The Washington herald., 1908-05-20
MAJORITY TO CONFER
Anti.iDjunction Bill Before
Republicans Tonight.
HOUSE LEADERS ARE ANXIOUS
Revolt OF Insurgents who wikh 10
PIReate Organized Labor Results
in Cali for Meeting-OId-Iine Bosses
Fear Enect-AdjOurnmeu in Doubt
If No Bill Is Reported.

Bowling to the demands Of organized Ia
Dor, the Republicans Of the House OF
Representatives decided yesterday to hold
a conference tonight at which they will
consider the advisability Of passing an
anti-inJunction bill before the adjourn
ment OF Congress.
/ Yielding a reluctant consent In the face
Of threatened revolt that might have
prolonged the session and breed tro1ble
for the future. the House leaders We're
compelled to adopt the programme Of the
/ radicals. who insist that party success a
the polls IN November Is dependent IN
part upon at least making a bluif At sat
isfyi1g the demands OF organized labor in
the matter Of injunction legislation.
Would stop Adjournment.
Yesterday Speaker Cannon was told by
a delegation composed Of Representatives
Townsend, Of Michigan: Hayes, OF Cali
fornia; Madison, OF Kansas. and Pollard,
OF Nebraska, representing the insurgents,
that II the Committee on the Judiciary
failed to report an injunction Dil suffi-
elent number OF Republicans would Join
the Democrats to prevent an adjournment
until the responsible leaders in the House
were brought TO their senses.
Speaker Cannon replied that he would
not cOuntenance any movement formed TO
force committee Of the House to act.
II Republicans wanted to pass an in
/ junction bill the question should be con-
sideTed at a party conference, A petition
/ calling for such a conference was cir
eulated yesterday, and by the time the
House adjourned approximately sixty
signatures had been attached TO 1t. ten
more than the required number.
The revolt against the determination OF
the leaders to adjourn without passing an
J Injunction bill has been brewing FOR a
week or more, but It was not believed
until Monday that the insurgents would
resort 10 extreme methods 10 enforce
their Will The insurgents have been in
an ugly frame OF mind for a long time.
and they have been largely responsible
for the talk about the "do-nothing' Con-
gress.
Whether they VIII be successful to-
night in forcing the party TO go on record
Ia favor of passing an anti-iniunction
bill remains 20 be seen. The advocates
and opponents OF this legislation have
counted noses. and each side claims 10
have a majority. II viii not be known
for a certainty. however. how the Re-
publieans OF the House stand on this
question until they meet and have a
formal vote
Kind Of Bill Indicated.
The kind OF bill that shall be passed.
in the event Of the affirmative decision
tonight, is indicated in the call for the
conference. It sets forth that the signers
Of the document favor the enactment al
this session of Congress Of a law regu-
lating the issuance Of restraining orders
and temporary injunctions. which law
shall embody in principle the following
propositions:
First That no restraining order OF
temporary injunction shall be granted
without reasonable notice, and after hear
ing, except that in cases where It is
made 10 appear that irreparable injury
would be caused by delay pending a
hearing, a restraining order may issue and
remain IN force until a hearing can be
had upon the application for temporary
Injunction
Second That such restraining order
issued without notice shah not be con-
tinued in force for more than FIVE DAYS
after It's issuance"
That the Republican leaders are alarm
ed over the evident determination OF
many OF their followers to push an in
junction bill through Congress. If pos
slble, was made clear by expressions
heard in the Capitol yesterday. The
statement was made by many that IL
would do more harm politically if the
conference decides against legislation
than II they stood pat and refused 10
pass a bill az all.