The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-04
ARBITRATION OF LABOR TROUBLES.
The House Slightly Amends and Finally
Passes the Bill introduced by Mr.. O'Neill.

| WASHINGTON, April 3.-Mr. ONell of Mis-
souri, raised the question of confederation on a
proposal TO take up the free coinage bill, in or
| der to call up the labor arbitration bill.
| After an informal discussion, in which an ami.
cable arrangement was sought to be arrived at,
MIR. Bland. of Missouri, signifed his willingness
to yield one hour to the labor bill. as the gentle
man In charge of that bill thought it might be
| passed within that time.
| Mr.. Reed, of Maine thought that an hour
would avail nothing, as the opponents of the bill
could talk that hour away; and there was Ian
guage enough the other side to do it. On divi-
sion the House refused-68 to 72-to consider the
silver bill. and the yeas and nays were ordered.
| A proposition was then made that instead of
taking the yeas and nays, one hour might be
/ given to the discussion Of the silver bi but to
this Mr.. O'Neill, of Missouri objected, stating
! that he wished the labor bill to come up imme-
| diatey.
| The vote-yeas 80, nays 125-only emphasized
| the previous action and for the time being the
silver bill was laid aside, and the House went
| into committee of the whole-Mr. Springer of
| illinois, in the chair-on the arbitration bill
| Mr.. Rogers. of Arkansas, regarded the bill as
! a perfectly worthless one, and with the excep-
ton of the fifth section, a perfectly harmless
| one, unless it might be construed as step in
to railroad corporations to put their hands into
| the United States Treasury to enable them to
| fight the workingmen.
| Mr.. Warner, of Missouri, offered an amendment
providing that the members of the tribunal Of
| arbitration shall receive compensation of $40
day for the time actually employed. It also
| prescribes the fees and compensation to be al
] lowed the clerk and stenographer, marshais and
! witnesses; provides that the tribunal shall have
the power to limit the number of witnesses in
| each case, whose fees shall be paid by the
| United States. and approprates sufficient sum
| to carry the provisions Of the bill into effect.
| Mr. Tlman, of South Carolina, offered an
amendment to the amendment providing that
not exceeding 81. 900 shall be paid out of the
| treasury to defray the expenses of any single
| arbitration. The amendment was agreed to-
and Mr.. Warmers amendment as amended was
adopted
| The committee then rose and reported the bill
| to the House.
| Mr. Hewitt, of New York. moved to recommit
| the bill, with instructions to the committee on
| labor to report in lieu thereof concurrent res
| olution expressly Of the sense of this Congress
that. so far as practicable all controversies be-
tween employers and employees should be sub
! ject to arbitration. either by voluntary agree
| ment or in accordance with the law.
| The motion was lost-3O to sc, and the bill was
| passed-yeas, 1875; nays, 20. The following Is
! the negative vote: Allen, Miss Barnes, Bel
mont, Bennett, Breckenridge (Ky.l, Crisp, Crox-
ton. Davidson tAlaj, Daniel, Foran, Forney
| Glover, Hale Hammond. Harris, HemphilI, Hill
Reagan, Rogers, Sadler, Skinner. Tilman,
! Tucker.
! On motion of Mr. Kelley, of Pennsylvania the
title of the bill was amended so as to read ''To
provide method of settling controversies and
| difficulties between railroad corporations en-
gagged in interstate and territorial transporta-
ton of property and passengers. and their en-
| poyes."