The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-04
HERE AND THERE 4
THE LEGISLATURE !: & 5 /
Richmond Chamber Of Com
merce Proposes Substitute for
Massie Child Labor Bill.
ABOUT PRISON INSPECTORS 81; C. B
Folkes Will Strike OutO Objection
able Features and Open
Office to Anybody.

Office to ANYBODY.
H1LD labor In Virginia was d \ :
board OF directors OF the Rich-
- mond Chamber Of CONNIE rec
with especial reference to possible ies
islation al the present session Of the the
General Assembly.
The board had before 1t for corsid-
Grafton the bill offered several days
\ ago in the House OF Delegates by Colo
mel Eugene Massie, and after discussing
It's provisions ut length, concluded TO
draft a measure OF its own. This Will
be offered In the Legislature on behalf
OF the Richmond Cha mber OF Commerce
by one OF the Richmond members as
a substitute for the Massie bill, on
which !s largely modelled: ~
The ill OF Colonel Massic prohibits
fourteen, and the employment Of any
child under sixteen betwetn 6 p. NJ
and Z A. NJ. The bill further provides
for fine OF not less than $50 or
more than 500. to apply equally to any
the parent or guardian Of the child.
the fact OF the employment OF the
child to be prtma fecie evidence OF the
guilt Of both parties. The Chamber e.
It's provisions. 1t does not propose TO
throw out OF employment any child
now at work, or any child who is an
orphan or dependent. or whose parents
minimum age limit at thirteen until
March. 1910, when the minimum age
advances to fourteen. The new meas
ure, which Will be vigorously pushed.
.Be II enacted by the General ASSEM-
bly, of ylrE min that ON and after
March 1, 1000, no child under the nEc
OF thirteen years, and on and after
March 1, 1910, no child under the ngc OF
fourteen yenrs shall be employed, per-
United or suffered TO gyvoi X In or In con-
nectlon with any factory, Workshop.
mercantile establishment or mine OF
net ahnlI not exclude any child over the
age OF twelve who f. mn orphan ana
dependent oDaitA own In Dor for support t,
nor any child or children whose D. aren't
pendent upon the labor of such child
or children for support. In either OF
which cnscs certificate shnil be OBJ
tanned from the mayor of tne city or
Of the county. setting forth the fore
going facts. But II the facts ret forth
in said certificate are not the truth,
either a to the child bcinR nm orphan
md dependent on it's own labor for
support, or us to the parent or pa
rents OF such child being nm Invalid
md solely dependent for support on
such child or children, then the per-
son SO emf lOyinE said child or permit.
ting him or her to In Dor shall be lab e
10 the fine prescribed In the next sec
ton. -
"Nor shall any child or children UNI
der fourteen yenrs OF age be allowed
To work In amy factory, workshop, n,er.
c. mile estn b ishmcnt or mine between
the hours of p. VI. and A. ", M
less II be for the purpose OF making
shorter work day on one day OF
the week, and In NO cnse shall sucl,
child be required TO work longer than
sixty hours in one week.
ny owner, agent, superintende MT,
over.eer. foreman or manager, who.
employed contrary to the provislon.
0f this net, in any factory, wOrkshop.
mercantile csta hlishme MT or mine with
which he IL connected, and any parent
ploynie MT OF his child or ward, shnll
upon conviction OF such offcnsc be
fined not less than $50 nor more thu
300. IN . u
s.The act approved April 10. 1909.
known as chnptcr 15G of the Acts OF
18Oc-'O3-'O4 and NIL nets and parts Of
nets In conflict herewith, are hereby
repealed. -
.De II further provided that a per-
mil allowing certain number OF hours
of overtime j fu any month siia i he
granted upon application to tile Coni-
snissioncr of In bor or amy State Off
ger duly authorized by the Conn iAs tone err
of Labor to issue such permits when
1katisfa Glory rcns0ns for working over
time are Kiyen.n
3THAT the bill introduced by Senator
Folkes. OF Richmond. to create.
the office of inspectorsof prisons
and charities was not drawn with.
view to- creating jobs for certain
politicians who alone are fitted for the
n a ytrn ct 4fe<.-
curing the Inspector and hisTassistants
10 nave had five years experience in
prison work In Virginia, became ap-
parent yesterday when the patron of
to amend the bill by striking out this
provision. thereby enlarging the scope
o. eligibility OF applicants. The real
o. the BILL says 4Mr. Folkes. is
viewpoint, In behalf Of decency and or
der. and for the auditing of the sum
appropriated for criminal expenses,
which amounts to over s281,OOo an
system Is In "a large measure unaudit-
The bill has been favorably reported
by the Senate Committee on Public
ments offered by Sena tor Folkes c,it-g
ting down the salary of the inspector
from 1900 to $1,000 per annum. and
providing for only one assistant. $4,000
The total appropriation carried is
$4,000. from which the salaries Of the
inspector ana his assistant shall be de-
Quoted. leaving a balance Of $4,000. of
which SO much as Is necessary may
be used for travelling dnd other ex-
penses incidental to carrying out the
provisions of the bill. x z.s
Superintendent Morgan Of the peni-{
tentiary. and others prominent In the
mana cement Of tho States public nsti-S
tuition, are said to be strongly in favor
OF the measure. and Senator Keeaell.g
ichuirnani OF the Finance Committee
when asked about it. said that sheE had
never expressed opposition; in fact, he
had never indicated his views on the
ma ter at all. 4. ssas
The bill is now before the Finance
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