New-York tribune., 1886-04-02
O'NEILL'S LABOR BILL.
FRoTHY ELoQuENOE OVER ARBITRATION
Mr.. KELLEY's DESUSCiATIoN or THE MEASURE AS
TRICK AND A FRAUD.

Mr.. KELLEY'S DESUNCfATlON on THE MEASURE As
A TRICK AND FRAUD.
WASHINGTON, April LIN the House. to-day. Mr..
Kelley. Of Pennsylvania rising to question of privi
ege, said that he found in The Record this morning
that the gentleman from Missouri tMr. ONeil yester
dav had stated IL at he Mr. Kelley bad made speech
the bill prohibiting the importation of contract
labor identical with that he made the Arbitration
bill. lie had not heard that statement and he did not
wieh by silence to acquiesce in it's correctness He
supported the contract labor bill but he had declared
1t bc crude and bad suggested amendments to per-
feet it, That bill coulh be amended bni the bill OF the
gentleman from Missouri meant nothing and COZ Id not
have life breathed into 1t.
The House went into Committee OF the Whole Mr
Springer, Of Illinois, ia the chair on the Labor Arb
trstion bill. Mr. GIBSON of West Virginia. taking the
floor. said that Congress should not look upon the
question a labor question capital question, but
great political question and il was roi Tor Con-
gress to decide which side responsible for he dih
cultes which had arisen between labor and cauta tor
the last ten years He went on to critic,sc II bill
because he contended il accomI lshed nothing. and be
advocated the passage Of interstate commerce BILL
with a compulsory provision requiring the commission
appointed under take bold OF all controversies
arising between capital and labor and tie then. IN
the interest OF the public and in behalf of the country
Mr.. Grain Of Texas. a member of the Committee on
Labor defended the bill against the adverse CRITICISM
and argued in support Of its constituIonality The
evil to be remedied not evil which arose DC
tween laborng and railway companies primarily,
bat c, IN which the masses of tho people were IN
iercsted. They the who we're the sufferers
1t better for the country to pay out 100000 in
taxation for the purpose of providing arbitration. ths
to have the county in the condition 10 who 1t bad
been during the last few weeks whereby there had
been loss to the country of over $50. 900 600.
Mr wortni gt,h,o ,llin"ls tbo9.ht hat the e., c"m
dIspo.ed to vote for the h but he coId not bur fer.
that there q pos~ibinv that u would go out to
tho world legislative nondcscrpI which face
an apology FOR its own exist ne. ,.,- e-.,....
Mr. Lar-ney OF Michigan M mher of the Commitfee
on Labor drfelea the hl, which app"sed 20 th" h'gh;
est arhiter th"ie was III the snd-to pu"c opinon n"
Mr. Anerson Of Kansas said that the labor question
is broad not ihr rc, question ht losio; ti
zeal question was whether legislation sh"nlh De ei,cteu
L. 'olnc common carriers I" pur"im 'hir o s"ons, ~
The great problem 10 solved was ii" protection vi inc
people during the great struggles pctween c"pi'' a"o
Mr. Long Of Mass ,ohlsett- regarded the bi as n
wei drawn n WIS IN nir Win rruhch. lgS
laton aud sound thinking aud was appii'aOie 10 ms
Mr. Bo"nd of Pennsylvania looked upon the bill IA
establishing roos mans AMI, therefore, advocated
Mr. Cameron OF Inns, earn st y supported the bin.
Ia c osing tho d bate. Mr.. O'Nri OF H;Nouri, s'i
THAI every compulsory law rlwel o" me 't1nr noofs
could oniy lie secured by conclila"n. Mhen pd"iio
opinion WAS nehinl measure II was powerful -
IN ~ cakine to n vsrual amendment. Mr.. Hammond OF
G-or :, at, ackeai the bil which, he asserted Instead o
beng TIL 20 project laOr. to 'rven StiiKes
in the rernst the corp r4ors ana a, thn expense Oh
the UnItel States Every man VINO hse'u ~ i's gu ~
ti.m.u from pcnnsylvanla Mr. Krliryl di th't tha
mease Tick and fraud, ought 10 vote against
IL.
Mr. Kelley OF Pennsylvania. said that ny his re'-arts
yesterday II" did not that the gentlemen on the
Commtor ou Iibo had nebera@ly orr era e. q tr"s
and - fraud lie fnew that gentlemen VINO roulh SUD
nit dis iil TO the w"Isingmen of tl" cOuntry rs pro
vision for the cv settlement of trOu1c, b-twe"n Gnu
ployrrs aud employ wers quite TOO lnmo ehI ue-
hberntey To aitrmlt "A fr,nd or atrirk u.anShter,,
Ar. Pos-rly 81 dpna to advance tho prn i. OF
arb alnn than all the foihy rlnlncnco that lie Nlr
hrllry) aud his associates ID uttered y"serny ara 10
dty Mr. Pu GSer.yS paper ha been rran ana consul.
atsi hy the heads ~ corlorttiop ana may h'u
this hr the spirt wnrkn.mrn must reg ard IT, For
many wears k"cyD hal denOunce- ~ Ia is hni
trcAS surh hills ins wnrh pr"tbid'd 10 nc ~ t"e
it.rrst of the wOrkngnsn hut which were not o niy
rr,citral penrht 20 tntn. He hah Wen ~ hiy ifnu's
an trf ks rrpetrRie wnrkinRmen. That nc st M
runtipru ynsed wor - for which he now hI"i"ynei
to he innocent m"mhcrS -: the 20 nhltltr on ia "l'
Tho coulinics uiru AID Mr.. OHrlll mower llh1
all debate o. the section of the hill he limited 70 "'e
miintr. ly parliamentary nla"ruvfe hr k"hshn. oi
Texas. Obtain"'i tue nuor ana lale c"hs'iluI'"n"
argument against the MI. ..,
Mr. ogerv OF fnana, denied the a-srrtloh fhRe tbe
ml yvas u tric, AMI r =, of TINT u nirnZru hon any
urorIsnn ,f the ronSf utlOn lie conceived fhht the
committee Lad Irucrriod with the utmost caitOn ami
spertrn 10 framing tha measure. Fhe rhe't ot
tue hill woull hr 20 or sta iize pubhc opinion III MS
iu ucut a. truth OIiIiiiO en ilst so u no
unu cor pnraic hoics hc compelled 10 yeih !" IN ~"
wan nf isire and sht. II step III - IlyhV ui
r,rtlon II Wa In ersronsc cry OF distress; IL WAS
tls sig IN the heaVcn~ token tO labor that u Wnlu
not aw he lis' re>s nu tant IL would not always oc
subcct to the tOns o. mono oily.
Pend II vote on Mr. O'Heil's moi"n tho Holse at