The New York herald., 1877-03-01
PROTECTION FOR RAILROADS.
GROWING OUT OF THE BOSTON AND MAINE
STRIKE.

PROPOSBD LE0ISLATION IN AASSACHUSElIS
GROWING OUT OF THE BOSTON AND MAINE
| STRIKE.
BosroS, Feb. 2s, 1877.
The recent strike Of the engineers the Boston and
Maine Railroad Is likely to be productive Of some
wholesome legislation by which unwarranted incon-
venence and trouble to the public Will be guarded
against. The Legislative Committee on Railroads gave
hearing this morning tho subject, 1t which there
quito large attendance, including delegation OF
the striking engineers OF tho Boston and Maine road
Mr. p Macarthur, Chief of the Locomotive Engineers
President White, Mr.. Choato, counsel OF the Boston
and Maine road, aud other prominent railroad men.
WAR AGAINST yRxE PASSES LxGsLAroRa
Mr.. George T. Aneeli presented bill providing that
any locomotive engineer who shall without Just cause
abandon his engine except the end of the route
shall be Aned exceeding $1,000, or Imprisonment
not exceeding year, that any corporation furnish
ing member OF tho Legislature free pass shall 0e
fined not than ST. 900 less than $780, and that
the member accepting FREQ pass shall be thereby
rendered incapacttated any matters rela
sing the railroads.
Mr. Charles Francis Adams, JE, on behalf OF tho
Railroad Commissioners, stated ut length the views OF
the Board, and submitted the following bills which
they recommend TO tho General Assembly for enact
mcnt into laws:-
ABANDONMENT TRAINS
Any cmploye OF u railroad corporation who In pur-
suunce OF agreement or combination by two
persons TO do or procure to be done any act in
contemplation furthcrance OF dispute between
such corporation aud ts cniployes shall un2wuy or
IN violation OF his duty contract stop or upneces-
sarily delay ABANDON or In any way injuro loco
motive or any train Of the railroad
OF such corporation or in any way hinder obstruct
railway OF corporation, shall upon Indictment
and conviction DO liable 70 lne not exceeding $500,
or years Imprisonment Ia tho State Prison or
House OF Correction.
cARELEssNxss SxGLEcT
Whoever having uuy management oil or any control,
either alone with others, over any railroad locomo-
tive train while beng used i0r the carriage OF
persons property, or ~ any time guilty OF gross
care, ,essncss or neglect relation the
arcment control OF tho same, shall malicously
stop delay the same IN violation OF the rules and
regulations then in force for the operation aud
appliances pertaining thereto with intcnt thereby
cousy 10 delay the same, shall upon conviction be
punished by Imprisonment IN the State Prison or
House Of Correction not exceeding three years. or by
tine not exceeding $1,000.
UNLAWFUL OBSTRUCTION ROADS
Whoever, by any unlawful act, or by any unlawful
OMISSION neglect. shall obstruc or cause 10 be OBJ
sructed, any cnginc or carriage on any railway. or
shall a,d or assist therein wosoever having charge
OF any engine carriage while upon or Ia uny
railway Of any railroad corporation shall wully STOP
leave or abandon the samo, render, or aid,
sist in rendering tho Same unfit for incapable Of i'm
mediate use with intent thereby to hinder, delay or
III any manner 10 Obstruct or njure tho management
operatives OF railroad, tho business OF any
corporation operating or owning tho same. or Of any
other corporation or person. or whoever shall aid or
assist therein shall, conviction, be punished by
III State Prison House Of Correction
not exceeding two years. or oy fine not exceeding
$780,
CONNECTING ROADS.
Any person In the employ oi IA railroad corporation
who shall IN turthcrunce Of the interests Of either
party 10 u dispute between another railroad corpora
aud its employees refuse 10 and In moving the
OF such other trans In whole part
made up the OF such other corporation the
tracks OF the corporation employing him. or refuse 10
aid In loading discharging such cars IN violation O
his duty AS employe, SHALL upon CONVICTION. DO
liable 10 imprisonment in tho state Prison or House OF
not exceeding $500, at the discretion OF the Court
GRIEVANCES OF TIKI ESGiNEERs
Peter NJ. Arthur Chief Of the brotherhood Of Loco
motive Engineers SAID that they did not object IL
OF the bills except tho one which provided penalty
for the refusal oi tho employees 10 draw the cars of
another corporatou which Is in trouble with its cm.
ployes. Mr.. Arthur said no member was bound by
oath TO engage In "a strike There were INSCRIPTIONS
managers of railways who would not hesitate
To- nut incompetent men on the,r trains to
accomplish their ends. And this was the reason
why they asked tor u law 10 prevent the employment
OF such mon. The brotherhood had never had any
whcro they found practical 10 deal with ut
the head OF railroad Ho said that he could show
that put tho Boston and Maino engines
who not competent to run them, and who had
been discharged or drunkenness from other rouds Tho
had been masor OF the situation on three
different roads, had taken Unfair advan-
taye. He defined competent engineer as Y temperate
man. who could read aud write who had experience Of
year, and should be schooed in all tho sy
nails Of the road on which nc was 10 run Sevcnty-hve
per OF the engineers Of the roads OF this country
had been promotcd IRON nremcn. II they were to DO
examined he would suggest board consisting OF q
good dispatcher, master mechanic and practical
locomotive engineer.
Is THE AND MAINE UYsAPEY
Mr. H. +. Langley, ofBoston stated that he had been
to the Boston aud Maine road 10 sell out all the stock
had In IT, and the Treasurer told him that they
running twenty seven trains short. George f. M'Nel
thought tho bills were unjust interference between
the employees and tho employers, aud detrimental to
the public welfare. Hc Knew that the lvcs OF the pas
the Boston aud Maine road were unsafe and
there more danger In going from Boston 10
Lawrence than n voyage to England.
Charles +. Choate. counsel for the Boston and Maino
railroad ana Commissioner Adams, IN behalf OF the
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