Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-05-21
A BOARD OF ADJUDICATION.
Logan's Bill for n Commission to Arbi-
trate In Labor Matters.


Senator Logan presented in the Senate
to-day substitute for the labor arbitra
ton bill, recently passed by the Senate,
which provides for commission of arbi-
tration to be appointed by the President,
by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, to consist of five members, one to
be selected from the Republican organza-
ton, one from the Democratic organiza-
ton, one who is not recognized. as a mem
Der of either organization, one expert
enced in the management and operation
of railroads and the transportation of
property and passengers, and one who is
identified specially with labor inter
ests The commissioners are each
to receive $500 n year salary,
and are empowered to employ II
secretary, stenographer and a messenger
the two former to receive $1,000 year and
the latter Sl40O. The commissioner is also
allowed actual travelling expenses. The
commission is to organize as soon as may
be, after their appointment, for the pur-
pose of hearing and determining such
matters and differences between transpor-
tation companies, either by land or water
and their employees, as shall be submitted
to them for arbitration. In all cases sub
mitted for arbitration the parties to the
same are required to sign an agreement to
submit to the award of the commission !;
each party shall be given free opportunity
to be heard in person, and shall have the
right to be represented by counsel. After
concluding the hearing of any controversy
the commission shall make report in
writing with a finding of the fact upon
which it is based, the majority of its mem
bers concurrinK therein, and Immediately
transmit the same wit copy of all the evil
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report public as soon as received. The
award shall be spread upon the record of
the district court in the district where the
controversy occurred and have the same
binding force and effect as n decree of
the court and shall be enforced in the same
manner. The commission is empowered to
visit any place where controversies may
arise, and it may take testimony, hear
counsel, and make its decision at any
place it may think best. 1t shall report
through the president to Congress, the re
suits of all investigations with all testi-
mony and every action in reference to each
controversy that comes before it. 1t may
require a United States marshal to serve a
process and such marshals shall receive
the same fees as they receive for like SER
vices upon process issued by the United
states commissioners. Witnesses shall
also receive the same fees as
when attending before the United
expenses of any single arbitration
shall not exceed $4,000. The commission
shall possess all such powers to admins
ter oaths, etc, as belong to the United
States commissioner 1t may upon any
serious difference or dispute on account of
wages, expressions or wrongs complained
of by employees or employers, repair to a
place where such complaints arise, and
make full examination and investiga-
ton of the same, and report to Congress
through the president of the United
States. The commissioners shall take an
oath to fairly and faithfully perform their
duties, which oath shall embrace the de-
claration that they are not personally in
terested in the subject matter of the con-
troversy The bill amends the act Great
ing a bureau of labor, that that bureau
shall hereafter be known as the depart
ment OF labor, and the commissioner in
addition to the duties now required of
! him, shall procure labor statistics of the
| United States and Europe and report the
same through the secretary of the interior
to Congress at each session. The total eX-
penses of the performance of such duties
shall not exceed $50, 600 year. The com
missioners of arbitration shall hold of
flee for three years, unless sooner removed
by the president for good and sufficient
cause, which cause shall be reported tc
the Senate with the nomination of a sue
cessor of any of them.