The Portland daily press., 1886-04-01
rhe sick Mennhers of the cahinet.
XLIXth CONGRESS- FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, March 81.
Mr.. Edmunds presented in the Senate the petl-
ton OF Frank W. Tubbesing for pension, and
had the petition read. Referred to the committee
Oh pensions
questing the commissioners of the District of. Col
umbia to inform the Senate whether any one OF
them is stakeholder, director or att orney OF
either of the street car companies, national banks
or the Gas Light Co. of Washington, ID. c., and II
not so now whether one of them ever has been,
and when he ceased so to be. The resolution
The army bill was then placed before the Sen
ate. Mr.. Logan said he had hoped to get vote
to do So He did not feel called on to answer
what Mr.. Teller had said yesterday and content
ed himself with replying to one or two remarks
Mr. Allison gave notice that at the proper time
he would move to strike out the fourteenth sec
tion, which authorized army officers to make de-
positS of money with army paymasters:
At 2 O'Clock the Chair laid before the Senate
the Washington Territory bill, but Mr.. Dolph,
who had the floor, yielded to Mr.. Vance, who
wished to speak in support of his bill to repeal the
Mr.. Vance bitterly assailed the civil service law
and was frequently applauded by the galleries in
the course of his remarks.
Mr.. Dolph then addressed tbe Senate in support
of the bill for the admission OF Washington Terri
tory.
At 5.25 the Senate went into executive session,
and at six o'clock the doors were reopened and
the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
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labor reported bill to provide for a speedy SET
tlement of the controversies and differences be-
tween common carriers engaged in interstate and
territorial transportation OF property or paSSen-
gers and their employees.
On point of order raised by MIR. Dunn of Ar
kansas, the bill was referred to the committee OF
the whole and the House Immediately went into
committee for consideration of the measure. Mr.
0Neill said that for the past two months the COM
mittee on labor had been engaged in draining eY-
cry avenue where there was a reasonable hope OF
securing infQrmatien as to some feasible method
consistent with the constitution and laws that
would provide mode of settlement of disastrous
disputes between capital and labor. The COM
mlttee had decide that the pending measure was
the best that it could formulate. 1t was simple
voluntary arbitration. He knew this was disap-
pointing to many members of the House. He al
so knew there was feeling in the breasts OF
but If they would but reflect they would realize
that the first thing to consider was how far they
could nnsc Heao obSo h disputes y fbs an mdpfSod
failed he could see but one other, and that was
the strong arm of the. government to take the
giant corporations by, the throat and tell them
that they must yield to arbitration; that they
must submit the differences between them ana
their workmen to some peaceful agreements that
the government could not have the condition OF
affairs that today prevailed throughout five States
of the Union-practical revolution, all business
suspended, and the people of great cities suffer
ing from the increased cost of food and fuel He
did not pretend to say who was to blame He
simply knew the workmen had stated that they
were willing to arbitrate their grievances, and he
knew that the President of the Missouri Paclflc
had not yet consented to do it, In the meantime,
thank Heaven, the sober second thought OF the
American WOrkmen had kept the strike within
bounds, and he was convinced that they would
prevent any disastrous consequences until the
termination of this issue. The committee on
labor was unanimously of the opinion that this
bill was the best that could be passed now, to in
woke public opinion OF the country, and compel
men IN this caSe as in all other cases, to appeal to
reason and not to use brute force to invade human
rights.
The labor arbitration bill was extensively dis
VQc nh in 10 a.
bate, which was very general
Mr.. Reed of Maine said this country seemed to
have come to the beginning of what might be a
failure or be great expansion which might be
the commencement OF great epoch, giving
larger freedom and fairer treatment both to the
humble and the great, but the problem was full
that the present uprising on the part Of the indus
trious people of the country should afford better
facilities for comparison of views between en-
ployers and employees the foundation would be
laid for broad and fair understanding. So far
as the bill proclaimed itself panacea it deserved
the reputation of his friend from Pennsyl-
vana F Kelley But taking it for Just what !yoi
yourselves have not reasoned this out
SO thoroughly that you know what is fair.
We offer to legalize our enuneiaton so far as
they have gone and we will give you an opportu-
nifty to put the results of your arbitration before
that great tribunal, the common sense of the
people, which is finally to decide it," 1t may turn
out; he said, that this legislation will amount to
little, and II may turn out that it amounts to much.
suppose we try it and when we learn more do
more.
Pending further discussion the committee rose
and MI. O'Neill Of Missouri, gave notice he would
Try 10 nave vote taken on the measure tomorrow
at three O'Clock.
Mr.. Willis OF Kentucky, reported the river and
hafb0r appropriation bill and it was ordered
printed and recommitted
MI. Randall Of Pennsylvania, submitted the
dar
The House then at 5.1o p. M adjourned.