The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-12-11
CONGRESS AGAIN CONVENES
Labor Legislation Has Favorable
Position on Calendar.
UNloNlsTs TO URGE NEW LAWS
An Especial Effort Will Be Made to
Secure Passage of Seamen's, Immi-
grafton and Convict Labor Bills.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. - Next
Monday the sixty-fourth congress will
convene for it's final or so-called
"short" session.
The bills of interest to labor, sche-
duled for consideration at this time.
together with their parliamentary
standing, are as follows:
Seamen's bill - Passed senate.
House passed substitute, which is now
in senate committee.
Immigration-House passed Burnett
bill, with literacy test Senate COM
mittee on immigration has reported
the bill favorably.
Domestic convict labor bill-House
passed Booher-Hughes bill, which pro-
vides that convict labor goods shipped
into another state shall be subject to
the laws of that state. Reported fav-
orably by senate committee on educa-
tion and labor.
Foreign convict bill-House passed
Hensley-Stone bill, which makes it il
legal to admit foreign goods, if made
in whole or in part by convict labor
Reported favorably by senate commit
tee on manufactures.
Bureau of labor safety-Passed by
the house. Reported favorably by
senate committee on education and
labor.
Building regulations for District of
Columbia-passed house. In senate
committee on District of Columbia.
Locomotive inspection-Reported by
the house committee on interstate and
foreign commerce, and occupies fifth
place on unanimous consent calendar.
Special rule ordered for it's considera-
ton. This bill would extend boiler
inspection law to cover machinery in
connection with engine.
Minimum fine for violation of hours
of service law-Passed house. In
hands of senate committee on inter-
state commerce. This bill fixes min
imum fine of $100 for violations of
the law
Prohibit Taylor or speeding up"
system in navy yards and government
ork-shops-Deitrick bill has been re-
ported favorably by house committee
on labor Subcommittee of senate
committee on education and labor has
made favorable report of the Borah
bill, which refers to the same sub
ject, to the full committee.
Kern-McGillicuddy bill, intended to
strengthen and liberalize federal en-
ployes' compensation act has been re-
ported favorably by the house commit
tee on the judiciary.
Eight hours-Conservation bill, con-
tanning eight hour provision for min
ers and other employees of contractors
and lessees, passed house. Before SEN
ate committee on public lands.
Child labor-A number of bills
bearing on this subject have been in
troduced The Owen-Palmer bills are
believed to be the best prepared meas
ures. They provide for the prohibi-
tion of child labor products in inter-
state commerce. This principal has
been indorsed by the house commit
tee on labor, in substitute bill re-
ported to the house of representatives.
Other bills to be considered are:
Industrial education.
To amend the act relating to the
postal savings system.
To codify the laws relating to ma
tional elections.
To aid in the construction of rural
post roads.
To revise the judicial code.
To regulate the wages of mechanics
and laborers employed by the United
States government
To regulate the procedure in federal
courts
To shorten night work of postoffice
clerks.