Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-04-10
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shipwrigEts and caulkers of the Knights Of
Labor, of Philadelphia, protesting against
the passage of the free ship bill. Mr.Hatch,
of Missouri. reported the agriculture ap-
preparation bill, and it was referred to the
committee on the whole. On motion of Mr..
| O'Neill, private business was dispensed
with, yeas 115, nays II, and the house went
into a committee of the whole, on the labor
arbitration Lii. Four sections of the bill
were agreed to, and while discussing the
fifth section a recess was taken until
7:3O p. M, at which time thirty-ive pension
bills were passed. The first and second Sec
ton of the bill as agreed upon provide for q
board of arbitration which shall possess tho
power belonging to United States commits
sioners appointed by the circcit court of tho
United States, but in no case shall any wit
ness 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 any order, finding
conclusion or award made by majority Of
and effect as if all arbitrator concurred
therein or united in making the same.
In the house on April Sd the speaker pre-
sented a communication from the acting SEC
rotary of the treasury, transmitting esti-
mates from the interior department on the
appropriation of 81, OOO, OCO to pay the addi-
tional pensions allowed by the act of March.
10, 1886. Referred.
The arbitration bill was then taken up.
Mr.. Warner, of Missouri, offered an amend
ment providing that the members of the tn
bunal of arbitration shall receive compen-
sation of $40 per day for the time actually
employed. It also prescrites the fees and
compensation to be allowed the clerk stem
ographer, marshals and witnesses, and 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 a sufficient sum to,
The expense of settling any one trouble is
limited to $1,000. The bill passed. Adj
journed.
In the house on April 5, under the cali of
states, the following bills and resolutions
were introduced and referred: For the ap-
pointment of a special committee of three
senators and five representatives, to con-
slider the subject of a celebration in 1889, at
Washington, of a centennial anniversary Of
the formation of the government under the
constitution; authorizing the construction
of bridge across the Mississippi river at St
Louis; to reduce letter postage to one and q
half cents, and the price of postal cards to.
one-half cent; to lega)ize the incorporation
of national trades unions. The Mexican
pension bill was then passed; yeas, 158; nays,
68; The bill directs that the names shall be
placed on the pension list of all surviving
officers, soldiers and sailors, who enlisted
and served in the war with Mexico, for any
period during the years 1916, 1876 1847 and
lS48, and were honorably discharged, and
their surviving widows, at the rate of So per
month from and after the passage of this
act, during their lives. The congressional
library bill, and one for the relief of certain
purchasers and settlers ON the public domain
in Kansas and Nebraska were also passed.