Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-20
FRIENDS OF PRoposEp MgAsvRE
HOPEFUL OF lecJsLAT,oN
~ coNoREss.
LoRlMER CASE A SUFFER-
TO IMPORTANT LEo,sLAr,oN
No Action May % Taken At Present
Session and Question Will es Used
to Delay lmpertane Reform Measures
Only Six Weeks Of Session Re-
main.
Especial Correspondence


Washington. Jan. 2o.-Believers in
anti'injunction legislation have not
lost hope entirely in getting some
thing done this session. At any rate
they hope to see both houses of con-
sress pat on record on the subject. In
the senate, 1t is expected there will be
a ties, at an early date on the anti
injunction measure desired by organ
lied labor. 1t will come in connection
with the bill for the revision of the
laws which is now pending.
Representative Wilson, Of Pennsyl
vania, has pending in the house a bill
Dor disputes which is satisfactory to
organized labor. When the proper sec
ton in the judicial code is reached.
this will be introduced as an amend
ment to it, Mr.. Wilson's bill provides
That no restraining order or in1unc-
ton shall be granted by any court of
the United States, or a judge or the
judges thereof. in any case between an
employer and an employee. or between
employers and employees, or between
employees, or between persons employ
ed and persons seeking employment,
or involving or growing out of dis
pute concerning terms or conditions
of employment. unless necessary to
prevent irreparable injury TO property
or to a property right OF the party
making the application, for which rem
edy there is no adequate remedy a, law;
and sucn property and property right
must be particularly described III The
application, which must be in writing
and sworn to by the applicant or by his.
her or its agent OK attorney. Ana for
the purpose Of this act no right to
continue the rela ton with any partic-
ular person or persons, or at all. or 10
carry on business OF any particular
kind, or at any particular place, or at
all. shall be construed, held. consid-
cred, or treated as property or as con-
stituting a property right"
Labor leaders have been fighting for
some such legislation for years and
while they have little TO hope for IN
way of legislation, especially from the
senate, they wiz b better satisfied to
know where everybody stands.
The Lorimer case in the senate has
reached the point where It threatens 20
become the buffer that will stand in
the way of important legislation. II
was thought fog a while TO be certain
that a vote would be had this session
on the question Of ousting LoEimer.
Now. there is much uncertainty about
it and senators who are anxious 10
have u vote are seriously questioning
whether one will be reached.
No, only is it possible that the Lori
mer case will De thrown over until next
session, but it will be used as far as
possible By the senate leaders TO shunt
off vote on the resolution for direct
election OF senators. In consequence, 1t
may we'll happen that nothing Will be
done either with I-oFimeH or direct cleo
ton OF senators in the life OF this con-
gress.
Only six weeks OF the session remain
after this week and IN that six weeks
there is not going to be much time to
do anything. A gorge OF business Is
just ahead. The appropriations bills
Will have 10 be passed. That Is. they
will not have TO be but in practice the
appropriation bills are always showed
ahead of everything else in the closing
days of the session. This will help the
cause Of these senate leaders who
would like 10 see vote on the Lorimer
case prevented and also a vote on cleo
ton OF senators by direct vote. In the
tangle. ii is uncertain whether ship
subsidy legislation will be allowed to
reach a vote and it is practically GER
tain that the tariff commission measure
will not be.