The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-08-26

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phrcy voted as follows on labor
measures
s1SrlETH CONGRESS
On April 6. ls0s--Employ err
liability bill. affecting employees on
railroads engaged IN Interstate
commerce. passed the house with
hui one dissenting vote. This bill
MAS favored b. labor.
Representative Humphrey Is re-
corded az soting Aye"
2. on May II. isos--A joint reso
luton passed the house. dlHapproy.
Ing certain laws enacted by the leg
ialaiure OF New Mexico. the effect
Of which would have been a denial
OF justice to the injured parties in
personal Injury cases This meas
uro was practically an employers
liability bill and Was advocated by
labor.
Representative Humphrey IL re-.
corded ~ voting Aye"
ON December ~. is0s-Com.
puisory investigation Of labor dis.
puiea This bill was opposed by
labor. because IL was considered a
step toward compulsory arbitra.
ton II failed 60 pass the house
Representative Humphrey IL re-.
corded IA voting Aye" or against
the interests OF labor.
l. On June .. iaio-The house.
while IN committee OF the whole.
nAuvt.4 81. f.gfa..st.w u..n..au....,
by Mr.. Hughes. OF New Jersey. in
the section OF the sundry civil ap.
preparation bill. making appropria.
ton for the prosecution az viola.
lions Of the antitrust Law. This
proviso was favored by labor:
Provided. further. That no part
Of this money shall be spent in the
prosecution OF any organization or
individual for entering into any
combination or agreement having
In view the increasing OF wages.
shortening Of hours. or lettering
the conditions OF labor. or for any
act done In furtherance thereof
not IN ITSELF UNLAWFUL"
On June .. 1910. this proyiso was
stricken from the bin when IL vas
reported 10 the senate by the ap.
preparation committee. On rec.
ord vote OF "a ayes" 16 nays.
and ~ not victims" the senate sus.
tanned the action OF the appropria.
ton COMMITTEES.
On June 81. 1910. a motion was
made in the house 10 instruct the
conferees-to insist upon disagree
ing with the senate The motion
carried by vote OF 1874 ayes" 20
l05 nays" IL answering present
and IFS not voting This record
vote in the house was an indorse
ment OF It's former action In favor
OF the Hughes amendment when Il
was added To the bill while the
house was In committee OF the
whole.
Representative Humphrey Is re
corded as voting Nay or against
the interests of labor
? On June %. l9iO-The con.
feroes reported TO the house dis
agreement on this proviso, and rec
commended THAT THE HOUSE
RECEDE AND CONCUR" which
meant that the house agree with
the senate and eliminate the
Hughes proviso from the bill The
motion carried by vote OF 1875
ayes" TO 1870 nays" l6 answering
present" and l05 not voting.
by this vote the house OF represen.
tatives repudiated its former &C.
tions. taken on June aud June 81.
when II adopted the Hughes
amendment, and instructed its con.
ferees 10 retain It in the bill. This
last vote was the determining fact.
or in which the house OF represen.
tatives OF the 6lst congress placed
Itself on record as being opposed
10 any organization or individual
making an organized effort TO in
crease wages. to reduce hours. 10
90 better the conditions OF labor
organized or Wnorganlzed without
running the risk of Grimm prose.
cution under the provision of the
antitrust law.
On this final and most important
vote. Representative Humphrey II
recorded as voting aye" or
against the interests of labor