The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-04-07
LEGISLATING ABOUT LABOR.
The Text OF tho Bill Pending, and Likely
to be Passed by Congress-.

Tho Text OF tho Bill Pending, and Likely
to- be Passed by Congress.
The following il the bill now before
Congress, 10 provide Il mode OF all
iusting differences between corpora
tons and their employees:
SEC. /. Whenever differences or con-
trovcrsies arise between common Gar
ricrs 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 tho District Of Columbia, aud
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 employees,
or any of them. allcge that he or they
have been treated unjustly or opprcs-
sivrly, either rs to wages, hours of
labor or otherwise, by such common
carrier, if upon a written proposition
of either party to a controversy to sub
nit their differences to arbitration the
other party shall accept the PROPOSE
ton, then and in such event the COM
mon carrier is hereby authorized to
select and appoint one person, and
such employees, as the case may be, to
select and appoint another person, and
the two persons thus selected and APP
pointed to select a third person., all
three of whom shall bc citizens of the
United States and wholly impartial
and disintercstcd in respect to such
differences or controversies, and the
three persons thus selected and APP
pointed shall be and they are hereby
created and constituted n board of
arbitration with the duties, powers
and privileges hereinafter set forth.
SECTION 2. That the board of arbi-
tration provided for in the first section
of this Act shall possess all the powers
and authority in RESPECT to admins
tcring oaths, subpGnaing 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
privileges 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
q clerk and employ Il stcnogruphcr,
and prescribe all reasonable rules and
regulations, not inconsistent with the
provision aud purposes of this Act,
looking to the speedy advancement OF
The differences aud controversies sub
mittcd to them TO a conclusion and de-
termination. Each of said arbitrator
shall take an oath to honestly, fairl,
and faithfully perform his duties, and
that he is not personally interested in
the subject matter in controversy,
which oath may DC administered by
any Stare or Territorial officer author
lied to administer oaths. The third
person So selected and appointed as
aforesaid shall be president of said
board, ond any order, finding,
conclusion or award made by the ma.
jnrity Of such arbiirators shall be Vi
the same force and effect as if all three
of such %arbiraiOrS conquered therein,
or united in making the same.
SECTION 3. That it shall be the duty
of said board of arbitration, imrncdi.
ntcly upon their selection, to organize
at the nearest practicable point to tho
place of origin of the difficulty or con-
,rovcrsy and determine the matters OF
difference which may be submitted tc
them in writing by all parties, giving
them full opportunity TO be heard on
oath, in person and by witnesses, anC
also granting them the right to be rep
resented by counsel, and after con
GLIDING its investigation said boart
shall publicly its award
which, with the findings of fact, upol
which IL is based, shall be reduced &c
writing and signed by the a]rDitrators
c~oncurring therein, and, together viii
the testimony taken in the case, shall
be filed with the commissioner OF
labor of the United States, who shall
make such award public as soon as tho
Same shall have been received by him
SECTION 4. That it shall he the right
of any employees engaged in the con.
trovcrsy TO appoint by designation in
writing II or more persons to act foi
them in the selection of an arbitrator
to represent them upon the board OF
arbitration.
SECTION s.. That each member of said
~tribunal.of arbitration, and each clerk
st~cnographer and witness attending
before them shall be entitled to receive
lkc fees or compensation as United
States commissioners, and clerks,
stcnographcrs aud witnesses attending
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 OK.
listing laws.