The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-01-06
HOUSE BUSY.
Many Bills Passed ut Yester'
days Session.

Washington. Jan, 5--The judiciary
committee had the right OF way in the
house for three hours today and quite &
humber Of bills Of minor Importance re
ported from the committee. were passed.
The remainder Of the day was passed
ia continuing the consideration Of the
bin to codlfy the laws Of Alaska Some
q pages were disposed Of today making
So In all.
The following bills called up by the
.udiciary were passed:
To provide additional circuit judges for
the third and sixth judicial districts, TO
regulate the erms OF court In Butte,
Mont. oretlre cassius 8. Foster. United
States district Judge OF Kansas; TO
amend the revised statutes so as TO al
low the United States five preemptory
challenges In criminal cases; to permit
ship owners to file indemnity bonds and
to allow legally appointed guardians OF
insane persons to prosecute patent
claims
A bill was favorably acted upon 10
amend certain of the revised statutes
amendment giving the United States the
right TO make five preemptory challenges
In criminal cases instead Of three under
the present law.
Bills wre also passed as follows:
To fix the time for holiday terms OF
the federal court at Butte; Mont; 10 per-
init ship owners TO ile a claim for IN
demnlty bonds. and to permit the legally
appointed guardian OF an insane person
to prosecute a clam for patent.
The house then proceeded with the con-
! slderation OF the bill for the codihcation
Of the laws of Alaska, which came over
from yesterday.
Mr.. Bell. pop, Colo. moved TO strike
out section 14s. which provided that any
person who should by force. threat or
| intimidation, prevent or endeavor 10 pre-
vent any person employed by another
| from continuing work. should, upon con.
victlon be subjected TO punishment and
fine. He declared that the present sec
tion was an assault upon the liberty OF
the citizen. 1t was in reality a law to
prevent strikes and was a blow to or.
fianlzed labor.
Mr.. Maddox, dem, Ga, and Mr.. Lewis
| dem, Wash, took similar grounds in
| favor to strike out.
Mr.. Thomas, rep. Ore, defended the
provision which he said had been taken
from the statutes OF Oregon and there
had never been an intimation there that
II was directed against organized labor
Mr.. Knowles. pop. 8. d. in support Of
| themotion to strike out, declared thai
had this provision existed In the statutes
Of Illinois during the recent riots at vlr
den Governor Tanner and other officials
Of that state would today be behind the
bars.
Mr.. Cochran dem, No, declared that
this section was an analogous 10 stat
utes which for six centuries had been
designed TO secure the help Of the state
in the Suppression OF tn laborer II Alaska
had future he said. Il must be by the
development OF placer mining. II gold
mining thrlved the time would come
when corporations would seek TO displace
the labor In their mines with cheap labor
No such law should be engrafted into the
statutes OF the United States.
Mr.. Gibson, rep, Tenn. said the sec
lion afforded protection to labor and was
IN no wise inimicable to organized labor.
Mr., NcEwen rep. N. J. warmly sup
ported the amendment
Mr. Warner. rep, his, In charge of the
bill. read a decision OF the supreme court
OF oregon, constituting this law 20 show
that It was not imloable 10 labor organl-
zations.
Mr. jenkins, rep. Wis, advocated the
adoption of the motion to strike out He
said a ;a;nlster OF the gospel who would
urge men who might be employed not 10
work on Sunday would be liable under
this provision OF this section. The mo-
tion 10 strike out was carried without
division.
Several minor amendments were adop-
ted and at 5 p. m. after completing TWEEN
ty-one pages OF the bin. the house adj
jouFned until tomorrow.