Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-09

bill providing code Of criminal
Icedure for Alaska, taken together wi
his entire course with regard to tina
measure, reveals an attitude regarding
a certain class of legislation which may
not be relished by his labor constitu-.
ents. Mr.. Dayton and Mr. Gibson, of
Tennessee, are members of the COM
mittee ON revision of the laws, have
had charge of this measure, which is a
legacy from the last session, when an
attempt was made to rush it through
before anybody had chance to discov-
er its character When it came up
this week it was discovered to contain
the following remarkable provision,
copied from the laws of the State of
Oregon:
Sec. LAG. That if airy person shall,
by any use of force, threats, or intim-
idation, prevent or endeavor to prevent
any person employed by another from
continuing or performing his work, or
from accepting any new work or en-
ployment, or if any person shall, by
the use of like means, prevent or en-
endeavor to prevent another from en-
ploying another person, or to compel
another to employ any person, or to
force or induce another to alter his
mode of carrying on business or to
limit or increase the number of per-
sons employed by him, or their rate of
wages or term of service, such person,
upsl conviction thereof, shall be pun
ished by Imprisonment IN the county
jail not less than one month nor more
than six months, or by fine not less
than twenty nor more than three hun
dred dollars.
This was Immediately attacked by a
number of Democratic members OH
the ground that it was virtually an an
ti-strike law; that it would tie the
hands of any persons trying to anchor
ate the conditions of labor in Alaska,
and that it was ins-@ded to carry into
effect the principles enunciated in the
anti-strike and anti-intimidation de-
cisions of several federal judges who
have enjoined strikers and members of
labor unions from using any sort of
means for gaining their ends. Mr.
Dayton did not openly advocate this
feature of the Alaska BILL as did his
colleague, Mr.. Gibson, but neither did
he oppose it, and in the course of the
debate in the House on Thursday there
occurred the following eolloquy;
Mr.. Robinson, of Indiana-Is not
this blow at labor organizations?
Mr.. Gibson-Only in the Imagination
of a diseased brain. q4aughter).
Mr.. Jones, of shington-Looking
at this bill find that it says:
IF any person shall, by the use of
like means, prevent or endeavor or pre-
vent another from employing any per-
son, or to compel another to employ
any person"
Well, suppose that a labor organi-
cation imagines that one of its mem
bers has been discharged without good
and sufficient reason
Mr. Gibson-"O, Liberty, what crimes
have been committed in thy name!
Naughter).
Mr.. Jones, of Washington-Wait a
minute until | finish my inquiry. They
think he has been wrongfully dis
charged, and they adopt a resolution
that unless he is restored to his place
they will all quit. Is not that threat?
Mr.. Dayton-No; not in the eye of
the law.
Mr.. Jones, of Washington think
under this bill it is a threat.
Mr. Gibson-No; it is not touched by
this bill.
This obnoxious feature of the bill
was stricken out by viva voce vote, SO
that no one went. on record for or
against it, but Mr.. Daytons course
with regard to it would seem to need
some explanation.
CHILD BURNED TO DEATH.