Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-12
The Labor investigation.

Mr. FOSTER CONTINUES HIS TESTIMONY.
Frank K. Foster, secretary OF the federation Of
| trade and labor unions of Massachusetts, contin
ued his testimony before the Senate committee OF
| education and labor this morning. He spoke OF
the blacklisting system in the New England mills
and said that employees who had been prominen,
in labor organizations during the strikes were pu,
| on the black lists, and that no matter how good
| ployment afterward. He cited the case OF the
strike in the Pacific mills at Lawrence Mass last
year In illustration OF this system. To cure existing
evils Mr.. Foster recommended the following reme-
dies as the most practicable and desirable at pres.
| ent. viz: 1st, the establishment OF a national
bureau OF labor statistics; 3D. the establishment
OF boards OF arbitration wherever practicable: 3D.
| the enforcement OF the national eight-hour law;
4th the abolition OF Child labor 80 far as possible
| laws which interfere with the right of WORKING
men 70 combine for their own protection, and the
Incorporation OF their unions like other corpora
tons; 9Th, the abolition OF the convict labor con-
tract system.
Senator Blair read a letter from the witnesses
great OF business In the Senate at this late
stage or the session will not leave sufficient time
for them to present their views fully. and there
fore suggesting that their examination be post
poned to some more convenient season. The CON-
mfttee thereuDOn agreed that 1t was impossible at
ton, and dismissed them With the undeSstandin u,
that they shall be given precedence in the future
hearing Of testimony.
SUIT FOR So coo DAMAGEs.-A suit was entered to-
day by Cornelius j. Naynihan against the Penn.
sylvania Railroad Company for 5000 damages
The plaintiff claims that on ,cember ed. 1852 at
PittsburK, defendant sold HIM ticket from that
city to Washington, and on that date he entered
and about mile beyond Harrisburg was elected.
and for this trespass he brings suit
THE GERMAN-AMxRIcAH NATIONAL BANK SUITS
To-day the Circuit Court, Judge Macarthur, was
engaged in the trial of Keyser receiver against
Mrs Hitz- The defendant Is sued under the ma
& n af0ckhnAar n 10 40
over ITO shares and the defense is that SIC never
some stock In the savings bank.
WILL FnEp!The win Of the late Resin A. NIL
Ter, filed with Register RamSdell today. leaves
his estate to his wife, Maria Miller, during her
life, and at her death. $500 to Eliza & Price, and
the balance OF the estate to be divided between
Mary Cecilia and Thaddeus Bean.
The Courts.
COURT IN GENERAL TRRN-CAter .,ssttce Cartier
ana Justices James and Coz.
To-day. the following business was done: Cole
man agt HeurDh and Neal agt Heurich. which
low in which verdict for plaintiff for $50 was
given in one case, and a verdict for DESCENDANT In
arrest and imprisonment Judge Hsgner deiiv.
ment below.
THE WELL CLAN xAxDAruu CASE
In the case OF J. J. Key agt p. 7. Frelinghuysen,
Secretary OF State the chief justice delivered the
opinion OF the court This was an application for
q writ OF mandamus to compel the SECRETARY OF
State to pay the relator an award made By the
BENZ Well The chief Justice referred to the Isgfs-
aftsr Congress had fsiisd to taSe action boxing 70
made AFTER 6elfhsfatton. ana thess = no commiS-
sion, convention. OF umpire. tae treaty D exc
th s eT sss = bal. Isse :.a s1e 70
law making power may dish up the haah hut they