The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-15
ANT|-|MUNCT|ON BILL
IS VIGOROUSLY OPPOSED
BY EMPLOYERS OF LABOR
President Gompers, However, Is
Pushing 1t in the Interest
of UniOniStS.
MUST WAIT
Central Board of Examiners at
PreSent-"Bob" Miers Roasted
by a Newspaper.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4-Members of the
House committee on judiciary are expecting
the liveliest kind of a contest between labor
organizations and employers when the anti
injunction bill comes up for consideration.
The appearances indicate that many of the
disputed points which have arisen between
employers and organized labor will be
fought out in Congress this winter over this
measure. The bill passed the House in the
last Congress, but failed of consideration in
the Senate. The interest manifested in the
measure is shown by the fact that President
Gompers, of the Federation of Labor, has
made several trips to the mmit urging
speedy consideration, and Judge Jenkins,
chairman of the judiciary committee. has
received scores of letters from manufac-
turers and employers OF labor on a large
scale protesting against the legislation. The
employers seem to be aroused TO protest
against the measure by letters and petitions,
and they assert that if Congress passes the
bill an encouragement will be given TO
strike among employees which will greatly
cripple all business that is carried on in in
t~erstate trade. There is not complete unan-
unity among the labOrlng men regarding the
bill as ii was pending last year, but as the
purpose of the measure is to limit the mean
ing of the word conspiracy in the criminal
codes, and also TO prevent the use or re-
straining orders and injunctions by the
courts in certain cases by making ii lawful
for combinations of men to do what an indi-
vidual might do, the force and effect OF the
legislation is manifest Hearings on the
measure will soon be ordered by the COM
mittee.
1t was stated at the Civil-service Commits
sion to-day that it may be several months
before the central board of examiners is es-
tablished in Indianapolis. The opinion is
aynrazcp1 hara fhat tha attach nn the conn
mission in the House yesterday has had
something to do with the change in plans.
This is denied by the members of the board.
who explain that it Is desired to first ascer-
tain how the central board plan works out
in Boston, New York and Philadelphia be-
fore it Is established in Indianapolis and
other cities in the West.
Representative Miers is severely criticised
by newspaper publications in the East for
using the Chicago theater fire as a text TO
urge favorable consideration of the bill he
introduced at the request of James Paxton
Voorhees,. providing for the erection of a
national theater in Washington. The New
York Sun said to-day: "Fffty-six years
have not taken the bloom off Mr.. Miers's
infantine righteousness. If anybody else
had used the Chicago calamity to boost a
bill, good taste would have frowned at him,
but the Hon. Robert Walter Miers stands
excused: How green you are and fresh In
this old world Shakespeare has said II,
foreseeing and prophesying Miers."
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Protests Of churches in Rockville made
against Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah. were
presented to-day by Senator Beveridge.
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On motion of Representative Overstreet
the House to-day passed the resolution au-
thorizing the Harrison Monument Associa-
ton to construct a statue of Harrison on
the federal site in Indianapolis. AS a re-
suit of an error made in the Senate an
amendment was adopted to-day which will
necessitate the resolution being again taken
up in the Senate. This will be attended to
by Senator Fairbanks on his return from
Pittsburg tomorrow. The resolution will
then go to the President for approval.
Authority has been granted for such
changes in the east wing of the Indianapo-
lis public building as will provide quarters
for the local civil-service board. Contrac-
tor John PIERCE has been allowed 81, 329 ad-
ditional to cover the cost of the work.
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Secretary Shaw has appointed James II.
Causten, of Washington State, collector of
customs in Porto Rico. This is the place
for which w. II. Elliott, of New Castle,
Ind, secretary of interior in the island,
was an aspirant. Mr.. Elliott will now
be urged by members of the Indiana dele
cation for appointment as Governor of
Porto Rico.
Among the Indiana people in Washing
ton is Herman Rosenbaum, of Richmond
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Delavan Smith, of Indianapolis, will leave
for home tomorrow. Business engagements
in the East prevented him from attending
the Fairbanks-Cassidy wedding. in Pitts
burg.
Senator Beveridge to-day introduced a bill
granting a pension of S24 a month to Henry
| Wilson, of Rushville.
Alpha Baker has been appointed regular
carrier and c. Z. Baker substitute in the
rural free delivery service at Union City.
An additional carrier has been allowed for
service in the postoffice at Charlottesville.
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