Evening star., 1924-06-03
Amendment ON CHILD
Toll SENT TO STATES
Senate Passes Po2osal by Vote of
81 to 23-House Has Ap-
proved Already.
COOLIDGE FOR RESOLUTION
Two-Thirds Of Legislatures Must
Ratify Action of Congress.

The proposed child labor amend
ment to the Constitution of the
United States now goes to the states
for ratification.
The proposal. which would en-
power the federal government to linn
It, regulate or prohibit the labor OF
children under eighteen years of age,
already adopted by the House, was
approved last. night by the Senate, 81
TO 20. and now awaits ratification by
two-thirds Of the states to become
part Of the nation's fundamental law
Although President Coolidge has ex-
pressed himself in favor of the
amendment. his approval OF the reso-
luton is not required.
dozen efforts to modify the reso-
luton during the Senate debate, in
Wnlch almost every member present
was adopted as il came from the
house with forty Republican, nine
teen Democratic and two Farmer
labor ballots supporting it, and sew
enteen Democratic and six Republi-
can votes in opposition.
Lineup on Roll Call.
For the amendment: Republicans
I,
sum, Cameron, Capper. Colt. Cum
minis, Curtis, Dale, Edge, Ernst, Fer
nald, Fess. Frazier, Hale. Harreld.
Howell, johnson of California, Jones
Of Washington. Keyes, Ladd. La Fol
lette. Lenroot, Lodge, Mccormick. NC
kinley. Mclean, McNary, Norbeck.
Norris, Oddie, Pepper. Phipps, Short
ridge. Spencer, Stanfield, Sterling.
Watson and Willis-4O.
Democrats-:Adams, Ashurst, Cara
rra ~
son. Jones of New Mexico, Kendrick.
McKellar, Mayfield, Nealy, Pfttman,
Robinson. Sheppard, Shields, Stanley,
Walsh of Massachusetts,, Walsh OF
Mon ntana-19.
Farmer-Labor--John of Mime
sofa and Shipstead-2.
Total for. 81.
Against:
Republicans - Borah Goodinz,
Moses; Mos Reed Of Pennsylvania- smoot
Democrats yard, Bronssard,
Bruce, Dial, Edwards, Fletcher.
George, Heflin, King, Overman Rams
dell, Reed Of Missouri, Simmons,
Smith, stephens, Swanson and Tram
mell-17.
Total against, %.
Defeat Farm Exemption.
A proposal of Senator Reed. Demo
crat Missouri, which would have ex-
cepted those employed in agriculture
and horticulture. was defeated. 38 to
AZ, and one of Senator Dial. that
minors engaged In outdoor occupa-
tions" be excepted. was rejected
Senator Reed made two efforts to
reduce the age limit. first to fourteen
years, which was defeated % to 81
and then to sixteen years. which was
lost; 40 to 43. The Senate then pro-
ceeded to reject a substitute offered
by Senator Reed, which would have
restricted the power of Congress to
reasonably regulate" labor Of per
sons under eighteen years and to
prohibit it in industries where there
was special hazard to life and health.
On further votes the Senate re-
fused to provide for ratification by
special convention or to require com
pleted ratification in five years.
Laws Declared Invalid.
Twice the Supreme Court Of the
United States has held unoonstitu-
tional laws enacted by Congress seek
ing to regulate child labor. once
through the power granted Congress
to control interstate commerce. and
once through the taxing power placed
in the hands Of Congress. Should the
proposed be ratified by the states.
however, it will become part of the
fundamental law, and will not be
subject to court action.
Ine QeD6te on the resolution, which
originally was to have ceased at
O. clock yesterday afternoon, was con-
tinued until 2 pm, and many of the
senators availed themselves Of the
opportunity of expressing their views
ON. the subject. Opponents of the
resolution argued that ii constituted
an invasion Of states rights and
placed in the hands of Congress a
dangerous power, the power to say
to any person in the United States
@ar nf xrvH n&H - n
or not he or she should work for a
livelihood Senator Reed of Missouri.
insisted that this was a more despotc
power than held by any monarch in the
world.
The proponents OF the bill ON tho
other hand declared that a federal
standard regarding child labor must
be set so as to bring into line certain
of the states which have been back
ward in the enactment Of child labor