The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-06
DEBATE ON ALASKA'S LAWS
Raises the Question of Labor's Rights
I'm the House.

in the House.
Washington, D. c., Jan 5.-The judiciary
Committee had the right-of-way in 0he
house for three hours today, and quite
number of bills Of minor importance re-
ported from the committee were passed
The remainder Of the day was occupied IN
considering the bill to codify the laws OF
Alaska Some twenty pages were disposed
of today. making eighty-three in ALL
section in the bill copied from the statutes
OF oregon, providing punishment by me
and IMPRISONMENT of persons who prevent
or endeavor TO prevent employees from
working. aroused a prctracted debate, on
the ground that it was an attack On or
gained labor. It was finally stricken out
The following bills called up by the judi
GARY committee were passed: To provide
additional circuit judges for the Third and
Sixth judicial districts; TO regulate the
ferrns Of court in the district Of Butte,
Mont; TO retire Cassius S. Foster, United
States district judge Of Kansas; to amend
the revised statutes SC as to allow the
United States five peremptory challenges
sn criminal cases; to permit shipowners TO
file indemnity bonds, and to allow legally
appointed guardians Of insane persons 10
prosecute patent claims
II was under a special order adopted be-
fore the holiday recess, that the house de-
voted the day to the consideration OF DIS
presented by the committee on judiciary
The bills were first considered in commit
tee of the whole.
The first bill called up was that to create
an additional circuit Judge in the Sixth
judicial circuit 1t is the judgeship with
which rurnor has connected the name of
Hx-secretary of the State William r. Day.
Mr.. Henderson Rep.) of Iowa, chairman
of the judiciary committee, said that there
were 7,1SO cases pending in this district
The business Of the circuit was excessive,
he said, and the judges of the circuit earn
estly favored IT,
Mr.. Moon Dem) of Tennessee opposed
the bill, contending that the situation in
the district did not warrant the creation
Of another circuit judge. The bill was
supported by Mr.. BromweH (Rep) of Ohio,
Underwood Dem0 of Alabama and w. A
Smith (Rep) of Michigan. II was laid
aside with favorable recommendation.
Favorable action was also had on sim
liar bill providing an additional judge for
the Third judicial district.
A bill called up, providing for the re
tirement of Judge Cassius G. Foster, Unit
ed States district judge OF Kansas, occa-
stoned some debate. Judge Foster, Mr..
Broderick explained. had served twenty
four years on the bench an had broken
down physically, but had not reached the
age 90 years. when he can be legally re-
ti<ed. $500,
A bill was favorably acted upon to
amend certain of the revised statutes re-
Iating to jury trials, the principal amend
fnent giving the United States the right to
make five peremptory challenges in GRIM
.naI cases instead Of three, as under pres
ent law.
Bills were also passed as follows: To
fix the times for hold terms of the federal
court at Butte, ont; to permit shipowners
10 file indemnity bonds, and TO permit the
legally appointed guardian of an insane
person to prosecute claim for patent.
3 The house then proceeded with the con-
alteration of the bill for the codifying Of
the laws Of Alaska, which came over from
yesterday.
Mr.. Bel Pop.) Of Colorado moved to
any person who should by force, threat.
or intimidation prevent or endeavor to pre-
vent any person employed by another from
continuing work should upon conviction be
subjected to punishment by fine and i'm
prisonment. e declared that the proposed
section was an assault upon the liberty
Of the citizen. Tt was in reality a law to
prevent strikes and was a blow at or
Ganized labor.
Mr. Maddox Dem.) OF Georgia and Mr..
Lewis Dem) of Washington took similar
grounds in favor of the motion to strike
cut.
Mr.. Tongue Rep) Of Oregon defended
the provision which, he said. had been
taken from the statutes Of Oregon. and
there had never been any intimation there
that it was directed against organized Ia
bor.
Mr.. Knowles Pop.) OF South Dakota, IN
support of the motion to strike out. de-
clared that had this provision existed in
the statutes of Illinois during the recent
riots at Virden, Governor Tanner and 9TH
er officials of Illinois would today bebe-
hind the bars.
r cochran (Dem) Of Missouri declared
that this section was analogous to statutes
which for six centuries had been designed
to secure the help Of the state in the sup
preston of the laborer. II Alaska had a
future, he said, it must be by the develop
ment of placer mining. II gold mining
thrived the time would come when corpor-
ations would seek TO displace the laborer
in the mines with cheap labor. Such law
should be migrated IN the statutes Of the
United States
Mr., Gibson of Tennessee said the section
afforded protection to labor and was in no
wise inimical TO organized labor.
Mr.McEwen (Rep) Of New Jersey warm
iy supported the amendment
Mr.. Warner (Rep) of Illinois. in charge
of the bill, read a decision Of the supreme
court of Oregon constituting this law. 10
show that it was not inimical 10 labor or
CARNATIONS.
Mr.. Jenkins (RepD OF Wisconsin advo-
Gated the adoption Of the motion TO strike
out. said that minister of the gospel
who would urge men who might be en-
ployed, not to work on Sunday might he
liable under the provision Of this section.
The motion to strike out was carried with
out division.
00Ne cru A'illcI amendments were adopted.
and at p. m, after completing twenty
one pages OF the bill. the house adjourned
until tomorrow.
His Skeleton Is Identified.
East Liverpool. O., Jan. 5.-The mystic
Fious disappearance of Attorney A. r. Nc
Call who disappeared while insane last
July. has been cleared up by the finding
OF his skeleton in a ravine ten miles north
and almost in sight OF the home OF his