The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-13
is as follows: To strike out all after the enact
ing clause Of the bill, and substitute the follow

is as follows: To strike out all after the enact
ing clause Of the bill, and substitute the follow
ing:
Section l. That q commission Is hereby ere
ated, called the arbitration commission, to con-
slst or twelve members. composed as follows:
Two mem Of the Senate. to be appointed by
the President of lthe Senate; three members Of
the Rouse or Representatives to be appointed
by The Speaker of the House, and seven mem
bers from civil life, to be appointed by the Pres
ident OF the United States by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate. not more than
four OF whom shall belong to one political party,
VINO snail be selected for superior intelligence as
TO the industrial and laboring interests of the
country. The civil commissioners shall receive
compensation for their services, each at the
rate OF $I0 per day when engaged in duty, and
eacn member of the commission shall receive
actual travelling and other necessary expenses.
sec. 4 That it shall be the duty Of said COM
mission to take into consideration and to thor
oughiy investigate all the various controversies
that have arisen or are likely to arise between
the employers and the employees, whether by
corporations, or associations, or private 1ndi-
vlduals, and whether engaged in transportation,
manufacturing, mining or other industrial IN
terests OF the United States, so far rs they relate
to such controversies between rival and COM
peting com Danies, or between transportation.
manufacturing and mining companies and their
employees; and, for the purpose of fully examin-
ing the matters which may come before it, said
commission, In the prosecution Of its inquiries,
Is empowered to visit such different points and
sections OF the country as it may deem advisable.
'Sec. 3. That the commission shall make to
Congress final report of Its investigation and
the testimony taken in the course of the same,
not later than the first Monday in December,
1886, and especially of such measure or measures
as. in its judgment, may be expedient and within
the constitutional power of Congress to adopt for
the decision and settlemento of such controversies,
and the proper means to avoid or prevent the
same"
Passage Of the Indian Appropriation Bill.
WAsHINGToN, April IA resolution. offered
by Mr.. Beck, was agreed to, appointing Senator
Gibson, of Louisiana, to the membership of the
Senate committee ON commerce., in place Of
Senator Jones, of Florida, during the present
temporary absence Of the latter Senator from
the Senate.
Mr.. Morgan's resolution, recently submitted,
relating TO the Nicaragua claims, was, at his
request, referred to the on Nicaragua
claims.
Mr.. Riddleberger moved to take up the resolu-
ton relating to the consideration of executive
nominations in open session. He refused a re-
quest to permit the Indian appropriation bill to
be taken up, and insisted ON the yeas and nays,
which resulted in the defeat of the motion-yeas
Z, nays Oh. This vote is not in any sense a test
of the strength of the open-session movement,
inasmuch as many of its strongest advocates,
including Senators Plat, Teller, Gibson and Nit
chell, voted in the negative.
Mr.. Logan submitted an addition to his reso-
luton relating to open executive sessions. The
addition recites the Senate rules which the reso-
luton proposes to amend.
Mr.. Plat asked and obtained unanimous con-
sent to address the Senate, after morning bust
ness tomorrow, in support Of his resolution re-
lating to open executive sessions.
The Indian appropriation bill was then taken
up. While the Indian appropriation bill WAS
being read, Mr.. Hoar moved that the Senate
proceed to the consideration of executive bust
ness.
The motion was agreed to, and the Senate
doors were accordingly closed. When the doors
were reopened the presiding oficer-Mr. Harris
in the chair-placed before the Senate as the
unfinished business" for the afternoon Mr..
Frye's fisheries resolution.
Mr.. Frye, by unanimous consent, allowed this
to 60 over informally, in order that considera-
ton of the Indian appropriation bill might be
resumed.
On motion of Mr.. Conger, the Senate then
took q recess of twenty minutes to enable Sen
ators to observe the parade of the veterans of
the District of Columbia, who were celebrating
the wenf?1@%hanniversary of their muster into
the military service of the Union in 1861.
At the expiration of the recess the Senators
returned to the chamber and the reading of the
Indian appropriation bill was resumed.
On motion of Mr.. Conger. and after debate by
Messrs. Conger, Dawes, Dolph and Plumb, the
amount of the appropriation for Indian schools
in Alaska was increased from $15, 900 TO 500, 600.
The bill was then passed, substantially as re-
ported from the committee, and the Senate ad-
journed.