Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-07
cially assigned for consideration to-

morrow morning.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair lays
before the Senate H. d. 497, resolve
in favor of prohibiting the employ
ment of women and children in in
dus.ry more than 4S hours in a
week. tabled pending its passage to
be engrosed, and recognizes the Sem
ator from penobscot Senator Chal-
merS.
Mr.. CHALMERS: Mr.. President, |
move the indefinite poStponement of
tho resolve. This was a measure
! that came before the legislature in
! 1923 ana was referred to this legis-
laturc. and it is a resolve to submit
to Congress. or to request Congress
TO submit to the several states of the
Union an amendment to the United
States Constitution prohibiting wo-
men and children under IS years of
age from working in factories. etc.
more than As hours III Il week. Prior
| legislatures have failed to pass any
such measure, anr this matter comes
before this body at this time having
been Indefinitely postponed in the
House on April 2nd. | cannot see
! the need of letting this matter so
to Congress for recOmmeI datiOn
when this legislature has never re-
commended any such measure.
therefore move the indefinite post
ponement of the resolve.
Mr.. SMITH of Somerset: Mr..
! President I hone that the motion as
made bv the senator from Penob
scot. Senator Chalmers. will rot pre-
vail. Not thinking there would lie
any considerable opposition TO this
measure. | will not take your time to
discuss it's many phases. This reso-
! luton. as stated to you, is merely
suggestion to Congress that there he
enacted uniform eiEht-hour day
for women and minors. The ltepuh-
I ilcan Nati"ndl convention recon-
mehdrd Such actlon. Inc l'epupil-
can PI1lioI:P 'oi'"ilitu Il FIeAEe ~
t"lS eHe'!' 'Ah'"T IH''l N"h7' 10 ~
ACT an ti~Hl-1, H%N io' o,.it',
WI" "'i' en-
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.l,.', NJ ,'t ;r,,,a,tnn+ s,at, ind,,s-
t,.iol1,, fo,. tbie narion vas Tho uni
tn,,r,it, nf WORKING hours het\yccn
Tho North and The South. the East
ana the West, The Associated In
dustrics thro,.sh their representative
/ auucared before our committee and
recommended favorable action. stat
ing Mt the time that the longer
working hours of the South was
making it hard for them
compete with such conditions.
The state Federation of Labor
through its organization appeared
before u" committee ana recon-
mehded iaN"fahie ac'lQh' IN laC',
TINS Is Il compromise, as part o.
h"th factions helleNe that II IS pre-
, ltfahIe TO any acton mated IN lhlS
state at Iot OF expense ana trouhle
to hoth factions ana with refer
endum on TINS elEht-hour PROPOSE
ton.
IT the Senator from feuohScot'
senator ChalmorS' Is actualiN oppoS-
ed or IN FAVOR OF women ana minors
working more hours per DAY IN 'he
state OF Maine as ms ac'loh Woui"
now suggest, ana II TINS legislature
! IS opposed to every measure coming
before inns pouF laNoFaplN lor tHoSt
VINO toll. theh ! very hhuch nope ihat
"hen the vote IS taken on inns mat
Ter IL pe taken ny the yeas anu hays
lor some ua\ lhere VIII come mere
a legislature that VIII give 4 square
deal TO those re7pIe- Iaf'E pledSrs
ana promises ana Platforms hlaut
only 10 he ignored VIII not always re
tolerated. | hope, MI President
that we may nave a yea ana nay
Vote upon TINS nr"poSltinh'
ne 't-''i I'I'-N y" question
pctu'e me senate is on tie motion
OF the senator from ieho"Scot' cen
ator : aIlIeIS, VINO NOES .laI tillS
." TINS hio'lol 'ne yeas ana nays
HdNe becH dSheu. All IlloSc III idNoT