The Philipsburg mail., 1898-10-21
CAMPBELL'S ANTI-LABOR RECORD.

made that A. j. Campbell the Demo
cratic candidate for congress, was III
enemy of organized labor. Thss,
charges, although published everywhere
throughout the state, have never beer
denied by the Democratic press, neither
has Mr.. Campbell himself as yet at
tempted to explain his position upon
that Important point. That every friend
OF the working people may know just
how this ne-haired gentleman stood
upon labor questions before certain cor
porations concluded to run him for
congress, we will publish his maiden
efforts in the last Legislature:
HOUSE BILL No. 3.
On January 7, 1897. Mr.. McNally
introduced H. B. No. 3, entitled "An
| act to regulate the hours of labor on
public works. The bill was read first
and second times and was ordered
printed. (See p. %, House journal. J
The bill provided ''that eight hours
shall constitute legal days work for
all classes of neC hanics, workingmen
, and laborers employed by the state of
Montana, or any municipal or public
corporation thereof. -
On page 1913 of the house journal
and under date of January 26. we find
the following entity: "The hour of 3
y, m. having arrived, for which H. B.
No. was made special order, the
roll was called and the bill passed by
the following vote:
"Ayes-Bartlett, Buckley. Carroll,
Glenn, Dee, Ellrott. Evans, China, Green
field, Hewitt, Hill, Humber, Kennedy,
Loeb, Longstatf, Marcum, McMahan,
McNally, Morton, Mulville, O'Malley,
Penwcll, Perrjne, Power, Sanford, Shift
elbin, Stanton, Stevens, Stork, Suli.
van, Taylor, Walmsley, Watkins, Whip
pie, Whyte, Woods-36.
"Noes-Armitage Bourne, Brown.
Brutfy, Caldwell, CAMPBELL, Clark.
Cochran, Edwards, Hart, Hepner, Kel.
ly N, Kelly W M, Langhorne, Lee
by, Lindsay, Lewis, McCabe, McIntire,
Metlen. Morgan. Newton, O'Connor,
Owens. Owsley, Phillips, Ramsey,
Shovlin, Warren, Whiteside, Mr..
Speaker--31 -
HOUSE BILL No. 1.
On January 7, 1897, Mr.. Greenfield
introduced house bill No. 4, entitled
"a Bill for an Act to provide for the
use of the international Typographical
Label on all State Printing - Read
first anu second time and ordered
printed. (See House journal, .. 22.)
On February 20, ii favorable report
having been made, it came up for it's
thlrd reading and final passage, and
was was passed by Il vote of 2S to %.
China, etc.-29.
CAMPBELL, Clark. etc. .-23
HOUSE BILL No. ST.
On January 13 of that memorable
session, Mr., O'Malley. introduced
House Bill No. 81, bill for AN act
regulating the hours of employment
i'll slnclters and other institutions for
the reduction and refining of ore or
other metals, and providing penalties
for violations Of its provisions and
pH"vldlng for the repeal Of all acts and
lartS OF acts in conflict there with. -
This bill was read first and second
times and referred to the committee |
on labor. (See p. y of House jour
nal.)
On January 25 the committe sub
mittod the following report
"Mr. Speaker-Your committee on
labor, to whom was referred House
Bill No. 81. entitled an act regulating
the hours Of employment in smelters
and other institutions for the reduc-
ton or refining of ores or metals and |
penalties for violations OF
Its provisions, and repeating all acts
and parts Of acts in conflict Herewith, |
report the same back with the recon-
mendation that it be amended by the |
addition of the words 'except in cases
of necessity where life or property is
IN lmmlnont danger after the word |,
day in the last line of section / and
that as amended the bill do pass.
j +. McNally, Chairman
On motion Of Glen, the amend
ments were adopted and the bill or
dcred printed. (Sec p. 113 of House
journal.)
Ayes - Bartlett, Brown, Carroll,
Dee, China. etr.-42.
"Noos-CAMpBELL, Clark, Kelly.
Owslcy, etc. ID
Glen absent
By this vote Mr.. Campbell wrote
himself down as opposed to any law
which was calculated to protect the
lives and health Of the men who spent
their working hours amid the deadly
gases of the lead and copper smeltors
III this state. Can any sensible work
ing man in Montana who has the in
stincts of self preservation ever so
lightly developed, consent to cast his
vote for Andrew Jackson Campbell TO
represent him in the highest law
body in the world?
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