Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-27
Roosevelt and Moody Want to
See Change as Regards In
junction In Labor Disputes
BILL PRESENTED in THE HOUSE
Anti-Injunction Legislation Discussed
Pretty Thoroughly by the President
With Labor Leaders-ldea is to
Limit the Right Of Injunction on
Elk Parte Hearings.

measure, which is the result of con-
ferences held during the past two
months between President Roosevelt,
| Attorney General Moody, Commission
err Garfield, and representatives of la
Dor organizations and corporate inter-
ests, has been introduced in the house
of representatives by Representative
Jenkins of Wisconsin, chairman of the
| Judiciary committee. 1t provides that
in labor disputes an injunction shall
not be used until opportunity shall
have been afforded the adverse party
| to the proceedings to be heard by the
court and is intended as a substitute
for measures pending in congress.
About two months ago President
Roosevelt entertained at dinner the
heads of several Important labor or
CARNATIONS. H. S. Fuller, the legisla-
tive representative of several of those
organizations, Secretary Morton and
| Commissioner Garfield. The subject
| of anti-injunction legislation was dis
cussed thoroughly. The representatives
of labor strongly urged the necessity of
legislative action to limit what they
regarded as the unfair use Of the courts
at times against them. After full con-
sideration, however, in which all pres
ent informally participated, it was
deemed inadvlsable to attempt to linn
| it the equity jurisdiction of the courts.
Neither the president nor any of his
advisors would consent to suggestions
| looking to limitation of the right of
the injunction, believing they would
be fundamentally unjust and, therefore,
could not command the approval of
congress and the people.
| Shortly after the conference Com
missioner Garfield and representatives
of the labor organization discussed the
subject in detail with Attorney General
Moody. A tentative measure embody-
ing ideas which, it was agreed, would
meet the difficulty raised by the labor
organizations, was prepared. The
measure, it is explained, 'is simply the
Incorporation into law of equity rule
No. 55, and the application of it specif1-
cally to labor cases." Examination OF
the proposed measure by representa-
tives of both labor and corporate in
terests showed that such a law would
have met practically all the cases of
which the labor organizations had
complained. The measure was sub
mitted to members of congress, IN
| Guiding Representatives jenkins, and,
being regarded as fair adjustment of
the matter, and that it would meet the
situation which had developed in con-
gress, 1t was introduced in the house
with the idea of furnishing to congress
a basis of legislative action that was
satisfactory to the interests of both
labor and capital.
| Commissioner Garfield has made this
explanation to the Associated Press OF
the proposed measure: "The original
statute Of 1893 provided that a hearing
should be had before the issuance Of
any extraordinary writ. Equity rule
IS simply carried that provision into
effect on all injunction proceedings.
Under the revision Of the revised
statutes in 1872 the old law was so
changed as, in effect, to repeal that
part of equity rule No. IS requiring the
giving of notice before granting the
temporary restraining order. The bill
introduced by Representative Jenkins
restored that provision of the rule
which requires that due notice must be
given to the adverse party in all labor
cases before the order may be issued"
The measure provides that immedi-
ate notice shall be given to the adj
verse party, the time of the hearing to
be within the discretion of the court,
| but in all cases, to be as soon as pos
sible.
Mr.. Fuller said that the organizations
S,,l @1oy ,,ri,o-
ciple embodied in the measure that
both parties should have notice of the
proceeding in injunction cases and an
opportunity to be heard before an in
junction is issued, but as yet they had
not considered thoroughly the phrase
ology of the bill. He could not say,
therefore, what might be the final
judgment Of the organizations regard
ing it.
To Thank Exhibitors.
A Joint resolution introduced yes
terday by Representative TaWney OF
Minnesota, chairman Of the house COM
mittee on industrial arts and exposlt-
ions. authorizes the president to con-
yey to the foreign governments partlc-
mating in the Louisina purchase eX-
nosition the grateful appreciation OF
the government and the people OF the
United States for their contribution 10
the success of the fair.
Limit Expenditures.
Representative Littlefleld of Maine.
introduced a bill yesterday providing
that no department of the government
shall expend in any fiscal year any sum
in excess Of appropriations made for
that year, or involve the government IN
any contract for future payment. Six
months Imprisonment and fine of not
less than $4,000 is provided for viola
ton of the act.
Triple Bill Up.
The conferees on the legislative,
executive and judicial bill reached an
agreement yesterday, and it was re-
noted to both houses. There were no
differences Of great Importance, the
main contention being over an appro-
priation for the investigation of COM
mercial conditions.
The house appropriated 100000 for
special agents which was increased to
$50, 900 by the senate, and the con-
ferees agreed on s125,o00. 1t also was
provided that trade conditions abroad
should be investigated by these agents
instead of both foreign and domestic.
as provided by the senate.
Farm Bill Left.
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