Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-17
Important Measure Reported to
the House Today For Favor
able Action
CLUB WOMEN WORKING FOR IT
Those Back of the Measure Claim it is
the Best Bill That Has Vet Been
Framed on the subject-some of the
Provisions of the Measure-LesisIa-
tive News.
IBy Ora Williams.l

Special to IlmeS-Republlcam.
Des Moines, Feb. 17.-There went
upon the calendar of the house today
for favorable action a bill which will
become the most important measure
before the house during the coming
week This is the child labor bill.
Early in the session bill was intro
duced in the senate by Dowell and in
the house by Hart, covering the points
desired by those who have been for a
number of years endeavoring faithfully
to secure some good legislation on this
subject for Iowa. The house judiciary
committee referred this to sub-com-
mittee consisting of Hart and Cum
mlngs with some suggestions as to
changes. The committee reported a
substitute which embodies the views
of Capt Hart, and which makes prac-
tically new bill for consideration
1t has been submitted to the represent
tatlveS of the labor interests and to the
club women and others interested and
they have declared it to be the best
bill that has yet been prepared upon
the subject. Its main features, aside
from the provisions for punishment Of
those who violate the law and the
work of enforcement, are as follows:
Section 1. No person under four
teen years of age, and no person under
sixteen years of age. who is less than
sixty inches in height and eighty
r. rdc in, irrI+ cha1 l>-
with or without wages or compensa-
ticn, in any mine, quarry, manufacture
ing establishment, factory, mill, shop,
laundry, packing house, of bowling al
ley, or any store or mercantile estab-
lishment, where eight or more persons
are employed, or in the operation of
any freight or passenger elevator.
Section 2. No person under eighteen
years of age shall be employed at any
work or occupation, which by reason
of it's nature or the place of employ
ment, is dangerous to life or limb, or in
which the health of such person may
be injured, or his morals depraved; and
no female under sixteen years of age
shall be employed in any capacity
where the duties of such employment
compells her to remain constantly
standing.
Section 8. No person under sixteen
years of age shall be employed at any
of the places or in any of the occupa-
tons recited in section 1 hereof before
the hour of 6 o'clock in the morning or
after the hour of o'clock in the eve
ming and if such person is employed
exceeding five hours of each day, a
noon intermisson of not less than
thirty minutes shall be given between
the hours of II and 1 o'clock, and such
person shall not be employed more
than ten hours in any one day, exclus-
i've of the noon intermiSsion.
"Section 4. No person under sixteen
years Of age, who cannot write legibly
and read ordinary sentences in the
English language, shall be employed
at any of the places or in any of the
employments recited in section / here
of when school is in session in the dis
trict where such work is performed
unless there shall be filed in the office
or other place of business of such
employer in the place of such employ
ment, certificate either by the secre-
tary of a school board, or the superin-
tendent, principal or other person in
CldTRe OIL u SCtlOOl, lLoI ouSLi PSioOAA
has attended school not less than
twelve weeks between the time of such
employment and the first day of the
next preceding September.
Section 5. Every person, firm or
corporation having in its employ at any
Of the places or in any of the occupa-
lions recited in section l of this act,
any persons under eighteen years OF
age, shall cause to be posted at some
conspicuous location at the place. of
said employment, list of the names
of such person. giving after each name,
date of birth Of such person, nature OF
employment of such person, date when
employed, time Of commencement of
work and time Of quitting work each
day, time allowed for noon fntermission
and hour of commencement thereof,
height and weight Of such person at
time of employment; and shall at the
time of the employment Of any such