The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1920-07-03
BRANDEGEE SHOWS
UP AS CONSISTENT
LABOR OPPONENT
Record of Connecticut Senator
Proves That He Is Against
Workers.
UNFAVORABLE ON 80 BILLS
Didn t Vote on 13 Others but Did
Get in On Some Sure
to Pass. ...

The record of Senator Frank Bos-
worth Brandegee of Connecticut VINO
will undoubtedly be up for reelection
this fail is one almost consistently un-
favorable to Organized Labor, accord
ing to the report of his actions COM
piled from the Senate records by the
campaign committee of the A. r. OF l.:
Since Senator Brandegee,s term OF
Office began SO measures of importance
to Labor have come before him. thirty
times he voted unfaverably, was pared
once unfavorably, didn't vote at all on
13. voted favorably on Ia and was
na;red one fayorably. Of the latter
votes five favorable actions were on
amendments to the 16-hour bill on
which he himself had in an unfavorable
amendment which he was consistently
supporting by voting against the other
unfayorable amendments. 1he COM
plete record is as follows:
p Attitude
Toward Labor
5oTH CONGRESS.
Ian. 10, 1o07-Hours of Service,
16-hour bill for Railroad En-
-Brandegee's objection
able amendment .... Unfayorable
Ian. 10, 1o07-Hours of Service,
16-hour bill for Railroad En-
ployes- -Gallinger's Objectionable
amendment. nt............. Favorable
Ian. 10. 1oO7-Hours of Service,
16-hour bill for Railroad En-
ployes-Bacon's Objectionable
amendment ........... Favorable
Jan. 10, 19O7-Hours of Service,
16-hour bill for Railroad En-
ployes-La Follettes' favorable
substitute ........-...-.-.. Favorable
Jan. 10, 1o07-Final passage Hours
of Service, 16-hour Law for
Railroad Employees. ...A Favorable
GOTH CONGRESS.
April 9, 1908 Employers Liability
Objectionable motion by
Senator Nelson. sUnfavorable
May 6, 1o08-Child Labor bill-Ob-
jectionable amendment by SEN :.
assS ators Nelson. .,y.. -s.s-s. EavoFaDle
z May 6, 1903 Child Labor Biz OBJ
jectionabie amendment by Sem I.
ator Piles. ..............U .Unfavorable
6lST CONGRESS.
June 2, lo1O-Railroad Rate bill,
amendment for modified form of
anti-injunction which restrained
Federal courts from interfering
with execution of State laws by
State officials Motion to lay on
table .Unfavorable
June 2. 1o1O-Rai1road Rate bill,
amendment for modified form of
anti-iniunction Favorable amend
ment by Senator Overman.
Unfavorable
June 9, 1o10-Sundry Civil bill
Motion to strike out antitrust
provisos favoring Labor .Unfavorable
62ND CONGRESS.
June II, 1o11-Popular Election of
u. S. Senators. ......... Unfavorable
Aug. 8, 1o11-Statehood for Arl-
zona and New Mexico, providing
mandatory enactment by the leg
islatures of the Initiative, Refer
endum and Recall. ... .Unfavorable
Jan. 81, 1912 Children's Bureau
bill .................... Favorable
Feb. Z, 1ol2-Bill for Federal in
vestigation of labor difficulties at
Lawrence, Mass .Unfavorablt
April 19, 1ol2-Motion to strike
Literacy Test from immigration
Restriction bill. .......... Not Voting
May 6, 1ol2-Compensation for in
juries. to employees engaged IN
interstate commerce. -. Favorable
Lodge amendment to increase to
ulIlC nOuI W. OeiAAe
May 81, 1o12-Final passage eight
hour bill. l............. Not Voting
Feb. 18, 1o13-Passage Hmmigra-
ton Restriction bill over Presi-
dents veto Favorable
March 2, 1o13-Passage of Sea-
mems bill ............F Favorable
63RD CONGRESS.
May 7, 1918 Amendment to strike
out antitrust section of Sundry
Civil bill favoring Labor. .......
Unfavorabl,