The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-24

co to work. they would refuse TO 60, no matter
who ordered them out
Mr. Crain-You have no power to order a
strike. have youf
The Chairman with an air of surprisel-You
have7
Mr.. Turner-Yes. There IL no law in our con-
stitution governing strikes We do not believe
in strikes.
Mr.. Crain-Then where do you derive your
power to order strikesa
Mr.. Turner-We have not the power, directly,
TO order a strike; but we have the power TO ap-
prove or disapprove strike.
DIR. Crain-Was this Strike approved or dis
approved
Mr.. Turner-We never knew anything about
it until we received the telegram from Mr.. Hop
kins. It has never been approved.
Mr. Crain-Then. suppose. the power is vest
ed in you TO direct the mon to return TO work.
Mr. Turner-Yes
Being questioned on tie subje OF arbitration,
Mr.. Turner said he had read the Presidents
message on that point to-day, and thoroughly
agreed with it He believed that there should
be some fixed tribunal of arbitration, not one
raised on the spur of the moment. He thorough
~ believed in arbitration, and would like to see
arbitration compulsory.
Mr.. Crain-Suppose the. arbtrators reported
that the knights of Labor should 60 to work at
q dollar day, when they wanted dollar and q
half; are you willing as an American citizen, to
say that you would ask your fellow members of
the knights of Labor to abide by thati
Mr.. Turner-If entered into an agreement to
abide by arbitration / would submit 70 the
award.
Mr.. Mcdowell was recalled and made state
ment-in the line of one of Dir. Gould's sueges-
tions yesterday-as to tho propriety of having
railroad engineers and officers licensed by the
general government He favored that, finding
an analogy for it in the licensing OF steamship
captains and pilots. These men were bound to
bring their vessels into port, and 80 railroad
engineers should be bound to bring their engines
to their destination. The laws governing inter-
national commerce were drawn up with greatcare.
The railroads had come in and taken the place,
largely, OF that kind of commerce, and inter
state commerce by rail could be, and should be-
governed by the same sort Of laws As to arbi-
tration it must necessarily be Voluntarily. 1t
seemed to him that the difference between the
President and the House on that subject was as
to the appointment of the third arbitrator. The
selection by United States Judge the Presi-
dent seemed to regard an unusual thing.
Mr. Crain-Evidently the President had not
read the bill as it passed the House. There is
nothing of that kind in it. An arbitrator is to
be appointed on each size, anUthe two are to se-
lect third.
Mr. Buchanan---In other words, the Presidents
criticism was of bill not passed by the House,
Referring to remarks made yesterday by Mr.
Hopkins as to prominent persons connected with
the knights of Labor having been seen around
brokers offices, most positive denials of all stock
SpeculationS were made by MeSsrs. Powderly,
Mcdowell and Turner.
Mr. Theodore P, Rynder, of Center county,
Pennsylvania. made an appeal to the committee
behalf of the miners in Pennsylvania. Mary
land and western Virginia, that the committee
should have it's powers enlarged so as to investi-
gate the trouble in the mining regions.
The chairman said the committee would, on
its return. ask to have it's powers enlarged He
said they were in harmony with the Presidents
message, except that it did not go far enough.
There should be some power in the government
to prevent interruption of railroad travel by the
quarreis of railroad owners and their employees.
The committee. at 1:30 o'clock, closed its sit
ting in Washington, and it was arranged that
the members should leave this city for St. Louis
on Monday morning.