Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-29
CHILD LABOR BAN
FOR CONSTITUTION
PASSED BY. HOUSE
MI Efforts to Modify Measure
by Amendments FaiI-Tur-
buIent Scene Marks Final
Vote on Bill

w AS Elm IO-N, ADl IL ~ NoO
luton proposing a child labor amend
ment to the constitution was passed
late Saturday by the house.
Every effort to modify the meas
ure, which now goes to the senate,
failed. 1t would empower congress
to limit, regulate or prohibit the la
Dor of children under IS years of
age.
Opposition was based chiefly on
the ground that the proposed amend
ment, made necessary if congress
is to have authority to deal with
the problem, by the action of the
supreme court in twice declaring
federal child labor laws unconsttu'
tionaI, would constitute an invasion
of state rights.
! Proponents of the resolution con-
tended that a federal standard must
be set up to bring certain states
enactment of child labor legislation
to a more rigid requirement. The
resolution would enable congress to
set minimum standard beyond
which states would be free to go in
controlling the problem.
Amendment Fails
An amendment to make resolu-
ton apply to children under Is, in
stead of IS years of age, as origi-
nally provided for, was proposed by
| Representative MacLafferty, Re-
publican, California, and was adopt
ed by a tellers' vote of las to 1876.
Later, a roll call was demanded, and
the amendment eliminated by a
vote of 1919 to 1863
! Determined efforts were made to
exempt child employees on farms. A
series of amendments to this emo
were rejected in rapid order by
votes of more than two 10 one.
Mr.. Garrett lost a fight to require
state conventions, rather than leSis
latures, to ratify the proposed
amendment, while Representative
Linthicum, Democrat, Maryland
sought unsuccessfully to require
ratification within seven years.
A last-minute attempt was made
by Mr.. Montague to exempt farm
and home labor, and to require rat
ification within seven years by state
conventions, but the amendment
was lost on a viva Voce vote.
AS the house approached a final
vote, the session grew turbulent,
and before debate closed, Mr.. Eos
ter charged that Chairman Graham
had attempted to block report of the
amendment by the judiciary com
mittee The latter declared the
charge was utterly untrue" The
amendment, he said, was treated
without any obstructive acts on
my part"
Mr.. Longworth declared that what
Mr.. Graham had said was "abso'
lutely true" and that he knew Mr.
Graham had expedited the matter
in all possible ways
Details of Vote
Thirteen Republicans aud fifty six
Democrats voted against the reso-
luton.
The Republicans were: Andrew.
Bixler, Brand of Ohio, Connolly of
Pennsylvania, barrow, Free, Ora
ham of Pennsylvania, Hill Of Mary
land, Merritt. MoOres of Indiana,
Tinkham, Underhill and Watson.
The Democrats were: Alternately
Allgood AswelI. Banllhead, Bland,
BIantOn, Bowling, Brand Of Georgia,
Browning. Bulwinkle, Busby, Con
nally of Texas, Crisp, Deal, Domi-
nick, DouShton, Drewry. Driver, Full
mer, Garner. Garrett of Tennessee.
Gilbert, Goldsborough, Halves, Hill
of Alabama, Hooker, Hudspeth, JEFF
fers, Kerr, Lanham, Larsen of GeOr-
gia, Linthicum, LOwrey, McDuffie,
MCSwain, Mansfield, Martin, Monta-
que, Moore of Georgia, Moore of Vir-
ginia, Oliver of Alabama, Park OF
Georgia, Peery, Pou, Rayburn, Sand
/ lin, Smithwick, Steagall, Summers
of Texas, Tucker, Tidings, Vinson of
Georgia; Williams Of Texas, Wilson
of Louisiana, Wingo and Wright.
Voting in the affirmative were
one hundred and siXty-seven Repub-
licans and one hundred and twenty.
eight Democrats.
The vote was 297 to SO, or SO more
than the tWo-thirds required for pas
sage.
Thirteen Republicans and So Dem
ocrats voted against the resolution.
The Republicans were: Andrew,
/ BiXler, Brand, of Ohio; Connolly, of
/ Pennsylvania; Darrow, Free. Ora
ham, of Pennsylvania; Hill, of
Maryland; Merritt, Moores. Indi-
ana; Tinkham,~ Underhill Watson.
The Democrats were: Abernethy,
. Allgood, 4-swell, Bankhead, Bland,
BIanton, Bowling, Brand. of Geor.
. gia; Browning, Bulwinkle, Busby;
. Connally, of Texas; Crisp, Deal,
/ Dominick, DOuehton, Drewry, Driv-
err Fulmer Garner, Garrett, of Ten
nessee; Gilbert, Goldsborough.
Halves, Hill. of Alabama, Hooker,
/ Hudspeth. LETTERS. Kerr, Lanham,
Larsen, of Georgia; Linthicum,
LOwery, NIcDuffie, McSwain, Mans
field. Martin, Montague, Moore, of
4 Georgia; Moore, of Virginia; Oliver,
( of Alabama; Park, of Georgia; Peery,
POu, Rayburn, Sandlin. Smithwick.
Steagau, Summers, of Texas, Tuck
er, Tydings, NinS0n. of Georgia,
Williams, of Texas. Wilson. of Lou
isiana. Wingo, Wright
Voting in the affirmative were
l67 Republicans, 12S Democrats.
one socialist and Zone independent.
Paired against the amendment
were: Representatives Fairchild,
Mcleod, Snyder. Ware and Welsh.
Republicans. and Ill. Buchanan.
Humphreys, Lee, Of Georgia; Stew,
enson and Ward. North Carolina.
Democrats.
Representative Longworth. OF
Ohio, the Republican leader. aided
Representative Foster, Republican.
Ohio, author Of the resolution in
conducting the fight for the meas
ure.
The opposition was directed by
Chairman Graham, of the judiciary
committee, Representative Garrett,
of Tennessee. the Democratic lead.
er. and Representatives Sumner. of
Texas, and Montague. of Virginia,
| Democrats.