The farmer and mechanic., 1907-01-29
SIMMONS BILL
MEETS OBJECTION
Recognizes State Child
Labor Laws.
UNLIKE OTHER BILLS
ONcrman - Deliver an Iulo-y on
German IN tilc Senatc-~ub- Com
mittcc Appointed to Sift thc
IoScr Aaair-iair Hear
ing Assured
Il, THOMAS i. PENCE.
ing Assured.


Washington. i. q. Ian. 30 soma
.or simmons introduced today / ma
tlonal child labor law biu Ii differs
materially from the Beveridge bin to
| restrict the employment Of child la
hor which az considers clearly uncon-
stitutionaI
The bill introduced by Senator SIM
mons makes ii unlawful for an inter-
| state oarrier t. transport from The
| state Of production into another state
| products of mine Or factory in
| which children ar employed - per
| mitted 70 work in violation If the
child labor laws Of the state iii which
| the factory 81 mine is located
/ This bill differs from the Reyorid2e
/ bill ~ that il docs not undertake to
make child Labor law but recognizes
| the child labor laws Of the several
/ States and seeks to make them eifpc-
| i've. i Is based upon the idea that
| nearly all the states have child labor
/ laws and that they are largely inef-
fective and Will remain 50 as lone aS
/ they can only be enforced by local
/ prosecution for their violation This
/ the Senator thinks. will make the
| state laws effective and make il
| practically impossible for z factory or
/ mine to violate these laws and OBJ
| tain the benefits Of interstate trans
/ I ol Iatlbl-
| The Senator said that ne believes
| this bill would accomplish substan-
| TALLY the same purpose and object as
/ the ieVeridge bill without being OBJ
! noXiOus to either the very seri-
| Gus constitutional objection against
| the Beyeridge proposition or the
/ equally serious objection that
/ il involves the usurpation by the Fed
| eral government Of the functions Of
/ the state. He stated that his bill
| recognizes the right of the State 10
| make its own child labor laws and
| its object was to make these laws of-
| fective by denying to those who vio-
| late them the benefits Of interstate
| transportation. He said there is no
| doubt about the constitutionality Of
| legislation Of this character and that
/ there were many prCccdentS recOG-
| nizing such legislation as legitimate
| exercise Of federal control over inter-
/ state commerce.
Senators crane Of Massachusetts.
| and Taliafe!ro. Of Florida. have been
| selected as the subcommittee on b.
| half Of the postohice committee to in
| vcStigate the charges against post
| master joyce. Of EcidsViile. These
| two Senators We're named by Chair
| man PcnrOsc. Of the committee on
| recommendation # senator simmons.
| Both the members 81 the sub-Comlnit-
| tee arc hard workers, and can be cN-
| pccted to give 4 fair and impartial
| hearing Of the charges preferred.
| 4 statement was published III to
| days paper that Senator simmons
J would deliver an culoGlum on the late
| Senator German on the occasion Of
| the memorial services in the Senate
| III his honor next Friday This was
| a mistake. Of which Senator Simmons
| had no knowledge. senator Over
| man is to deliver the address lie
! Will do SO at the request Of Mrs. Cor
| maa, who selected him With seven
| other distinguished senators TO speak
| on the occasion Of the memorial cX-
| crcises.
North Carolilia's Clay products
| \ bulletin issued by the census bu-
| rcau shows that the value Of clay pro-
duets in North Carolina amounted to
| SS02.145 in 1905, whereas the value OF
| this product in 1900 was $725.016. The
number Of clay manufacturing estab-
| lshments in the State i IL. and they
have q capital of $1i2,611. The wage
ealners employed number 1853. and
| total Of their wages annually is $3.50
e9S. The cost Of the materials used
is S193,102.
The Cannin. Industry.
There are % establishments il
| North Carolina according to the cen
| sus bureau, engaged ia the business
| Of canning and preserving fruits
| vegetables and oysters. The value q
the products is S221,2lf. and theil
| cost is $153342 The oyster canning
| INDUSTRY products $144.213 While the
value Of the canned vegetable pro
duct is S2516S. and that Of canned
fruits S1S.993 North Carolina IS fal
| behind other States in the cannins
industry
Of the total value Of products >
the canning and preserving industI!
70" the United states. amounting Z
: S10S.50a.411 in 19o3. the largest item
| Was canned vegetables. the value =
| which was S45.262.1iS. or Ill pc
cent Of the total. Canned and driet
fruits We're next With value Of So.
30S,S26 The value Of fish amountet
to s25.541.045. Of which canned fisf
| amounted To S16.9S3.1l9. smoked tisi
to S236214o. and salted fish 10 So.
200.556. The value Of oysters came,
/ was S3.799.il2.
Minority Leader OF Senate.
The re-election Of Joseph ". Bale
has again brought to the fore discus
sion Of the election Of minorit
| leader in the Senate. Interest in -
. | choice of Il leader Was heightened 70
| Gay by the circulauon of i story 4
the capitol regarding the future 2
| Senator Bailey It was t. the effcc
| that the Texas senate had conceive
the idea that his election a. msncrit
| ,..ader of the senate democrats WOOL
| exonerate him in the eyes Of tn
!, | country. Il was state tnat lc Woul
| be candidate for n party hon9l
j When Senator Arthu- PIE ,iorlna
: passed away a year ago both Senate
: Culberson. Of Texas. and Senate
\ ! Bailey We're spoken Of a. possible SUI
q | ceSsorS at the party helm. faItey
recognized ability made MIN 4 con
) epiuous figure on the floor but i "a
! argued he lacked soundness Of judg
: mcnt and the tact requisite for sue
q cess as q leader. Senator Culberson
il friends declared he had all the quail
J. ties for successful leadership. TheT
e is probably no doubt but that he ia
II \ greater number Of supporters tina
: did Bailey. The situation becaul
+ somewhat embarrassing and it va
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