Evening journal., 1913-02-12
AMEND The
LABOR BILLS
Under New Act S. Hour Week
is Provided for Working
Women

Directors of the Chamber of Com
merce at meeting held yesterday af-
ternoon decided to 80 before both
branches of the legislature and pro-
pose changes to bills which have
been introduced concerning the en-
ployment OF child labor and employ
ment of women so that manufacture
ing and other interests will not be
effected. The board favOrs regulation
of child and woman labor, but be-
heves that the bills should be chang
ed to make the bills more effective.
both as to the rights of the child and
the convenience of manufacturers. To
this end they have proposed certain
amendments which do not make any
radical changes in the bills. except
that they would prohibit the working
Of a child under - years Of age in
any packing establishment no matter
whether the establishment was en-
gagged in packing perishable vegat-
ables and fruits or not The amend
ment to section two Of the bill
strikes. out lines Z and S which pro-
hibit child under IA years OF age
from working in a bakery, barber
shop. hotel. apartment house, boot
black stand or establishment In
section 4. the age limit of l6 years is
changed to 13 years on children who
shall be permitted to engage in vari-
Gus occupations and the words in
motion are added TO machinery in
line g. The effect of these amend
ments is to allow children t3 years
of age to work while the original
Child Labor act provided that they
must be Is years of age. Under the
amended bill children are not pro-
hibited from working on machinery
which is not in motion.
All through the act the age limit Is
lowered from one to three years
which Of course hinders the real OBJ
.jects of the act as there is great
difference between child at the age
of 13 and the same child three years
later
In section No. 5, lines 16, II and is
are stricken out because they are in
conflict with the state law. These
lines prohibit a child under i6 years
old. working in a bowling alley, pool
room. IN asserting or manufacturing
tobacco, or In operating an autOmo-
bile motor car or truck.
Section g. which provides that on
the termination Of the employment OF
a child under Is years Of age, tho cm-
ploymelt certificate issued 10 the
child shall be returned b. registered
mail TO the Official issuing the same
Within a hours If the child demands
IT,
u,Lf~ eooti,., a., bc .o cboucnd an
as it will be optional on the part of the
officers receiving certificate, whether
or not same will be delivered back to
the child without physicians GER
tihcate of examination.
The act, as amended will provide
that in the absence of any documen-
tary proof Of age OF a child, the par
ent should file an affidavit setting
forth the facts as to the child's age
That part of the act as to examina-
tion of the child by physicians or
other parties is also stricken out, but
The form of the amendment has not
heen decided upon.
Tho act is changed furthermore SO
that IL will be sufficient. If the child
can read or write in any language,
instead of The English language.
Section p is changed so that seats
must be provided for girls under Is
years of age. who are working in en-
plovment that requires them to stand
All that portion of the act which
prohibits employment of children
under y and IA years of age to sell
newspapers. etc. act as a boot-black
or engage in similar occupation, is
amended so as to permit the reason
able employment Of children on the
streets within certain prescribed
hours This amendment is really a
Necessity as there are many cases
where such rule, as provided for by
the act. would prove hardship
great change is made in the Ten
Hour Act. the proposed amendments
striking out the ten hour a day pro-
vision I'm Section ], and making the
section read so that no female shall
be employed more than a total of 55
hours a week except within limita-
tions as follows: Within any day,
hours; within any week, 10 hours
and within any calendar year, 10C
hours. All such cases shall be re-
ported weekly to the inspector.
No female is permitted to work
more than eight hours when she is
employed between II p m and 6 a.
m. The rest periods also are chang
ed from forty-five minutes to thirty