The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-18
Governor Listens z HOURS
TOCHILDL Arguments
Attends Joint Committee Meeting in
Capitol In Which the -Four Pro-
posed Laws Were Discussed Favor
Z ably and Otherwise

The hall of the House of Represen-
tatives was crowded yesterday after
noon with persons interested in the dis
position of the four child labor bills
now before the Senate and House, the
occasion being the hearing on the bills
by the joint session of the Manufac
turers' Committee of the House and
the Judiciary Special committee of the
Senate. Delegations of women were
present from the child labor associa-
tions, civic clubs, women s temperance
clubs and from almost every uplift or
ganization in the State, all to urge the
passage of the bill, while manufactur-
ers and others opposed to certain fea-
lures of the measures in the present
shape, also were represented by speak
ers. The bill hall was crowded so
that every seat was taken and many
stood about the Speaker s desk. Dur
ing the afternoon Governor Brum-
baugh was spectator for two hours
and listened with much interest to the
speakers.
Chairman Cox announced that dis
cussion of five minutes would be al.
lowed each speaker, but this was de-
was taken off.
Mrs. Frederick Sehoff, president of
the National Congress of Mothers and
the Parent Teachers Association
made the principal argument for the
bill prepared by the Congress which
permits ten hours day, fifty-four pei
week, and no night work between 8
p. m. and a. M, with schooling equiv,
alent to the sixth grade, contendine
that by it's provisions everything could
be accomplished that would aid the
child at work.
Joseph R. Grundy, president of the
Manufacturers Association of Penn
sylvania, also favored the Woman :
Congress bin of the four presented
and made a plea that the boy who
wanted to work should be allowed to
work under proper restrictions. Eli At
also pleaded that the boy be given a
chance to work when he could stand
the strain of working, and said he had
entered the chain works when ne wa:
under IA years of age.
Maurer For An 8-Hour Day
James Maurer, president of the
State Federation of Labor, member OF
the House from Berks, asked, for the
good of the boy and girl, that they
not only be prevented from working
more than hours a day, as provided
in the Phipps bill, but that they should
| have facilities for an education az
provided in the Brumbaugh bin.
W. S. Snyder, of Pittsburgh, repre-
senting the Western Union Telegraph
| Company, protested that the prohibi
tion of boys from doing night messen
ger service and fixing the age limit a
Fl years, was unjust.
"You permit boys to enter the mill
tary service at 49, said Mr.. Snyder
''Why not allow them to enter tn,
messenger service at that age?o
| Paul Furber, of the Child Labor As
sociation, made plea for the Phipp
bill, which was prepared by him an,
which prohibits any child from work
ing more than hours a day or 8,
per week. Mr.. Furber was piled will
many questions by the members of tn
committee, but he answered al
promptly and evidently had loaded III
with statistics before attending tn
meeting.
To Be Another Hearing
j. S. Maeinnis, Girardsville law
yer, who said he represented the moth
ers with large families and the work
ing boy, made long address in whicl
he cited numerous instances of hard
ship resulting from boys being forbid
den to work to help their mothers aft
| er the father had been killed in tn