Evening journal., 1921-01-24
Urge Changes
IN LABOR LAWS
Senator Lutz and Repre-
sentative Kramer Offer
Amendments at Dover
SHORTER HOURS FOR
WOMEN, CHILDREN
stan Correspondent.

! DOVER Del. Jan. 2i.-Representa-
tive Kramer, OF Wilmington, intro
duced a series OF four bills this
morning to make numerous changes
/ and amendments TO laws governing
the employment OF woman and chill
dren, OF which the Labor Commission
or Delaware has charge Of enforce
ment. The bills are advocated by he
commission.
Some OF the amendments provided
under these bills. include: lncreas-
Ing the appropriation TO the commits
sion which Is now about 5000. t0
sl2uOO, TO pay the salary OF officials
and employees and Office expenses OF
the commission.
That the employment OF children in
certain dangerous occupations be pro-
hlbited TO those under i6, instead OF
10 years Of age.
That the employment OF girls under
10 years Of age in messenger service
IN a city OF 10000 or more be prohib-
tied
That every child holding general
employment certificate must have
physical examination at least once
That every child must complete
eight yearly grades, instead OF five,
before obtaining general employ
ment certificate.
That the employment OF children
between IL and i6 years OF age for
more than eight hours per dav or
more Than 4S hours yer week be pro-
law.
That the provisions for The issu-
ing OF special permits be repealed.
Ihat a provision for system OF
badges for children engaged in street
trading be added TO The child labor
That the section OF the child labor
law which eNempts children over i2
Years Of age employed In canneries
from its provisions be repealed.
One OF the bills makes a number
OF changes in the Statep sanitary law
senator Luiz introduced a bill to
amend the law regulating the en-
ployment or. women known as the
"ten-hOur law The amendment
would prohibit women working
more than six days a week, more than
eight hours day and more than "a
hours a week. 10 also prohibits the
employment or women between 40
O'Clock at night and 6 4. NJ. In The
5 Following trades. Mechanical. trans
portation, manufactures laundries.
7 bakeries. office and prini'n- esiab-
+, lishments.
I To Reduce Mortality.
Senator Robertson introduced a bill
! 10 reduce infant and maternal NOR
4 tality, which is advocated by women
$ voters Of the Slate. This bin would
i prohibit the employment OF woman
r. TWO weeks before or five weeks after
o childbirth. hit further provides that
D a mother who has been a resident of
] ! the state three years, when the child
] Is born, is entitled 30 financial aid
D rom the Mothers Pension Commits
o sion or Delaware, al the rate OF $40 a
. week for the time OF such unempl0y-
e ment. The penalty for an employer
y who works a woman in violation OF
this act Is from S2j 10 $50 fine for the
; urst ouense; 800 20 5000 for the see.
a ond and not less than $3.50 for the
r third offense.
b Sussex County Roads.
p Senator Palmer intTOducAl an
q amendment 10 the act Of two years
% ago authorizing Sussex county 40
@ spend one million dollars for roads
lIhis act provides for the Levy Court
4 Commissioners and three citizens OF
r. the county, 10 be named by Governor
e Townsend TO have charge Of spending
e the money. II was thought That the
/. work would be done during Governor
I
j. there is still some money 10 be spenl
4 this amendment is offered aulhOrizinl
5. the Levy Court Commissioners anl
l- three citizens OF the county 10 be
l. named by Governor Denney 10 hav,
jurisdiction over the expenditure Ol
y the remainder.
n Invitation From Wilmington.
d Members OF the General Assombl,
!, received invitations today from lh,
u AmericanizaiiOn committee TO atten,
l. AmeHicanization exercises at I'm,
d Wilmington High School at somi
81 time 10 be specified by the members
y No time was fixed for the visit
Ie The House received communication
20 from st. Johns NJ. e. Church. Seaford
IS and Rose Hill Grange prOiestin,
i. against passage OF The boxing bill.
Oppose Election Law Change.
There was a hearing this afternoon
before the Revised Statutes Commit
nj tee or On ccScnatc on senator pal
Id mer's bill TO exempt Kent and SUISSE
p counties from the provisions of On
s. primary election law. There Is con
D. siderable opposition by oranges &
,s any change in The law.
rs Democratic members OF the HOus
re held a conference this morning wifi
G. several members OF the State Commit
ne tee Steering Committee.
ri NouluiilictN 10 tOnIcf.
as speaker Paskcy appointed Renrc
sentativcs Kramer. OtWell and Buck
in ingham a committee Co confer with
Senate committee relative 10 differ
ences between the two Houses owe
Senator Allee's joint resolution pro
Pc vlding for an audit OF all account
,a OF State departments, commission.
Is, etc. where State financial aid is n
o. ceivcd.
d The House amended the res0lutio
" by limiting the expenditure for sue
e. an audit TO $4,000. 10 which senate
o. Alice objected and requested a COT
a ference.
IT. President pro tenn. Handy. OF th
it. Senate. appointed Senators Alee. ShOl
and Murphy as the senate conferenc
committee.
New school Bill Ready.
nn The new school law. which n Cit
by zens' Committee has been at work q
n for several weeks. is about flnishe
ed aud will be introduced in the Hous
st wednesday or Thursday The edl
et cational commuiees of the tyy
e- Houses 10 save time probably will al
range for a Joint hearing on the bill
lis Northumberland Burh preside
80 at today's session OF the Senate.
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