larger advantage. and no schedule OF ques-
items has been sent out by any of the sub
I commissions. The sub commissions sever
| ally reported the results OF their DELHI
eratiOns TO the Commission. and after care
/ ful confederation. the completed plans Of
enquiry we're ordered printed for distri-
/ button.
/ The full text OF these plans OF enquiry
/ will be found in the volumes OF testimony
J taken by the Commission. As they show
: the scope and extent, and the detail OF
/ the investigation upon which the Commits
/ sion is engaged. a brief synopsis uf them
may not be amiss.
In the plan Of enquiry designed to
] elicit information as to the conditions OF
! labor and capital employed in agriculture.
1 Part l relates to the labor employed. the
/ actual and comparative conditions Of farm
workers. the effects OF improved machin-
/ cry. transient labor, the tendency of agri-
/ cultural labor to seek other employment
wages and methods OF payment. store or
1 ders. payment in kind tenant houses. crop
/ sharing. partnership. tenancy liens on
/ growing and prospective crops nationality
/ and character of foreign immigrants per-
/ centage OF initsracy among them COM
pared with American agriculturists tend
| ency to cOlOnize. the effect of immigration
/ upon agriculture. cOlOred labor the adap-
/ ton OF the public school curriculum to the
/ needs OF the agricultural classes and tech
/ meal education. Part > embraces an en-
| quiry into the comparative earnings Of cap
/ ital invested i'm agriculture-the CompaTi-
I son running both as TO the earnings of
forty years ago and today and as 10 the
| earnings of the farmer and men i'm other
lines Of business-the decline in prices OF
agricultural products the value of lands
and productiveness Of the soil, the increase
OF acreage, bonanza farming" agricult-
ural associations. the annual production
the cost OF production and transportation
combinations 10 control prices and grain
and cotton gambling" And under Part 3
the regulation of agricultural monopolies
the effect OF Interstate commerce laws.
oleomargarine laws operation Of existing
pure food Laws. and OF Federal and state
laws TO prevent the spread OF diseases
among domestic animals and plants. etc..
1er indicated as points Of enquiry.
\ PIam of Enquiry.
Embraced in the plan of enquiry pre-
pared BY the sub-commission on manufac-
lures and general business are sixty nine
topics, treated under three general heads
-Hhrst. as TO labor in the several indus
tries, second, as 10 capital In the several
industries, and third as to Industrial and
remedial legislation. Under the first gen.
er1l division the topic uf trades unions and
other labor organizations; liberty Of con -
tract, uCu-union labor, contract labor.
convict labOr; wages and methods Of pay
uent; employment. including that OF wOm-
Pm and children. and the work hours Of the
ult areut trades and Industries, co-Opgra-
- ~. premium payments profit sharing.
etc; immigration, and education are
amCng those set out Under the second
general division information is invited as
10 the earnings of capital invested In man
ufacturing. actual and comparative: the
taxation Of manufacturing and mercantile
. establishments, disCrimi nations in freight
rates; causes. natural ara artificial OF the
migration OF industries; the concentration
and consolidation Of Industrial concerns.
| with the effect on prices and profits. on
| wages and employment. on smaller enter
/ priseS on competition. and on production,
! the regulation OF trusts and the producing
/ capacity Of modern machinery Sugges-
| tOOns as 10 remedial legislation are sought
along the line OF employers liability laws
l sanitary and personal safety laws factory
/ inspection regulating the employment OF
women and children, arbitration. mechan-
I les liens. etc
The Mining Districts.
TN the plan OF enquiry into the coudi-
| tions OF lebor and capital employed in the
mining industry there are likewise three
heads, and seveuty-two topics are treated
! under IL. Part I. generally as to labor en-
( ployed as 10 trades unions. nou-union la
! Dor, and unskilled labor: liberty Of con-
/ tract: strikes and lockouts: the importa-
, ton OF new or foreign labor. arbitration
I blacklisting; boycotting the injunction in
, strikes, wages and methods OF payment
| with incidental reference to the sliding
! wage scale, store orders and mine tene-
! ments; the influence of organized labor on
/ wages, the comparative number employed
l labor Of children: non English speaking
/ labor; the shorter work day. cooper alton.
/ etc. and immigration; convict labor; edu-
} Cational facilities.
! Under Part ,. treating as to capital
! employed, there are comparative earnings
| OF capital invested in mining both as be
/ tween past and present and as between
( mining and other Industrial enterprises;
/ taxation; freight determinations: closing
! OF mines; trusts and their effects: and
/ then for a separate head. the producing ca
/ pacity Of modern machinery. with it's eff
4 feet on prices; on profits and labor; over
! production and nder-consumption. Part 8
/ embracing generally the topic relating to
| industrial and remedial legislation
| touches upon employers liability laws;
! mine inspection; check weighman laws:
1 laws regulating the employment Of chill
/ dren payments; penalties; screens: COM
| pany stores; arbitration and convict labor
The plan OF the sub-commissiou on
/ transportation embraces seveuty-fCur topi-
/ cal heads. Part I. upon transportation by
| land i'm it's relation TO the labor employed
! therein. touches upon the liability Of the
( companies for injury sustained: safety
( appliances, organizations OF employees:
; strikes and bOycotts. arbitration. railway