The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-04-16


regard to the treaty rights of Chinese sub
]ect5 other than laDorers, 10 go and. CONS
or their own free will and accord" The
president says that cases of individual
hardship beyond the powell of the execat We
to remedy have occurred In the application
OF the Chinese acts, which are due 10 the
ambiguous and defective provisions OF the
acts of congress. The hardship has i'm
some cases been remedied by the courts,
but In others, where the pliraSeo 0gy has
appeared TO be conc nsye against any dis
erection on the part of the officers, Chinese
persons expressly entitled to free admission
under the treaty have been refused II land
ing ana been sent back To the country
whence they came without being afforded
an opportunity TO show their rights.
The consideration of the army bill was
resumed and Senator Logan again spoke in
defense OF IL. In the course of his speech
he evoked loud applause from the gal En-
les by saying III reference to the imprison-
ment OF an American citizen in Cuba:
cir, III had the power, which l have no.
and do not ever expect to have or exercise,
but II is in the American people and there
II rcStS-if L should WELD Ii to-day no
American citizen would ever lie rotting in
the dungeons OF any foreign power without
having his case examined and fairly treated.
Sir l. would use the power OF the American
people against Spain or England or any
other power TO protect the American citi-
gen.
House.
MARCH 31.-The question of arbitration
or differences between railroad companies
and their employees was thrust upon the at
tention of the house to-day, both unexpect-
edly and prcmaturely, by The chairman of
the committee Oh labor. Neither the mem
bers OF the house nor the members OF the
committee have given the subject the con-
sideration necessary for its discussion with
view TO valuable practical results. Sever
al arbitration bills, each differing from the
others In material respects, had been re-
ferred to the committee, but other bills
were pushed aside and the O'Neill bill laid
before the house for immediate action.
Mr.. Kelley said he would vote for any
bill which would give relief TO oppressed
labor, but lie would not vote for this mass
or words unless his vote was accompanied
by the notice that the bill meant nothing.
lie wanted to say in advance to the work
ingmen Of the country that it was a trick
on their credulitv and fraud.
Mr. F0ran, OF Ohio, was no more opposed
to the pending bill than he was to drinking
Q glass of water Both were harmless. The
bill could injure no one, but it could ac-
compish no good. There was no more ar
bitration in this bill than there was flesh OH
q doctors skeleton.
The labor question occupied the entire
session OF the house to-day, TO the eXcIu-
sion of the expected debate on the bill pro-
Vldlng Tor ciVlI-Service examinations and
the ,postoflice appropriation bill, and it will
probably require the whole OF at least one
more day to reach conclusion.
APRIL l. The house went into commit
tee on the arbitration bill to-day, and Mr..
Gibson criticised II as hastily drawn. The
bill, he said, should be recOmmtted for
careful consideration, and ~ the proper
time he would make motion to that end
Mr.. Grain, a member of the committee on
labor, defended the bill. Replying to the
assertion that the bill would cost the gov
tnp m IA = tla
eminent could have prevented the strike on
the Gould roads at q cost OF 81 coo, 900 the
country would have been the gamer. That
strike had cost the country $50, 600 600. Re-
plying to Mr. Reagan, he said that if the
Reagan interstate bill was constitutional
the arb tratiOn bill was also.
Mr.. o NELL closed the general debate, af-
ter which the bill was read by sections for
amendments. In speaking for q verbal
amendment Mr.. hammond attacked the
bill, and said that every man who believed
with Mr.. * ,lley that the measure was
trick and fraud should vote against it. This
aroused Mr.. Kelley. who SAID that by his
remarks yesterday he did not mean that the
members of the labor committee had DELHI
erately perpetrated trick and fraud lie
knew that gentlemen who could submit this
bill to the WOrlingmen of the country as q
provision OF the speedy settlement of trOu-
bles between employer and employe were
quite too Innocent to attempt fraud or
II trick. Naughter.)
APRIL 1.-The house resumed in commit
tee to-day consideration of the first section
of the labor bill Amendments were Offer
ed by Mr.. FOran providing that If, on the
written proposition OF either party to the
controversy to submit the differences to ar
bitration, the other party shall refuse, the
party submitting the proposition may re-
quest a judge of q United States District
court to appoint an arbiter; by Mr.. Dibbie,
providing that the Commissioner of labor,
on the request of either party to n contro-
versy, shall order an investigation, and by
Mr.. Negley providing that the board OF ar
bitration shall inquire into the practice of
certain railroad companies OF maintaining
company system of life insurance 10
evade the payment of damages for loss OF
life through negligence or otherwise.
1t is thought that the discussion to-day
has weakened the chances for the passage
of the bill. Some leading democrats have
prepared substitute which Will be intro
duced by Mr.. Warner next time the bill
comes up for discussion. This substitute
will call for the appointment of special
committee to investigate the causes OF the
strike in the southwest and report upon IT.
1t is thought that those members who do
not like the O'Neill bill, and yet do not like
to oppose labor legislation, will take adj
vantage of the bill to defeat Mr.. O'NeilPs.
APRIL 3.-The house went into commit
tee of the whole (Mr. Springer of Illinois,
in the chaiD on the arbitration bill.
Mr.. Rogers, OF Arkansas, regarded the
bill as perfectly worthless bill, and with
| the exception of the fifth section perfectly
harmless bill, unless it might be construed
as step in the wrong direction. That Sec
| tion gave the power to railroad corpora
| tons to put their hands into the United
| States treasury to enable them to fight the
| workingmen.
Mr. Warner, of Missouri, offered an
amendment providing that the members of
| the tribunal of arbitration shall receive q
| compensation of so day for the time act
ually employed. It also prescrbes the fees
| and compensation to be allowed the clerk,
stenographer, marshas, and witnesses, pro
| vides that the tribunal shall have the
| power to limit the number of witnesses In
| each case whose fees shall be paid by the
| United States, and appropriates sufficient
sum to carry the provisions of the bill into
| effect.
Mr.. Tilman, of South Carolina, offered
an amendment to the amendment providing
| that not exceeding $1,000 shall be paid out
| of the treasury to defray the expenses OF
| any single arbitration.
The amendment was agreed to, and Mr..
| Warmers amendment, as amended, was
| adopted.
The committee then rose and reported
| the bill to the house.