The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-20
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Mr.. Balm called up out OF its order
his bill to prevent tho sale of cider
Dir. Banks moved to pass 1t by. which
was defeated. 81 to 81 The bill was
amended and enSrosscd
Tcn-Hour Labor BIiI.
alr. Dreamer moved to take up his
OIL extending the provisions OF tho
ten-hour law for women and children
TO mercantile establishments. work,
shops and laundries. 1t has heretofore
applied to factories. and 1t Is designed
TO extend its operations to stores He
secured consideration b. vote Of AZ
to l6.
An amendment was offered by Mr..
Lunsford cxempting establishments for
the packing OF fruits and vegetables
from the provisions of the bill during the
months OF July, August, September and
October. Mr.. Dreamer accepted this.
and IL was agreed to.
Mr kemper moved TO amend by cx-
cepting saturdays, as to allow
longer hours on that day. MIR. Creamer
opposed this. saying this was the es-
pecial evil aimed at. inasmuch as Sat-
urday Is the day when the longer
hours are most likely TO DO required.
Mr.. Gillian wanted to strike out
mercantile establishments entirely, but
later withdrew this.
The kemper amendment was heartily
favored by Mr.. Watts. He said thai
Saturday is the only time when many
working people can do their shopping,
and that 1t would be hardship 10 re-
quire the closing OF stores early in
the afternoons. Mr. Creamer replied
that there was nothing In the bill regu-
latins the hours when stores may be
l.
to late trade. they could have employees
who could come to work at noon and
remain for ten hours.
Excmpts Small Towns
AIR. Oliver offered TO amcnd by maxi
ing the Jaw not apply to towns OF 900
inhabitants or less and country dig
tricts. For this he was criticized by
Mir. Watts. as saying the law was a
good thing for cities and not good for
Mr. divers own rural constituency.
Conditions are altogether different, re-
piled MIR. Oliver, who said that the
country merchant and employer has a
personal interest in the people who
work for him.
The Kemper amendment was lost,
and the Oliver amendment was car
ried. the hill was then ordered to It's
cngroSsinent.
The bill regulating child labor was
then called up out of IT'S order. Speaker
Byrd (Mr. Cox in the chair handled its
consideration, being its patron MIR
Lunsford got through a similar amend
ment as to the ten hour law excepting
canncries. Mr.. Montague offered AN
amendment. agreed to By Mr. Byrd
that the law should 30 into effect on
July of this year, instead of ON
March i. Another amendment by Mr.
Montague. including mines in the oper-
alton OF the bill, was accepted.
on motion of Mr.. Chalkley, the bill
was further amended SO as to permit
circuit courts to grant permits in
specific cases on petition.
Allow Work nj Night.
Mr. Moncurc proposed an amendment
TO strike out the hours named in the
oil! during which children shall not
work. these being from o'clock in
the evening to Z o'clock in the morn
ing. lie said that so long as the hours
are limited 10 ten it should make no
difference whether 1t was in the day
or night.
Air. Byrd vigorously opposed this. He
was willing to make the latest hour
TO which children may work o'clock
instead OF o'clock. so as to include
delivery boys Tor stores, but no later.
FAMILIES are ometimes supported by.
boys who arc on night shifts. said MIR
Moncurc, and the bill would work in
justice in SUCH cases.
such AN argument would prevent
legislation At all on this subject" re-
turned AIR. Byrd. There are glass fac
tories in this state which work boys
at night. We are glad To have them.
but II in order 10 keep them we must
permit the employment OF children,
they should be allowed TO so elsewhere.
sordid Civilization.
we are here TO leglslate for the
whole state l care nothing for
sordid civilization based on the labor
OF little children. It is not a ques-
ton of Industry; il is a question OF
the lives OF children of their happiness
and of their right TO grow up we'll and
strong men and women"
The Byrd amendment to extend the
hour TO o'clock at night was carried,
and the Moncure amendment lost.
Mr.. Balm moved to exempt towns of
$500 people or less from the operation
OF the law which Mr. oliver amended