The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-06

y. T. Sutton. ia days q, S. 50 per
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| To,a, si.7ss
| Is 1t surprising that the tniler OF Texas
| bas q struggle for existence with these
| huge PARASITES to bear But the pertinent
question Is for what ala this labor organ
issiion nay the sum OF siiS 10 these two
| LOBBYISTS. was their labor physical, men
tai or moral? pid the, pay this money to
secure leGisiations II SO TO whoms We
quote further from this report:
This beard tlohhyl did much good and
were Instrumental IN bringing our Broth
erhood into the prominent notice OF the
| LEGISLATORS They succeeded In getting the
| color blind law killed and also intro
! duccl mn anti blackmailing' law, but II
failed Of passing. This board also had a
bill drawn up that Is the basis Of our
| prsssnt fellow servant law. This commit
tee served tho brothers we'll at Austin and
did much good ~ofl, The fellow servant
Law was appropriately amended; the bond
law and 'anu-dptectiyc' Law were both
passed and a great amount Of other val
rshle work done by this board"
How have We been deceived for all these
years. We thought those laws were the
hendiwcrk 81 the democratic party. iusti-
gated hy our popular ex governor, and his
associates
rcr,lnen; to the point Of personal rrivl-
cge ard desiring To place the responsible
few wears where II belongs we desire 10
give vo, ou- friends more iieht from this
in,Shaus,ibla source:
Turing the session of the Twenty third
legislature much was anticipated by this
committee. many GOOD ana ,Sbolasnn,e lnws
were drawn M and nreusrod nv thnt COM
ulittsc bnt wing 10 mo ,rinl ~ tho and
commissioner their brls came IN pnucht
as the loglsluorS would listen to nothing
hut revenue and appropriation bills Ills
lin Gods name howr1 This nnfortunate
circumstance over which our hrothers Of
the third legislative hoari tlobhvists1 Ind
no control ieft urartirally four years work
on tho hands ~ ,he ,our,h lopIsla,ive hoard
As TO how we'll your forth Icvislative lcnrd
and IFS retiring committee have done their
work We leave The brothers ia nudge How
ever. YOUR committee Of rho sourth lerisla.
tive board wish 10 saw we ala the hest we
could. often we we're destitute Of funds
and were compelled 10 negntiatn personal
leans from friends 10 n,ea, current ,x
uonses We were as careful of monty as
the nature OF things would hermit broth
erN you viii observe hv adding IN tho m
CENTS and disbursements Of the several
legislative boards that there has been ex-
nendcl In securing legislation Tor nur homo
M nm aggregate .un, amounting tn
S674p.lb."
What msaue this insinuntion II is inti-
mated hat r,enb,rs nj tho last ihr,a les-
islaturos have been subjects NJ miro nnd
nav. Listen 10 tho vile imputntion Is il
draes along It's slime of imam,
nYour committee submit Tor vour H. for
nation a usr Of Inc laws maj vour .sv,'ral
boards have secured IN, enactment and las
sage Of We think infer duo reflection that
inc money inns heon wen snan, and believe
Inc brothers viii share the same oninion
with us when the fact is taken into con
sifc-a,io,, tbat mn "a isoo tb@re vvas M, n
law ON tho statute hook az tho St,te Of
any bcne0t 10 the laborinr masses row
We have the hes, code OF labor laws o, nnv
state in the Union. town: The .fcilow-
servant law the bond law tho 'mechan-
les labor lien law 'anti-plnkerton law.
union labor law hours NJ Labor law law
reouirine thir,v da,,s ro,tcn ,,r,ar 80 800