Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-25
lust IN Time to Prevent Crea-
ton OF Children's Bureau.
REPARTEE AMUSES SENATE
Protest Against Putting Pigs and
Children on Same Level-Vote
on Measure Tuesday.

The Senate will vote on the bill for the
creation Of a childrens bureau In the
Department Of Commerce and Labor next
Tuesday. An agreement to vote was
the outcome Of a two-hour discussion
. OF the measure in the Senate yesterday
afternoon.
There is considerable opposition to the
billion the part Of numerous democrats
because they think it is a surrender OF
states rights. and on the part OF some
republicans because they think 1t means
an invasion of the home and interference
with parental authority. Friends Of the
bill. however. predict its passage. The
bill proposes that the bureau shall gather
and publish statistics and other infor-
nation showing the causes and remedies
of child delinquency.
The bill nearly passed yesterday after
noon, when Senator Bailey held it UP and
started the discussion. There had been
no objection when Senator Borah called
ii UP and no one seemed ready to speak.
The Vice President announced:
I'm the absence of amendment and
without objection, the bill Is ordered en-
crossed. read third time and" As
the word passed" was on his lips Sen
ator Bailey stopped him.
Senator Bailey Caustic.
He referred to the argument that has
been made in favor of the bill-that the
federal government seemed to give more
attention to sick animals than to sick
children-by remarking:
Il desire to protest against putting pigs
and children on the same level"
I'VE want to bring children up to the
level Of pigs" replied Senator Borah, in
charge Of the measure.
Then those who think children are
now above the level Of pigs may do well
to leave the children to the fathers and
mothers" Mr.. Bailey continued
Those who think the federal govern
ment has shown less regard for children
than for pigs should support this meas
ure." Mr.. Borah answered.
The discussion drifted into a debate on
the power of the states and the power OF
the federal government in such matters.
Senator Dixon sought to justify the leg
islation under the constitutional clause
Ito promote the general welfare" Sem
ator Hepburn, with a twinkle in his eye,
bill had to do with children, 1t might be
based on the constitutional phrase Ito
insure domestic tranquility"
Investigates Animal Disease.
In defending the bill, Senator Borah
pointed out that the government spends
thousands of dollars annually in Finding
diseased animals and killing them Mr..
Bailey replied that the authority for that
was found in the fact that the federal
government was keeping the diseased ami
mails out of interstate commerce.
The bureau sends men all over this
country to inspect the horses and cattle
and hogs Of the people, and IL it finds
o. IL
and pays the owners for them" Mr. Bal
ley conceded.
Il will say we continue to slaughter the
children of this country" Senator Dixon
remarked.
There is no commerce in children. 1
hope Mr.. Bailey said.
And when any attempt is made by
the Senate to place the children of this
nation on at least an equal oasis with
the hogs and the cattle and the sheep
and the chickens. senators. rise and dis
cover great constitutional limitations and
prohibitions"
Offer of Senator Bailey.
Il will agree to waive all have said"
Mr.. Bailey retorted, IF the senator from
Montana thinks the children have no
better tutelage than the hogs and the
cattle and the horses"
THE children are owned and taken
care of by the same people who take
care Of the hogs" was Mr.. Dixon's re-
joinder.
Does the senator mean to say that the
men take the same care of the hogs and
the sheep as they do of the children"
asked Mr.. Bailey.
mo"
Il have seen children that seemed to
he no better taken care Of" Mr.. Bailey
conceded.
Those are the children We are trying
to reach" Mr.. Berah put in.