The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-27
WILLIAMS TELLS WHAT
THE COURSE WILL BE
Issues Statement Explaining
Which of the Bills Urged by
the President in Special Mes
sage the Democrats Will
Vote For and Which
Oppose.
WV WASHINGTON. d. q, March q.

iloFlty IN the House to.
nlsht issued to the press writes
statement defining precisely the al.
ttude Of the Democratic party in thu
House toward legislation urged by
president Roosevelt In his messaget
to Congress at the present session.
The statement describes what Re.
publican Legislation the Democratic
| VIII support, what they will opposl
and what concessions they demand on
the part of the majority as the price
lof refraining from an organized iii.
buster throughout the remainder Of
ths session
Mr.. Williams opens his statement by
saying:
Some things in the PRESIDENTS
recent message are so Immediately
important to the interests OF the en-
tire country to pass the bounds of
partisanship and to make It excusable,
ii not necessary. for me to say some
thing concerning them with the view
of assuring the President himself an6
reasonably inclined Republican mem.
bers OF the House and the country OF
the support and Endorsement or the
opposition OF the Democratic minority,
In so far as the things urged by the
President are good things. would like
do is to deliver twenty or twenty five
Republican votes In favor of them.
These rioined with the solid Demo-
cratic votes will put them through.
; Those to be Supported.
Mr.. Williams notes the following
measures as one which will Command
virtually the solid Democratic vote
! within constitutional limits"
a ITO compel publication of cam
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Prohibition of child labor in the
District OF Columbia aud the Terri
;. tories
: "An employers. liability law Y.
drawn to conform to the recent
/ decision of the Supreme Court.
Federal lib!lity to government
l employees.
"a law to prohibit the issuance
of injunctions without notice to
: the party enjoined.
/. Removal of the tariff on wood
e pulp and printing paper
$ Imposition OF a Federal charge
! for every waterpower right grant
! ed on a navigable stream.
r Those Not to Be Supported.
Those principles and measures urged
!. by the President. with which Mr.. Will
liams, as minority leader. takes issue,
I are enumerated as follows:
The penalizing of the boycott.
The right of the Attorney-General n
to nominate receivers when COM
mon carrier is thrown into the
hands of a receiver.
The modification OF the Sherman
antitrust law so as to permit
within Limitation tho maintenance
OF trusts and the making OF trade
agreements between combinations
Of capital.
The appointment of committee
, to prepare data for a revision OF
the tariff.
Mr.. Williams frankly states that ha
{ does not know whether a majority OF
the minority favors the creation of
J permanent waterways commission.
Referring to the Presidents decla-
ration that child labor ought to be pro-
hibited throughout the nation. and his
recommendation that at least a model
t child labor bill should be passed for
the District of Columbia" Mr.. Williams
: says Child labor ought to be prohib-
/ tied throughout the nation but the
States are sole authorities, hsying con-
f stitutonal power to prohibit 1t. 3i
! II those who would protect tho chil-
| dren and through them the genera
. tions to come would waste less OF
> their time in the useless agitation for
. invalid and unconstitutional Federal
: legislation. and would devote more OF
their time in the several States, 4
would be better for all.
. But the President is right In saying
that we can act for the District OF Cos
. lumbia and for the Territories as Well,
= and that we ought TO do IT.
No Reason for Delay.
Commencing the President for this
recommendation for the immediate re-
+ enactment of an employers liability
law, Mr.. Williams says:
'There is no excuse for the delay on
: the part of the Republican members
: OF the House Committee on Judiciary
to report an employers Liability law.
e Their delay at least arouses, If 1t does
r not Justify suspicion, that they are
: having lot OF useless hearings sim
: ply for the purposes of using that bill
J. as a buffer to prevent tho serious con-
: sideration of other bills before the
committee: for example. the Clayton
bill to put an end to temporary. re-
strainng orders of courts invalidatng
State laws, and the various bills there
: pending to recognize the police powers
= Of the States in dealing with alcoholic
. stimulants when introduced into pros
1 hibltion territory. I have given notice
! in the House that no legislation shall
be enacted by unanimous consent until
!, an employers liability bill is at least
reported for the consideration OF the
House."
Iniunctionx ard Boycott.
Respecting pending bills to prevent
!. the issuing OF injunetions without prior
= opportunity for the enjoned party to
4 be heard, the minority leader says.
a "Of course. | take II that nobody
:. will understand the President or me
= to mean that there should ba any limit
I upon temporary restraining orders
Il when intended ITO prevsnt the tuire7
y diate destruction OF property. life or
limb, When say. property do nor