Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-03
COX CHILD LABOR BILL
WILL BE PASSED BY
LEGISLATURE TONIGHT
Governors Measure, Which
Has Passed House, Comes
Up for Final Reading in
Senate - Amendments
Have No Chance.


HARRIsBURG, May q - Governor
Brumbsush's child labor bill will be final
~ passed by the Legislature tonight when
that measure comes UP for a vote on
third reading in the Senate. Before the
end of tho week the other remaining Inn
portant legislation scheduled for passage
Will have been started on rush through
the Legislature, preparatory to adjourn
ment about May 90
After this week, tho consideration and
passage Of the appropriation bills, to-
gether with the final liberation Of two
or three OF the remaining important bills
Will be all that viii face this session Of
the Legislature, and plans for final ad-
journment are expected 20 be made this
week
The measures that will come before the
Legislature this week include, in addition
TO the child labor bill, the compensation
measures, the transit loan amendment to
the State Constitution. the full crew re-
pealer, the cold storage repeater and sew
eral revenue bills vet to b introduced.
When the Cox child labor bill comes up
for vote in the Senate tonight an effort
will be made by Senator Charles A. Sny-
der, who is now all alone in leading tho
night for the manufacturers, to amend IT,
These amendments are not expected to
be even considered, however.
TO PREVENT AMENDMENT.
When the famous "plcklins" committee
Of the Senate was forced to report the
measure without amendment last week,
the members OF the committee who
forced Senator Snyder TO bring the bill
out onto the floor Of the Senate agreed
that he could offer the amendments to-
night. They also agreed not to oppose
the Offering Of the amendments. This,
however does not mean anything, as
there are only Is members of the COM
mittee, and under the rules of the Sem
ate. amendments cannot even be con-
sidered on third reading II any member
OF that body objects to their being pre-
sented.
COMPENSATION BILL READY.
The series of six bills and the amend
ment to the Constitution that comprise
the workmens compensation measures
Will be reported out tonight by the Senate
Committee on Corporations, TO which they
were referred last week for minor and
inmaterlal amendments. This measure.
like the child labor bill, has passed the
House. and will be ready for the signature
of the Governor when IL is finally passed
by the Senate, which will probably be on
Monday night of next week. II Is sched- |
nled to pass the Senate without any ma
,terial changes.
|! TO VOTE ON TRANSIT LOAN.
/. The most important measure before the |
House this week is the Ware transit |
amendment to the State Constitution. |
This amendment. which would increase
the borrowing capacity OF the city OF Phil |
adelphia from seven TO 10 per cent. OF the |
assessed valuation OF taxable property, |
for transit and port development, was |
passed by the Senate last week. 1t is on |
second reading In the House tonight, and |
should finally pass that branch this week. |
II will then he ready to submit to the |
voters of the State for their approval at |
the election next fall, as 1t was introduce |
ed by Senator Ware in 1913, and was pass
ed by that Legislature.