Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-02
Accuses Murdock.

While Mr.. Moore was speaking. Frank
Morrison, secretary of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. and several of his
friends were looking down at Mr.. Moore,
who was entirely conscious of their pres
ence. Mr.. Moore also charged that Rep
resentative Murdoch was playing to the
galleries. and was looking at the gal
leries with smiles and mods. begging for
the appreciation of the labor leaders.
Representative Moore's speech was ap-
plauded vigorously all over the House.
much of the applause being given by
men who had voted for the labor amend
ment yesterday.
Representative Moore had not been
present yesterday. Representative Muir
dock taunted him today with the fact
that he had not been present and de-
clared that the Pennsylvania republican
was side-stepping the issue.
Il challenge him now" said Mr.. Muir
dock. ito tell us where he stands"
Mr.. Moores reply left it absolutely un-
questioned as to his stand.
IF vote aye, yesterday, would mean
exemption of a special class of people
from the operations of any law. then
would have voted no..
Iwits Progressives.
that the progressives did not know just
how to vote on the amendments to exempt
labor unions and farmers organizations
from the anti-trtSA laws until after con-
sultation with former President Roose-
welt. 1t was this that started Repre-
sentative Murdoch.
When the House met this morning il be-
gan discussion of paragraph eighteen OF
the Clayton bill, which prohibits the is
suance of injunctions in the case of
strikes except where loss of property is
threatened. The paragraph legalizes pick
citing and was finally adopted
End of Ten Years Fight.
The adoption of the Webb amendment.
labor leaders say. marks the elimination
of a ten-year fight for recognition under
the law by organized labor Representa-
tive Lewis of Maryland. one of the fore
most friends of labor in the House, yes
terday spoke of the amendment as 1.-THE
magma charta of labor" On the other
hand Representative Murdoch of Kansas
characterized the legislation as haZy, al
though he voted for the amendment.
Representative Murdoch and others ad-
vocated more specific paragraph eX-
empting labor unions from the operations
of the antitrust laws.
A clause to legalize such conferences
and agreements among railroads as are
now subject to the control of the inter-
state commerce commission also was
adopted by the House. The section con-
firms and protects the jurisdiction of the
commission over such agreements, and
confirms existing laws against joint
agreements to maintain rates.
Ferris Provision Fails.
Representative Ferris of Oklahoma un-
successfully sought to insert provision
making oil and gas pipe lines and hydro
electric power transmission lines engaged
in interstate commerce common carriers
under the jurisdiction of the interstate
commerce commission.
Representative Nelson republican. of
Wisconsin, contending that the exemp-
ton was not satisfactory to farmers or
ganizations, proposed an amendment in
cluding in the exemption cooperative
agricultural associations farmers for the
purpose Of buying more cheaply and mar
keting their products to better advan-
tage" II was defeated.
The holding companies section was
taken up, and a substitute proposed by
Representative Volstead of Minnesota
was defeated. Representative Volstead
said that the pending holding company
provision would practically destroy the
effectiveness of the Sherman antitrust
law.