Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-04-10
Ing bill than he was to drinking q glass OF
water. Both were harmless,

troubles must coms from q proper law to regu
late Interstate commerce, and from q law
which would create u condition In an economic
system 30 that An employer could fl Ird TO pay
a laboring nan what his labor was worth.
There was no disposition on the part OF
workinemen to violate the law They de-
sired TO earn their living by the sweat OF their
faces. The trouble WAS that they could not
get an opportunity to work. The remedy was
to give the country an increased volume Of cur
rency. This labor question WAS purely and
simply q question OF money.
Mr.. Cutcheon favored the bill because 1t was
an eff ort In the direction OF an equal distribu-
ton OF the ! int product OF the operations OF
labor and capital.
Messrs. Buchanan and McAdoo also favored
the bill.
Pending discussion the committee rose.
Mr.. Willis reported the river and harbor
bill.
The report Of the me- ority on the Hurd -Ro-
meis election case Was submitted and Mr..
Martin obtained leave to file = minority re-
port.
The House then adjourned.
WAsHINGToN, April 1.-The House went in
to committee Of the whole, Mr.. Springer IN the
chair, on the labor arbitration bill. General
debate took place at 4 o'clock.
Mr.. Worthington thought that the commit
tee on labor, with the limited jurisdiction Of
congress had over the sui CT, had done about
all 1t could do.
In closing the debate Mr.. O'Neill said every
compule DRY law placed on the statute books OF
any country had proven a failure. The de-
sired result could only be secured by concili-
aion.
The committee then rose and Mr.. O'Neill
,,nyna shat all ,ynhata an tha -at snnttcn ~
the hill be limited 10 one mir ute.
Pending the vote on Mr.. O'Neill's motion
&C ufned.
WASHINGTON, April 2.--Mr. Harmer pre-
sented a memorial Of shipwrights and caulk-
ers, Knights Of Labor, OF Philadelphia, pro.
testing against the passage Of the free ship
bill. Referred.
The committee on agriculture reported the
agricultural appropriation bill, sndit was re-
ferred TO the committee of the whole.
On motion OF MIR. O'Neill, Of Missouri. pri-
vate business was disposed with and the House
went into committee of the whole (Mr. Spring
er I'm the chain on the labor arbitration bill,
all debate being limited TO thirty minutes on
the first section.
Mr.. Forsn, OF OAio, offered an amendment
that on proposition OF either party to the con-
troversy TO submit differences TO arbitration
and the other party shall refuse, the party sub.
hitting the proposition may IT quest q judge OF
the United States district curt 10 appoint an
arbitrator.
Mr.. Dibble offered an amendment providing
that the commissioner Of labor on request Of
either party to the controversy shall order AL
investigation TO be made.
Mr.. Negly offered an amendment that the
board OF arbitration shall inquire into the
practice of certain railroad companies in main
tanning o company system of life insuranc e to
evade The pay ment Uf damages for loss OF life
througn negligence or otherwise.
Mr.. O'Neiil declared that The Knights Of
LABOR were In favor Of al filtration. He stood
here appealing for law, for justice and for
right, Tor today the country Was almost on the
Verge OF a Volcano. People were standing Idle
ana suffering for food In the west on account
Of the strikes, while constitutional cranks
stood quibbling on the floor OF the house. lie
appealed TO the members To stand by the COM
mlJtee on labor, TO vote down ameL dments and
TO put their heels on that class OF men who
could suggest nothing, who were mere OBJ
structionlsts and barnacles on the party, and
who ought TO have better sense.
The amendments were all voted down, but
the first eection Of the bill was modified In s,v
ersl particulars. The then passed
on 10 consideration Of the second section.
MIR. Breckenridge moved to stake out so
much OF the section as gives the board Of ar
filtration power TO administer oaths, subpoena
witnesses, etc.
Mr.. Lawler said that the opponents of this
bill had had two loLg months 10 prepare some
thing upon the question and had no; done so,
but uow they Inc ulted the intelligence OF we'll
mo man nm Tho nnnnvniffan nm Iuhnr Uhn
had given 1t their attention. Passing on to
the consideration Of the strike on the Mis-
souri, Pacific he declared that, without wish
ing TO become communistic In his utter
ances, he was free TO say that II Jay
Gould was hung TO a lamp post IN New
York 1t would he u blessing 10 the community
known as the mite d States. Laughter Tue
action Of Jay Gould might cost hundreds and
thousands of lives throughout the western
states. The death Of a man like this was no.
thing compared with what might occur II the
d fiji ,ulties were not settled In those states.
There was no sentimental basis In this matter.
Mr.. Breckenridge motion was defeated.
Mr.. Kelley Offered an amendment apprO-
priatipg 800, 0C0 for the payment OF the eA-
penses Of arbitration.
On motion Of Lowery an amendment was
ad" pied providing that In no case shall any
witness be CT m PEELED to Disclose the secrets or
produce records OF any labor organization OF
which ne may be an iii ,er or member.
The second section or the bill was agreed TO,
with ctrtain amendments recommended by the
committee on labor, and the third and fourth
sections were agreed TO without chance, while
the nth section was under consideration for
the purpose OF limiting the debate, but before
the motion TO that end could be submitted a
motion To take a recess until 7.30 was agreed
10, the evening session beiIg for the cousidera-
ton Of ptnsion bills.
The House Ut its evening session passed
thirty FIVE pension bills