Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-22
Wants Power of Injunctions Linn
tied.
PETITION ALLISON AND DOLLlVER
Desire That the meaning of the Word
Conspiracy" Be Limited as Applied
to Actions Against Laboring Men
locusts to Miss Iowa.
Washington Bureau the Courier.
WASHINGTON. Nav 20.

Washington Bureau the Courier.
Washington. May 20.
Senators Allison and Dolliver are
receiving numerous letters and petit
lions from labor organizations in all
parts of Iowa protesting against the
amendment to the bill introduced by
Senator Hoar limiting the meaning of
the word conspiracy" as applied to
actions in concert by bodies of labor
ing men. The amendment proposes to
authorize the issuance of injunctions
in labor disputes.
Gompers on the Situation.
Speaking of this question President
Gompers of the Federation of Labor
says: Organized labor is seriously
concerned in the effort to restrict the
issuance of injunctions and particular
ly so that they shall not be applicable
in the disputes between workmen and
their employers. Deeply affected as we
are and earnest as is our purpose to
have congress pass such a law, the
amendment proposed by the commit
tee on judiciary, in its report, is so sub
yersive of the very purpose and princi-
pie for which the bill was drafted,
that we would much prefer the defeat
OF the entire measure should the OBJ
jectionable amendments be retained
therein. Without further legislation,
we can, at least, protest against the
courts usurpation of power. The bill
as amended, if passed, would confirm
by statutory authority this very usurp-
alton"
Turner's Favor Boer Cause.
n Il
from several German-American
Turner's societies, advocating the
passage of resolutions by congress ia
voring the Boer cause in the contest
with Great Britain. The petitions and
resolutions have all been duly filed and
brought to the attention OF the proper
committees.
No Protection for CLANS.
1t is not likely that any action win
be taken by congress in reference to
the 'clam-fishing" proposition intro
duced early in the session by Captain
Rumple. MI. Rumple discovered soon
after the provisions of the bill became
known, that he had evidently heard
but one side of the story; that greater
opposition existed toward the proposed
bill than of permitting the clans to
worry along without legal protection
He called upon the parties interested
in congressional action to get together
and determine what they wanted, then
he would do the best he could to Sc
cure legislation on that line. Nothing
| of a tangible nature has been done,
and Congressman Rumple has not
pushed the bill. When the author of
| bill does not push it, the bill does nat
move along very rapidly,in fact it soon
becomes lost in the shuttle. That is
about the status of the clam bill ANY
way, while it occupied the boards, for
few days, the clam bill, with its un.
pronounceable Latin names, created Ito
| little talk and the newspaper men had
considerable fun with it.
| Indians in Good Shape.
Congressman Cousins says that con.
ditions upon the Tama Indian reser-
walton is especially good at this time.
The smallpox, which gave SO much
trouble during the winter, seems to
have been entirely stamped out aIl
the camps fumigated and put in first
class shape. The school upon the res
ervation is full, in fact the attendance
| is said to De the largest in the history
of the school. The pupils seem to be
taking unusual interest in the work
land the instructors are hopeful that a
better era is dawning Of course there
| is not much hope of ever accomplish.
ing great deal in the line of civiliza-
Ition, with the old men, who have be-
come confirmed in real Indian ways,
but the generation now coming upon
the stage of action, and the school chill
dren will measure up with very fair
TYPE of civilization. In the course of
twenty years it is believed conditions
upon rne reservation will so change
that an old Indian returning would
seem to find himself without home
and country.
Case of John Hornick.
John Hornick is now bona fide cit
izen of the United States and may pro-
coed in law to prosecute his claim
against the United States. Judge
Thomas has been pressing the case of
John Hornick for some months, a bill
for his relief passing the house early
lin February. The senate has just
passed the house bill and the Presi.
dent may sign the measure today.
Indians ook properly.
During the winter of 1857 Hornick
and two companions were operating a
freighting outfit from Nebraska to Da.
kota. They started upon trip with
1926 oxen and nine Or ten horses. While
in the Black Hills about twelve miles
from Deadwood City, band of Sioux
Indians made raid upon the camp
killed one of the guards, stampeded
| the herd and drove away all the oxen
nearly. and half the horses, none OF
which We're ever recovered.
| Alien Barred.
Under special act of congress Hor.
nick could go before the court OF
claims and prosecute his claim for re
covery of amount of loss sustained
He did so and the case was well under
way, when it developed that Hornick
was not technically citizen owing tc
some little neglect on the part of Mr.
Hornicks father, who came from Ire
/ land in 1858, the subject at that time
being but eight years of age. Hor
nick was in the Union army during