The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-04-07
LEGIsLACING ABOUTLAEoE.
The Text Of the Bill Pending. and Likely
to ne Passed b. Congress.

The Text Of the Bill Pending. and Likely
to ne Passed by Congress.
The following is the bill now before
Congress, TO provide mode OF ad-
justing differences between corpora
tons and their employees:
SEC. l. Whenever differences or con-
troversieS arise between common car
rierS engaged in the transportation Of
property or passengers, whether said
common carriers be private persons or
corporations, between two or more
States Of the United States, or within
the Territories of the United States, or
within the District of Columbia, and
the employees Of said common carriers,
which differences or controversies may
hinder, impede, obstruct, interrupt or
affect such transportation OF property
or passengers, or when such enploye~.
OF any of them, al!cge that he or they
have been treated unjustlv or oppreS-
siveiy, either as to wages, hours Of
labor or otherwise, by suc:i con.nlrn
carrier, if upon written proposition
of either party to controversy TO sub
nit their differences to arbitration the
other party shall accept the PROPOSE
ton, then aud in such event the COM
mon carrier is hereby authorized to
select and appoint one person, and
such emplo. eS, as the case may be, to
select and appoint another person, a,d
thr two persons thus selected and APP
,,oin;ed to select a third person, all
three of whom shall be citizens of the
United States and wholly impartial
aud disinterestc,i III respect to sucn
differences OF controversies, and III
three persons thus selected and ap-
poiuted shalt be and they are hercb,
created and constituted q board OF
arbitration with the duties, pu"crS
and paavileges hereinafter set :orth.
SECTION p That the board of arbl-
tration provided for in the first >cciion
of this Act shall possess all the powers
and authority in respect to admins
tering oaths, subpemalug witnesses
and compelling their attendance, pre-
serving order during the sittings Of
the board, Furnishing for contempt and
requiring the production of papers and
writings, and all other powers and
priv vlleges in their nature applicable,
now possessed and belonging to United
States commissioners appointed by the
Circuit Court of the United States, and
said board of arbitration may appoint
clerk and employ stenographcr,
and prescribe all reasonable rules and
regulations, not inconsistent with the
provision and purposes Of this Act,
looking to the speedy advancement Of
the differences and controversies sub
mitted to them to a conclusion and de-
termination. Each of said arbitrators
shall take an oath to honestly, taill'
and faithfully perform his duties, and
that he is not personally interested III
the subject matter III controversy,
which oath NAV be administered BY
auy State or Territorial officer author
lied to administer oaths. The third
person so selected and appointed as
aforesaid shall be president OF said
board, and any order, finding,
conclusion or award made by tic ma
iority of such arbitralors shall DC of
the same force and effect as if all three
of such arbilrators concu:red therein,
or united in making The same.
SECTION 3. Tha, it shall be the duty
Of said board Of arbitration, imnedi
atelv upon their selection, to organize
at the nearest practicable point to the
place of origin of the difficulty or con-
.roversy and determine the matters Of
difference which may be submitted to
them in writing by all parties, giving
them full opportunity to be heard ON
oath, in person and by witnesses, and
also granting them the right to be rep
resented by counsel, ard after c',il
cIuding its Investigation said board
shall publicly annou ,ce its award,
which, with the finding, Of fact, upon
which il is based, shall be reduced 10
writing and signed by the arDitrators
concurring therein, and, together with
the testimony taken in the case, shall
be fled with the commissioner OF
Labor of the United States, who shall
make such award public as soon as the
same shall have been received by him.
SECTION t. That it shall be- the right
IF ANY employ eS engaged in the con-
lrovcr,v TO appoint by designation III
writing one or more persons t" &C! Tor
them in the selection of an arbi,rAto,
10 represent them upon the board OF
arbitration.
SECTION s. That each member of said
tribunal of arbitration, and each clerk.
stenographer and witness attending
before them shall! be entitled TO receive
like fees or compensation as United
SAFES commissioners, and clerks,
stenographerS aud Witnesses altendiN"
before United States commissioners,
and such fees or compensation shall be
payable by the United States in like
manner AS fees Of such United States
commissioners and Witnesses before
such United States commissioners in
criminal causes are payable under eX-
i>ting laws.
A GIGANTIC LAND FRAUD.