Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-04
Labor Record of
Senator Cun,mi,,s

Des Moines. June At IL not Ions
ago since the national legislative
representatives OF the Order of Rail
way Conductors. Brotherhood OF
Railway Trainmen. Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers ana Brother
hood OF Locomotive F1remen and
Enginemen issued statement thru
their national legislative and infor-
nation bureau commencing Senator
A. b. Cummins for his efforts in be-
half Of labor, and especially railroad
employees.
In their signed statement, issued
from their headquarters, 1O1 B street
Southeast Washington, D. c.. these
| legislative representatives said:
Senator Cummins has actively
supported legislation directly In the
interest Of labor and especially rail-
road employees
J Enumerating the measures In con-
| sress which labor has favored or ap-
posed, giving Senator Cummins' at
t!tude on each. the statement men
| toned the following:
West Virginia strike investigation
amendment limiting the scope
| Labor opposed; Senator Cummins
voted nay.
Seaman's act, amendment weaken
ing. Labor opposed; Senator Cum
Minis voted nay.
Commission on Industrial relations
amendment to reduce appropriation
for Labor opposed; Senator Cum
! Minis voted nay.
Prosecution of unions under the
Sherman law. motion to strike pro
vision in sundry civil appropriations
bill. Labor opposed; Senator Cum
minis voted yea.
Clayton antitrust BILL vital to labor
organizations. Labor favored: Sena-
tor Cummins voted yea.
Immigration restriction amendmen,
striking out literacy test. Labor OPP
posed: Senator Cumm!ns voted nay.
immigration restriction BILL Labo.
favored; Senator Cummins voted
yea.
Seamen's act. motion to table
motion to reconsider passage Of
Labor favored; Senator Cummins
voted yea.
Popular election Of senators,
amendment to United States consti-
tuition. Labor favored; Senator
Cummins voted yea.
Right of petition. printing of let
ter from Gompers. Labor favored !;
Senator Cummins voted yea.
Chiidren's bureau. bill to create.
Labor favored; Senator Gummins
voted yea.
Workingmen's compensation for
railroad employees, Labor favored,
Senator Cummins voted yea.
Amendment weakening the eight
hour law on government works
Labor opposed: Senator cummins
voted nay. q, -
Immigration restriction bin after
veto by President Taft Labor 10 :
vored; Senator Cummins voted yea.
The report concluded:
Spoke in favor OF immigration
restriction bill.
Senator Cummins drafted and In
troduced what II known us the Cum-
Minis Cooke blu 70 extend the loco
motive boiler inspection law so that
It would apply to all parts OF the To-
connective and tender, except as they
are covered by the safety applicance
acts. This bill was passed by both
bouses and signed by the president.
Senator Cummins was q. member of
the subcommittee to which this. bill
and the bill fixing the minimum fine
for violations OF the hours of service
law were referred and Joined in a
favorable report on both measures.
The locomotive inspection law was
described by representatives of the
railroad companies as two, thousand
safety appliance acts in one. 1t pro-
vides In effect that all parts Of the
locomotive and tender shall be In
cluded in the code OF rules and shall
be safe and suitable to operate for
the service in which they are put"