The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-20

Colonel James r. Cation, of Alexan-
dria, called the House of Delegates to
order at 10 o'clock, and prayer was
offered by Delegate Stephen H. Love,
of Lunenburg.
Consideration of the child labor bill
was resumed after the morning hour
all of the first session and portion
OF that of the afternoon. Amendments
poured in from dozens of members, and
there was a sharp debate between
stitute measure, and Major ]. n. Stubs,
of Gloucester, over the committee re-
port. At times both speakers showed
considerable feeling. though their Ian
bounds. Colonel Massie declared that
the bill reported from the Committee
on General Laws was not the bill Of
fered by himself, and that notwith-
as patron. he did not father It, and was
forced into the position of having to
offer a substitute in order to prevent
its passage. He denounced it in
terfeit."
Stubs Replies.
Major Stubs, who is a member Of
the Committee on General Laws, de-
Tended the action Of that boo, BODY IN ,I re-
sizes name upon IT as patron. He hot
~ resented the statement that it was
spurious" He declared that a child
Massie, and that it had been amended
by the committee and reported as the
The incident closed without more
and Major stubbs spoke for the bill as
It came from the committee. Messrs.
Charles Cha A Johnston, a. T L9ye,
Stebbins and others spoke against the
substitute and several of them offered
amendments designed to bring It prac-
tically down to the committee bill.
When the hour of 1890 o'clock was
reached, debate was suspended for a
moment, and at the instance of Colonel
4, NJ. Bowman. of Salem. chairman OF
the Finance Committee, the general
appropriation bill, which was the spe-
cial and continuing order for that
time was passed by until 1880 o'clock
to-day
In Favor of Substitute.
Mr. Goolrick spoke at some length
for he Massie substitute, and was
frequently applauded by his colleagues
In closing the debate for his meas
ure, Colonel Massie delivered a force
ful and eloquent speech, his peroration
being interspersed with famous poetic
lines, taking the part of humanity
as against money and corporate in
terests.
The issue here he declared. is
I between money on the one side and
! humanity on the other, and the fac
! tory interests are the main ones that
! we ind In opposition 10 this measure
and the health OF this State"
The substitute bill raised the age
unit from twelve TO fourteen years,
and provides that no child under the
night york In factorled 1t was so
battered and hammered by amend
tntnts before Il was finally passed.
t no#eyer ry, mat i leaves the law prac-
extent Is this true that friends of the
substitute lost interest. though thew
voted for It's adoption in a perfume,
/ tory manner
| Recorded Vote.
The recorded vote on the bill was
/ Ayes-zMessrs Baker Barrett Bel,
r. q Ga,a 59"Gfn m Z, Breckksnridge, Brew.
\ ~ Craig, Edwards Elier.' Glenn
/ stooflcS Griffith, Hodges. Hunt. Jen.
htshEs' ,Jett chaF. A. Johnston, Louder,
Miiis,6 NIX; XXX, Luce m Mlarkham: AIassie
ggSFe Pendleton, Pitts Powell powers
i.@lttau Read. Robinson. Snessard
istsp'tns Taliafsrro, Thrift, Throcls.
'g WIZ "@st Wilcox, Wilson. Wingo
Eh9tcbm&n Clarke. Cornett. Curlett
sSohp or Daniel, William p. Daniel
4 Kun Ffa'hsrs,on, ~ NJ, Green. Hall
Eve @annsY II. N. Love, S. II. Love
aHtbnsgfs Myers. Noiting, Oliver, Rev
1919 ihE9f snead. Sterrett, Stratton
sssii algbbs. surratt. Sutherland
ysI5S@i ,,ss.l,,,Yshter; Tyler. Walker
"sSn,ti. Viking, ]. W. Williams, Mar
a Williams, WisBler--37.
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