The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-26
THE EIGHT HOUR LAW
Senate Committee Has Altered the
Measure in Material Matters.
HOUSE BILL WAS VERY FAR REACHING
Report Made to the Senate Contains
Drastic stnetucss-Ssys the Act Now
Proposed Would Be Conservative.

Proposed would be CONSERVATIVE.
washington. December - report nv
the eisht.hour bill which the senate com
mittee on education and labor has hccn
considering since last May. has been sub
mitted to the senate by Chairman Nc
Comas with the exception that this bin
deals with an eight.hour day on govern
msnt contracts. there n very little in com
mon between It and the bill passed last
spring by the house. \ largo numhcr ~
amendments were made 60 the house bil
IN the committee, so that. aside from the
principles involved. the two bills are rnd'-
caly different In making the report refer
ence is made to those alleged highly ob
icctlonable features of the house bill which
IN almost every instance the senate com
mittee has changed to meet the Views of
lie opponents u the bill, SO that in its
amended form the scope OF the measures
S limited until 1t affects only a very FEW
industries and the primary objects al the
promoters OF the btll, I'm cusc the senate
uil becomes inv, VIII he defeated. rs
sent over 10y the mouse the BIN conteh'
plated tue limiting ol Tue hours of Wotk
for any mum engaged un government COZ
tract work to eight hours daS, regardless
va whether nc proposed 10 sptud the extra
TINE ia WvtA Tor himself ut GA private
contract Jobs contractor, ana suUcoutrae-
lors WIN. made ..-uuusin,c for atts or
omission, bv Inei. iuployr- and agents.
ty,u. thouru SUCH n,is ur omission, migai
ne unuuth0rlzcL. uukno,lu ur even iurrld
den 10y the principals, The nuusc sought
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.pponents or the nilI claim WaS done IN
tuc mouse MI. rue committee was unanl
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majority could nc secured FOR the report
M oil th' mn
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cuihnhttee' Whom however the report doe,
n"t name IN referring To TINS fraturr 81
rne nH, Is 9noted M me fcport IL I
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