Evening journal., 1915-02-13
NEW Commission
FOR Child LABOR
NDTEN-HOURhAW
Governor to Appoint Five
Members Who VIII Name
the Two Inspectors
PLAN IN House With
FAVORABLE REPORT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, Feb. 13.-Following
the lengthy hearing yesterday the
House committee on revised statutes
late in the afternoon reported substl-
tute bills to abolish the present Child
Labor Commission of eight members
and to create in its stead a State La
l Dor Commission of five members, who
shall have supervision over enforce
ment of the Ten-HOur WOmen's En-
ployment Law as we'll as the Child
Labor Law.
( While the three bills. if enacted,
would end the terms of the present
eight members of the Child Labor
Commission, the new State Labor
Commission would have greater scope
/ than ever in enforcement Of the well
fare laws and would also have the
appointment and control of the Ten
Hour Law and Child Labor inspectors.
thus keeping them out of politics. The
Democratic members of the revised
statutes committee voted with the Re
publicans to report the bills favor
ably, but reserved a right to offer
amendments, if they should desire, on
the floor of the House. It is said the
Republicans may have an amendment
to make mandatory the appointment
Of at least one woman member of the
commission. Representative HILL
chairman Of the committee, reported
out the three substitute bills. The Re
publican members of the House held
"a conference before the reports were
made, when the substitute bills were
read and discussed. IL is intimated
the Republicans will support solidly
/ the plan as outlined in the substitute
/ bills. with possibly a minor change
or two, and that several Of the demo-
cratic members may support it unless
they make it party question, which
certain men are trying to get them to
do.
The substitutes abolish and termi-
nate the duties and powers of the
present Child Labor Commission at
once, and empower the Governor to
appoint a commission of five men,
bers, one from each county and two
at large to be known as "The State
. Labor Commission" the appointees
/. TO be named for one. two, three, four
and five years respectively, and their
successors to be appointed in April
of each year for five-year terms.
There is nothing in the substitute
providing that any members Of the
Commission shall or shall not be
women.
They shall have supervision over
the enforcement of the Child Labor
laws and the Ten-Hour law for the
employment of women, and are given
authohity TO appoint the Child Labor
, Inspector and the Ten-Hour Law in
spector both TO be bona-fide residents
of Delaware. the later to be an as
sistant TO the Child Labor Inspector
, There is no provision that either in
N spector shall or shall not be a wO-
. man.
4 The state Labor Commission under
/, the substitute bill, is empowered tC
y remove any inspector or employe fol
/, cause. after charges have been pre-
r ferred and have been heard publicly
/, At the request of the accused inspec
tor or employe. the charges shall b'
? made to him in writing. An appro
priation of $1,000 a year for defray
S ing the expenses of the Commission
G. is made.
- ne AHlAu ifdNUi AnnItRtNl nhnt
receive a salary Of $500 a year an'
/, shall be appointed for a four-yeal
term. that salary being the same al
p at present The Ten-Hour Law in
D.. spoctor shall receive $1,000 a year, th'
/ same as at present and shall he ap
pointed by the State Labor Commits
al sion for four-year term. At pres
y ent this inspector is appointed by th'
\ Chancellor Under the present Law
the Child Labor Commission of eigh
members Is appointed by the Stat
judiciary and il appoints the Chil'
Labor Inspector There is no com
mission at present 10 supervise en-
fOrcement of the Ten-Hour Law. th'
Ten-Hour law Inspector, Miss Mar,
Malone, being responsible for its en-
forcement. and no question has heol
. raised as TO her efficient administra
tion Of the Office.