Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-13
Mr.. NELSON OBJECTED
DECLARED BOYS HAD THE RIGHT
TO SELL NEWSPAPERS.

Senator Dubois yesterday afternoon In
the Senate called up the bill to regulate
the employment Of child labor In the Dis
trict of Columbia. The House bill had been
reported to the Senate from the committee
on education and labor with an amend
ment providing that mo child under four
teen years Of age shall be employed. per-
mitted or suffered to work in the District
of Columbia in any factory, workshop mer-
camille establishment. store. business office.
telegraph Office. restaurant. hotel. apart
ment house, theater, bowling alley or In
the distribution or transmission OF mer-
chandise or messages, or selling news
papers. No such child shall be employed
in any work performed for wages or other
compensation, to whomsoever payable, dur
ing the hours when the public schools OF
the District Of Columbia are in session. nor
before the hour Of o'clock in the morning
or after the hour of o'clock in the evening.
ALSO that no child under sixteen years Of
age shall be employed, permitted or suffered
to work in the District Of Columbia in any
of the establishments named In the fore
going paragraph unless the person or cor
poration employing him procures and keeps
on file and accessible to the inspectors au-
thorized by this act and the truant officers
of the District of Columbia age and
schooling certificate and keeps two COM
plete lists of all such children employed
therein. one on file and one conspicuously
posted near the principal entrance of the
building in which such children are en-
ployed.''
Licenses to Newsboys.
The above amendments were agreed to-
after which Senator Brandegee offered an
additional amendment. as follows:
Except that the board Of Commissioners
of the District Of Columbia NAV nalxe reg
ulations for the issuance OF licenses to mi
nors between the ages of twelve and four
teen years to sell newspapers: Provided,
That no such licenses shall be issued except
on the written consent of the superintendent
of the public schools and that such license
SO issued shall be revoked at any time on
the demand OF the superintendent of the
public schools"
Mr.. Dubois had no objection to the amend
ment. and 1t was adopted.
Mr.. Nelson inquired whether the bill re-
Quires boys to take out licenses before they
may sell newspapers.
II understand the BILL" said Mr. Brande-
gee, did prohibit newsboys from selling
newspapers. and the amendment l have Of
fered allows boys of the age of twelve to
fourteen to sell newspapers when they have
been licensed
rs it not true" asked Senator Clay, that
no boy can sell newspaper in this city,
under the bill and amendment unless H.
censed by the Commissioners of the District
of Columbia. and the Commissioners would
be the sole judges as to whether boy may
sell newspapers?'
THAT Is true under the amendment but
my understanding Is that a boy Is abso-
lutely prohibited from doing 1t under the
terms of the bill, and the amendment was
designed to fix 1t so that he might secure a
license" replied Mr.. Brandegee.''
Mr.. Nelson Objects.
Then / shall have to object to the BILL"
interposed Mr.. Nelson. Il began life In 1s49
as a newsboy. l had to earn my living.
do not think It Is fair that good, honest
boy must procure a license before he can
sell newspapers in the city of Washington
If that is in the bill 1 am opposed to 1t. and
object to its present consideration"
Under this objection the bill was allowed
to lie over and to retain It's place on the cal
dar.