The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-10-24


is opposed by the employing class.
comes up for a vote, the Represented
tives who are against the measure,
yet realize that the majority Of their
constituents are heartily In favor of
it, they can resort to the cowardly
method of lodging into the corri-
doris while the vote Is being taken,
leaving the bill to the tender mer-|
cies Of it's avowed enemies, and thus
he recorded as mot voting" This
appears to have been the favoriteI
method OF the Man Who Has Done
| Things and whose interest In be-
half OF Union Labor Is too well
known. to need comment. ALIAS,
we fear as much.
Congressional Record Of James Al.
Hughes Of West Virginia ON Mat
tiers Affecting LaborBy Amer
lean Federation OF Labor.
January a., 1906 Repeal OF the
Federal Eight Hour Law on the
isthmus OF Panama. This bill was
vigorously opposed by labor, but It
! passed the House on vote OF 100
| yeas to Ito nays, IL answering
present" and 105 mot voting"
On This bill Representative Hughes
| is Recorded as mot voting"
| December s, 1906. --Antil Compul-
sorry Pillotage bill by LittefieM OF
Maine. This measure was also OPP
posed by labor 1t failed to pass
| the House.
| -. ts,..at,sur /, ,aso,,f Z t;vo HuOl,ne
is recorded as mot voting
| February Is, 1907Hours Of
service bill for railroad employees
1 Representative Hughes is re-
corded as voting faye" or in favor
Of this objectionable bill. &
March i, 1907--The Ship Subsidy
bill. This bill as passed by the
House included very objectionable
coAscription provision affecting sea,
men, This measure, and the con-
scription feature particularly has al
ways been vigorously opposed by
labor. If
! On this measure Representative
i Hughes is recorded as answering
present
| May 8, 1908 The Child Labor
Bill for the District Of Columbia
passed the House. It was strongly
urged by labor.
On this bill Representative Hughes
is recorde as mot voting
May 49, 1908A joint resolution
passed the House disappearing cer-
tain laws enacted by the legislature
i 20 off rsf xrhi
would have been denial Of justice
to the injured party in personal In
l jury cases. This bin was practical
i. an employers liability bill and
was advocated by labor.
On this bill Representative Hughes
is recorded as s.not voting
December ~, 1905 Compulsory.
Investigation of Labor Disputes.
This bill was opposed by labor be-
cause 1t was considered step to-
ward compulsory arbitration.
On this bill Representative Hughes
is recorded as s'not voting"
June Q, 1910-The House while
in committee Of the whole adopt
ed certain amendment by Hughes.
Of New Jersey, in the section Of the
Sundry Service Appropriation Bill,
making appropriations for the pros
ecution of violations Of the Anti
Trust law. 1t was favored by labor.
On the final and most important
vote Representative Hughes n re-
corded as mot voting"
You would naturally suppose
/ ~ * ~ hA
Hon. James Anthony Hughes who
for IL years has represented" the
Fifth Congressional District of West
i Virginia In the lower house Of Con-
gress, would entail considerable la
bor. However we have not found the
task so arduous for the simple rea-
son that He Has NO Record. Al
| though for IL years he has drawn
handsome salary from the govern
4 ment In return for which he was sup
tposed to put In at least a little time
in helping to carry on the business
il of national legislation at Washing
ton, we found that he was absolute
4 " unknown around the capitol. Al
i Though thousands upon thousands OF
pages of the Congressional Record
4 were searched we failed to find q
II single instance in which our repre-
sentative" had made q single mo-
ton, seconded a motion, introduced
Il a resolution or made speech
Socialist and Labor Star.
u On these bills and all others Of
j Importance Mr.. Hughes has been
! recorded as not voting He has
shown his unfitness Tor the place he
j occupies. Absent most Of the time
]; from his place, and when present
= lodging questions in which he should
! have been interested. Now is your
! opportunity to get rid Of such .
representative by voting for Bea-
81 yers and making his majority &c
: large that Hughes will never again
4 foist himself on the people of this
81 district wllh an Illegal vote as was
II shown by Congressional COMMITTEES
in the congress Of which he was Q
: member.