The Labor enquirer., 1885-03-28
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Legislative Report,

Legislative Report.
The penitentiary bill. No. III, of the
senate, was reported favorable by the
committee that had it under considera-
ton last 1t has been slightly amended,
yet 1T is one of the most outrageous
measures that could be inflicted upon
the workingmen of the state.
Senator Cornish presented remon
strances against its passage from all
parts of the state.
House bill No. 20, to exempt thirty
days personal earnings of the head of a
family, not exceeding 500, came near
to being lost in the senate. AT the morn
ing session on Wednesday it was de-
feated by a vote of Is to s. Members of
the Trades Assembly legislative commit
tee interviewed some of the senators,
after the vote was declared, and at the
afternoon session the vote was reconsid
cred, and the bill finally passed by a vote
of IS to s. Senators Tilford, Rising,
Stevenson and Eddy made some good
arguments in its favor. Senators Moyna-
han, Howard and Barela strongly op-
posed it, Moynahan going so far as to say
There is not an honest man in this state
asking the passage of this bill. The
thieves and dead beats who do no work,
but continuously walk the streets in
idleness, are the only persons asking that
it be made law" Let the workingmen
remember these words of the senator.
He will be up for office again. The SEN
ators voting against the bilkwere
Barela, Chilcott, Howbert, Howard
Movnahan, Salazar, Tedmon, Waters.
House bill No. 2O8, to kill the iron clad
Bnd truck system, was indefinitely post
poned by the senate.
House bill No. 1854, by Mr.. Carstarphen,
has been reported to the houuse without
any recommendation, although the
chairman of the committee that had the
bill under consideration repeatedly
assured the men of the Trades Assembly
that he would give them an opportunity
to show why it tshould 90 no further than
the committee No such opportunity
was given them. 1t is asked, is it be-
cause Mr., Jackson, of the Denver and
Rio Grande railroad, (who is personal
friend of the chairman of the committee
on state affairs has such an interest in
the passage of this bill that the working
men were given no chance to protest
against it before the committee?
House bill No. 366, to create bureau
of labor statistics, as it contained an ap-
preparation, was referred with all other
bills of the same nature. to special COM
mittee on appropriation.
How About the Grease and Nitre Scheme.
For The Enquirer.
Exaggeration is as mischievOus as
falsehood. To say. "One dynamiter
could cast enough explosives IN a
wheel barrow to blow up London" "
might create confidence in the COM
pound which would bring disappoint-
ment to the experlmenter. Results thus
far show that the action of dynamite is
uncertain. A policeman in the London
affair handled a charge of it rather
roughly until it exploded, yet he was
not killed. (Query-Was he educated?)
Dynamite" says further, "With the
robbers hands upon our throats we have
not time to read moral essays to. our
assailants." "He who imaglnes it pos
sible to educate the robber, to peaceably
give up his stolen plunder has reasoned
to little purpose" l have not spoken
of converting our assailants. 1t is the
victims who need educating. They
reason as follows: True, hand is upon
nv throat, but was born into the posi-,
ton which l fill, It is according to i'm.
mutable laws. Perhaps l can in time
get nv hand on a few throats. If [ were
in the place of the capitalist would dc
the same as he does.
Now, while these notions rule it will
be useless to destroy existing institutions
for such men would at once establish
the sare system again, each hoping Il
8 occapy the positions of power.
have expressed no sympathy for ou
oppressors nor do take any interest il
their education. They will not need t.
= "give up their stolen property" Fo
we cannot settle up past injustice; bu
they must stop plundering when tn
people decide to adopt system in whicl
plunderers are not necessary part. In
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