Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-11-27
REPORT OF LEGISLATIVE COM
MITTEE GIVES FULL DATA TO
PRESIDENT GREEN ON LEGlS-
LATION PROPOSED AT 9th
CONGRESS-
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Various agencies that propose to
attack the immigration law have
found little comfort so far, as it ap-
pears that the house immigration
committee itself will discourage any
change in the law. The most i'm
portant changes sought are to place
the japanese under the quota law and
provides for the fingerprinting and
registering of all aliens in the United
States and those who may come in the
future. 1t can be said, however, that
there is no sentiment in favor of these
changes.
Notwithstanding the intention Of
the leaders to suppress as much legis-
lation as possible labor intends to
make a VIGOROUS campaign in favor
of the following legislation:
Prohibiting the issuance of iniunc-
tons by federal courts in labor dis
nutes.
Providing that prison-made pro-
ducts shipped into a state shall come
under the laws of that state the same
as if manufactured therein.
The Howell Barkley railroad bill.
Liberalizing the civil service retire
ment law.
Prohibiting the use of wooden bag
gage and express cars.
Abolishing the bureau of eff.
cheney"
Providing for the transfer of the
classification board TO the United
States civil service commission.
Minimizing unemployment through
out the United States by developing
public works during periods of de
preston.
To create a department of educa-
ton.
Making Lincoln's birthday a legal
holiday in the District Of Columbia.
Prohibiting transportation of labor
in interstate commerce to point,
where a lockout or strike is in pro.
gress without advising the persons SC
transported.
Reenactment of the Pittman silver
act.
Providing for naming the first
school building erected hereafter il
the District of Columbia the "Samue
Gompers School"
Providing a civil form of govern.
ment for the Virgin Islands and theil
release from the control Of the navy
department
Providing for full citizenship ano
self-government fer the people Of the
District Of Columbia.
Workmen's compensation laws fer
the District of Columbia and for
longshoremen.
Amending the trade mark law t,
permit the registration Of the LABEL
of all national and international un
ions.
Providing for relief Of the empoye,
of the Canal Zone because of condi
tons taken away from them through
the Harding executive order or
dilferential in compensation because
of the more onerous conditions under
which they work.
Providing that all federal contract.
for public works shall provide for an
eight-hour day and the payment of the
prevailing union wages in the locality
where the work is done.
Mothers pensions for the District
of Columbia
Providing for a national conserva.
tory of music.
members of the house and senate to
visit Porto Rico to investigate the de-
pl rable industrial conditions as well
a. the general governmental affairs
Ct the island especially the living and
working conditions of the masses of
laborers, the land and financial re-
sources as we'll as violations or the
federal and organic law Of the island
BY big financial interests.
Other measures which will be op-
posed aside from these heretofore
mentioned are:
Amending the constitution to make
1t more difficult to change that docu-
i, Sunday blue law for the District Of
/ Columbia.