The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-31
THREE IMPORTANT BILLS
THAT WILL BE STRONGLY
OPPOSED IN CONGRESS
Statehood Measure May Not Be
Reported Favorably by the
House.
ANTI-INJUNCTION BILL
And the Original Package" Prop
osition Will Be Fought to
Death If Possible.
ANTI-INJUNCTION
BILL
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
+. WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-At least three
important and far-reaching measures
which passed the House of Representatives
in the last Congress. practically without
opposition. will find a hard road to travel
at this session. These are the statehood
bills for the territories. the anti-injunction
bill and the measure introduced in behalf
of Iowa Prohibitionists TO give into the
hands OF the authorities of that State or OF
any State power 10 handle packages of IL
quor which shall ARRIVE within the States.
In the last Congress the House committee
on territories was packed in favor of state
hood. and so active had the delegates from
the ambitious territories been in working
up the matter that when the vote was
taken on admitting Arizona, New Mexico
and Oklahoma to make three new States.
only few scattering votes were registered
against the proposition. 1t was then
claimed, and doubtless with a basis Of fact,
that the then speaker Of the House, Mr..
Henderson. was wheedled into making up a
committee on territories completely favora-
BILE 10 statehood, and that Henderson for
got that the territories committee is
privileged committee and may report and
call up it's measures at any time. This Is
a tremendous point of advantage in any
question of legislation in Congress. and il
gave the statehood boomers just what they
wanted. Having secured the committee
they had no difficulty in getting their bills
reported and rushed through. Speaker
Cannon was not caught in the same trap.
He knows the ropes thoroughly, and he
nar1ed committee that was not pledged
In advance TO statehood. the result is that
the subject is receiving careful cOnsidera-
ton, and IL is not certain that any state
hood bill will be reported favOrably TO the
House at this session.
The anti-injunction bill also rushed
through az the last session with compare
lively little consideration. The committee
on judiciary gave some attention TO the
subject and while a majority of the COM
mittee favored the bill there was strong
minority report against IL, signed by two
of the ablest lawyers on the committee.
The bill is favored by the labor Organiza-
lions, and it's object is TO put a stop TO
the use OF the injunction by the courts in
strike cases and &c make II the law OF the
land that any act done by strikers liz the
furtherance of their plans to make a strike
effective shall not be deemed a conspiracy
other circumstances would not be a GRIM
inal act. The employers of labor in the
large manufacturing enterprises and the
railroad companies are opposing the bill
and claiming that II would so encourage
strikes and other lawleSs acts that IL would
be disastrous blow 10 the business of
the country Notwithstanding these wide
differences of opinion regarding the merits
of the measure IL passed the last House
unanimously ana almost unnOuCeQ- IL
failed in the Senate. The committee is Civ
ing careful consideration to the subject
this winter, and a number OF hearings Will
be held on the bill.
The original package decision by the
United States Supreme Court is the basis
of the present measure relating To the apph-
cation of the laws of the States to original
packages of liquor. The court held that
original packages of liquor may be shipped
into the State, and in the course of inter-
state commerce. and that so long as the
liquor or other articles remained in the
unbroken packages the laws of the States
did not apply to them. 1t Is now proposed
in furtherance of the prohibitOry laws of
the State and 10 defeat what Is claimed to
be the violations Of those laws by shipping
liquor into districts where ii is prohibited,
that the packages shall be subject to the
laws Of the State Immediately upon their
entry into the State. The opposition to
the bill was caught mapping in the last
Congress. and II passed with scarcely a
dissenting vote.
Numerous petitions and memorials have
been received from Indiana relative to the
Hepburn-Dollver Original package" bill.
and the anti-fniunctiOn measure The latter
is opposed by the Manufacturers National
Association, of which ID. M. Parry. of In
dianapoiis. is president Brewers and dis
tfllers i'm the State are fighting the Hep
burn-Dolliver bill. Capt. Jacob Bieler, of
Indianapolis. recently filed a strong memo
rial with the committee on interstate and
foreign commerce against the measure
There is every indication that much bitter
ness viii be aroused by the anti-injunction
bill. Labor leaders are insistent that il
shall be PASSED. J.E. NJ.