Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-04-17
LABOR LAW.
The House Committees Substitute
For Various Arbitration Bills.
The Committees Opposed to Com
pulsory Arbitration-Text OF the
Measure Now Under Discussion In
Congress.

The following is the full text of the Arbi-
tratiOn bill introduced by Congressman
John }. ONeill Of the Labor Committee and
which passed the lower House of Congress.
A BILL to provide for the speedy settlement
OF controversies and differences between
common carriers engaged in Interstate
and territorial transportation of property
OF passengers ard their employees.
Section l. That whenever differences or
controversies arise between comm N car
riers engaged in the transportation of prop
erty or passengers. whether said common
carriers be private persons or corporations,
between two or more States of the United
states, or within the District of CO!um 5ia,
and the employees of said common carriers,
which differences OF controversies may him
der, injure, impede, Obstruct, interrupt or
affect such transportation of property or
passengers, or when such employees, OF any
of them, allege that he or they have been
treated unjustly or OPT ressively. either as to
wages, hours OflabOr, or otherwise, by such
common carriers, il upon the written pro-
position of either party to the controversy to
submit their differences to arbitration the
other party shall accept the proposition,
then, and in such event the common carrier
is hereby authorized to select and appoint
one person, and such employe or employees,
as the case may be, to select and appoint
another person. and the two persons thus
selected and appointed 10 select third per-
son, all three of whom shall be citizens of
the United States. and wholly impartial and
HiSin tod IN, t,,a
or controversies, and the three persons thus
selected and appointed shall be and they are
hereby created and constituted Board of
Arbitration, with the duties, powers. and
privileges hereinafter set forth.
Section ,. That the Board of Arbitration
provided for in the first section of this act
shall possess all the powers and authority in
respect to administering oaths, subrr1aing
witnesses and compelling Their attendance,
preserving order during the sittings of the
board, Furnishing for contempt, and requir-
ing the production of papers and writings
and all other powers and privileges, in their
nature applicable, now possessed and be-
longing TO United States Commissioners ap-
pointed States; ard eaid Board of Arbitra.
ton may appoint clerk and employ a stem
ographer, and prescribe all reasonable rules
and regulations not inconsistent with the
provision and purposes of this act looking
to the speedy advancement of the differ
ences ard controversies submitted to them to
a conclusion and determination. Each of
said arbitratOrs shall take an oath to honest
ly, fairly and faithfully perform his duties,
and that lIe is not personally interested in
the subject matter in controversy, which
oath NAV be administered by any State or
Territorial officer authorized to administer
Oaths. The third person so selected and ap-
pointed as aforesaid shall be the President
of said BOaid. and any order, finding. con-
clusiOn or award made by majority of such
arbitratOrs shall be of the same force and ef-
feet as IL all three of such aTbitratOrs con-
CURED therein or united in making the same.
Section 3. That il shall be the duty of
said Board of Arbitration, Immediately upon
their selection 10 organize at the nearest
practicable point to place of the origin of
the difficulty or controversy, and to hear
and determine the matters of difference
which may he submitted to them in writing
BY all the parties. giving them full oppor-
tunity to be heard on oath, in person and by
witnesses, and also granting them the right
to ho represented by counsel; and after con-
cluding its Investigations said board shall
publicly announce its awar'. which. with
the findings of facts upon which it is based,
shall be reduced TO writing and signed by
the arbitratOrs coDcurriDg therein. and to-
gether with the testimony taken in the case
shall be filed with the Commissioner of La
Dor of the United States, who shall make
such award public as soon as the same shall
have been received by him.
Section 4. That it shall be the right of any
employees engaged in the controversy to APP
point by designation in writing one or more
persons to act for them in the selection of
an arbitrator TO represent them upon the
Board of Arbitration.
Section ). That each member of said tri-
bunal of arbi ration and the clerk, stenO-
grapher and witnesses att riding before
them, shall be entitled to receive like fees or
compensation as United States Commission
ers, clerks, stcnographers and witnesses at
tending before United States Commission
ers; and such fees or compensation shall be
payable by the United States in like man.
Der as fees of such United States Commits
siOners and witnesses before such United
States Commissioners in criminal causes are
payable under existing laws.