The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-05-20
LABOR ARBITRATION.
Senator Logan's Substitute for the
House Bill.

WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Logan
presented in the Senate to-day as substitute
for the labor arbitration bill which recently
passed the House. The measure in sub
provides for a commission of arbitration to
be appointed by the President by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate, to con-
sist of five members, one to be selected from
the Republican organization, one from the
Democratic organization, one who Is not re-
cogniZed as member of either Of the organ
izations one experienced in the management
and operation of railroads and transpOrta-
tion of property and passengers and one VINO
is identified specially with the labor interests.
The commissioners are each to receive $35OO
a year salary and are empowered to employ
secretary, stenOgrapher and messenger, the
two former to receive $4,000 a year and the
latter $1400. The commissioners are also al
lowed actual travelling expenses. The com
mission is to organize as soon as may be at
ter their appointment for the purpose of
hearing and determining such matters and
difference between transportation compan-
les, either by land or by water and their en-
ployes as shall be submitted to them for ar
bitration. In all cases submitted for arbi-
tration the parties to the same are required
to sign an agreement to submit to the award
of the commission and each party shall be
given full opportunity to be heard In person
and by witnesses and shall have the right to
be represented by counsel.
After concluding the hearing OF any con-
troversy the commission shall make report
in writing with the finding of the facts upon
which it is based, a majority OF its members
concurring therein, and Immediately trans
nit the same with a copy Of all the evidence
to the President Of the United States who
shall make the report public as soon as re-
ceived. Their award shall be- spread upon
the records of the district court in the dis
trict where the controversy occurred and
Ill., L Inffn n0f he
decree of the court and shall be enforced in
the same manner. The commission is en-
powered to visit any place where controver-
sizes may arise and it may take testimony,
hear counsel and inlake its decisions at any
place it may think best 1t shall report
suits of all investigations, with all the testl-
mony and every action in reserence 70
each controversy that comes before 1t
1t may require the United States Marshals to
serve process, and such marshals snail re-
ceive the same fees as they receive Tor like
services upon process issued by a United
States commissioner. Witnesses shall also
receive the same fees as when attending pc
fore United States commissioners, but the
expenses of any single arbitration shall not
exceed 81 900. The commission fhall possess
all such powers to administer oaths, ETC., as
belong to the United States commissioner.
Itmay upon any serious difference or dispute
on account of wages, oppression or wrongs
complained OF by employees OF employers,
repair to the place where such complaints
arise, and make full examination and in
vestigation of the same and report to Con-
gress through the President of United States.
The commissioners shall take an oath to
fairly and faithfully perform their. duties,
which oath shall embrace the. declaration
that they are not personally interested IN the
subject matter of the controversy.
The bill amends an act creating bureau
of labor, and that bureau shall hereafter be
known as the Department Of Labor, and the
Commissioner, in addition to the duties now
required of him, shall procure complete la
bor statistics of the United States and Eu-
rope, and report the same through the Secre-
tary of the Interior to Congress at each ses-
sion.
The total expenses of the performance of
such duties shall not exceed $4,000 year.
The commissioners Of arbitration shall hold
office for three years, unless sooner removed
by the President for good and sufficient
cause, which cause shall be reported to the
Senate with the nomination of the successor
of any of them.