The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-02-15
ssl0O3 A-Prohibiting Child Labor


be fined not less than twenty nor
more than fifty dollars, or imprisons
ment in the county Jail not more
than ten days OF both, in the dis
cretion Of the Courts provided, how
ever that IL the labor of such child
be necessary for the support Of an in
valid father or mother, or for its own
support, the Board of Supervisors of
the county in which the child
resides or may be, may, upon petl-
ton and proof, make an order per-
and thirteen years, provided the child
upon such terms and conditions as the
number of hours it may be worked
each day, as the board may pre-
scribe. "
1t is stated by member of the Ju-
dietary committee that there will pro-
bably be an amendment offered,
changing the age limit, so as to have
the law read between the agen OF ten
and Thirteen years, provided the child
is not worked for a time exceeding
six hours on each day. There are
some members of the legislature who
do not see much necessity for any
drastic child labor enactments, but
that some step will be taken to re-
gulate the working of children Is un-
doubted. There has been evidence be-
fore the committee that some of the
factories are not exactely sanator-
iums and that conditions frequently
endanger the health and constitutions
of. many of tie juvinile operatives.
A change in the house bill was a
committee amendment providing for
only six porters at a combined stl-
pend of $1,S00 year instead of ten
and for one foreman at 5000. Mr..
Franklin, of Pontotoc, wanted to be
shown something definite about the
duties Of that one man at 5000 and
just in what relationship he stood to
the others. If all the porters and
helpers about the Capitol are under
the direction of the secretary of state
it would seem as if a foreman porer
would be something like the fifth
wheel of coach.
After a little discussion along that
line, Mr.. Hightower sent up sub
stitute for this amendment, making
the pay of the head porter $4SO a
year, and this was accepted by Mr..
Farley, who agreed that $40 a month
would get good man.
Mr.. Dunn offerd an amendment to
the telephone provision of the bill
making he total number eight instead
Of six as fixed by the house, the two
additional phones to be allowed the
Treasurer office and the consulting
room of the supreme court.
Mr.. Sample Of the house introduce
ed a resolution to punish parties who
have been guilty Of violating the lob
bying resolution. There have been
rumors and whispers to the effect
that the resolution against lobbying
is being violated and that an investi-
cation would reveal many guilty par
ties. The resolution adopted provides
for the appointment of a special
committee of three to act as stand
ing committee empowered to summon
witnesses and examine them under
oath and report their findings to the
house of Representatives The COM
mittee will get to work at once and
some lively developments are expect.
ed.
The joint committee on universities
and colleges made their report to both
houses covering their investigation
Of the charges preferred against
Chancellor Fulton of the State Uni
versity by D. c. Chamberlain. The
report exonorates the chancellor from
wilful wrong doing. A minority Of
the committee does not concur and
the testimony in the investigation has
been ordered printed and the whole
matter will have an airing.
At the afternoon session of the
senate hard blow was struck at the
Confederate hospital annex by an
amendments which shuts off the appro
preparation after this year.. The
cut is conditioned upon the COM
pletion of the hospital at Beauvoir,
but it is known that the Beauvoir
hospital will be ready for occupancy
before the end of the year.