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able per cent of profit on the actual
capital invested?
"Arc YOU In favor of the election OF
United States senators by direct vote
of the people?
Are you in favor of the enactment
OF law providing for the establish
ment OF n state printing office and the
election of n state printer?
"Are YOU in favor of proper legisla
ton and sufficient appropriation to al
low the labor bureau to meet the ne
cessities and possibilities of such
department Of state?
"Are you in favor of enacting q
law lessening the number of hours
OF continuous employment on trans
portation lines, steam and electric!
Are YOU in favor of a law providing
for the safeguarding. insuring or guar
anteeing of bank deposits?
Are you in favor of abolishing the
present appointive federal judiciary
and the substitution of federal ju-
dietary elected by the people?
Are you In favor of Industrial pen
si0ns?
Resolved, That the executive COM
mittee, may in it's discretion. submit
such other questions as may be op-
portune."
Committee reports favorably.
Adopted.
Proposition No. 11.-(By Delegate
Guye)-"Whereas The efforts of Ia
Dor to establish what is known as en-
ployers' liability laws have met with
;eyerses on every hand through the
interpretations OF the courts. and
"Whereas. We recognize the neccs-
sity of creating some permanent sys-
tem of relief for those who become in
capacitated in their industrial life,
therefore be II
Resolved, That there be prepared
\ bill to be submitted to the next ses-
sion Of the legislature of Nebraska,
providing for q system of accident In
surance to be conducted under state
management similar In nature to the
now existing law of Montana. known
as Chapter 67 of the session laws OF
1909, of the state of Montana"
committee reports favorably.
Adopted.
This concludes the report of the
legislative committee.
". B. KINNEY, Chm.
JOHN STEINER.
A. 7. SCHWENkER.
II. w. MATTOON.
FRANK F. TURNER.
JAMES KOTERA.
MIR. President. your committee on
laws begs leave to report.
y Proposition No. 12.-(By Delegate
Guye)-"Resolved. That article two,
section three. OF the constitution of the
Nebraska State Federation of Labor
be amended as follows: By adding the
words, and chairman to the tenth line
after the word member!
"Said paragraph as amended Will
then read. He shall be member and
chairman of the legislative committee
and shall attend all sessions OF the
state legislature and work In connec
ton with all other labor legislative
committees In securing legislation IN
the interest of labor.
Committee reports favorably
Adopted.
Proposition No. 13.-CBy Delegate
Coe)-"Resolved, That section Z. OF
article =, be amended to read Any
congressional district having more
than FIVE thousand affiliated union men
shall be entitled to two members ol
of the legislative committee.
Committee reports favorably.
Adopted.
Proposition No. 14.-(By Delegate
Ccffey)--"I move to amend article 2
section ., of the constitution by strik
ing out in line two the words admit
none but and striking out all of line
three and the word to of line four;
and by adding to line five Immediately
following the word convention the
words to the best of his ability"
romp,tttan rqnnrtS fnVOrably.
Adopted.
Proposition No. 15.-(By Delegate
nharve)-'Resolved. That the
secretary-treasurer be requested in
February OF each year to notify each
affiiiated union the number of unions
paying per capita tax and the number
of members comprising each affiliated
organization"
Committee reports favorably.
Adopted.
Proposition No. 16.-By Delegate
BridwelD-"I move you to amend ar
ticle 2. section I. by striking out IN
lines two and three the words inclu
sive delegate to the American Fed
Grafton of Labor.) and amend section
; OF article 2. by inserting in line fiji
teen after the words expenses a new
. sentence as follows: The past presi
dent shall be the delegate to the Amer
lean Federation of Labor from the
state federation"
Committee reports favorably.
Upon request of President Maupir
that provision above does not apply
this year. the recommendation of the
committee was adopted.
Proposition No. 17.-By Delegate
BridwelD That the mex
legislature create the office of state
sanitary inspector of plumbing ant
ventilation and that the Legislative
committee use their best endeavors t
have such n law enacted"
Committee reports favorably.