The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-21

FOR LABOR IS
BE|NGPUSHED
BIZ ]. 4. REED

SPECIAL Dispatch TO The InteG.gercer.
Charleston, Jan. 2o--lrohahly no S-eS-
sion OF legislature within recent years
has been more prolific Of legislation iNF-
oring labor than has the one now III
session. Already : number 90 most I'M
po-taut labor bills. all having the S'Lnc-
t!on Of the state Department Il LABOR
and state labor federation heads.
Railroad men are among those most
favored By laws .urthcr;DE Their ;.ASety
while on duty. and intended :" Az III
cutting down The number az "cthehtS
on the roads. y great number 81 n!''S
OF this kind have either already pee"
entered or Will be entered ".t"in the
next few day ). Among Jhs more am
portaat ones IS the Noore-G"do'y Ok"
introduced in the house OF delegates 81
Everett +. Moore OF Marshall county
and in the senate by NJ. V. G"odoey OF
KanaSha This measure provides thAt
IN tho future all freight trains shall De
provided with adequate caoooSe service
giving he men who aid in sranSpoF'"-
tion the most complete Accommodations
while off duty. In the past the trains
have according 70 iNHCr men !AieEeSIe"
in the proposed LEGISLATION oeeh ''-
equipped with poorly constructs" ca
oooses in which the sleeping ana "'s'HS
quarters are more cr2mped 'AAh Ua'!
sire quarters better hti"d and better
arranged IN order that their hours o.
duty be more comfortably spent.
Bius by Goodssy
Senator Goodbey mas been most ACTIVE
IN presenting legislation faEorab'" "
the railroader. The long asiiated Biue
Flag law is being brought up at tAN
! session at his tnstiEation. Tho N'ae
Flag Is the signal when attached TO
car, that workman Is underneath max
ing repairs Many times in railroad
nis,orv the car so marked has been
shifted and in moving has Killed. or SER
1ously Injured the uan beneath. IAc
proposed law would max the act OK
moving the car without authorization 10y
the workman on thorough Investigation
a felony. There l. probability. IS
said. OF making the ch2rc" Efp'T'o1'
IN this case IS strong as Involuntary
man slaughter.
DR.. Goodbey. who $ physician ?:
profession, has also advanced pro-
posed law defining the number OF men
. which nre required {" operate ir"'s"'
train Of specified sligo. THIS nlToeT
varies with the size OF the train from
.our 10 nine men. The law. X PASSED
Irould. ha SAYS, not only better the con
altion Of the freight train men Hu'
would greatly eNpcd:t" railroad service.
and in The end prove q; N"2rAi r"c "hlf
70 the ra!lroader but u the general Huo-
lie and the company as we'll -ino"E
hIs other provisions for the safety OF
the man who operates out trains IS
statutory amendment providing that a.!
trains shall 90 II tho future properly
enuInnad with safety devices ins"faE
ast Js nossible to do so: thot all cross
. tnusshaV be properly guarded SO ~
70 nrotect both the public and the en-
ploye OF the company: pr"Nid'nG tuT
Their that all shops shall he eQNiHpeo
with roofs IN order that working Coh"'-
lions may be OF the best and lastly ta"S
the general heal;h and safety az N"c
enployes Of common carriers DC V"rtu
FOR In the best manner poSs'o'e.. "''
similar 10 DR.. Goodhey'S senate bill re-
r,n,,,,1v crossings has been introduced
InTtne house by Delegate l.. r. L-,ntH "t
Wetzel county.
stlls by Otto and Bloch
Ohio county legislators have t@SSa
very active part IN the presentation o.
Legislation favor!nE the lab"rinS man
since Capt. W. r. O;to OF TIE house. ana
Senator Jesse \. Bloch have both n
PRODUCED bills regarding IN" health con-
dis!ons In mines. Both bills proNioe
for the maintenance o: wash rooms III
nil mines in West Virginia. This meas
ure has tho tulles; approval OF the West
virginia miners. who point out that pro-
visions OF this nature now eAiSt m q
number Of the other state OF the Union
whose coal industry IS large DISCUSS
tons Of the bin among members OK the
house seem 20 Indicate that when u Is
brought up Cor passage - Will be nc
corded nothing bu, the most favorable
treatment a; the hands OF the leSss-
lators all OF whom seem 70 think !;
wise measure.
Harry Weiss. delegate from Ohio
county, also introduced measure ot
vide effect where labor s concerned.
{Iis bill regarding mechanical engineers
and architects is classed as most wide
reaching piece OF legislation. II pro
Yides that all such parties be licensed
after they have proven themselves quail
. Ihed in their professions. This Bill =