The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-10-12

MIR. Grccnaw3!; tl3 following morn.
ing by ole uI tue ueu DCIs OF LI0
committee WAC renamed and vas
friendly To tie miners.
Next mOrnlng Smitn went to Plum
mer and asked him II his attitude OF
the previous evening was to be CynS.u-
cred as an indication Ct tie policy ne
intended to pursue in connection with
the miners bill; If ne, Piummer. in
tended to stand by his actions oi the
previous evening. Mr.. Smith threat
ened to report his action to your com.
mittee, coupled also with the threat,
which seemed to be the only thing
that could be used to get him to prom
ise fairly, that If his attitude was re
ported to the committee 1t would do
Plummer considerable injury. Plum
mer again promised Smith that he
following week, the house having ad.
Journed for the present week.
Plummer Is unfriendly to Labor.
after the house reconvened and
the bill was not reported by Plum
mer's committee, we came to the con
clusion that IL was continuation OF
| his old policy of evasion. We then de-
| tcrmined to get after some of the Re
publican politicians who were consid-
cred TO be Plummers superiors in the
party. They also elected a promise
IRON him that he would take action on
the bill Immediately. He delayed this
until the time was too short TO get it
through the senate.
"PLUMMERS WHOLE ATTITUDE
IN CONNECTION WITH THIS BILL
WAS ONE OF EVASION AND UN.
FULFILLED PROMISES.
Your committee would be charit-
able to all men, and in rendering this
report it is not our desire to present
any charge against any person or per-
sons who did not Concede to all our
wants and requirements. Every man
has a right to his individual opinion.
and your committee would honor every
man who renders an expression of his
, individuality. We would not judge
and condemn any man as being un-
favorable to us and the measures COM
mitted to our charge simply because
he did not coincide with us In all our
methods and measures but in report
ing to the officials and the executive
board Of this, the strongest representa-
tive organization of labor in Central
Pennsylvania. we are passing our un-
biased opinion on Mr.. Plummers at
titude toward the laborer by using his
attitude to us and our bill as evidence.
CRAFTSMEN IN DISTRICT NO. 2.
WHOSE SERVANTS WE WERE
DURING OUR ATTEMPT TO Sc.
CURE THE PASSAGE OF THE VAR
IOUS BILLS, THAT MIR. PLUMMER
is NOT FOR US. AND THAT HE
WHO Is NOT FOR US. ACCORDING
/ TO THE EXPERIENCE OF YOUR
| COMMITTEE. is AGAINST US.
Plummer Against the Liability Bill
Also.
On April 3 the house again recon.
vened. When the time came for the
presentation of resolutions, Represen-
tative Schofield presented the follow.
ing resolution:
Resolved, That house bill known
as the general liability bill be taken
out OF the hands OF the judiciary com
mittee and come before the house as
committee of the whole"
Both Scoheld and Garner made
lengthy and very able speeches in
favor of the bill and the resolution.
Garner named the judiciary commit
tee the Legislative graveyard 1t is
needless to say, with the antagonism
shown by those who were antagonistic
to the bill and the methods used by
those who were representatives of the
entire people in the practice of their
retarding policy, with the evidence
submitted, that the bill was over
whelmingly defeated The vote stood
Ia for placing the bill on the house
calendar and III against.
/ influential Outsiders Appealed To.
"On April we interviewed Smith
and Boulton and they interviewed
Pmmmer and secured the promise
from Plummer, as previously stated
April Still no report from the
committee, but we were assured that
it would be reported out that night
before TIE house convened. Evening
again came, with Plummer's promise
unfulflled.
/ april 6-Brother Hamilton went to
Captain Delaney and asked him if he
could not do something to get the bill
out. Delaney stated that there was
but one coance left. He would see
Durham.
/ April delaney reported that he
had seen Durham and Durham had no.
titled Plummer to discontinue his OPP
position to the bill. This Pummer
promised to do, stating. however, that
it was impossible to report before
Monday morning.
Your committee, realizing that the
session was too far expended to en-
COURAGE any possible hope of getting
the bill through the senate and to con
tinue staying in Harrisburg, when, In
the estimation of your committee, the
purpose of our mission could not be
accomplished at this session. was only
a needless expenditure Of time and
1,gt Ez.- Hon