Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-03
THE LABOR ARBITRATION BILL.
The Pith Of Yesterdays Debate I'm the
AOuSe-TwO Sections of the Bill
Amended and Agreed to.

The labor arbitration bill met with consider
able opposition in the House yesterday. Messrs.
Foran, Breckenridge (Ky.), and Hewitt (N.Y.)
spoke against 1t. Mr.. Farquhar objected to the
bill, but announced that he was willing to vote
for it, as its friends were SO anxious to give it a
trial. He said that he and Mr.. Foran were the
1.-TWO, and only two representatives of skilled
labor in this country who hold seats in the
House; the only two entitled to speak for two
great unions of skilled mechanics" Mr.. Far
q1har is the chief executive of the Typographi-
cal union Of this country. Mr. Warner, of Ohio,
misgivipgs as to whether it would benefit labor.
Messrs. Phelps, of New Jersey; Willis, of Ken
sumsnts in favor of the bill. and Mr.. Glover.
who Is in favor of compulsory arbitration. re-
ferred to his colleague, MIR. O'Neill, the .prnci-
pal author of the bill, as a constitution lawyer
among baseballists and q baseballist among
constitutional lawyers. The bill went over
after the first and second sections had been
amended and adopted.
THE FIRST AND SECOND SECTION.
The first and second sections OF the bill as
agreed upon are as follows:
1. That whenever differences or controver-
sizes arise between railroad companies engaged
in transportation of property or passengers
States, between territory and state within
the territory of the United States, or within
the District of Columbia. and the employees
of said railroad companies, which differences
or controversies may hinder, impede, OBJ
struct, interrupt or effect such transporta-
the Written pSopostiop Of either p aR4H
to the controversy to submit their differ
ences to arbitration the other party shall
the railroad company is hereby authorized to
select and appointOne person, and such en-
ploye or employees. as the case may be, to
select and appoint another person, and the
two persons thus selected and appointed to
select a third person, all three of whom shall
be citizens of the United states and wholly
i'm, rfi and 6iSintprpSfpd IN
such differences or controversies, and the
three persons thus elected and appointed
constituted board of arbitration with the
duties. powers and privileges hereinafter set
forth.
vided for in the first section OF this act shall
possess all the powers and authority in respect
70 1hair' sttedanng Witnesses
order during the sittings of the board, and re-
Quiring the production of papers and writings
tion, now possessed and belonging to United
States commissioners appointed by the circuit
court of the United states, but in no case shall
any witness be compelled to disclose the secrets
or produce the records of proceedings of any
labor organization of which he may be an
officer or member, and said board Of arbitra-
ton may appoint a clerk and employ a stenog-
rapher and prescribe all reasonable rules
and regulations, not inconsistent with the
advancement Of the differences and contro-
versies submitted to them to a conclusion
and determination. Each Of said arbitrators
shall take an oath to honestly, fairly and faith
fully perform his duties, and that he is not per-
sonalIy interested in the subjectmatter in
controversy, which oath may be administered
by any state or territorial officer authorized to
administer oaths. The third person SO selected
and appointed as aforesaid shall be the presi-
dent Of said board, and any order, finding,
conclusion or award which may be made by u
majority of such arbitrator shall be of the same
force and effect as If all three of such arbitra-
tors concurred therein or united in making the
same.