Denver labor bulletin., 1917-03-03
SENATORS GLOAT OVER
CRUSHING OF LABOR.
Move Now On to Adopt More
Amendments w Which WillE
Forge the Chains of Slav-
cry Tighter and Brand
Labor Unionists as
Conspirators.

Organized labor lost its fight in
the state senate to repeal the Colo
rado industrial commission law when
the minority report on senate bill No.
166, in favor of repeal. was rejected
Wednesday Of this week by a vote Of
2s TO &, three senators retiring when
the clerk began TO call the roll.
Minority and majority reports were
submitted by the committee on indus
trial relations. the former being signed
by Senator DeBusk, author Of the bill
while the latter had five signatures:
Lewis, chairman Of the committee;
Candlish, Hattenbaeh, Hamilton and
Napier.
Senator Candlish moved the adop-
tion Of the majority report. which was
seconded by Senator Hattcnbach of
Denver. Senator DeBusk moved that
the minority report be substituted,
and this was seconded by Senator Dun
lap of Pueblo. DeBusk demanded n
roll call Of his motion TO adopt the
minority report in favor of repeal Of
the industrial law. The roll call rec
ord vote is puonshed in n box attached
to this article.
Three Stick All the Way.
Following defeat of DeBusk's mo-
ton TO adopt the minority report, the
vote came on adoption of the majority
report, indefinitely postponing action
upon the bill. This was concurred in,
only three senators, DeBusk. Dunlap
and Kluge. being recorded against il.
Following final hearing upon the
repeal bill held by the joint commit
tees Of the house and senate Monday
evening and refusal of the senate to
act upon the lewis and Candlish
amendments Tuesday morning. be-
cause they had been juggled. the COM
mittcc decided TO Immediately report
out the DcBusk bill. Every senator
was urged TO line up in opposition to
labor and, with only four conspicuous
exceptions, Lewis and Cnndlish sue
cccded in rushing thru their program
to "chastise" the organized labor
movement of Colorado and the nation.
A similar bill is now pending in the
house and IL is understood will be
reported out from the committee on
Industrial relations not later than
Monday next No doubt the same fate
awaits it there as in the senate.
Failed TO Meet the Test.
In thus refusing to give even slight
courtesy to organized labor's funda-
mental Legislative demand, the TWEEN
ty-frst general assembly goes upon
record as being opposed to labor be-
cause, as previously announced, this
would be accepted as the test upon
which labor would determine its fu-
ture policy toward the political party
now in control of the executive and
legislative branches of the state gov
ernment.
In order that the record may be
preserved, The Bulletin publishes in
this issue the roll call vote of the
senate, giving the party affiliation and
section of the state from which each
senator comes.
Following are the majority and min
ority reports upon which the senate
voted Wednesday:
Minority Report.
Denver. Feb. 27, 1917.
Mr.. President: Your committee on
industrial relations. to which was re-
ferred s. b. No. 166. bill for an act
to repeal an act entitled Arr act to
determine and define the relations be-
tween employer and cmployc, provid-
ing safe and hygicnic conditions and
for compensation for accidental in
jury to or death of employees: for in
surancc of such compcnsation; cstab-
fishing an industrial commission, pre-
scribing its powers, and providing for
review of its proceedings; making an
appropriation to carry out the pro-
visions of this act; providing penal
ties for violation of this act; repeating
ALI acts and parts of acts to be nee.
essary for the immediate preserva-
ton Of public peace. health and safe
ty," approved April 10, 1915, the same
being chapter $50 of the session laws
of the year 1915, has had the same
under consideration and the under
signed member of the committee pre-
sents the following minority report
thereon, viz: That the same be re-
ferrcd to the committee of the whole
and do pass.
S. w. DE BUSK,
Member of Committee.
Majority Report.
Denver, Feb. 81, 1917.
Mr.. President: Your committee on
industrial relations, to which was re-
ferred s; b. No. 166, n bill for an act
to repeal an act entitled "An act to
determine and define the relations be-
tween employer and cmploye, pro-