Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-17
BILL IS
VETOED BY GOVERNOR
State Industrial Board Is Held
Competent to Adjust Any
Difficulties

The State Industrial Board is held
to be competent to adjust any Difficult
ties that may arise under the women's
employment law of 1913 by Governor
Brumbaugh in a message sent TO he
Senate to-day giving his reasons for
~vetoing the Hackett bill to extend the
maximum number of hours women
may be employed in hotels, boarding
houses, restaurants and similar places.
The Governor discusses the bill in de-
tail, saying in part: This bill re-
lates TO the terms of employment of
females in hotels, boarding houses and
1t amends existing law
by changing the week hours from 50
10 % and the day per week from to 6
10 Z. X X X To lengthen the hours
OF labor for all female employees in
the establishment named is a serious
matter. 1t is asked for on the ground
OF administrative necessity. 1t is op-
posed on the ground of humane treat
ment oil m In the last ANALYSIS
the welfare of our people is the SUI
premely vital matter and the Indus
trial Board is competent under law
TO adjust any difficulties that are rea-
sonably capable of adjustment. The
COOKS in hotels and restaurants get no
relief by this measure and the pro-
.prletors are in-convenienced because of
n need for early meals. Here again
a. reasonable adjustment may accom-
plish more than a re%actionary law. In
al SUCH enactments it is difficult to
distinguish between those who have
never sensed the changing attitude
OF civilization to our working people
and those who really desire to con-
serve social justice but find it difficult
to do so. To the former the Common
wealth can of course give no heed.
To the latter every aid shall be given
to the end that their proper activities
may be safeguarded in connection
with h welfare of these worthy
women who honestly labor to live
The present administration will gladlv
through its industrial board and its
legal department lend every aid con
sistent with the most humane and lust
treatment of the cases concerned"
The Governor also vetoed the
Thomas House bill directing boards
of visitors as to the number of times
they shall inspect places for the care
of children, on the ground that 1t is
loosely drawn and indefinite.
Other Bills Vetoed
Other bills vetoed were:
Horton House bill relating to safety
devices on trains at soft coal mines.
the Governor saying: 1T seems to me
a waste of time and money to attempt
to do by a new law what sane and
sensible administration under existing
law can do and do just as WE'LL
Hamilton House bill authorizing
second class cities to issue bonds for
two years instead of five. The Cover
nor says it would open the whole mat
ter to litigation n confusion and that
existing laws afford methods whereby
cities can negotiate bonds.
Patton Senate bill directing city So
licitor to prepare in advance plans of
all improvements when a jury is APP
pointed to change a highway or take
property for public use. The Cover
nor says NO well governed city would
refuse all necessary information to
parties i'm interest when a change is
made In any highway. When the city
wishes to enter upon some great and
important improvement it is mani
testify unwise to limit such improve
ment to the plans made in advance
and publicly sold to all applicants
for u trihing sum Should the city, in