Valdez daily prospector., 1913-03-25

cd, but not the time required to go from the shaft house to the boarding house, nor the time con: Esumed there. nor the time, con- sumed returning from the board, 1 ing house to the shaft. He was quite certain, too, that if the men ate, lunch in the mine, instead Of coming to the surface, that time would not be included in the eight hours. The law provides for eight hours work, and includes noth- l inr else except the time consum- 1 ed between the top of the shaft and the face of the stOpe. To tnis, MT. Kinzie was opposed. '''I do not wish to be misunder- , stood,' said Mr. kinzie, "my com panics are in favor of an eight hour day, and We are going to in stitulc that, even if no law should be passed by the legislature. But if the eight hours start at the top of the shaft, We will have to ma ke several regulations which will be objected to by the men and I am frau .v will make trnuble.'
 That is what we are trying to avoid," said Senator Roden. III has not been so very long since we had a strike in the interior. in which three thousand men went out
 The discussion on the eight ilouf DllI Tor miners was largely between Mr. kinZie and Senator noucn, although Senator Willard, senator Sutherland, Attorney Burton and Judge Gunnison took more or less part. Colonel Mill lard believed that the bill should De amended to include contract o,rSs, it being agreed that the bill dld not cover this.
 The Woman's eight-hOur bill was then taken up, and J. R. Bee gle spoke first against it. He said that 1T It became law, it would throw hundreds of native women out of work, as they would not work eight hours if paid the pro poftIOnlte sum.
 WhO will you get tr take their places? ," asked Senator Willard.
 "Well," said Mr. Beegle, ''in the event that we cannot get more efficient help, We may have 10 employ them.'
 He said. however. that if the law passed it would be necessary to work two full crews, and this would make it very expensive. He said also that it might lead to using spoiled fish, which suggest ed to Senator Willard that a law to prevent the canning soft fish might be a good law anyway.
 Judge Gunnisun spoke gener- ally against the bill. There are very few white women employed in Alaska, anyway" he said, and :hr did not believe that there was any necessity for an. eight-hour law for them, although he thought the principle was good. He said also. that iH discussing these bills in the committee and in the leg iSIature. Inc viewpoint should be | that of the brOadeSt possible con- .structiOn II know from my own experience on the bench that you never can tell what d court will decide, he said.
 MP. Mckinzic has prepared the 1ollnWIng amendment. which will be offered as a substitute for see tlnn two of the Rodrn labor bill:
 "Thal the period of employ iIi' Ut l''I uIl tl''l NttlIS W Ilfb are tItI- plnNrd. occupied. or engaged. in work or labor, of any kind or na- lure. m underground workings. open cut workings. open pit work ln2s. in search for. or in he rX- tract ion of. minerals. whether base OF precious. or who are en- gagged in such underground mines. undrrGrnlInd workings, open cut workings or open pit workings. for other purposes. OF who are employed. engaged OF oc- rupied. in other underground workings of any kind or nature. open cut workings or open pit workings, for the purpose of fun- ncling, making excavations, or to accomplish any other purpose or design, or who are employed, en- gagged. OF who work, in, on or about, and in connection With, the operation of dredges, smelt-, Fcrs, reduction works, stamp mills, concentrating mills, chlorinating processes or cyanide processes. shall not exceed eight .(8( hours within any twenty four (24) hours, except on such days as a change of shift is made; exc clud- Ing, however, any lntefmlSSlollS of time for lunch or meals, and excluding also the time required in descending to or ascending from or otherwise going to or from the place where the work is actually carried, on, whether such, going to or coming from the Fplace of work be in going. on OF off shift, or in going to and re- turning from meals, OF lunch; .it being the intention of this Act to limit the hours of employment in any twienty-four (2tl tn eight t8) hours of actual labor at the face or other place OF places where the work or labor to be done is actually performed; pro vided, that in case of emergency where life or property is i'll dan- ger, the period may pc a longer