Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-02-14
Senate Puts in Morning on This and Il
Couple OF Other UnimpOrtant
Measures.

ne majority reported TeCOllllleHu-
ing that the bill do not pass. The mi
nority recommended that the bill pass
as amended, while the second minority
report with the lone name Of Dimick
attached recommended that the bill
pass as returned from the house. DIM
ick's report was turned down by a
vote of % to Z. The Clackamas SEN
ator then gave his support to the mi
nority report which was substituted
for the majority report with 10 sena-
tors voting in its favor.
Optional With Workers.
The original bill was for a fiat 10
hour day. AS amended the bill makes
the working day in factories 10 hours
but gives the workers the right to
work overtime with double pay.
In the course of his speech Dimick
dramatically produced a telegram
from the labor commissioner of Cali
fornia, somewhat to the discontinue
Of Senator Day.
Senator Day" said Dimick, did
you not say in committee meeting that
the woolen mills of California have
closed down because of the legislation
of the S-hour law?'
81 did" answered Day.
Now l have been doing little in
vestigatlng myself" thundered Dlmick,
producing the wire message.
The message stated that there are
now no woolen mills in operation in
California, because there are none To-
Gated there, the last one having burn
ed down three years ago. The message
said that the only cotton mill in the
state is operating with two eight-hour
shifts without difficulty and that the
eight-hour law is satisfactory to all
concerned.
Would Hurt, Says Thompson.
Senator Thompson declared that the
state is not ready for the legislation
proposed in the bill
at would be fatal to the timber in
dustry in klamath and Lake counties, "
he asserted, eve have not yet enough
mills. Let us get the mills first"
Barrett and Klddle both produced
kilograms from eastern Oregon flour
and saw mill managers urging them
to fight the bill.
Senator Day said that he had been
an employer Of laborers all his life,
and decried the popular belief that
there is an eternal warfare between
the employer and the employe.
Butler in explaining his vote said
that he had kilograms from all of the
mill workers among his constituents
urging him to vote against the bill.
Dimick asked a call Of the house
before the vote on the substitution of
the majority report was taken, Sena-
tor Miller was the only senator who
could not be found and rather than
adjourn without voting Dimlck agreed
to a vote without the Lebanon solon.
NCuncr Bill Killed.
Senator Neuner fought hard but
without avail for the substitution OF
a minority report for the adverse ma
jority report on his bill repeating the
Coos Bay wagon road land grant and
providing for the distribution of the
lands, He declared yehemently that
to adopt the adverse report would be
to place another feather in the cap Of
the Democratic governor Governor
West has carried on a long investiga-
tlon Of the grant and has urged the
repeal Of the grant. Neuner declared
that for the legislature to turn down
the governor on the measure would
result in the election through the sup
port Of those interested in the lands
Of other Democratic governors.
Favor Hawley Bill.
The committee on medicine, pharma-
cy and dentistry recommended the pas
sage Of lIawleys bill relating to the
practice Of veterinarians and Of medi-
cine. The report was adopted An
adverse report was made and adopted
on HoskIns' bill to prevent the trap
ping Of game birds or the hunting OF
birds with dogs,
The bill Of the military committee
for an appropriation for the naval mill
tia, and Senator Stewards bills for the
creation Of experiment stations in NAL
heur and Harney counties we're with
drawn, Committee reports occupied
the entire forenoon session.
Lawrence Bill Passed.
The Lawrence bill was passed with
but few dissenting votes, It provides
that no female can be employed in any
manufacturing, mechanical, or mer-
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