Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-05
LABOR ARBITRATION,
Full Text Of the Bill AS it Passed the
House Saturday.

House saturday.
The following is the full text of Mr..
O'Neil1's labor arbitrator bill as il passed the
House of Representatives:
Section 1. That whenever differences or
controversies arise between railroad companies
engaged in the transportation of property or
passengers between two or more states OF the
United States. between territory and state
within the territories of the United States, or
within the District of Columbia. and the EN-
ployes Of said railroad companies which diff
ferences or controversies may hinder, impede
ohstruct interrupt or affect such transportation
of property passengers, il, upon the written
proposition of either party to the controversy
TO submit their differences to arbitration. the
other party shall except the proposition, the
and in such event the railroad company is here
by authorized TO select and appoint one person
and such employe or employees, the
may be, to select and appoint another person,
and the two persons thus selected and ap-
pointed To select third person. all three of
whom shall be citizens of the United States.
and wholly impartial and disinterested in
spect to such differences OF controversies, and
the three persons thus selected and appointed
shall be, and they are hereby, created and con-
sJitutcd board of arbitration, with the duties,
powers and privileges hereinafter set forth.
Section 2. That the board of arbitration pro-
vlded for in the first section of this act shall
possess all the powers and authority in respect
To administering oaths, subp9nang witnesses,
and compelling their attendance, preserving
order during the SittingS of the board, and
requiring the production of papers and writings
relating alone to the subject under investiga-
ton now possessed or belonging 10 the United
states commissioners appointed by the circuit
court OF the United States; but in case shall
any witness be compelled to disclose the secrets
or produce the records or proceedings of any
labor organization of which he may be an
officer or member, and said board of arbitration
may appoint clerk and employ stenographer
and prescribe all reasonable rules and regula-
lions not inconsistent with the provisions of
this act looking to the speedy advancement of
the differences and controversies submitted to
il to a conclusion and determination. Each of
said arbitratOrS shall take oath honestly,
fairly and faithfully to perform his duties and
that he Is not personally interested in the sub
ject-Inatter in controversy, which oath may be
administered by any state or territorial officer
authorized to administer oath. The third per-
son so selected and appointed aforesaid shall
be the president of the board, and any order,
finding. conclusion or award made by
JOrlty OF such arbitrator shall be OF the
force and effect as if all three of such arbi-
traitors concurred therein or united in making
the same.
Section 8. That it shall be the duty of said
board OF arbitration, Immediately upon their
selection, to organize at the nearest practicable
point to the place of the origin of the difficulty
or controversy, and to hear and determine the
matters of difference which may be submitted
TO them in writing by all the parties. giving
them n full opportunity to be heard on oath,
in person and by witnesses, and also granting
them the right to be represented by counsel;
and after concluding its investigations said
board shall publicly announce its award which,
with the findings OF facts upon which it is based.
shall be reduced to writing and signed by the
with the testimony taken in the case, shall be
hled with the commissioner OF labor OF the
United States, who shall make such award pub
lie as soon as the same shall have been received
by him.
Section 4. That it shall be the right of any en-
plOyeS engaged in the controversy to appoint
by designation in writing, one more persons
to act for them in the selection of an arbitrator
To represent them upon the board of arbitTa-
tration.
Section 5. That each member of said tribunal
OF arbitration shall receive a compensation of
$40 day tor the time actually employed.
That the clerk appointed by said tribunal shall
receive the same fees and compensation as
clerks of the United States Circuit Courts and
DlStrlct Courts receive Tor like services. That
the Stenographer shall receive as full compcn-
sation Tor his services twenty cents for each
folio of n hundred words of testimony taken
and reduced to writing before said arbitration
That United States marshalS or other persons
serving the process OF said tribunal snail re-
services as they receive tor like services upon
processes issued by United States commits
sioners. That witnesses attending before said
tribunal OF arbitration shall receive the same
lees as witnesses attending before United
states commissioners. That all OF said fees and
ccmpensations shall be payable by the
United States i'll like manner as fees and
compensatiOnS are payable in criminal
cases under existing laws: provided, that the
To limit the number of witnesses in each case
where fees shall be paid by the United States:
and provided further, that the fees and COM
pensations OF the arbitrator, clerks, stenogra-
pliers, marshals and others for service of pro-
cess, and witnesses under this act shall be eX-
anlned and certified by the United States
district judge OF the district in which the arbi-
tration is held before they are presented TO the
officers OF the Treasury department tOr settle
mcnt, and shall then be subject to the provis-
Ions OF section SAC OF the Revised Statutes OF
the United states, and sufficient sum of
money 10 pay all expenses under this act and
to carry the same into effect is hereby apDro-
prlated out OF any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated: provided, however,
that not exceeding 81 900 shall be paid out of
the Treasury OF the United States to detray the
expenses OF any single arbitration under this
act.