Evening journal., 1919-03-04

lresentatiye Of the employers. one OF the
employees and one Of the public, at
least one Of whom must be a woman.
pointing out that this would open the
way TO have two women on the board.
we az love the women but we don't
think the time has come when We
want our indu.trial life regulated by
women ne declared.
Referring 20 the clause giving inquisl-
t0rial powers 90 the board he re-
marked that manufacturers and en-
ployers are busy men and don't want
10 be continually harassed by investi-
cations
In conclusion Mr.. Jones expressed his
belief that all working women in VII
minston are amply paid at present, aud
repeated this assertion at the request
Of Mr.. NicNabb, who stated that hc
wished 10 place him on record.
Mr.. McNabb wanted 10 know about
The case referred 10 by Mr.. Stierle. and
MIR. Jones IL two women could live on
Sl3 a week.
Il don't know replied Mr.. Jones
Mr. McNabb then declared that two
women could not live and maintain a
home on that sum. They can exist
but that's all. he said
Il can say without fear of coniradic-
ton that the women workers of Nil
mingt0n. as a class, are amply paid. p"
declared Mr. Jones.
Mr. Smalley remarked that the Com
sumers' League had made am inVcsti-
cation and found that the work.ng
women of Wilmington are not su1ici-
emily paid. He also declared that there
was no warrant for the statement That
there would Doe two women on the
board OF arbitration. \
Dr Candcr stated that one hundred
~ the leading manufacturers aud mcr-
chants Of Wilmington favored the bin.
Rabbi R3binowilz next spoke upon tins
measure. declaring that ile minimum
Wage bin Was necessary legislation. and
that tho cuacti0n 81 such legislation
would do much 60 eliminate the labor
unrest tI1t j. now evident throughout
tllc nation. Are we going 10 make
laws 90 satisfy the working people In
adNancc3' Dee asked. "Or are We going
90 wait until the laborins people arise
in their might Js they did in Germany
and Russia?
Declaring that only one side ~ the
question had been heard. Reprcscni1-
tive Parker wanted % know how y
Mould effect the man entering busi-
Hess ON borrowed capital.
In replying Ga this question. Miss
GdWihropc remarked that the interest
on such capital must not bc paid at
the expense OF living wage for
women
Mr.. Jones concluded the hearing by
declaring shat the passage Of the bill
would bc throWine q monkey wrench
into the wheels of industry. ne de-
clared that things are humming now
as the result of the momentum caused
by the war, but that six months from
now no 1ne could tell whether the
wheels Of industry would rcyolvc at
all
Ellis Passed by Senate.
In the senate yesterday afternoon
Lieutenant-CioyernOr Elias0n reported
that in accordance with q resolution
passed 10y the last Legislative a joint
commission Of which De Is a member
had arranged and carried out plans for
burying the bodies Of former Governor
Daniel Rogers and wife and former
Governor Joseph Haslet and family in
Odd Fellows cemetery, Milford.
Some House bills passed by the SEN
ate during the afternoon were as fol
lows Shortening the method OF read
lng indictments in criminal cases; pro-
viding for the reviving and extending
OF the time for recording private acts;
Nu aauwnnN n
relative 60 tile filing Of notes and bonds.
I'm addition 20 adopting Senator
Walkers resolution. the Senate passed
three House bills at the afternoon ses-
sion. most Of the afternoon being de-
voted 10 the joint hearing upon the
minimum wage bill in the House. one
of the bills passed was Representative
bill reducing from 10 to
3 per cent. o month the amount Of in
terest that may be charged by pawn
brokers. Another was Representative
Jakes bill authorizing the town COM
misSioners OF Wyoming TO borrow
money for a light and water system for
that town. and The third was a bill ap-
plying similarly TO the town Of Cam
den.
The House passed the House bill
creating the ofiice Of chief deputy at
torney- general and Increasing from
50 800 to $500 per annum the con-
tingent fund Of the attorney-general.
Representative McNabb objected 70
the proposed increase in the contingent
fund. saying it was too large but left
the Capitol before the vote was taken.
Representative Francis stated the at
iorney- general and his deputies had 70
give their personal notes to obtain extra
funds needed by the attorney-general's /
department during the last two years
The departments work has doubled and
q larger contingent fund is essential.
The bill was passed by a vote OF %
TO 8. Representatives Hardesty, Hast
ings and SOper dissenting.
The House recommitted for further
amendment the House bill amending the
income tax law. The proposed addi-
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