The times., 1898-09-18
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cock failed to take notice of the above
reouest for a hearing until another letter
was sent, on April 8. still further urging
the matter. A reply to this letter Is
printed in the report. (which the chair
man of the District Committee assured
the knights of Labor that they would be
notified when the bin was to be consid-
cred. and granted d hearing on the SUD
ject.
The committee from the Knights Of
7 ahor who had the matter in charge. the
report states, were on the alert inasnuch
as IL was alleged that Mr.. Bapcock was
the sole representative OF the dSiilhs-
ton street railway companies, and could
not be relied upon in any particular 10
interest himself in favor of labor. On the
10Th of MAY committee from the
knights of Labor, headed by NJ. j.
Rishop called on Mr.. Babcock to look
after the matter in question. ana were
told by hm that it was getting late III
the session. and he was very douolIui II
any railroad legislation would be eonsld-
cred that session.
Now note the rascality OF TINS man.
the report continues -,
"Aftar writing his letter, on April 3,
and after stating to Mr.. Bisnop' on Ma3
10 that the bills would not be considered
during that session, he watched ms OPP
nortunitv and when another bill was pc
ing considered by the House, and during
the absence of the friends OF the knlShts
of Labor. and when very few members OF
anv marty were in their seats, on May II,
the very next day after his talk with our
Mr.. Bishop, he introduced as an amend
ment or rider the very Objectionable Din
which we were opposing, and mad IL
passed through the House and sent to the
Senate"
Alleges Deception.
After quoting the amendment, the re-
port says:
Mote that this gives to the Metropoli-
! tan Street Railway all that it desired In
the way of an extension of its line. with
! the assistance of Mr.. Babcock, so far as
| the House was concerned, while the men
| who were discharged for asking for
longer time than eight minutes in which
| TO eat their meals were walking the
streets in search of employment and were
blacklisted on every other road in the
! city Mr.. Babcock deliberately, willfuily,
and maliciously deceived the committee
| of the Knights of Labor when he stated
| in his letter on April that he would
give them a hearing before action was
| taken on this bill. and, further. when he
| notified our Mr.. Bishop and others that
/ the bill would not be considered owing to
/ the lateness of the session. The Com
mittee on the District of Columbia did not
! consider the bill, inasmuch as Mr. Bah
| cock did not give it an opportunity to do
so, feeling no doubt that it would be re-
| ported unfavorably.
'rThe bill, after the passage, with the
| Babcock rider. went to the Senate, was
referred to the conference committee, or
| District Committee, and, with the assist
! ance of Senator Hansbrough and other
! friends on the committee, the Babcock
amendment was defeated and no further
action taken looking to the extension of
the lines of the Metropolitan Company
| during that session Of Congress-"
! AS a result of the defeat of this bill
| it is charged that the street railway COM
pany in question discharged thirteen of