The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-18
DECK CLEARED
FOR BATTLE ON
3O-HOUR WEEK
Black Bill to Be ReShaped
by House Committee;
Senate Opens Study.
BY RUTH FINNEY,
Times Special Writer

Times Special Writer
WASHINGTON, April 10. - The
task of reshaping the Blick bill into
a workable measure for reducing
hours of employment and establish
ing minimum wage begins Wednes-
day in the house labor committee.
The senate bill, freed at last from
the parliamentary tangle that held
it up eleven days, will be referred tc
the committee today. Chairman
Connery dem, Mass), probably
will appoint subcommittee to study
the amendments proposed by the
administration and incorporate them
in a new bill.
A second set Of amendments, sup
plementing those first sent down,
has been received from Secretary Of
Labor Frances Perkins by the COM
mittee.
The debate in committee will CEN
ter around four proposals.
May Regulate Wages
First, to raise the limit of the
working week from thirty hours 10
thirty-six hours and the working
day from six to eight hours, with
longer hours possible at certain sea-
sons of the year.
To regulate wages as we'll as
working hours.
To do this through establishment
of individual boards for each in
dustry, with power to make regu-
lations on working hours and mini
mum wages, and to punish violators
through publicity or otherwise.
To extend the provisions of the
bill to all foreign goods made in
workshops not having similar regu-
lations.
The first three propositions have
the backing of the administration.
The fourth does not.
Embargo Advocates Lose
Advocates of the foreign embargo
received a severe setback Monday
when the senate refused to recon-
slider its earlier action on the bill.
Reconsideration vas urged solely to
give an opportunity for a new vote
on the foreign embargo.
The first time the senate voted on
this it defeated it, Al to 80. Mon
day, with the foreign embargo the
sole issue, the vote against recon-
sideration was So to 80. Twelve
Democrats, most of them opposed to
passage of the bill in any form,
voted for reconsideration, along with
twenty Republicans.
Meanwhile, widespread interest in
short work week and minimum wage
legislation in the different states is
indicated in information collected
by the United States women's
bureau.
One branch of the California
legislature has passed a bill estab-
fishing the five-day week for state
employees wherever the Governor
finds it practical.
Cut Working Time
Three measures reducing the
working hours of women have been
passed by the Connecticut senate.
Illinois legislative committees
have been holding hearings on a
five-day week bill applicable to all
persons.
Massachusetts has memorialized
congress to enact a 30-hour work
week and minimum wage bill.
Michigan's encouragement is
preparing 30-hour week bill to
apply to all workers, with the
possible exception of domestic labor
and farm help.
Minnesota's house of representa-
tives has received a favorable report
on bill applying the 30-hour week
to all public works.
Minimum Pay Laws Passed
New York and Utah have enacted
minimum wage laws applying to
women and number of measures
reducing women'S working hours are
pending in New York.
Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and
Wyoming are all considering re-
duction of women'S hours of labor.
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and
Rhode Island have been considering
women's minimum wage legislation.
and Connecticut has been consider
ing similar bill for minors.