Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-29
CHILD LABOR
BILL BEFORE
SENATE
BEVERlDGE POSITION
MEETS OPPOSITION
Senators Express Doubt Of
Power of Congress 10 Enact
Law Governing Child Labor
in States,

iBy Morning journal special Leased Wire !
Washington. Jan. Ex-senator Bey-
eridge occupied the attention Of the
senate throughout the day with con
tinuation Of his argument in behalf OF
his child labor bin. He had only
reached the legal and constitutional
phases of the question after speaking
Tor moro than -four hours. ana ar
rBnEement was made whereby he viii
conclude tomorrow. In taking the po-
sitiGn that as TO power congress could
exercise IN restraint II saw fiji in in
tefstate commerce, MI. BeVcridge met
a fusilladc OF questions by his col
leagues and his progress In argument
was slow. While he said the power to
regulate was absolute, he maintained
that the question of policy always
would restrain any hurtful regulations.
A spirited colloquy resulted between
Senators SpoOncf and BeveridRe when
the former asked u IL was the position
of the Indiana senator that congress
mad power 10 enact. under the COM
mefce clause Of the constitution atlaW
which would prevent child labor in the
stateA. Nh. Beveridge rcpllcd that he
50 held Mr.. Spooncr Indicated that
be should later have something To say
against that position, whereupOn Mr..
BeVerldRp retorted that the senator
could issue a nat If he saw 1T. midi
eating at the same time that this fiat
would De from the senate judiciary
committee.
~ issue the nat for myself" retofted
Mr.. Spooner. "You did give i fat
Yourself continued Mr.. BeveridRe,
when you introduced a resolution di-
recting the judiciary committee 10 ad
wise the senate on the constitutionaiity
of The questions involved, lie then
said that the effect Of The resolution
was 20 make Senator Spooncr chair
man OF the subcommittee which
would report on the matter
Mr.. SpOoner replied that he had
been a member Of the senate for some
time-someWhat longer than the SEN
alto from Indiana. but, he added. he
did not expect 10 be a senator as long
as he senator from lndlan0-and that
ii WAS not an unusual thing for the
senate to refer a matter to the Judi
ciafy committee for report as to The
owe of congress to act on "a given
matter.
The nat lay In the resolution
Mr.. Boveridge then remarked that
he had not Yielded to the senator and
had announced when the senator
was not IN the chamber that he would
he glad to ansNer any questions, To
lhis Mi Epoonpr replied mat the COM
mittee would be glad to get intorma-
ton from the senator on the question
and that he would he glad to do so,
"Of course" retored Mr.. B~everidge,
n cannot give the senator Information
bor can anybody else" lie added
fWeli. J might hut the senator doesn't
4o."
Mr. Bcvorldee closed the Incident by
rtmnrking that II might be- well to
postpone action unit the supreme
court had pronounced ON On" sub
ioot
But there seems Ia Doe here he adj
ded. "a Junior supreme court with "A
desire 10 roiieve the supreme pur OF
The United states of constitutional
questions ana the mate of an respou-
lhility ana above an I mink thls prac-
lice Il cNtromelv dangerous
senator Bcyoridge continued his re-
marks untli o'clock, when he sus-
pended uutl tomorrow His position
g. that the power nf congress TO enact
legislation is ample. but when
asked 10y Nv, Ravner il this power
could be exercised absolutely To proc
hihit commerce between the states he
replied that the question was an Inn
possible one.
The senate adopted q resolution di-
rerting the Interstate commerce COM
Go report as to the position in
its employ held bN G.. s. Hanks who
stated before the Bostou
ehambtr of commerce that railroad
rates could De reduced TO por cent
without impoitlng dividends The res-
also asks for the facts ON
tho statement was based. Roth
houses today adopted q Joint resolu-
zion continuing the Joint postal ron-
mission until its affairs rHn hr wound
upn
The senate today confirmed tho
nomination of A. talliuRet of Seattle.
x t. L.F t4V..4.f. at fhF pInNfY4l land .