Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-10-26
4 WORD TO RAILROAD MEN.

When William J. Bryan was in
Congress he led the FIGHT to force tho
r"iIrC"d companies Of ;,.s United
States to equip their cars with uni.
form car-rouplers that wOuii reduce
the possibilities OF accident to rail.
road men. This bill WIS fcught hy
The railroad companies affected b,
the proposed law. Tie bill came ~
on the Dist day of FEBRUARY. 1893. and
the opposition on the floor demanded
u second. which. under the rules nf
The House. required two thirds
vote. Is the tcllcrs proceeded with
the count. it was apparent that the
supporters Of the bill fell short Of the
required number. Pages and clerks
were sent To committee rooms and
the varioEs departments in the hope
ot receiving additional assistance
An appeal to ;hc Speaker tO post.
pphr Tie announcement Of the result
was made by Mr.. Bryan. and thus
sufficient time Was Obtained to Urr.
nit the abscmtCcs 'o vote. whcreupon
a Democratic House pissed. nnd a
Democratic President sIgnu.I. tho
piUncer Legislation on fhr iuiject.
MIR. Bryan. ~ the heated debate on
the bill. successfully cout,sting the
efforts Of the uproai'Iuu to cause de
lay. spoke as iulInNs:
y few Of us can attend tu this
matter Just ~ well ~ many. 1t iga
mere question Of endurance. and the
only object 1T our side is to chow TINT
we are - much in favor Of tins hill,
and will do just as much IN favor OF
1t, rs those whn are opposed to 1t will
dp 10 oppose IT. passage. That can
bc done hy " frw Of uS, ana |. for one
am willing to stay here unit. this scs.
sion ends lapplnuseI because think
this bill should be pusscd.
81 believe it rs dictated by human.
Ity, and am not willing. II | can pre-.
vent it, thar these men shall be killed
and naImed just because some of tile
railroads insist that they cannot az.
ford {" ru, these c"upIrns on their
cars. The only objection ,hat have
heard mnie, the only one in that let
ter OF Mr.. lidines found III our dcsks
tins morning, is that II would cost
$40 "a car. ~ S!j,O0O,C00
= The reason grvcu there is that il
would cost these rouds something to
provide themselves with the safety
appliances required 10y the bill. II
has been suggested IN the report of
the Committee on Interstate and For
rign Commerce chat III u siugl" year
2205O persons have been injured.
-Iho committee calls attention to
the Fact that the number of persons
MANNED III single wear wus almost
as grcnt Hs the number killed in the
Battle Of Waterloo.
Chose Of us who have assuciatcd
with these men know that there is
scarcely ono ot them employed for
any length of time in raIroadmg who
does not lave hand oil or fingers
oil or a foot OH. or IL not MANNED in
some way, and we have had produced
here proof of the startling number
killed. Now, | nsk. MIR. Speaker,
docs II not appeal Ia us who are mem.
bcrs Of the only body winch can give
this rclicf--bccausc the States are
powcrlcss ss-docs 1t not appeal to us
and to our humanity TO pass such
laws rs will give protection TO the
lives and limbs of these pc1plc?-
page 1891. Vol. II, Part Ill. Con.
gfessiumal Record f'ifty.Sccond Con.
grcss, Second SESSION.
Railroad employees in Nevada
should make note of Mr.. Bfynn's
efforts III their bchnIf stand 10y him
as hc stood by them.