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Show II1WME 1 Discussion of Employers' Lia- bility. Bill in Lower House El Leads to Strong Language. fii M'CRACKEN IS FIGHTING K FOR THE LABORING MAN H Fallon Is Accused of Trying to Bffi Put Through a Sham and l Subterfuge. Special to Tho Tribune. W' BOISE. Ida.. Jan. 21. There was a Gil lively and Interesting session of the House S E this morning and many of the members fI became exceedingly angry. The cause Isj of the abnormal fervor of that body was fjjlj the committee's report to Indefinitely M postpone McCrackcn's employers' liability 3jjlj bill, which had been tossed about, kicked Ijjlj nnd trampled under foot in committee mm room for several days. The report made, ijEj McCrackcn came to the rescue of his JB treasure, secured the rejection of the rec- tmm, ommendation and rallied a majority to send the bill back to the Committee on Immigration, Labor and Statistics. The 3K author made a splendid fight in behalf Wmt of the laboring man, and he paid his llffl compliments to FallOn, whom he said had ImM Introduced a ."sharn" bill on the same sub- IsH Ject and was endeavoring to mislead la- vjjll Strong Language Used. )M In referring to Fallon's liability subtcr- WM i fugc. MeCracken said with much feeling iiB that It would be "the most damnable 18 piece of legislation ever enacted by tlnj ta Leglslaluro." that It was a sham and a (flRl disgrace and laboring men would lind It m&k out He contended this bill merely en- H acted Into law the decisions of the Sti- fll premc court, which should bo abrogated ' HI Instead of affirmed, and he deplored the j fact that the committee had recommend- (HI cd it for passage. He said the whole pro- j Ml cecding was a slap In the face of lahoi ilH unions and that he would not stand for !lH It nor would the people of tho State, un- .ion men in particular. He made a spe- WW cial appeal to his Republican colleagues, j Mm saying that if this bill were defeated j mm there would , be few Republicans In thq imm next session of the Legislature. MM Included In the report of tho Commit- M tee on Immigration, Labor and Statistics mm was also a recommendation that Kenth's t WjS olgliL-hour bill be Indefinitely postponed, IMM ovldently made to clear the way for Fal- Ion's eight-hour bill, which Is consid- (W- ercd by mapy ppople to be another piece ; mm of sham, a bill intended ' to mislead the inH laboring people. However, this may not ira be a -correct Impression, and Fallon's mo- Mm tlves may be unassailable. The bill was 8 sent back to the committee making the Wk recommendation. The Democrats sup- H ported the cause of labor, while many of fljl the Republicans became very bitter In jjj! .their denunciation of unions, W Calls Statp Bankrupt. When Abbott's bill, provldlnc for a j M bridge across the Snake River, between ! WH Lincoln and Cassia ' Counties, calling for mm an appropriation of $15,000. Eradley. who Is a member of the Steering Committee. WM admitted that the State ns bankrupt. II and he did not knew whether or not tho HJ Legislature would be able to raise even Bfl sufficient money to meet the requirements HI of State Institutions for the next two i years. He said the total amount now In Vm sight to bo rused was over a million dol- HB lars and the end was not near yet. His i HI remarks resulted In the reference of the El bill to the Appropriations Committee for K further consideration, notwithstanding the l protest of the author and a few others. i fjm And In the discussion of this bill It de- UBI velopcd that Bradley would ask for ap S3M appropriation of $35,000 for a bridge CS across the Snake at Lewiston. and was I S fearful lest there might not be enough 61 money to go around. The legislators wh VMl appreciate the serious condition of thtf mm Stato Treasury are against any consid- In erablo appropriation for bridges at this I At the afternoon session of tho House 3 tho Committee, of the Whole recommend- j m ed the cricket pest bill, after an amend- j ment Including rodents and rabbits had ? been added for passage. , Mm McCracken's child-labor bill was up uH again and the committee having It In vM charge, after making a few minor chan- Xti ges. recommended it for passage. An IDE' amusing incident occurred when Abbott Mtiw arose nnd informed the House that It was A Mm violating the sontiment of the bill In tha if iff employment of pages, who were under tfflffl age. One member called attention to tho t mm fact that the bill would prohibit the en"- IBS plovmcnt of carrier boys for newspapers ImUL and messenger boys. 1 18 Bills in the House. 1 mm Bills were Introduced in the House as I mm By Wyman Relating to appeals. ism By White Creating a Board of Osteo- K 3M pathy nnd regulating the practice thereof. EWUfl By Abbott Requiring acknowledge BrM ments of bills of sale. It flfl By Fallon Creatine forest districts and m jh relating to preservation of forests. R SI In the Senate the following bills were ft UK introduced: Iff Im By Wnldrlp Providing for the creation RE Hfij of a Grain commission of three members. I M to be appointed by the Governor nnd paid I S five dollars per day. 1 .By Richards To allow Justices of the II Peace throw dollars per day during trials I H In civil cases, the total sum not to ex- g cec'd fifteen dollars in nny one action. fflj Ponce introduced a resolution instruct- i II Ing the secretary to secure from Ihe Stato 11 Sanitary Board a statement of Its ex- B peases during the past two years. Vk H |
