The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-28

consumed, while the pending legisla-
ton on behalf Of labor waited on the
wind TANNERS.
| MAY 26. 1905, Senator Beveridge said
in debate:
Twice the senate has had before 1t
| measure of wat may be called vast
I Importance. Twice | nave asked
unanimous consent that that measure
should be taken up and be made the
unfinished business for the following
day. It was the subject We We're con-
sidering when we adjourned yesterday:
II refer to the government employees
compensation bill.
/ Yesterday | waived the bill of
which l am in charge, the bill concern
| ing territ Dries, in order nat the Dill
for the compensation of government
employees for injuries might be consid-
/ cred.
apparently there-~ remains time
enough for this bill to be passed in
| Is present form if it shall be the de-
| sire of ne senate to pass it. L ear
| nestly trust that this may be dons-
II have given notice that possibly
1 might offer a substitute. a substi-
tuta l will say, which IS the legfs-
lation demanded by the government
employees of the country and by the la
boring man affiliated with them.
IF it is possible to pass the bill In
any form I am not willing that even
! a momen- Of time shall be consumed
by taat substitute. l am not willing
that those who really are against the
bill in its present form should hide
behind a pretended fear of this substi-
tute consuming time.
1t was in this same debate that tie
senator placed of record certain reso-
| lutions put In mis- hands by he Gene
.-aI Labor union OF the District Of
| Columbia.
Beverage Held in High Esteem.
These resolutions, after setting out
the government employees compensa-
ton act and after asking the senate
to pass the bill, went on to say:
Resolved, Tnat copy of these res
olutions be presented to the Hon. Al
bert J. Beverage by commit tee to be
appointed by this body, with the re-
quest that the same be presented to
the senate"
In this official action by the Central
Labor union, of the District of Col
umbia, is shown, in a striking way, the
esteem in which Senator Beverage is
held by laboring men at the nations
capital Such suggestive action goes
to prove that Senator Beveridge Is ad-
mired respected and appealed to by
| labor outside of Indiana as Well as IN
mis- some state.
In January, 1907, the senate mad in
hand the bill to promote the safety or
employees and travellers on railroads by
limiting the hours of service OF en-
/
fectually and finally answered the men
who opposed that wise and human
Legislation. Tlat bill made 1t criminal
for railroads to compel or permit their
employees, train crews. etc, to work
more than 16 hours without rest or
sleep-until that became the Jaw II
was common to compel train crews to
. work "a hours without rest or sleap
Q and sometimes the government records
|, show that they worked SO and AZ
r hours
1t was contended that the federal
e government could not pass a law con-
trolling the conduct Of railroads which
: do not cross state lines
In debate on that subject, fCongres-
= sional Record January 10, 1907, page
:, SS9.) Senator Beveridge said:
:. -"waere a railroad q is altogethel
within the limits of a state and still
c carries interstate commerce, It be-
: comes an agency of Interstate com
merce, and as such. is within the plen-
!, airy power of congress to regulate IN
t terstate commerce and all of its agen-
/, cies"
e He went on to show the reasonable
Iness and the necessity of this rule
$ and cited many supreme court deci-
t sions unfolding his contention. Pro-
Y ceeding to the practical question, hi
S said:
n have I heard it suggested, what dan
: ger or injury can come from this mea-
: sure Of safety"
. SkillfuIy Met Foes Demand.
: In connection with the same legisla-
: ton, which is proving to be ono q
r the best laws ever passed in It's plsac-
d teal workings a saver Of human
i lives Senator Beverage skillfully me
n | demands for delay by the foes of t.lt
measure Congressional Record. Jan
V uary 8. 1907. pags s21,) Senator Bev
4 eridge. questioning Senator Warren
: of Wyoming, said:
a The senator said that one questio,
) Is whether We are not so loading III
V the interstate commerce commission
. that it could not consider all the Ques
tons before 1t, and men would grow
d up, live and die, before the case
: would ever be tried
g "Conceding that to be true does tn
4 senator think that 1T would be
n worse situation than to have a situa
x ton continue whereby men go on ant
;, get killed and wrecks occur and tn
whole terrible condition which som
legislation is needed to stop?"
g In reply to an argument that tn
It bill mad not reached perfection and
further time for study and improve
: ment, Senator Beveridge retorted, Il
IT this same debate:
Y, TT is to be hoped that the laws O
: human intellect will still continue t
: work and that we will be able to i'm
prove this proposed legislation after i
Il becomes a law. But If, as the sena
e over from time to time until an abso
/ lutely perfect law Is evolved som
s years might elapse. But In the mean
II time the evil would go on; 80, 40 an
e so hours work would be required O