Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-29
Senator BevePidge Spoke for -Four
RoursSut he Had Only Just
Got Started.
TlLLMAN BLAMES THE N0RTHERNERS
Says Mills are Owned by Up North
People and That Taey Lobby
EAsainst Proposed Child Labor
Law-senator carmack Propounds
"a Witty Question to indiana Man.
tpy Associated press. )

tBy Associated Preas.)
|ss WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Jan IS
tsenator lieveridse occupied the at
Ignition OF the Senate throughout the
|Sday with continuation of his argu
[nent in behalf of his child lnbor
Ebill He had but reported the legal
stnd constitutional phase OF the
l.pestion after speaking for more
than four hours and arrangement
was made. whereby he will continue
tomorrow. In taking tho position
that az to the power Congress could
exercise any restraint it saw 1T on
nterstaie Commerce, Mr.. Beveridge
Ismet fusllade OF questions. He
said the power to regulate was alb.
solute He maintained that question
of policy would always restrain any
hurtful regulations. Mr.. Bcveridg.
Isstated that three fourths OF TO
Feotton factories of the South were
opposing the bill, and that tho coal
llnine operators of the South were
sYso opposing 1t. He presented an
illustrative map showing the lpca.
Isafenf al the .opposing Industries anu
said thai In anticipation of tfis
wc.ghty opposition he should devote
the major portion of his speech to
setting forth evidence Of the deplor-
able conditions lla had picture :.
This evidence he said. was all sworn
to and in the form OF andavits.
bcys7:ase Re7ts Bacon.
When Mr.. Eaverldge made tho
statement that the recently enacted
child labor law OF Georgia was "a
dead letter" Mr.. Bacon took issue
with MIN.
Mr.. Bcveridge asserted there had
been filed 1900 applications for per-
miis for Child labor under the law.
How many of them have been
granted" asked Mr.. Bacon? "All Of
them" replied Mr.. Bcverllge.
Mr.. Bacon then explained that the
law prevented children under -
years CID from working after jan
uary |. 1908. Yes" responded Mr..
Beverage, but there is net an
inspector in the state and no means
| of enforcing that provision. What
good is measure OF that klnd?"
TiIman Takes Hand.
Senator Tfilman acknowledged the
very great evil of child labor IN
his state and asked Mr. Beveridge to
submit all the evidence possible that
1t might be used in a crusade for
state legislation. Adding to the DIFF.
fculty in his state he said, was the
northern mill promoters VINO came
down there, invested money in cotton
mills and then influenced the leg.
islature against child labor laws
''rhe Senator is to certain ex-
tent right" interrupted Senator Gal.
iinger, there is nothern money in
South Carolina and God help South
Carolina, If there was not northern
money there.
Rather than have northern money
thee exercising it's lobbying infiu.
ences,' retorted Mir. Tilman, ~
would to God the Senator and all
others would keep northern money
out OF my State"
Mn. Tillman added he fully APP.
preciabed- the conditions in his State
and would go as far as anyone
to correct them
He believed the question was one
for Safe control, rather than federal
legislation. Senator Beverldges po-
sition that the power of Congress
to enact legislation is ample but
| when asked by Mr.. Rayner IL this
power could be exercised to absolute
~ prohibit commerce between the
states he replied that the question
was an impossible one
III You would ask me if Congress
could prevent entrance into Inter
state Commerce of a pail of milk
MIXED from COW by young lady