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rotary. and a record shall be kept of same
by the sergeant alarms.
There was no opposition to the rule
and the vote was by acclamation.
Child Labor Bill Coming.
Senator Thomas is to introduce a child
labor bill modelled after the law indorsed
by the national committee on child labor
legislation which will practically prohibit
labor by children under IA years of age
The minimum age limit is the same as that
fixed by Senator Beveridge's proposed
measure. The bill prohibits the emnloy-
ment of children under this age by thea
tiers, concert halls places of amusement
or whore liquor is sold or in any n1ercan-
tile institution, store, Office, hotel laundry
manufacturing establishment bowling al
ley, passenger or freight elevator wc-k-
shop or as messenger or driver or in any
business or service during school hours
Children between the ages of IA and 1s
may be employed only II they have a GER
tifcate showing they have completed a
certain amount of school work, practically
amounting to eight grades. Employers Of
children are required to keep lists posted
In public place showing the names of
children In their employ. A board of in
spectors, two of whom shall be women.
without pay The bill absolutely prohibits
the employment Of children in dangerous
work II carries an emergency clause.
Two pure food laws made their appear-
ance In the senate today. Both are mod
eled after the national law, differing mainly
In the methods of enforcing the law. One
by Burns, of Lancaster makes the gov
ernor the drug, dairy and food commits
sioner and provides for a deputy at a SAL
airy OF 800 year. He shall analyze foods
and drugs and keep a list for public refer
ence. He is given wide powers in the en-
forcement of the law The law also con-
tains provisions against outstanding,
drugs or foods. Fines of from $40 to 500
are provided.
] The second pure food bill is by Senator
/ Wilson of Pawnee. II makes the state
/ Board Of Health the pure food commission
and gives it power to enforce the provisions
/ OF the law. state inspector at a salary
| OF S2,0Oo and three assistants at IS a day
are provided for. The bill covers aduitoTa-
! ton of foods and drugs, misbranding, false
weights and similar matters Fines of $50
to 500 are the penalties provided in the
bill
Senator Burns also has a bill aimed To
prevent the pernicious activity in poll
tics of supreme, district and county
judges, IL provides, the judges shall not
De eligible for election to any office except
Tor reelection to the Office they are hold
Ing. Two of the Lancaster county district
judges have been candidates for congress
and It is intimated the bill is intended to
eliminate them from the next congressional
race.
Bill for Normal Schools
senator Philips has introduced a bill for
the establishment of Junior normal school
at ONeill, and increasing the number of
junior normals from five to six The bill
provides four Of the schools shall be located
at O'Neill. Alliance, Valentine and McCook.
The location OF the other two is not desig-
mated.
Among the important measures introduced
into the senate this morning was one by
Burns OF Lancaster repeating the present
law relating TO the examination OF the
books of county treasurers and a compan-
ion bill by the same senator establishing
bureau of inspection and supervision of
public officers. The bill proposes to place
this bureau under the direction Of the gov
ernor and 1t provides for a uniform system
OF keeping public accounts. II was drawn
by City Clerk Pratt of Lincoln
Senator Thomas introduced an amend
ment to the compulsory education law re-
| quiring children between and l6 years OF
| age TO be in school the entire school year
with certain exception. The principal Cx-
ceptions are children over "A years who are
| compelled 10 earn their own living and
children who are mentally and physically
defective or who live more than two niles
from a school house. Children who remain
: cut Of day school on account Of work msy