AN ACT LIMITING THE HOURS OF DAILY SERVICE OF LABORERS AND
MECHANICS EMPLOYED UPON WORK DONE FOR THE UNITED
STATES, OR FOR ANY TERRITORY, OR FOR THE DIS-

TRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Printed for the use of the Committee on Education and Labor

PARTS 1-5

VOL. 1

WASHINGTON

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

1912

UNITED STATES SENATE,

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR,
Washington, D. C.

The committee met at 10 o'clock a. m. Present: Senators Borah (chairman), du Pont, Page, and McLean. Daniel Davenport, of Bridgeport, Conn., representing the American Antiboycott Association; James A. Emery, counsel of the National Association of Manufacturers; and James H. Hayden, attorney for the Carnegie Steel Co. and the William Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building Co., appeared.

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The CHAIRMAN (Senator Borah). Gentlemen, I think we will ceed with the hearing. It is presumed that those members of the committee who are not present will read what is said. It is likely that other members will drop in directly. The committee has before it this morning House bill 9061, known as the eight-hour bill. I understand that the gentlemen present desire to be heard upon the matter. Judge Davenport, do you desire to proceed now?

Mr. DAVENPORT. I am willing to do so, although I am not appalled by the size of the audience. I guess, for the purposes of what I want to say, I may as well go on and put it in the record.

The CHAIRMAN. We will proceed with the hearing. It is going to be taken down and will be printed, and the committee will have the benefit of it.

STATEMENT OF DANIEL DAVENPORT, REPRESENTING THE AMERICAN ANTIBOYCOTT ASSOCIATION.

Mr. DAVENPORT. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the committee: We are now in a late stage of the history of attempts at legislation of a character such as is proposed in the bill now before the committee. Of course, the drafting of a law which so intimately affects the administration of the affairs of the United States Government in all its vast transactions is a very practical matter, for it affects not only the interest of the Government, but also the interests of those who have occasion, in carrying on business, to deal with the Government.

In order that this committee may be apprised of the real situation of the law on the subject, I want to lay before the committee the existing law and then to acquaint it with the different measures which in former Congresses have been proposed from time to time and been very carefully considered by this committee and the Labor

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