Evening journal., 1915-02-17
Child LABOR BILLS
CO THROUGH House
Not a Vote Against Measure
to Abolish Present Commits
sion and Create New One
GIVE GOVERNOR POWER
TONAME NEW MEMBERS

L " INhWE M w MCNiOLANO
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del. Feb 17-Without a
dissenting vote. tho House yesterday
afternoon passed the House bills TO
abolish the present Child Labor Com
mission Of eight members. to create
a State Labor Commission Of five
members, and to provide that the
Child Labor Inspector and the Ten
Hour Law Inspector shall be APP
pointed by the State Labor Commits
sion. The bills we're substitutes for
those recommended by a majority of
the legislative committee that recent
ly investigated the Child Labor Com
mission.
When the bills we're called up Rep
resentatlve Hall, Democrat, said he
thought the bills met all the require
n;ents and would 40 away with the
troubles that arose under the old law.
Representative Elliott, Democrat, who
introduced the original resolution for
an investigation OF the Child Labor
Commission, spoke along the same
line as Mr.. Hall. When the third
: bill, to vest appointment Of the Ten
Hour Law Inspector in the State
I Labor Commission. instead Of in the
/ Chancellor, as at present, was called
| Up, Speaker Grantland took the floor
and exclaimed that it would place
tho Ten-HOur Law regulating en-
I pioymsut vi women. as we'll as the
! Child Labor Law. under the super
! vision of the commission. which he
! believed vas progressive step.
! While he made no criticism Of the
; enforcement Of the Ten-Hour Law,
Speaker Grantland said there had
been no provision for a commission
10 supervise the Tcn-Hou Law In
spcctor's duties in tho past. Miss
Mary Malone is the present inspec-
tor
There was an impression that an
amendment would be offered to pro-
vide that at least one Of the five mem
bors of the State Labor Commission
shall be a woman. but il was not Of
fcred. The bill now goes to th1
Senate for action.
The bills that passed the House
yesterday. would. II enacted. abolish
the present Child Labor Commission
appointed by the court at once. ant
empower the Governor to appoint {
commission Of fiye members. one from
each county and two al large. to b.
known as The State Labor Commits
sion,n the first appointees to be nam
ed for one, two. three. four and fiy'
years respectively, and their success
sors to be appointed In April Of eacl
year by the Governor for fiYe-yea
. terms. There is nothing in the bill
providing that any members Of tn
Commission shall or shall not b.
, women.
They shall have supervision owe
. the enforcement OF the Child Labo
/ laws and the Ten-Hour law. and ar
, given authority 10 appoint the Chill
} Labor Inspector and the Ten-Hou
+ Law Inspector. both TO be bOna-fid
residents Of Delaware. the later {
be an assistant to the Child Labor in
spector. No provision is made tina
either inspector shall or shall not b
woman.
p The State Labor Commission.
empowered to remove any inspecto
or employe for cause, after charge
have been preferred and have bee
!, heard publicly. An appropriation {
$1,000 a year for defraying the G,
= penses of the Commission is made
The Child Labor Inspector sha
|, receive a salary Of $1,000 year an
shall be appointed for a four-yes
\ term, that salary being the same Z
y at present The Ten-Hour Law il
!, spector shall receive $1,000 a year, Il
- same as at present. and shall be al
pointed b. the State Labor Commi
y sion for a four-year term.
2 Bills Passed by Senate.
II The Senate passed the House bi
II. to regulate the admittance of viii
70 and tostamonts 10 probate, OF MOI
- residents and persons living
foreign countries. City SOliciti
= Daniel o. Hastings. of Wilmingto
y explained the bill, pointing out tn
. it's main purpose is to simplify Il
probating of wills of persons dyiI
in foreign country.
The Senate passed the Senate ioi
resolution authorizing the State /
Y brarian TO procure new State I'll
n fer the State House.
4. Two Senate joint resolutions TO a
r tnorizc the Secretary Of State to ha
printed the general corporation La
- and tho constitution of the State
Delaware for distribution we're unaI
mcusly passed by the Senate.
The Senate also passed the Sena
joint resolution. authorizing the Sta
Commissioner of Education to ha
L printed the school laws.
n The Senate passed Senator Furni
" bill providing an open season for fs
ing for pike in waters OF Suss
ck county for the whole year
Bills ReDOrted FayOrably.
Bills reported favorably out OF 81
ry ate committees in the aftorno
US were:
ed Senator Hoffecker's bill to regul'
'at Tie use of the word trust by c.
"a porations; Senator Hofeckor's bill
TO regulate the dissolution OF corp
De- ations; Senator Joseph's bill to e
on firm a sale OF land near Lewes, ID
i'd by the commissioner Of Lcwos to
ok Delaware. Maryland and Virgil
mr. Railroad; Senator Hoffeckcr's bill
nd regulate the renewal of charters
We corporations; Senator Josephs blll
cts authorize the commissioners OF
lRr hoboth TO borrow money for the p
ed, pose OF improving and protecting
or streets and ocean front OF RehobC
Upon motion Of Senator Fraz
ds, the Senate bill to regulate the de
or and hauling of railroad cars in trar
,ur within this State. was stricken fr