Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-02-24


lance from their homes. T.. board
does not believe that there is any ne
cessity for an additional school for
the deaf but does not recommend
any specific location for the present
school, except that it should be most
pupils. The report was referred TO
the committee on educational institu-
items.
Child Labor Gill Passes Senate.
Following is a synopsis of the bill
to regulate child labor passed by the
senate Thursday:
No child under fourteen and no child
under sixteen who is less than sixty
inches tall and weighs less than
eighty pounds. shall! be employed in
any mine, quarry, manufacturing es
Enlistment. factory, mill or work
shop or for any firm or corporation
whatever either with or without
wages during school hours. unless
kuch child has attended school the re-
luired length of time during the last
twelve months. No child under six
teen shall be employed in any danger
Gus work or dangerous place. or in
any place where its health or morals
may be injured, or where liquors are
sold or given away. No female child
under sixteen shall he employed where
shall be required to begin work before
in the morning or work after s at
night. nor work more than ffty-five
hours per week or more than ten hours
per day. Persons or corporations en-
poying children under sixteen must
keep cOnspicuously posted a list of such
children and must keep on file and
send copy to the commissioner of the
bureau Of labor statistics, such lists
under sixteen who can not read and
write. Schooling certificates. age
certificates and certificates of attend
ance at schools must be obtained and
kept by employers. Printed notices
must be posted where such children
under sixteen arc employed showing
the hours of labor. Truant and peace
officers may inspect all institutions
where children are employed and as
certain if the provisions of the law are
being observed Parents or guardians
permitting minors TO work in violation
of this law are subject 10 fine of not
more than $25 or Imprisonment not to
exceed ten days Any one failing To
furnish for inspection of any officer
authorized to do so any certificate re.
fine Of not more than $25 or imprison-
ment not to exceed ten days. Person
making false certificate liable to fine
not more than 500 or imprisonment
not more than thirty days Every per
son. firm or corporation or agent
thereof violating this act or refusing
to permit authorized officer TO inspect
premises where children are employed
shall be subject TO fine of S. to 500
and imprisonment from ten to thirty
days Made duty Of commissioners Of
labor statistics to enforce the law,
and duty Of every peace officer when
informed by officer authorized to in.
spect such premises that the law is
violated, to proceed at once against
viOlator and ii any officer fails to do
his duty as required by the law he
shall be liable to fine not exceeding
500 or imprisonment not exceeding
thirty days
Bills Passed
Tho bOucn hoe naccad a Hill nroh;b;t
ing trapshooting for sport or as test
OF craftsmanship; also bill requiring
instruction in humane treatment of
animals in the public schools; bill
requiring trust companies to incorpor.
ate; bill authorizing a guardian ad
Item to make mortgages for insane
persons.
A bill for constitutional amend
ment comforting the right OF suffrage
on women has been introduced in the
senate
Senators Maytag. Smith OF Des
Moines and Representatives Powers.
Jones, and DeLano have been appoint
ed committee to investigate and re.
port on the advisability of the state
going into the manufacture of binding,
Irvine at penitentiaries, and also work
ing convicts on roads of the state.
The house committee or railroads
has killed number of the "regula-
tive" bills that have been introduced.
Those which have been reported fer
indefinite postponement are: H X.
80. by Ofil requiring railroads cross
ing farms OF eight acres or more to
put in one undergrade crossing at re-
quest of owner of land when grade
permits; H. r. SO. by Sankey amend
ing present law so section 2022 will
read. when any person owns land
on both sides of any railway the cor
poration owning the same shall. when
requested to do So make and keep in
good repair cattle guards and cause
ways or other adequate means of
crossing the same at such reasonable
places as may be designated by the
owner" H. r. SO. by Stanberry. pro-
viding for the placing and main
tenance of switch lights on all main
track switches and to keep them burn
ing each night and on dark or foggy
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