The Portland daily press., 1886-04-13


Senator Sherman submitted in the Senate today
substitute in the form OF an amendment to the
House labor arbitration bill, and it was ordered
to lie over and be printed. 1t provides that the
commission to be created and called an arbitra-
tion commission shall consist OF IL members COM
posed as follows: Two members of the Senate to
be appointed by the President of the Senate;
three members Of the House of Representatives,
to be appointed by the Speaker OF the House. and
seven members from ron eIyi, ll5e to be appointed 9y
the advice and consent OF the Senate, not more
than four of whom shall belong to one political
party, who shall be selected for superior fnteli-
gence as to the industrial and laboring interests
of the country. rhe civil commissioners shall re-
ceive as compensation for their services each at
the rate of SO per day when engaged in duty,
and each member OF the commission shall re-
ceive actual travelling and other necessary ex
penseS, such compensation and expenses to be
paid by the Secretary of the Treasury out of any
money in the treasury net otherwise appro-
priated. Said commission shall choose from their
own number chairman and shalhave power to
employ Stenographer and messenger
1t shall be the duty of said committee TO take
into consideration and thoroughly investigate all
the various controversies that have arisen or are
likely to arise. between employers and employed,
whether they be corporations, or associations, or
private individuals, ,and whether engaged in trans
portation, manufacturing mining, or other indus
trial interests In short, to adjust any and all diff
ficutieS of such nature
The commission shall make to Congress final
report of its investigation, and the testimony
taken in course Of the same, not later than the
first Monday in December 1886, and especially
OF such measure or measures as in its judgment
may be eXpedIent, and within the constitutional
power of Congress to adopt for the decision and
settlement of such controversies and the proper
means of avoiding aud preventing their recur
renee.
The Executive Session.
In the executive session today So messages,
making as many denominations were laid before
the body. The nominations were originally made
to succeed officials whom it was proposed to suS
pend or remove but whose terms of office have
since expired Senator EdmundS offered a reso-
luton that all these nominations be returned to
the President on the ground that the failure OF
the Senate to confirm the original nominations
had the effect of rejection. The resolutions
went over for a day. Among these nominations
was that of John ID. Burnett, whose nomination
to succeed George NJ Duskin as first attorney for
the southern district of Alabama the occa-
sion of the recent political controversy i'll the
Senate.
District OF Columbia Volunteers Gel
ebrate.
The District volunteers of 1861 today ceiebra-
ted the 25th anniversary OF their muster into SER
vice by parade passing in front of the capitol.
The parade was reviewed by the members OF the
Senate and Il humber of Representatives, The
column then marched upon Pennsylvania avenue
where the President reviewed it.
Minor Matters.
Dr. Lincoln said tonight that Secretary Man
ming had very comfortable day and continued
to improve.
Mr. Dingley presented today a resolution of the
Me-, against the bill for free ships.