Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-06

| quite a number Of bills of minor lmp0r-
tance were passed. The remainder OF
the day was occupied in continuing the
consideration of the bills to codffy the
] laws Of Alaska. Some Il pages were
| disposed or today. making SO In all OF
! the 232 pages. A section OF the bill.
copied from the statutes OF Oregon,
providing punishment by fine and i'm
prisonment of persons who prevent or
endeavor to prevent employees from
working, aroused a prOtracted debate
on the ground that it was an attack on
organized labor. 1t was finally strick-
en- out.
The following bills called up by the
judiciary committee were passed: To
provide additional circuit judges 70.
the third and sixth districts; to regu-
late the terms OF court in the eastern
district of Tennessee and the district
of Butte, Mont. to retire Cassius G.
Foster, United States judge of Kansas:
to amend the revised statutes so as to
allow the United States five perem-
tory challenges in criminal cases; 10
permit ship owners to claim indemnity
bonds. to allow legally appointed guar
dians of insane persons to prosecute
patent CLAIMS and to release the Inter
national Cotton Press Company OF New
Orleans, from liabilities Of S3iS9 of IN
ternal revenue taxes.
Trder a special order adopted before
the holiday recess, the House devoted,
Thursday. to the consideration or bills
presented by the committee on jude
larry. The bills were first considered
in committee Of the whole.
The bill first called up was that toI
create an additional circuit judge III
tie sixth judicial circuit. 1t is this
iudgeship which rumor has connected
the name Of Secretary of State VIM
K. Day
Henderson. Rep, Ia. chairman of
the Judiciary committee, said the bust
ness Of the circuit was excessive, and
the judges Of the circuit earnestly fav-
ored ii.
Moon. Dem. Tenn. opposed the bill |
The bill was supported BY Mr.. Brom
well, Rep, Ohio. Underwood. Dem, !
Ala. and w. A. Smith. Rep. Mich. III
was laid aside with a favorable recon- |
mendation.
Favorable action was also had on q !
similar bill providing for an additiona!
Judge for the third judicial district.
a bin called up providing for the re-
tirement of Judge Cassisus G.. Foster, |
United States district judge of Kansas. |
occasioned some debate.
A bill was favorably acted upon Il |
amend certain of the revised statutes |
relating TO jury trials. the prlncipa |
amendment giving the United States |
the right 10 make FIVE peremptof, |
challenges in criminal cases instead %
three as under the present law. An |
other bill favorably acted upon releas |
ed the International Cotton Press G. |
of New Orleans. of s3,4s9 of inferno |
revenue taxes. These bills were repor- |
e. II The House and passed.
Ei"s we're also passed as follows
TO * the time for holding terms q
district and circuit courts in the north !
ri Division of the eastern district
Tennessee; one relative TO time fo |
holding court at Butte. Mont: to per |
nit ship owners to file indemnity bond |
and to permit the legally apponte |
guardian of an insane person to prose |
cute a claim for patent.
The House then proceeded with tn !
consideration of the bin for the codti
cation of he laws OF Alaska VINE
came over from yesterday
Bell, Pop, Col. moved to strike OF |
section LAG which provides that any pea
son who should by force, threat or linn
or intimidation. prevent or enieavor
prevent any person employed by ar |
other from continuing work should up |
on conviction be subject 10 punishment !
by fine and Imprisonment. He decla!
ed that the proposed section was
reality a law to prevent strikes an |
was "A blow to organized labor. !
Knowles. Pop. 5. D.. in support
the motion to strike out declared the
had this provision existed in III |
statutes of Illinois during the recen |
riots at Nirden. Gov. Tanner and othe |
officials of Illinois. would. today, |
behind the bars. After considerabl. |
debate the motion to strike out W.
carried without division. |
Several minor amendments wer |
adopted and at i.55 p. NJ, after con- !
peting p pages OF the bill. the Hous |
adjourned until tomorrow. |
Mr.. DiNGLeY BETTER.