The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-24
Prosecutions May Be Brought
For Violations II Bill
Is Passed
HUGHES AMENDMENT IS
DEFEATED IN THE HOUSE
sundry Civil Bill Goes to Conference
without the ProvfsO Exempting
Labor Organisations-Will
Probably Become Law

.. -, q, saraoni1a-
,.,.e las. .ha,, esbt IN oain exemn-
- - ~. .,,ti,r &c tb. na.t IN
,,,tars+.ta commerce
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ro,,o,,,n, a lively debate and bv a vote
~ 100 70 IN the House TODAY agreed to
tho senate action striking out a provision
4, ~. .,nar,, o,,.,, h,,, that would have
aua..os ali. ,a,,,,,,,,,t,, xvben tho SIM
d., o,,,, hi, uas before the House that
bod, tackled IN an amendment by Mr..
u,a,,s. os Nav Jersey a democrat pro-
,,d,ng that M mart of the anpropriation
-. .sa .anforce,,,.nt ~ the. ant,-trtst law
.hau ba snent IN the prosecution of any
,rxan,zot,on or ind,vidua, for entering
,,ta oo,nh,na+;on or a aereement havinc
...o.r A.. ,ror..s,n, ~ shorten-
~ - horrs ~ bettar,ng tbe condition
rs,,har ~ ,or on, act done N fnrther-
.,,srae -. - ,t.a,f ,n,owfrl
m. uan.ta .tr,.,,s o,+ the Amendment.
,rs,.,,o.aa IT, ,onsareas m
a-,s,,.. -. .,,a, rro,,,s,on and the
,,f..s r.ss,t,na such an IRON
-, s,s4..,on lr.s,s.a 10 consider the
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Tos., NJ. -ra of Minnesota one of
~. r1o,,.a oonferees moved that the
11a,,aa ~..ada from, It's nos,tion and con-
~, x,,th tho senata.s action
The motion stirred IN hornets, nest
Many members none unconscious of the
nosaib,e labor internretat,on Of their
yotes in tbe coming elections. participated
In the debate to make clear their posi-
On the final vote. which gave a knockout
> blow to the Hughes amendment and left
the way clear to easier agreement on the
.und,v c,v,l hi,l the foIlowine repub,ica ms
-, ,.,,., ~. a.v,,o,r.ts to,. +ba r1,~bes
'oeu W. 'ne ue.s 80
amendment Ausun, cary COOPER Ien-
root, Neson and STAFFORD, DAVE FISH,
Green, Ftcht Reyuolds, Hupparo, -hen-
dali and Woods; Haynes. Kronmiiler,
Lundin, Rodenberg and Wilson, Murdock
of Kansas and Poindexter. of washington.
tn aa,,,ocrsts who ,otad w,sb the re-
,,.,s,... !. ,.s.,sa. e.,.r.
puohcans "e'e 40. -. g.
olina There were 16 present who did not
vote and numerous pairs of democrats
WITH tbs ranub,,cans.
-..-,- ~. s.h,ta ,aod,no I'm to the
-, ,,.s ~.
vote MT Ia"ney saio ne "opeu
House would recede and concur with the
Senate as to this amendment declaring
that the amendment was offered for pure
III, ,,,.oo,ha ua nrotested against
poii'ioa' ~. e,,.r,
Congress Tying 'ne nahus VI .''e
ment in the enforcement OF criminal law
and declared the amendment worked
class discrimination which would institute
- .,,.. $500 asv would shake the
.
very founoaeions OIL the
Mr.. Hughes, author OF the amenomen.'
denied that his purpose was pontlca..
There are many members ne snouteo'
ION the republican side wnom am
glad to acquit OF this charge OF Gem
agogy. 1t is significant that the repup-
lican party Duiit on ene iusS ~ ,.n
ing the manacles from the piaok slaves
should seek now to put manAcles on .ne
white slaves-the labor1ng men OF tnis
country"
The bill was sent back TO conferences
with the Hughes amendment eliminated
for further consideration.
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Labor Leaders lndisnant
Washington. June @.-Ine intorina.lon
that the HOUSE hao ueIesteo .ne .-sssn nss9