Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-02-09
BILL INTRODUCED BY A. w. Ru.
cHANAN HAS THAT FOR ITS
OBJECT. a
THEIABORE LEGISLATION
Sentiment Develops Against the Bill
Requiring Employers to Report All
Accidents to Labor Commissioner
Rankin and State Marshal Law.
(BY LEON BRowN.)
pes Moines Bureau Of the Courier.
nee Mo;noe Eat
Des Moines, Feb. 6

Des Moines, Feb. 6.
Vie resolution by Representative
buchanan affiliating the state labor
commissioners Office with the federal
census bureau, which has been refer
red to the committee on labor of which
Calderwood of Scott is chairman, is
regarded as one of the most important
propositions submitted to this legisla-
ture. Mr.. Buchanan did not introduce
the measure before consulting with
Labor Commissioner Ed Brigham con-
cerning it and it met thoroughly with
the approval of the labor commission
er The resolution is concurrent and
will pass both houses, without oppo.
sition.
1t is as follows:
Whereas The acts of congress of
the United States provide that in the
year 1900 and every ten years thereaf-
ter and also in the year 1905, and ev-
cry ten years thereafter there shall be
collection of the statistics of man
ufactures; and, whereas,
The collection of the statistics re-
ferred to extends to and includes the
state of Iowa, therefore,
Ihe commissioner of the bureau of
labor statistics be, and he is hereby
authorized and instructed to cooper
ate with the bureau Of the census of
the United States in the collection of
said statistics and assist in every man
ner possible, either in his capacity as
commissioner or otherwise, in making
Ely q co $rppssl11as9 thorough enumeration
czdTne manufacturing industries of this
state.
And the said commissioner of the
bureau of labor statistics is hereby
authorized and directed to make any
change or modification of the sched-
u1es or methods of tabulation now used
by him or in the periods covered by his
biennial reports and the dates of their
publication which this resolution may
make necessary.
Bureau to Be More Valuable.
In effect this means that the sta
tist1cs as to Iowa manufactures will
pass to the national census bureau
through the office of the Iowa state la
bor commissioner. While it does not
increase the cost of the department to
the people of the state it increases
adds materially to the fund of infor-
nation which it is created to gather
and disseminate.
mittee will be favorably Inclined to-
ests of the state as we'll as the manu-
facturers have full faith in Mr.. Cald-
erwood.
Reports on Accidents.
It is said that there is considerable
doubt about the bill introduced by
Christensen, of Clinton, requiring all
employers of labor to report all acci-
dents to the state labor commissioners,
getting through the labor committee
1t would take the whole time of the
commissioner to read his mail were
this new law adopted 1t is probable,
however, that it will come out of Cal
derwocd's committee so amended as
to restore the old law requiring rail
roads to report on their accidents.
The mines now report to the state
mine inspectors.
Rankin's Marshal Law.
"A. C. Rankin, who got up the State
Marshal club scheme, has been how.
ering about the state house now for
several days He is giving some con
sideration to the question of who to Sc
lect 10 introduce his bill to create the
state marshal districts, and the othe,
details of the state constabulary
SCllCL1O. @1S SUN dS lAC ulll lS I'LL "
duced, he said today, the legislative
committee of the organization, cam
posed of fifteen of the best men of the
state, will come down and camp On the
trnil Of the legislature.
Mr.. Rankin and H. H. Abrams, oi
Iowa City, held consultation in the
house chamber last evening. There
has been talk about the anti-saloor
league which Abrams represents fight
ing the state marshal bill But this
is "moonshine." The league is keepins
it's hands off the bill. There were two
wings to the league, but these have
been folded together, and it is sait
that the two organizations will worl
together.
To Drop Brewers Agents.
The bill introduced in the senate yes
terday by Senator Jackson of Wood
bury county, is a sirape littis thing
but will have far-reaching effect if i
goes through. 1t provides tha: brewer!
may sell their wares to individuals
for it strikes out of the present law thu
clause which restricts their sales tt
dealers only.
The anti-saloon league and othel
A REALLY G.