Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-03-09

ed to it. suggest that in the March
issue, you appeal 70 the lodges and
members in the states represented on
that committee, to get after their
member hard.
also enclose you copies of our
safety appliance bill, (S 1850 and RI.
r. 1859, which is in the hands of
! the senate and house committees on
interstate commerce. suggest that
you take the same action in regard TO
petitioning as that suggested as to the
anti-injunction bill.
| The injunction bill in the senate has
been reported favorably from commit
tee. Yours fraternally,
II. r. FULLER.
Washington. d. c., Feb 8, 1902
, To the Members of the b. of l.. E.,
B. of l.. F., 0. r. c., B. of r. T. and
o. r. T., in the states of Arkansas
| Dear Sirs and Brothers: Having re.
celved several letters from members
of these organizations in Arkansas.
asking for the record of Senator
James X. Jones on the safety appl-
ance law at the time it was being con-
sidered in congress, and for the pur-
pose of saving time which would nee.
essarily be given up to the answering
CT each letter. and to give better sat
isfactiOn to all members in the state,
il adopt the plan Of sending q letter
to each lodge and division therein:
On February 9, 1898 when the safe
ty appliance bill was under consider
alton in the senate, Senator Jones
opposed it. giving as his reason that
it would sacrifice all the small and
weak roads to the rapacity and greed
of the flcher ones, and that it would
enable the great trunk lines to s1al-
low up the weak ones. He further
says: This, in a word is my reason
for opposing the bill; and unless some
reason is given to me which will over
come this argument, | shall vote
against it.
page 1856 of the revised congressional
record of the I'd session of the sgd
congress. MI Jones did not vote. as
he was paired but said if his pair
were present he would vote nay.
While the senator's record on the
safety appliance law is not friendly
one from a railroad employees stand
point his attitude on other measures |
has been exceedingly so.
The fourth biennial convention OF |
the brotherhood of Railroad Train |
men passed several resolutions pray |
ing congress to enact certain legisla-
tion. If these resolutions had been |
presented to congress in the ordinary |
way, their contents would not have
been printed in the congressional
record, but they would have been re-
ferred to the various committees ana
that would have been the last OF
them. We wanted these resolutions
to be printed in the record, and the
only way it could be done was by get
ting consent from the senate. or have
some senator stand up in his place
and read them. AS it was thought 1t
would be impossible to get the con-
sent of the senate. Senator Jones
stood up and read them into the rec
ord for US.
(See congressional record for Jan
uary 23d and 29th. 1900)
During the last congress, while our
accident bill was being considered, he
was with us all through the fight.
When it was found that the railroads
we're trying to smother this measure
in committee. he voted with US on a
motion to discharge the committee
from further consideration. While
this motion lost. it had the effect to
bring q report from the committee.
After the bill was reported out OF
our opponents tried to
prevent action thereon. Our friends
then moved to take it up for consid-
GRAFTON. and on this motion the SEN