The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-28
THE RIGHT TO STRIKE.
A Resolution to Bring the Matter
Before Congress. .="
ToLooK INTO RECENT INJUNoTIoNs

should the Resolution Pass a Congress
sional Committee VIII Report as to
Whether Judges Exceeded Theis Au-
thority in Restraining Strikers.
WARRINGTON, Feb. 2s-A resolution was
presented to the house yesterday afternoon
ky Representative Somers, of Wisconsin,
TO investigate the action of several United
States Judges who have issued injunctions
ia railroad cases, most prominent among
them being Justice Brewer, of the su-
preme court They include also United
States Judge Taft, Judge Kicks of Ohio,
Judge Pardee of Texas, Judge Beatty of
Idaho and Judge Dundy of Nebraska.
Representative Somers says concerning
the resolution: II represent the district
in which Judge jenkins lives. The judi
pisry committee is awaiting nm opportu-
nifty to present a favorable report on the
resolution to investigate the action of
Judge jenkins in enjoining railroad en-
ployes. My resolution seeks to broaden
that investigation so that it will show
what other judges have decided. have
had no consultation with Judge Jenkins,
but it has seemed unfair that he should
be singled out for congressional investi-
CATION when other judges have made sim
ilar decisions The investigation may dis
close that the decisions have gone too far,
Ia which case IL may be necessary to mod
ify the law. The resolution will relieve
the investigation of all political signiil-
canoe. as Mr. Jenkins is a Democrat, and
the judges named in my resolution are
Republicans ] hope TO have the judiciary
committee and the house consolidate all
the Investigations ...
The title of the re solution TO investigate
the action of Justice Brewer is ito inves-
tigate the circumstances attending the de
rision in the case of the United States VS.
Kane in the United States circuit court
for the district of Colorado"
The resolution specifies that report
shall be made to the house whether In
eny of said matters or things the Hon
David j. Brewer, judge Of the said court
exceeded his jurisdiction, abused the
powers or process Of said court or op-
presslvely exercised the same or used
bis Office ms judge to intimidate or wrong
fully restrain the employees Of any rail
road or the officers of labor organizations. y
The other Investigations requested are
Of the action Of Judge ", II. Taft, Of the
circuit court of the northern district of
Ohio, in issuing iniunctions in the case of
tne loleuo, Ann Afubf ana North MlCnl-
gan railroad vs. the Pennsylvania com
p1ny; of the action of Judge Elmer ).
Dundy, Of the district of Nebraska, in case
Qi oliver Ames and others against the
geific railroad the action Of Judge
atty, Of Idaho, in he case of
\sRsIN iuirg company against
e action of Judge ID.
frcuit court of the
Eas in the matter
j udge Augustus
Arbor case.
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Fonstiiutionslity of the new
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certain size and style. require
hich the contestant holds to be
eoutrsFy TO the constitution of the stnte.