Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-31
HARD FIGHT IN PROSPECT
OVER CH|LD-LABOR BILL
Will BE Opposed Stubbornly by Group
of Southern Democratic
Senator's.
NO DOUBT ABOUT PASSAGE
Borah VIII Attempt to Couple With
1t immigration Measure, and Cham
pfons Fear Veto il 1t Reaches viii.
son bearing This Rider.

WASHINGTON. July 3o-Prcsident
wilson having won his fight for ac-
ton. before adjournment OF Congress
on the bill to prevent interstate COM
merce in the products of child labor
the Senate Will take up the measure
this week with an interest;nr .,r,,o
gle over 1t in prospect.
Passage OF the bill Is foregore oo,
clusion, but 1T will be opposed sinh
bornly by n group of Southern Dome
cratic Senators. and an attempt Will
be made by Senator Borah ,i,,ed he.
southern Democrats, to couple with u
tho immigration BILL which tho Dome
cratic caucus determined to put over
until next session. Should tbo ~,
tempt succeed to load the child-lahor
bill with tho immigration rider m,,v
OF its champions fear It's passage will
he followed by presidential veto hc-
cause Of the lItcracy test
Senator Borah said tonight he CON
sidercd the immigration bill as vastly
more pressing than child-labor lcris-
lation. and was confident President
Wilson would not veto the double
measure because of the literacy tcst
notwith standing the fact that he cxcr.
cised the veto power on that provision
two years ago.
WILL DO EVERYTHING
HONORABLE; TO DEFEAT BILL.
Democratic opponents OF the child
labor hill have frankly told the sen
ate that they Will do "ovcrythinr hon
orahle TO defeat tho BILL" and that for
that reason they will vote in favor ~
coupling the immigration measure with
II. Senator Hardwick who will lead
the Democratic revolt, has announced
lie does not consider the action OF tho
party caucus postponing immigration
legislation az binding. He believes the
President will WELD the veto II tho
child-labor bill comes to him bearing
the Immigration measure as rider.
Senator Robinson, who reported tho
child-labor bin from the Commerce
Committee. hopes to get it before the
Senate by Tuesday. when II is expected
the pending immigration bin will have
been disposed Of AS it passed the
House, the measure provides:
That no producer or manufactured
shall ship or deliver for shipment in
Interstate or foreign commerce. tho
product or any mine or quarry in tho
United States In which children have
been employed. or the product of any
mill canncry, workshop. factory or
manufacturing establishment in which
thirty days prior 10 removal OF such
product thcrcfrom children under four
teen have been employed. or in which
children between fourteen and sixteen
have been employed more than eight
hours. more than six days a week, or
before 6 \, NJ. or after p. NJ
CLAIM II Is VIOLATION
OF CONSTITUTION
Attempts 10 halt progress OF the hill
have been made chiefly by the South
"rr cotton manufacturers and tho Ma
ti"nal Association OF manufacturers
whose representatives have Insisted
that II is in violation OF the Cnnstitu-
ton. This objection will forn tho
basis Of tho argument of tho OPPOSE
ton in the Senate. Proponents OF the
measure contend that while Congress
cannot prohibit the manufacture OF ar
,icles in a state. It may, in regulating
interstate commerce. prohibit the trans
portation OF manufactured articles be-
tween the states in promotion of tho
public welfare. and in harmony with
uniform public moral sentiment
throughout tho nation.
Pending settlement OF the child
labor legislative controversy, the House
VIII continue marking time. and con-
forces on the national defense pro-
gram will remain earnestly at work.
Tho army appropriation bill conference
Viii begin Tomorrow. The naval bill
confcrces. having disposed Of minor
sections OF that measure. expect TO
reach the big naval construction pro-
gram during the week.