Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-21
PASS CH|LDLABOR LAW
Prospects Now Indicate That
Iowa Will Forbid Employing
Children in Factories
SOME SLIGHT AMENDMENTS
Measure as Adopted by the House.
However, Is Fairly Satisfactory to
Its Friends and Will Form Excellent
Basis for Legislation on the Subject
Legislative News.
SOME SLIGHT AMENDMENTS
by Ora WilliamsJ

lBy Ora WlllldHlSJ
| Special to Times Republican
Des Moines, Feb 21.--It is probable
now that the house has crossed the
bridge, that the women of Iowa, the
club women and all those who are in
terested in the welfare of the future
| generations, will succeed in having
| placed on the statute books a law for
bidding certain forms of child labor
| The house took decisive vote on the
bill-64 to "a. Some changes were
made in the bill, but it is still such
as would form the basis of real child
labor law. Captain Hart had charge
OF the bill. He made an eloquent and
| impressive speech in it's favor, after
explaining its purpose, and he pleaded
earnestly for the passage of the law.
1t was not intended that any harm
should be done any industry in Iowa,
there is work enough in healthful oc-
equations for all the children who must
labor, and it is high time Iowa was
taking steps to prevent injury to chill
dren by having them work in places
that are unsanitary, or unhealthful or
dangerous. If Iowa should take this
step it would not be pioneer in the
| work. Many states have these laws.
Every state surrounding Iowa has tax
en- the step. Iowa is backward. Mr..
Crosse had an objection because it
| might cut out some labor in sheds
where nursery stock is packed, and Mr.
Wise spoke of children working in
| Touring mills, and an amendment was
made to relieve these cases. Then
there was objection to the clause re-
| lating to school children and it was
stricken out. Mr.. Hart warned against
emasculating the bill. Mr.. Bealer very
much desired that no reference be made
| to working in quarrieS because he has
a stone quarry and he said 1T would
cripple his business. He attacked the
| lobbyists for the bill and said it was
| time for someone to stop the foolish
ness. But the house refused to agree
that the legislation should have spec
| ial reference to Dealers stone quarry
and did not change the bill. Mr.. Head
and Mr.. Dow spoke at length against
| the general principles of the bill, TAX
| ing broad ground that there is no need
for it and it would perhaps be better
to pass a law to compel children to
work. The vote of 81 for the measure
| was distinct gain over any vote ever
| before recorded for the measure, show
ing a growing sentiment in its favor.
Mr.. Hart states that the bill, as passed.
! is in fair condition and it will make a
law that will accomplish much that is
needed in Iowa.
The house committee on appropria-
lions has decided that it will not con-
slider any bills calling for more than
$1,000 until the ways and means COM
mittee has completed its estimate OF
the available funds at the disposal OF
the legislature. The committee yes
terday acted favorably on the bill to
appropriate $4,000 for beginning work
in preparing permanent archives for
the state under the historical DEPART
ment: gave $500 to the Benedict home
i'm Des Moines, where $4,000 was asked;
gave $4,000 for the laboratory work OF
the state board of health: and gave
81. 900 to the Crittenden home in Sioux
City. The bills asking for aid for the
Home of the Good Shepherd and the
bows and girls home, both in Sioux
City, were killed
The Weeks bill providing for in
spection of liquors, by a system OF dis
trict inspectors paid by fees, was re-
norted fayorably to the house today.
The law is supposed to be self-sup-
norting. The bill In regard to a five
wear limit for mulct saloon petitions
which passed the senate last week,
hos heen acted on favorably by the
house committee.
Mr.. Shaffer yesterday introduced
bill by request, which seemed to
change materially the method of Sc
lecting iuries. 1t was sent him by
an attorney in his county. When the
judiciary committee met nobody could
understand what was meant by the
bill and it was promptly Killed OH.
The house committee having In
charge the preparation of bill COW
ering the necessary changes in the law
made necessary by the biennial cleo
ton amendment got to work yesterday
and went over most of the bills pre-
sented. 1t is probable that there Will
be an extension Of the terms OF the
railroad commissioners, but not OF 9th
or state officers, while there will be
as few term extensions as possible in
county Offices
The first step in the direction Of
changing judicial districts was the in
PRODUCTION of bill by Mr.. Boland, to
abolish the Eighth judicial district
Iowa and Johnson counties - and to