The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-15
INDUSTRIAL BILL
ON SENATE FLOOR
FRIDAY MORNING
judiciary Committee Substitute
Measure Is Ready.
Special Order on the Allen Act
at 1O:3O O'Clock.
new incorporation BILL IN
Unions Empowered to Take Out
Papers in Business.
Felony Penalty From Fine to
Two Years in Prison.
Special Order on the Allen Act
at 1O:3O O'Clock.
NEW INCORPORATION BILL IN
Felony Penalty From Fine to
Two Years in Prison.

zrrer reporting a substitute for the
original Allen Industrial court bill
back to the senate at 1880 o'clock
this morning, the senate judiciary
committee lost little time in paving
a way for the immediate consideration
of the measure before the entire body
A motion by Senator Francis c.
Price. chairman of the judiciary COM
nittee, passed which provides that the
bill be made the subject Of special
order before the senate at 1O:3O
o'clock tomorrow morning. Capitalist
and labor lobbyists Stated that by to-
morrow afternoon a test vote on some
phase of the measure would be taken
that would determine the strength or
administration forces behind the bill.
The substitute bill reduces the
original felony penalty from five years
in state prison to two years in state
prison for officers of employers ana
labor organizations found guilty OF
violating the felony clause. A fine OF
$1,000 also is attached.
The Jail sentence for the individual
employe is withdrawn in the substi-
tute bill. leaving nothing excepting
fine of 81 900 to be feared by the in
dividual. Senator Price stated Wed
nesday in an interview that the com
mittee was determined to make a
wide breach between the fellow who
leads and the men, forced by the or
ganization, to follow the leadership
Guaranteed Returns.
Owners Of industries that the state
may be Obliged to take over and
handle, similar to the Pittsburg cpl
sode this winter, are guaranteed falr
return on their investment in the sub
stitute bill Members of the judiciary
COMMITTEES stated that this guarantee
was injected into the bill in order to
insure its constitutionality in the event
a fight on it is carried to the supreme
court.
The substitute gives unincorporated
labor unions the right to collective
bargaining. providing men are elected
as trustees of the organization with
power to enter into contracts for the
unions.
Contrary to advance reports, the
"check OFF, system employed by some
unions in collecting dues and fines of
their members from the employers
and forcing the employers to deduct
these dues and fines from the wages
of the laborers was not incorporated
in the substitute measure.
"If that proposition is touched
upon" said Senator Price, cit will be
handled by a bill for that particular
purpose which will be introduced at
later date"
These, Senator Price announced, are
the principal changes from the origi-
nal bill. A few minor alterations ap-
pear but those enumerated were de-
clared to be the only material clauses
of the bill differing in anyway from
the original Allen measure.
Allowed to Incorporate.
Imm ediately following the introduc-
tion of the substitute. the judiciary
committee introduced bill empower
ing labor corporations to incorporate.
Under the provisions of the bill, the
same methods of incorporation may
be pursued by labor organizations as
in the incorporation of any other busi-
ness. excepting that labor organizations
shall be required to pay corporation
taxes or any fees. excepting the filing
and recording of fees. Directors of in
corporated unions shall be composed
of al least five members under the
terms of the bill introduced today.
The Allen industrial court bill, SEN
ate bill No. ., was introduced the first
day of the session and upon the
declaration of an emergency was
placed on second reading and referred
TO the senate judiciary committee.
Since that day, the judiciary commit
tee has spent from five to six hours
daily pouring over every line of the
measure. All representatives of en-
ployes and employers were given an
audience. Following the holding of
these conferences with labor leaders
and employers. the judiciary commit
tee began preparing the substitute bill
presented today.
0FREFNT TnIIcT MIN