Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1886-05-21
After Numerous Amendments, the
Senate Passes the Pen
sion Bill. I'LL 5s
Senator Logan Presents Substitute
aH. for the Labor Arbitra-
tion Bill. =,
A Milwaukee Judge, in Charging a
Grand Jury, Misconstrues
the Law.
A Good Subject for Judge Lynch
Running Loose in Penn
sylvania.
SENATE.
THE pENsIoN, R1Ir, pAssnn. ".

WASHINGTON, May 19.--After the rou-
tine business in the 8 senate to-day
Mr.. Hoar gave notice that tomorrow
morning he would call up the bill, dispos-
ing of the Alabama awards. 40 s.:t+sl
Mr.. Frye called up the Staten Island
bridge bill. .<".@.@ =, .E5,
4 MIR. Mcpherson moved an amendment
providing for turret instead Of bridge
and spoke at length in support of his
amendment. At O'clock, Mr.. Mcpherson
not having concluded his remarks, the mat
ter went over.
The pension bill was then placed before
the senate. The pending question being
that of Mr.. Mcpherson to recommit the
bill to the committee, with instructions to
submit to the senate an estimate of the ex-
pense that would be incurred by it's pas
sage. Mr.. McPherson's motion to recon-
NIT was rejected-yeas, IA; nay, %.
The question recurred to Mr.. Blair's
amendment to Mr.. Van Wyck's amend
ment. Mr.. Van Wyck's amendment is to
add to the bill section providing that no
soldier under this action should receive
pension of less than $S month"; Mr..
Blair motioned to make the provision read:
"No pension paid under any law to any
soldier hereafter shall be rated less than "a
month" Mr.. Blair modified his amend:
ment SO as to include sailors, marines, etc.
The amendment was agreed to. u.
The amendment of Mr. Van Wyck as
amended by Mr. Blair was agreed to.
r. ,, oh,
was agreed to by viva voce vote, extend
ing the provision OF the bill so as TO cover
men who served three months.
After further debate the pension bill
passed-yeas, 81; nays, Il. sI
LOGAN's ARBITRATION BILL. SO
Senator Logan presented to-day,a substi-
tute for the labor arbitration bill which re-
Gently passed the house, measure which
in substance provides for commission of
arbitration to be appointed by the presi-
dent, by and with the advice and consent of
the senate, to consist of five members, one
to be selected from the republican organi-
zation, ,onefrOm the democratic organization,
one who is not recognized as member of
either of the two organizations, one from
class of citizens experienced in the manage
ment and operation of railroads and in the
transportation Of property and passengers,
not in the employ, connected with or inter-
ested in any railroad corporation or com
pany engaged in any business connected
with the transportation of persons or prop
interests, having full knowledge of the con-
ditions and employments Of the laboring
people. The persons comprising the COM
mitttee shall be men having superior intel
ligence as to the industrial and laboring in
terests of the country. The commissioners
are each to receive $500 a year. The
commission is allowed actual travelling ex-
.penses, secretaries, etc. 1t is made the duty
of the commissioners to meet and organize
as soon as may be after their appointment
for the purpose of hearing and determining
such matters and differences between
transportation companies, either by
land or by water, and their
employees as shall be submitted to them for
arbitration. Such submission to be in
writing and ,signed by the parties to the
controversy. In all cases submitted for ar
bitration, the parties to the same are re-
quired to sign an agreement to submit to
the award of the commission. Every hear
ing and decision shall be in summary and
informal way, according to the principles
of equity and justice, and each party shall
be given full opDortunity to be heard. Af-
ter concluding the hearing OF. any contro-
versy, the commission shall make its report
in writing, and shall transmit the same,
with aeopy Of all the evidence, 10 the pres
ident of the United States, who shall make
the report public as soon as received. A
copy Of the award shall be transmitted to
the district court OF the United States in
the district where the controversy arose,
and it shall be placed upon the records of
the court and have the same binding force
and effect as a decree Of the court
:. I. tle,ztat. APPOINTMENTS. .. .,s@. 4, ~
The president made the following nom
nations to the senate to-day: John Y. Os-
trander to be register of the land Office at
Olympia, w. r., and Anton Klaus, post
master at jamestown, Oak. E#.r