The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-17

are i number OF measures OF pri-
mary Importance that should re-
ceive the first consideration. What
the various delegates to this conven-
tion have in mind to present as
needed legislation we are totally un-
aware, but it should be remembered
that at the last convention the leg
islative committee was instructed to
draft and present to the next session
of the legislature, fifteen bills, as
| follows:
Proposes Legislation.
Resolution No. 2: Amendment
to m.ling laws, requiring all shafts
over 100 feet in depth to be equipped
with hoistering machinery.
Resolution No. 8: Amending
common school law, with reference
t otime of closing polling places in
school elections.
Restitution No. IA: Sanitary law
for bakeshops.
Resolution No. IS: Law requir-
ing the use of patent oven N bake
shops.
Resolution No. 10: Law requir-
ing the election Of district mine in
spectorS by the miners.
Resolution No. IS: Law requir-
ing hosting engineers at coal mines
to hold certificates.
Resolution No. 10: Law requir-
ing iiremen to hold certificates.
Resolution No, 20: Repeal OF the
garnishment law.
Resolution No. %; Boiler inspec-
ton law.
Resolution No. D; Law prohibit
ing the marriage OF unfit persons.
Resolution No. 20 Appropria-
ton for the re-eStabliShment OF the
State School OF Mines at Wilburton.
Resolution No. 81 Amendments
to mechanics and Laborers' lien
law.
Resolution No. "a Law requiring
rental houses to be kept i'll sanitary
condition.
Resolution No. IS: Amendment
to law regulating scafiolding.
Resolution No. Al: Amendment
to Workmen's Compensation Act.
Resolution No. 40: Law prohib-
iting maintenance of electric wires
for transmission OF power on main
haulage ways in mines.
Resolution No. II: Weekly pay
law.
1t is quite probable that other
resolutions looking toward changes
in present laws and in favor OF new
legislation will introduced at this
convention. The foregoing legisla-
ton, for which we are now on rec
ord, including that which will pos
sibly be introduced at this conver-
ton, will be for the most part meas
ures that, ii enacted in the form
that those suggesting them intend
they should be, would no doubt be
beneficial, yet it is quite evident that
all OF them. especially under the
present conditions, cannot be en-
acted into law at the coming ses-
sion OF the legislature, If all OF
these measures are introduced the
efforts OF your committee VIII be
so divided that i! % quite probable
that none of the necessary legiSla-
ton desired will be passed. And
again, there are those members OF
the legislature who will earnestly
support a minor measure, thus
claiming that they are fully support
ing tn elabor program, when in TACT
the real measures OF general inter
est to the membership are fought by
them in every conceivable way. They
are oitentimes, by this method, able
to mislead their constituents as to
their record on labor measures and
arc thereby returned to the leglsla-
ture.
Several Of the resolutions favoring
legislation, as adopted by the last
convention. while referring TO laws
with which the labor forces are nat
urally sympathetic, cannot be classed
as labor legislation, and Others refer
to matters already covered by eX-
isting laws. 1t is probably true
that such laws have not been prop
erlv enforced but such condition
cannot be remedied by additional
legislation. Rather than new legls-
lation steps should be taken to bring
about proper enforcement OF exist
ING laws. We do not believe that
the efforts Of this organization
should be directed, under present
conditions. toward securing legisla-
ton that does not affect labor in
the most direct way and we, there
fore. suggest that the bills suggested
bv Resolutions Nos. 3 and p, adopt
ed by the last convention, be not
included in the measures to be sub
mited to the legislature by the Fed
Grafton.
Resolutions Nos. 2. 10, Is, 10 and
46 refer to mining legislation. The
question OF the advisability OF open
ing the mining legislation at this
time is one to be seriously consid-
cred. 1t is quite possible that there
NAV be more to be lost than gained
bv such action, since the coal op-
orators have attempted. upon num-
erous occasions. to open up the min
ing laws in an effort to re-write the
mining code. We suggest that our
report on the 1915 session OF the
legislature. under the head OF Min