The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-19

competition and suppression of prices
Imprisonment for violation Of this Law
is asked. The plank also contained
sugE astions that like penalty be
made legal for violation Of the Sher.
ran antitrust law.
'rhc minority further recommended
that there be added to the majority
report two paragraphs dealing with
publicity of campaign contributions ant
Expenditures"
The paragraphs mentioned by Mr..
Cooper recommended that q Republican
Congress and Republican President en-
act and enforce a law requiring the
managers of campaigns dealing with
rational officers. to publish from time
to time during the campaign" the
names of all contributors and the
amounts contributed or promised. and
the amounts and purpose Of all dis
Hursoments. AMI to whom paid.
The report asked for the enactmen,
Of law regulating the rates and SER
vices Of telephone and telegraph COM
panies.
The Injunction Clause.
The minority injunction plank de-
manded the enactment of law pro-
hibitlngN the issuance OF injunctions ir
labor disputes when such tnjunctions
would not nave been asked had there
been no labor element involved. II
was also asked that the Issuance OF
injunctions should in all cases be for
hidden where the exigencies OF the
situation can be covered by tho ordi'
nary processes of law.
Punishment for contempt Of coort
1t was asked. should be inflicted onl!
after conviction by a jury except ir
cases where the offense was committed
in the immediate presence, or In close
proximity to the court.
The report also asked for the crea.
ton Of department of labor and a
bureau Of mines and mining within
this department, with appropriation
of sufficient funds to allow investiga'
lions of mining disasters.
The final planks in the report, ask
ed for the extension of the eight
hour law to all departments OF the
government.
81 am the only member of the com.
mittee who signed that report con-
Guided Representative Cooper, land
am not ashamed OF it,"
Brief Discussion.
Mr.. Cooper argued briefly the va.
rious planks in hiss report.
LAS to injunctions. declared Mr.
Cooper, Two, of the minority. would
not tolerate for a moment the sugges.
tion OF an attack upon the courts. Blu,
remember. as has well been stated
that the discretion of the court Is OF.
ten the beginning of tyranny
Mr.. Cooper yielded here to Mr.. Her.
man Eckern. Speaker OF the Wisconsin
Assembly, for three minutes. Mr.
Eckern devoted his brief time to the
injunction and railroad pa1ks. CIV
ing but few words to the court con.
tempt plank. He read to the conven.
ton a protest signed BY II. r. Fuller
national legislative representative OF
the Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engi-
neers, the firemen and the tratnmen
expressing disapproval, in behalf OF
these organizations of the anti-injunc-
tion plank agreed upon BY tho ma
jority of the resolutions committee
The protest declared that in the
opinion Of members Of these organiza.
tions, It simply indorses existing laws
regarding the question OF notice, but
that in it is contained a declaration
against trial by jury.
State Senator Henry Lockney, of
Wisconsin, concluded the debate for
the minority.
THE report of the majority" said