New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-18
SUPPLEMENT.
PAGES . TO Is.
RATIONAL CAPITAL TOPICS.
THE NEW ARBITRATION BILL.
.cope AND DESIGN OF SENATOR sHERMAN's MEAS
uRE-THE HOUSE aILJ.

..opr AND DESIGN OF SENATOR sHERMANs MEAS
URE-THE HOUSE aILL-
WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator Sherman
~.s offered substitute for the Arbitration o. "nou
~.s usssed by the House. This substitute uo'e,s 80
rx,son for arbitration until preliminary lhVesusa
49, ho oo,c,uded It iutruets the investigation 10
~.ommission OF twelve namely two SENATORS !" o'
.rno,nted by the President OF the senate, threo o
hers OF the House appointed by the opc"o' INV
.even civilians not more than four OF ei'nc' p n.
Marty TO be appointed by the President anu cohni0
Re- tbe Senate and to be selected ior supo
W ,s,o,,c.rca ma 70 industrial and laboring
interests This commission Is empowefou ="
s,,co,o not merely the recent strikes Nv
the west but all the various controversies Una. nave
arisen or are likely to arise between employers "~ ~
ployed" Unlike the House bill, 1t doesho' iooA W
troyersies between railway companies ana 'no., -,
Moves exclusively, hut embraces an hV os0s o.
matter. concerning labor employed by corPor"Vt An
.oc,a,ons or priyate individuals. whether ens"s -
.,s.or,, ,,on mo,nfactures mining, or other i"u"'
trial enterprises 80 ., o.,a NJ inouiry
Ar first thought 1t may seem that the ne'u " 49,, -,
"a so vast that nothing can be done by tho %,
practcal value. II the object Is 10 op'aih -,
The number and magnitude OF labor distur
rses and the rights and wrongs OF EACH the eoinn'
sion might sit for eternity. ana 'hey "0''r =,
find time TO investigate fully the controversies ,.
s,v uoint had arisen, to say nothing OF 'he MUM e
.ass likely TO arise" A Senator OF Mr.. Shei m"
a proposed al inquiry soAu'Ao
rh very breadth OF the field embraced suggests INA. @
oim IL 10 have submitted TO Congress. not So,
s,a,ement Of historical facts. mostly valueiess' pe
an ~ remedies calculated to meet the emgIsc Th
1hic have already arisen may hereafter a,'so
rev Of the bin Is last clause OF the tT 49,
" COMMISSION shall report at the opening OF the
.esson such measure measures az I'D Tvs Juun ,ar
I've sIpedlent aud within the constitutional Powo
of Congress TO adopt TOT inc uecision "H"
such controversies. . .., a.. ,,o, ,ts ron.
.,itnonaltty is doubtful. AS there was no ooay Vi Pei
80 to oppose the measure IN the HOUSE, '
ciecntv was not considered but 1t has peeh unuo..
stood that the matter would he found q serious
oSstaele in the Senate. The language OF Sonaau.
Sberman's bill, offered SUBSTITUTE aPPo"nr,s
10 indicate that lie has grave douots' az sSu
wheiher the measure passed by the House ID WIFI. hs
consutonal power OF Congress. II 1t is maDie ,1
SSid Unconstitutional ana void, the measure w9a,u ~
that event do no good but waste valuable Tune ~ S
see broader and more practically eneotve Te aSths
mstured by a competent commission alter sA n onna
Of inquiry The House bill is narrow od IN srops
There is no clear reason why labor engaged III @
nortation should have the OF Congress rahei .n
other labor; no reason why capital employed III 1
nortaton should especially favored py meas
Tho settlement disputes to the exclusion VI o,no
CAPITAL Fairness requires that II Congress mas Pomo
70 provide measure for the relief OF any labor or III
any capital. 1t should provide measuio n0'f w.
labor and all capital alike.