The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-21

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Resident "A. McAndrews, of the Tobacco
workers International Union, of Louis
| vile, Ny., was introduced and made ar
ardent trade union speech, urging tn,
delegates to remember the union label n,
al times. lie was given prolonged ap
Ph'usc it the close of his splendid effort.
After the report of the Credential Com
hlttee had been received and adopted the
president appointed the following com
mlttees:- IIf[yUE
Committee on Rules and Order-A. L.
Bauer, Wheeling; Luke +. Lanham, Oh
colt; j. E. Cain, Charleston; E. R. Coff.
man, Clarksourg; G.. W. Eppiing, Raw.
mond City.
Committee on officers Reports-Thos
Cairns, Ward; Edward Sims, Wheeling
j, ii. Crum, Huntington; j. p. McGrew
Charleston; G. A. Scragg, Monarch.
Committee on Constitutions and Law-
Ben Davis, Charleston; II. L. Mills
Wheeling; r.. E. Santrock, Plymouth ;
G Ill. Stafford, Charleston; w. T.. Gates
Wheeling.
Committee on ReSotutions-H. p. Cor.
coran, Wheeling; L. J. Haggerty, Charles,
ton; Benz. +. Morris, Mammoth; Andrew
Shifiler, Wheeling; John j. Miles, Wheel.
ing.
Committee on Ldw and Legislatior-
f. b. Vickers, Mucklow; S. r. Lenkard
Wheeling; j. ID. Donally, Charleston; r.
a. Carroll, Wheeling; Clark Mcintyre
CarbondaIe
Committee on GrierdnceS-Luke Will.
Jams. Winfrcde; Gust. Kies, Wheeling
! a. f. Kuhn, Wheeling; Luke F.. Lanham
olcott; Thos. Kilcoyne, Huntington.
Committee on Ldbcls-W. H. Riley,
Wheeling; l.. V. McGary, Wheeling; Ed
Neihardt, Wheeling; Chester Ieston
Wheeling; J. L. Pauley, Charleston.
President Wclch then presented his an
nual report. Several of the subjects upon
which he treated are rs follows:-
'Ofiiccrs and delegates to the Third
Annual Convention of the West Virginia
State Federation of Labor, erecting:
1--WE are again assembled for the pur.
pose of reviewing the work done by the
State Federation through it's officers, and
for the purpose of mapping out the pol
iclcs of the Federation for the future, as
the constitution provides that the Presi
dent shall make report to the convention
of the workings of the Federation and
ITS official acts. | therefore most re-
spectfully submit the following:
LEGISLATION
Following instructions as per rcsolu
tion passed ut the Clarksburg convention
your President attended the session OF
Legislature of 1909, and was instrumental a
IN having the following bills introduced
for the benefit of the laborng class OF
our state, viz: An Employer s Liability
Act, an act requiring guards and de
sectlves to give bond to protect the citizens
from unlawful acts committed by such
| guards and detectives; an act to prohibit
the importation of labor into this state
| from other states under misrepresenta
| tion. etc. An act creating boiler in
| spector in this state; an act for the pro
lection of Street Railway Employees, al
of said bills failed to pass except the
street Car Employees bill, which was
| passed after being amended so as the
| purposes of the bill were practically
killed The Guard bill, the Misrepre
scntation bill and the Boiler inspection
bill were allowed to die n natural deatI
on the calendar, your officers realizing
that it would be impossible to have then
passed centered their efforts on having
the following Employers Liability Bill
! passed:
. y Bill extending and defining tn,
! liability of employers in actions for negli
gence for injury or death of their EN-
ployces, declaring what shall not be
defense in such action by employee:
against their employers, and defining who
are the agents of the employer under thi:
act
BE it enacted by the Legislature of wes
Virginia:
Sec. l. That all actions brought t.