The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-09
BILL ON WAGES,
 HOURS CHANGED
Labor Committee of House Has Rewritten Measure
 of Senate
tcouvrirht 1897 by United Press,

Copyright 1887 by United Press) Washington, Dec. 9.-CUP)--The house labor committee has rewrit- ten the senate approved wages and hours bill to provide governing com mittees similar to the code author ities of the MIRA, the United Press learned today.
 The committee, headed by Rep. Mary T. Norton, D., N. J., meets to- day for a final discussion of the changes before seeking passage in the house Monday. The senate ap- proved the unrevised bill last ses- sion.
 Bin as Rewritten A confidential print of the rewrit- ten bill, prepared for exclusive use of committee members, revealed these details of the revised bill:
 1. A wage and hour division would be created in the labor de- partment under the direction of a $l0000 administrator in place of the fve-man board proposed in the sen- ate bill.
 3. The administration would ap- point "a wage and hour committee to consider and recommend a mini- mum wage rate or maximum workday and workweek. or both flor any industry in which he has chosen to believe oppressive labor condi- tions exist. No committees, how ever, would be appointed for indus tries in which the minimum wages and maximum hours are better than the 40 cents per hour and 40 hours per week named in the bill. 3. Such committees shall be composed of an equal number of persons representing the employers and the employees in such occupa. ton, and of not more than three disinterested persons representing the public, one of whom shall be designated as chairman"
 {. The administrator would sub init to these committees all his data on the industry, and the committees may summon witnesses to furnish additional information.
 5. Tn recommending a minimum WaBCS O VOAbhAAtvNC olldn VOAIClQCI among other relevant circumstances the following: CD The cost of liv- ing; (O The wages paid by employ CTS in the occupation to be covered by the order establishing such mini- mum wage who voluntarily maintain reasonable minimum wage stand ards; (N The wages established in similar occupations through collec- tive labor agreements negotiated be- twen employers and employees by representatives of thir own choos- ing: (N Local economic condi- tions; (O The relative cost of transporting goods from points of production to consuming markets; (0 The reasonable value of the service rendered; and CD Differ ences in unit costs of manufacturing occasioned by varying local natural resources, operating conditions, or other factors entering into the cost of production"
 6. The committee, which would be limited to consider wages and hours and not authorized to develop fair trade practices as under the MIRA, would submit recommenda- tions to the administrator.
 '. The administrator would con- sider the recommendation in the light of public policy and conform ity with the act and hold public hearings. If a review of the hear ings fails to develop any reasons for changes, he would issue an order placing the recommendation in ef- feet. If, however, he feels the evi- dence warrants any changes, he would send them back for further consideration. Unless both com- mittee and administrator reach agreement. the latter would dissolve the committee and appoint new one. In any case the committee would be dissolved after the order covering It's industry was issued.
 In other respects the bill retains the amended form in which the house committee reported 1t.