Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-01-26
-.,des Assembly Endorses Several
Measures to Go Before
Law Makers.
WANTS CHILD SLAVERY
W" ABOLISHED IN OUR STATE.
Mast Virginia One of Most Backward
States in the Union In
Good Laws.

Tho child Labor bill took up great
doal Of the attention of the Assembly
Sunday Charles W. McGinnis. chair
man of the West Virginia Child Labor
committee, appeared before the As
semblv in explanation of the measure
~ endorsement of which was asked
80 tho Assembly. The measure, which
onnaars in full in another column. He
md Mr.. Chaute, representing the Ma
+,on.l Child Labor Committee, who
fo{lowed him, explained with great
c,oarness. the various merits OF the
three measures advocated by the COM
,oittoa-the Fourteen Years" law, to
onnlv to all children, the Sixteen
Years" bill, to apply to occupations
considered dangerous to life, or limb,
or morals; and the Factory lnspec-
TORS" law, which provides for adequate
insnection of factories, instead OF the
nresent foolish system, where one
man Labor Commissioner ]. v. Bar
ton is supposed, in addition to all his
other duties, to inspect the factories
of the state.
The Assembly endorsed the first and
last but through some error the copy
of the sixteen year" bill had been
mislaid, and did not come before the
body.
Guard Bill.
The Guard Bill" designed to end
the barbarous iniquity perpetrated on
a supposedly civilized community by
the scab coal mining system Of which
senator-elect Clarecne e. Watson is
the head. The private guard" thugs
which now, at so much per day. beat
the heads off any citizen who dare to
lift up their eyes to a higher life for
their wives and chilrden, are to be
squelched if this bill becomes law.
The Assembly endorsed this bill.
False Impression Bill.
The Assembly, also endorsed the
bill prepared after the measuer intro
duced in the Massachusetts legislature
by the Socialist member, Morrill,. Dur
ing strikes it has become the custom OF
employers to advertise for strike
breakers by announcements that mis-
represent the conditions that exist. By
the new bill, if it becomes law, IT VIII
be a violation of law to advertise for
help unless the truth about condi-
tions is stated.
Sanitary Bill.
A sanitary bill' introduced In the
Assembly, and endorsed by that body,
is decidedly important measure to
the life and health of the people OF
the state. 1t provides for sanitary
provisions in every town and city IN
the state. 1t wipes out cess pools and
all the dreadful disease breadine
vaults. Delegate Gallagher explained
the bill in detail, and it, too, was un
animously endorsed. Delegate Gala
CHER wanted the motion amended &c
provide for the legislators to be notl
fed of the Assembly's action, but the
sentiment of the members was thai
not this one bill, but that all bills
endorsed by the body be placed before
our legislature members, who will Dt
urged to work for all of them. Dele
gate Heston suggested that sanitar!
plumbing, putting all the filth Of thu
city into the river would make thu
water more undrinkable than at pres
ent, but Delegate Gallagher said q
would rather have the filth in tn
river than in his own yard and VIC
President La Flam reminded tina
Wheeling need not worry about tn
river end of it, for Pittsburg was nov
dumping more filth into the river TO
Wheeling, than Wheeling would eve
dump.
The Compulsory Doctor.
The many industries in the stat
where the employees are compelled =
pay regularly for the services q
physician selected by the company
will be bumped by another bill. (if
is made law by our legisaltorsl, round
" endorsed nv the Assembly. The bi
makes it illegal for an employer t
compel an employee to pay for the SCI
vices Of certain physician.
Completed Their Visits.
Chairman La Flam of the Organic
ton Committee. reported that they ha
completed the duty Of visiting th
various locals in the interest Of q
Safe Federation Of Labor. On motto
of Delegate Ice. the report was accep
ed the Nornmiffno thanked and al