Denver labor bulletin., 1915-03-27
Conference Today VIM
Determine Fate Of Bills
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Phil b. Stewart and Chairman William
r. Eaton Of the Senate Industrial Com
mittAe have called conference for this
tsaturday) afternoon to determine Just
what kind Of compensation act is to be
given The working people Of Colorado.
Those invited to the conference are,
Jesse y. welborn. president Colombo
Fuel and Iron company.
J. C. Osgood, president victor-Ameri-
can Fuel company.
ID. w. Brown, president Rocky Noun
tain Fuel company.
buckley Wells, president Metalliferous
Mine Owners association.
sam d. Nicholson. head OF the Gug-
gcnhsim smeltcr trust in Colorado.
caEs Hcrrington, attorney for the Col
orado Fuel and Iron company.
Fmnk Cove. attorney for the Victor.
American Fuel company.
II viii be noted that not single man
tainted with labor is listed among those
invited to determine labor's fate at
hands Of the present G. +. & l. legisla-
ture.
No prorrcss has been madc In either
branch of the legislature during the past
week. Consideration of the Lewis -Cand
lirh hill was postponed from day 10 day,
though Il y said to be slated 10 pass the
senate befoee tho week il out. The
coslitioa Of seventeen Democrats and
oae Rep111ican still stsnds pat. IL h
undrrstod1 that when this bill reaches
tbc kone1v peonhly next HQedey, TIE
ndniuie1f1e{1n bTu sidetr.e1Rd Il ~
:rnsts ~ssks seo. w = sa.st!
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noeDtzafisg for csnpssnise.
Dnsin9 the week the governor has
"oprned neeotiations" with the Demo
cratic senatcrH to compromise by strik-
ing from his bill the section which abol-
ishes various existing departments and
bureaus Secretary OF State Ramer. who
has b~cn opposing the governors bin
hceanse Il kills off his extensive patron
age In the labor and factory inspection
departments, il strong factor In the
proposed compromisc. Ramcr and some
of the other state officials arc not in
sympathy with Carison's ~o-caIled econ,
omy program. They want TO be able TO
feed hungry Republican job-scckcrs and
build up their political fences.
The governor il now said to be willing
10 eliminate section 10 from his bill,
which catls for the consolidation of sew.
cral departments OF the state govern.
mcnt dealing with commerce and labor.
This is bring considered seriously by
the administration forces TO meet the
objections Of tho Democrats. who de-
cline to support any measure which
would summarily oust considerable
number Of present Democratic officchold.
crs and employees.
Ia the house reactionary legislation
was the rule. A bill abolishing state
civil service introduced by Cigarette
Biil" Rowland. who was last week cx.
PEELED for bcing caught in the act Of nc.
cepting a bribe, passed third reading
The four bills TO abolish the Denver
Juvenile court and oust Judge Ben b
Lindsey have been reported out by the
senate committee as they passed the
house.
Slip Up on Primary Repeal.
After lengthy and acrimonious debates
in which the lie aud political brigand'
WAS passed hack and forth. the house
renctfonarics lost their only fight of the
session. II wns John II. McDevitt's bin
20 rcscind the direct primary law. Polit-
ical lines were thrown down and some ol