The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-24

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 The amendments were strongly urg- ed and as strongly fought by both sides. MT. Goodwin leading the opposi- tton to the substitute bill and MT. John fighting vigorously to have 1t go through without any cnanges
 Lobby Responsible Tor Change. MT. Goodwin declared that there had been one of the strongest iobbies the House had ever seen lobbying against the original bill for three weeks and charged that the substitute had been offered as a result of shis.
 This statement was objected to by MT. John and MT. GoJ0wyn supple mented his remarks by saying that he did not wish to be under ssooi as charg ing any corrupt practices. but insisted that the lobby was responsible for the desire to change the age 'imlt and the working hours.
 In offering an amendment to the bill. the first one offered. making the age limit for girls fourteen years, MT. Goodwin grew quite forc ,ful in his remarks and said he worli fight to the crack of doom. if necessary. to see to it that girls of less Gge wore not permitted to work in the mills
 On the question of the hours of work. he said he wanted to put stop to the vile system of child worK that had been going on and he dramatically ask ed who were the memDsrs of the House who would submit 10 little children working ten hours A day, when grown men were refusing to work more than eight or nine.
 On the question of all assistant to the prison inspector, he said he did not think it necessary that the Cover nor should interfere with the selection made by Dr. Bragg.
 MT. Pitts of Perry said 1t was not question as to whether the House agreed with the Governor or with the Senate, but rather question as to what was right
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 MT Sherod, following this same line, wanted to know if the day had come in Alabama when it's House of Repro sentatives had to first asc ertatn wheth- CT the Governor favored a measure be- fore it could be discussed and acted tn by that House.
 He was reminded by MT. Mancr. of Montgomery. that the constitution said that the Governor must approve a bill
 
 said he was aware of that fact and all so of the fact that the House co i'd pass a bill over the Governors veto
 When MT. John presented his sub sttute for the originai bill. he said that it had been agreed upon in com mittee, After he had explained to MT. GooGwyn the vital changes in the .3- stitute. he said that it also provided that one year after the bill became a law. no child under the age of sixteen IFS should be employed in any :nilI. unless it should have attended school for certain period of the year.
 There are other provisions of the substitute. he said. which set the time of day in which children shall be per. mtted to work, permitting no work after o'clock in the evening
 The bill also provides a penalty of $50 for employing a child under the age limit. and on a second offense the fine is said to be not less than S100 no more than $500. There are also provisions in the bill which look after inc sanitation of mills and which pro- vides for a supply of fresh water to be constantly on hand.
 MT. John explained that two bills had been introduced and that both had been considered by the committee. The