Evening journal., 1913-03-15
BURDEN DOWN
TEN HOUR BILL
In THE SENATE
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many States are giving consideration
to bills to limit the hours of employ
ment of women. daily to eight or nine
hours
At the hearing yesterday afternoon
Miss Margaret H. Shearman. DR..
Buckler, of Baltimore; Caleb E.
Burchenal, James o. Kane and Rich
ard S. Monck spoke against the Sem
ate amendments George W. Sparks,
speaking for the Chamber of Com
merce, deplored that an agreement
had not been reached on this bill as
had been done with the child labor
bill. Joseph Bancroft suggested an
other amendment that would make a
change in the card system required
to be posted if the bill becomes a
law. but Senator Reinhardt told him
he did not think any change was
necessary In that feature, as the post
ing of cards announcing the hours OF
employment, he believed. would meet
the objection raised by Mr., Bancroft.
The latter then withdrew his obiec-
tion to that point
Mr.. Reinhardt stated that the com
mittee thought that both sides should
make concessions as a compromise,
He said the laundries had asked for
twelve weeks a year OF tifty-nine
hour each. and as the Consumers
League was opposed to It the time was
cut in half and six weeks of fifty
nine hours each, permitting of two
twelve-hour days, was fixed by the
committee as a compromise. He also
said the merchants asked for two
weeks exemption before Christmas,
and as a compromise the committee
would cut it down one week.
Miss Shearman, of the Consumers
| League. pointed out that the House
already had put on two amendments,
which the League had accepted pro-
viding for one twelve-hour day each
week, and also extending from 10
O'Clock to II o'clock at night the hour
to which women might be employed
She contended that these great con-
cessions made by the Consumers Lea
que should meet the requirements OF
the laundries and merchants, and that
the Senate amendments were not in
the nature OF a compromise, but a
further concession to the laundry and
store interests that would 60 a great
way toward weakening the bill and
destroying its best intentions
The laundry amendment also ex'
empts laundries from posting cards
setting forth the hours Of employ
ment. which it is contended would
nullify the law so far as laundries are
concerned.
The bill was reported favorab3
with the Senate amendments by vote
of to 2, Senators Reinhardt, Ewin,
and Walker voting for the rep-rt viii
the amendments, and Senators CORN
ley and Walls voting against the re-
port with the two Senate amend
ments.
President pro tenn. Marshall yester
: day afternoon received the following
telegram;
Wilmington, Del March a. 1918.
President of the Senate, Dover, De
"The executive committee of tn
Inter-Church Federation of Whining
ton and New Castle County. represen;
ling officially the Presbyterian. Meth
odist Episcopal, Methodist Protestant
Baptist, Protestant Episcopal Unite
Presbyterian ard other denomination
with constituencies of many thousan
members at a meeting held this Frida
afternoon, unanimously passed tn
following:
1--WE most earnestly urge upon TN
Senate the passage of the Ten-Hou
Law Bill, as sent to the Senate froI
tho House. without amendments Pre-
posed by the Senate Committee, deem
ing the said amendments practica
qualifications of the purpose Of tn
bill
Signed. Charles Bird. president
r. l.. Jackson. secretary; Charlie
Candee, j. e. Hunsburger, Frederic
J Bringhurst George Edward Rea'
David NJ. Cleland
Caleb E. Burchenal. OF counsel 70
The 10-hour committee says tina
} while no official action has yet Zee
} taken, 1t is likely that II the Senat
J passes the bill as amended, the com
D mittee will ask that it be killed whe
c II returns to the House. He said;
, "This law was formulated as
) health measure. To allow seven VI
, limited days as asked by the store
: before Christmas when the work
D the heaviest, when the girls are rush
} ed every minute Of their time, an
when a limited day is most nee 5e'
) violates the whole spirit of the bill
C II this exemption is allowed, it wi
, not prevent the health of the stor
0 girls being broken by the terribl
Q strain of the work preceding Chris
5 mas as now happens. feel that sue
. | an exemniinn gives us a law Mithol