Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-01-31
THEMONEYACURSE.
Northern MilliOnaires Corrupt Leg
islatures and Prevent Child La
Dor Laws In the South.
THE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED
Cotton Factories, Railroads and Coal
Mine Operators Oppose the Hev
erldgs 5llI-lnterestins Colo
guy In Senate.

washington, Jan. Ex-senator BeV
eridge Monday resumed his speech In
behalf OF the measure prohibiting In
terstate commerce in articles which
are the product Of child labor. Mr..
Beveridge stated that threefourths
Of the cotton factories of the south
were opposing the bill, that the rail.
roads of the south were opposing It..
and that the coal mine operators of
he south were opposing It. He said
le would set forth evidence of these
condition In the form of affldavits
Senator Tillman acknowledged the
very great evil of child labor In his
state but he believed the question
one for state rather than federal con-
troll. Adding to the difficulty In his
state, he said, was the northern mil.
ionaire, who invested his money In
cotton mills and then influenced the
legislature against child labor laws
1.-THE senator is to a certain extent
right" interrupted Senator Gallinger
There is northern money in South
Carolina aid God help South Caro-
lima II there wasn't northern money
there"
Rather than have northern money
there exercising its lobbying influence
retorted Mr.. Tillman, Il would 10
God the senator and all others would |
keep northern money out of my state |
A spirited coloquy resulted between
Senators Spooner and Beveridge, |
when the former asked II 1t was the |
position Of the Indiana senator that |
congress had power to enact, under
the commerce clause Of the constitu-
ton law, which would prevent child
labor In the states. Mr.. Beveridge re-
piled that he so held. Mr.. Spooner
indicated that he should later have
to say against that posi-
lion, whereupon Mr. Beverage re-
,orted that the senator could issue
| "fiat" II he saw fit, indicating at
he same time that this fiat would be
rom the senate judiciary committee.
I issue the fiat for myself" retorted
Mr.. Spooner.
"You did give a flat yourself" con-
inued Mr.. Beveridge, when you In
reduced a resolution directing the
judiciary committee to advise the SEN
tie on the constitutionality of the
question involved. He then said that
he effect Of the resolution was to
make Senator Spooner chairman Of
he subcommittee which would re-
ort on the matter.
Mr.. Beveridge then remarked that
g had yielded to the senator and that
o would be glad to answer any
uestion. To this Mr.. Spooner re-
lied that the committee would be
lad to get information from the sen
tor on the question and that he
hould be glad to do 80.
"of course" retorted Mr.. BeveEs
lge, Il can not give the senator in
nor can anybody else" He
len added, well, might but the
snator doesn't think So"
Mr.. Beveridge closed the incident
Z remarking that IT. might be well
postpone SacrIofi untll the supreme
,urt had pronounced on the subject.
But there seems to be here" he
lded, "a junior supreme court with
desire to relieve the supreme court :
the United States Of constitut 'Jnal
lestions and the senate Of all con.
itutional responsibility, and s',ove
|, thing this practice is extremely
vigorous"
Senator Beveridge continued his
marks until o'clock when he sus- /
nded until Tuesday. His position :
that the power Of congress to enact
Q legislation is ample, but when
ked by Mr.. Raynor II this power
uld be exercised to absolutely pro-
bit commerce between the states :
replied that the question was {
impossible one. {
III you would ask me II congress !
uld prevent the entrance into inter- 3
ate commerce Of q pail Of milk !
liked from COW by q young lady Is 1
ars old, l should say yes" q
Gould you put the young lady in 9
l for not being Is years old?" asked :,