The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-03-07

telephone company from increasing
rates for service in ordinary cases,
there are many ways, for instance by
supplying private lines instead Of two,
three or four party lines, and other eX-
cuses, in which the rates could be IN
creased, and also in the event some time
of the Public Service Commission being
legislated out of office, or the law under
which IL works being amended or new
ones beng enacted. 1t IS a precautiOn
which it is we'll to provide
There is pending IN the House Of Del
agstes q tiny, innocent looking, almost
insignifcantly unimportant bill, which,
if allowed to pass viii operate disas-
trousIy 10 many industries Of the state
and those communities which depend
upon these Industries in consequences
Garrett county, as Allegany, where coal
mining is an important medium Of en-
ployment and revenue, together with
other and varied Industries, is particu-
larry Interested in the defeat of this
measure. 1t is known as the 'Infant
Eight-Hour- Day Bill, and was intro
duceG on January ., less than three
weeks after the beginning of the 1912
session. and it is now in the hands of
the Committee on Labor to which it was
referred. This bill makes it an offense
punishable bv a fine Of not more than
one hundred dollars for each and every
violation, for any employer or coTpJ-
rdIioh 20 permit or require any person
under J"ehjy-ohe years OF age IN ms
employ OF service 70 WOE Or remain OH
4ulF more Ihan CsghI hours III any one
gay, livery Dody KNOWS IHdJ many
huhdfods Oh young men from 'iA,teh 20
twenty years OF ace are employed III IHo
coal mines OF poIa couALies' ana Iiey
hNo" uIaJ thG7e young .AoiI are pay ST.
cary more a"ir I" "ott I'D lIIt Nli!eS Il"
lhG supporter 0i'sI@LilliS t-ah IliS iaIllat
ahG olqef members OF lie Hou1s"oIu' i','"
'HaI tHeE are IT'D many tll7 laLcGs '"C
H'aIilsl"I ana u''p9It Oh l"5 I"iI'I'7 Oh
1ile counties most Iiat'I y anu ~ J5PtI.ou9
cjllzei'7. 10 Is & ioHS ,7'"oii7iled Ia'1
mat ue.au74 Oh ti-e charatlet Oh tHe
WORK OF coai mining the ilIhlJihg oI
WORK ".s} 70 elElt hours Is aDsolNleI-
itilI"e 'iGa"ie %,'o H4toSssi".c' some
miners pGihE 't"Ie 10 IGao louI' H'e Oh
s.E cons oil coal IN ei-hl hours whereas
otisI miners may require zen 10 t"eIEe
hours 60 i"i,H as much' own! 20 coiluI-
uoHa "-ehh ,I' I''Ht wan 9'eI' 10
umpeflh-' the 'dilicuI-y ei''unJgied III
some cases Ia dlEglhg d nara pace
etc 50 thal an eIghJ-Rlour Gay "nese
deHhite amount OF coal Is required 10 DC
gotten out would be unsatisfactory TO
me miners as wen as TO the operator.
ret Shoulu TINS Dill pass Ihe mine
owners VIII De compeHeu eltaer 10 put
the pay OF theIG employees on an eiShI-
houf system ana continue Iile o.d system
WIN reference 10 others, or ADOPT tLe
Only alternative mat OF dlschargIng all
lhese young men VINO nave not vet
fGaeil9d the age OF IWehly-one years
Whatever Ihelt stature or physical aolI-
lty may De. ana what IS true OIL coal
Mining is equally true OF every other
INDUSTRY IN when young men or glrIS
anu young women uhder twenty one
years OF age are employed Saiesladles'
Stehographefs ana once he!ps OF every
Klhd. 1t IS OF the utmost Importance
therefore, that TINS Dill be either Smoth-
efeu III committees kllled on Ihe moor OF
nave AHegaiy ana GaffeIt counties eA-
empteu from us provisions an the
ilIGlIpef2 from AIleedlly anu ., GarIeII
IN poth house ana senate Will keep
close WaIch on TINS lnlqultous measure.
r. me SENATE hon-cohcurrlhg ~ IN Ihe
house message TO ADJOURN thursday
nlght un4i Monday night the House
1eid hlght session thursday ana alter
deieatlhg the woman suffrage Dill
adjourned until tVe minutes alter MD,
hlght; at Whlch tlme they reconVened
ana alIer pelIig IN session IlVe minutes
adJourned at y. IL until Monday night.
Inc senate ana not adjourn until Friday
at lZ.3O IN the afternoon.
- number OF the members OF the
mouse VISITED me Springfield Asylum
at SyKesVilIe FRIDAY, among them being
Delegates LaWton ana Welmef OF Car
reiI' ana CHAIRMAN huSter, OF AlleganY
county.
delegate Long Oh Jarrett county,
mas peen srilerlhg CONSIDERABLY from
series OF DollS on ms neck, ana WhlIe not
disabling nm from House duty, ne sui
ters great pam and is clearly unWelI
from the effects.
Delegate LaWton Dill changing the
time OF meeting OF the county commits
Sloners Tor Jarrett county from quar-
tetIV 10 monthly, passed the House late
thursday evening. 1t now goes to the
senate.
Delegate Heruck Wednesday nitro.
uuceQ oil providing Tor the erection
OF poles ana liags on pubHc school build
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