Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-23
URGED CAB[LBI |.
LADIES REINFORCE ORGANIZED.
LABon BODIES n ADVOCATING IT.
ONE OF THEM sPo IKE FOR il.
Mr.: Brown, Of Newport news, De1e-
sates Charlie. T. bland ana
Charles II: Wallace, yr., ana mrs.
Minor Speak in Advocacy OF the
Anti-child Labor. Bill.
ONE OF THEM 4 sPoK FOR IT..

The Senate Committee on General
Laws last night listened to nearIy TWO
i hours and nalf OF oratory IRON au-
vocates of the Cabeli cnIlu labor BIN.
now under Consideration by that booy,
nut auJourneu at luz until 10 A. N. to-
Gay. " nen the opponents or the measure
WliiSbe heard.
Chairman Bsrksdale presided, and
ths re was fun attendance OF the COM
mltlee. There were present to urge the
Gains OF the bill a large delegalIon OF
representative OraanizIu labor men OF
tnls city and other clues OF the state,
and Que. OF them, Mr.. Brown. OF New,
port News, mace an excellent plea for
TIE HtaSure. ne is a graceEuI AM nuent
speaker and presented the demands for
the child labor bill with ciearness ana
Virginia DOES NOT WANT THEM.
In the course or his speech, Judge
John y Horsley, of Lynchburg. who is
aremark that nve Iamiiles from that Guy
mad gone 10 North Carolina because IL
was proposed TO FORBID child labor in
that city; What are you going to do
ABOUT IT" asked Judge Horsley.
QUICK as nash. Mr.. Brown answer
ed: Let them go to Norm Carolina
Inc honest LABOR of Virginia can look
atcsr its own progeny. On4y the WORTH
less and besotled need to put their chill
oEen 10 Worn to support them.
Lne retort arouseu great applause
t1on. Charles r. Band, Of portsmouth
hlmseif the patron OF d chilo labor Dill
at former session, was tie next speah-
er. he made SURFING ten-1Llnute APP
peal Tor, The reporting OF the measure.
ne was greeted win great applause
when he characterized enid lauor as
dealing IN the blood of our chiiuren..
Mr.. Bland made stirring and eloquent
appear Tor the bill.
Mr. Wallaces speech was more elabo-
ra,@. and may be characterized as an ex-
haustive discussion OF the subject. ne
argued for the bill on the grounds OF,
humanity, anatomy, physio.ogy, and
hygiene. public policy, and from almost
every other STANDPOINT. and as ne warm
ed up he grew reminiscent OF MS own
chllunood Gays, and cnaretd that mill
cn!loren We're dwarted anu enfeebled TO
SUCH an extent by their occupations as
to exhaust their vitanty. inquire their
eyeslSnt. and place themselves at DIS
advantage physically and mentally. a
speech Of the length OF Mr.. Wailacc's
was not demanded, but he was en-
couraged to continue by the applause Of
sympathy with the speaher's contention,
as we're the committeeman.
A WOMANS. EFFECTIVE PLEA.
Mrs. Z. c. Minor was the last speaker
of tie evening. She was given most
attentive hearing and emlnently de-
served. Though modestly oisclaim,ng q
general discussion OF the subject, anc
speaking mostly from specific cases IN
Ger her cbStrNation, she made q most
elective pea tor the bill, and brought
out some arguments that had not been
touched upon by the gentlemen. Mfs.
Minor distributed among the comnittee-
men some pamphlets by an Alabama
statisriclan bearing on the subject At
Intervals throughout her speech she was
Warmly applauued.
Al this point. there being several speak
ers to be-. heard in opposition 70
the bill, an adjournment was suggested,
am the committee determined TO rise
until 10 A. NJ. to-day. Judge John -.
horsley, Of Rlacaforo. Horsley & Slack
ford, Lynchburg lawyers. and Mr.. l.. A.
OVERLY, director of the Riverside mills.
Danvil4e, and several others will SPEAK
this morning in opposition to the niea-
sure: That tie bill will be favorably re-
ported and passed by the senate is a
practically no opposition to II. The
Rouse having already passed the bill.
it will go to the Governor as soon as
the Senate has passed II.