Evening journal., 1915-02-18
new Child LABOR
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present Child Labor Commission and
create n State Labor Commission of hvoI
Amendment is Lost.
Senator Furniss offered an amend
ment 10 the bill, providing that no
more than two members OF the COM
mission should Lelong TO the same
political party, that two members
should be women, and that there
should be one representative OF or
ganized labor. IL was lost, IL 10 4.
These we're the amendments approved
by the Labor Legislation Committee.
Senator Hoffecker. in speaking for
/ the bill. stated that he was chairman
Of the commission which had gone 10
! Wilmington 10 investigate the present
commission. which, Miss Bissell, said,
''was gasping it last BREATH"
"Ne were fully convinced that the
commission was not efficient" he de-
lclared
'There seemed TO be something be-
tween the members of the commission
land inspector which caused bad feeling
that was very manifest lie said the
new bills provided for smaller COM
mission which they believed could ac.
complsh more efficient work, and would
lhave its foundation from different
source. the Governor instead OF inc
Judges. lie said he believed this to be
the proper method.
Senator Gormley next spoke on the
bill
; "The charges have been made and
b will probably be made again, that tho
General Assembly has been in great
hurry TO pass these bills he said
r ''but in the light of events of the lasi
a five or six weeks ] don't think that
is the case. The subject has been
( threshed out in the press and through
/, the medium of the Legislative hearing
i'm Wilmington IL obtained more pub
4 icity than any other subject that has
. been brought before the General As
l sembly at this session"
ITO my mind the commission. and
the commission alone Is responsible
for the trouble continued Senator
Gormley. He said that at the leeisla-
. tive hearing i'm Wilmington the mem
bers OF the commission had admitted
Il that the present commission is too un
J. wieldly when they stated they ha'
" turned over the work to an executive
j. committee of three members,
T. 'srhat proves the fallacy of their coi
tention that the proposed commission ,
five members is too small" he declared
~ believed that the commission of h'
will DO the same as the commission ,
I eight. and win appoint an eNecuti'
committee to do the real work aud upo
whom will devolyc the work of carr.
ing out the law"
MIR. Gormley asserted that neithe
the provisions of the Child Labo
Law OF the Ten Hour Law would b
disturbed by the pending bills.
81 believe that one of the main an
-, best things contained in the new bill
me Is the clause providing that no en-
ma ploye of the commission shall be dis
~ charged until copy of the charge
M, against him has been furnished hi
. and he has had n fair hearing col
Inn tlnued Mr.. GOrmley.
IN IN "We would not have been confront'
i with all this trouble had this poll'
by been carried out by the present COZ
~ mission. ] am not here 10 defend I
Mis- spector Gibbons. l do not knc
aud whether or not he was efficient or d
'li.y ficient. but il is known by everybody
rub Delaware that the commission simr
An. took the bull by the horns when
ps dismissed him.
air. The bill was then passed. 10 yeas
as nays. Senators Carter and Furni
.ir- voting mo.
,e,- The other two House bills auihc
izine the state Labor Commission
rhe appoint the Child Labor Inspector al
w The Tcn-Hour Law Inspector, we
then passed unanimously.