The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-03
Last Of Trust Measures to Be
Considered at Thia Session
OF Congress.
Section Legalizing
Picketing Restored
Amendment Adopted Placing
Limitation Upon Restraining
Orders and Injunctions
Against Labor Unions

~. Washington. Sept 1.-THE Clayton
bill, the second and last of the ad-
rninistrat!on trust measures to be con-
sidered at this session, passed the
senate this afternoon by vote Of
40 to ie, Seven Republicans and one
Progressive voted for the bill Six
teen Republicans voted against IL. Not
a Democrat was recorded against 1t.
The passage of the Clayton billsto-
day ends-ths- wnsk-ef- congress
antitrust legislation. except for the
approval OF the conference report to
come from the conference commit
tees oil the TWO houses on the Gay
ton bill and the federal traSa com
-tihssien bill.
Senator Newlands, who presldes
over the conference on the trade com
mission bill. said today that he be-
lieved that The conference commit
tee would be able TO agree on the
two bills within week or ten days
The Clayton bill has been radically
changed by the senate one of the
most important changes was made
today on tn" recommendation of
Senator Cummins. 1t relates to the
limitation upon restraining orders and
inJunctions that may be issued against
abor unions. The bIll as II came
from the house. carried a prohibit
ton against the issuance ef any re-
strainine order or injunction to pro-
hlblt any person or persons from
attending at or near house or place
where any person resides or works,
or carries business or ha opens t.
be for the purpose Of peacefully OBJ
tanning or com ruinicating. informa-
ton
The senate committee on judiciary.
after careful consideration, concluded
that this language would legalize
what Is known IN labor and strike
circles as Hpic4Setin ~ Fer that rea-
son. the committee struck the Ian
guage from the bill, and many EN-
pioves gave sigh of relief when they
, learned of it. 7l5ut today the senate,
without a roll call, acquiesced in an
anne ndment proposed by Senator
Cnmmna, Of Iowa, which, on the
face of it, would seem TO restore the
/ legalizfng of plcketing The Ian
ghaee Of the cummns' amendment
prohibits the issuance of any re-
straining order or injunction against
any person. from attending at any
place where any such person or per-
( sons may lawfully he for the purpose
/ of peacefully obtaining or oommuni-
eating information y
The most important and the most
! discussed provisions of the Clayton
! bill were those relating TO labor, tn E
sections which many contend exempt
/ labor unions from the antitrust laws
/ the limitations upon injunctions and
/ also the section relating to the patent
monopoly.
| The section exempting labor unions
from the antitrust laws is section Z,
and it was finally amended today by
inserting at the very beginning of the
section at the suggestion of Senator
/ Cummins, a declaration intended to
dignity human labor and emphasize
its exemption. This declaration was
in the following language:
The labor of human heing Is not
a commodity or article OF commerce.
Section Z, as finally adopted. is as
follows:
The labor of human being is not
n commodity or article of commerce.
I and nothing contained in the anti
trust laws shall he construed to for
bid the existence and operation OF
labor, agricultural or horticultural
organizations, Instituted for the pur-
poses of mutual help, and not having
capital stock or conducted for profit,
/ or to forbid or restrain individual
! members OF such organ.zation from
! lawfully carrying ont the legitimate
+. objects thereof; nor shall such or
+ "a ;s!@at EFT he--ft~srr4tt.r Thereon
be held or construed to be Illegal
/ combinations or ~canspiraeics in re-
straint of trade under the antitrust
laws