The evening world., 1917-04-20
WAR MEASURES IN
STATE SENATE ARE
HURRIED ALONG
Bills Cover Public Contracts,
Labor and Children Needed
for Farm Work.
Especial From a Staff Correspondent Of The
Evening WordD

Especial From a Staff Correspondent Of The
Evening worldl
ALBANY, N. Y, April Ex-senator
Brown to-day introduced in the Sem
ate four bills drawn by the Senate
Special War Committee. They were
advanced to third reading without
reference to committees and IL is in
tended THAI they shall be passed
early next week
The first bill provides that any State
department, board or officer charged
with the duty Of constructing public
work or improvement. Is authorized.
subject to the APPROVAL of the Gov
ernor:
"a To suspend operations in re-
spect TO any public work or improve
ment,
(2) To relieve a person who has
entered into contract with such
department, board or officer for the
construction OF public work or inn
provement from the terms and condi-
tlons Of his contract.
(3) with the consent OF such con-
tractor the time specified in such con-
tract for the completion OF such public
work or improvement may be ex-
tended.
This act is to take effect immedi-
ately and is 10 continue in effect dur
ing tho war.
Bill No. . says that the labor law
or any other law fixing the source of
labor In any employment in this
state shall not be enforced by the
Industrial Commission or by a public
officer during the war, II II shall be
ascertained upon due investigation
and inquiry that the enforcement of
such laws will obstruct or interfere
with the effective prosecution OF the
war or Is opposed to public welfare
and necessity.
No person shall be employed for
hours in excess OF those prescribed
by law except while actually engaged
in the manufacture or production Of
munitions OF war or commodities 10
be used IN connection with public
defense. in the production and care
OF agricultural products, or in work
or employment connected either di-
rectly or indirectly with the prose-
cution OF the war. or for the relief
OF public necessity occasioned by the
war.
The next war measure says that
children twelve years old or more
may be relieved from attendance at
public schools or elsewhere, as re-
quired by the compulsory education
law. for the period between April
! and November of each year. dur
the continuance OF the war and for
two months thereafter, for the pur-
pose Of aiding and performing labor
In the cultivation. production and
care Of food products upon farms and
gardens within the State under rules
and regulations to be adopted by the
Commissioner Of Agriculture.
The school authorities OF each city
and school district may provide for
the Issuance OF permits to children
who are so exempted from school
attendance. A child shall not be
granted permit without the written
consent of his parents or guardian.
A pupil in the public school or in
any school or institution who is re-
lIeved from school work and engaged
IN agricultural service during the
present school year shall be given
credit for the work Of the present
term without examination.
Bill No, 4, amending the railroad
law. which provides for the opera
ton OF trains with full train crews,
by stipulating that the provisions of
this section shall not be forced dur
ing the time that the Government OF
the United states Is engaged in war
and for period of SIX months there
after, II II shall appear to the sat
isfnction OF the Public Service Com
mission of tho Second District that
such enforcement would be opposed
10 the public welfare