Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-31
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY,
LABOR QUESTION IN THE HOUSE.
Mr.. O'Neill's Arbitration Bill.
ARMY BILL IN TIE SENATE.
Mr.. Logan Replies to Mr.. Teller.

Mr.. Logan Replies to Mr.. Teller.
The Senate.
A PETITION FOR PENSION.
Mr.. Edmunds presented in the Senate the
petition OF Frank w. Fubbesing for q pension,
and had the petition read. It recites long SER
vice In the late war, severe wounds received
| and consequent physical crippling; that by
| reason of having settled in Georgia after the
war he had lost sight of all comrades who
could support his claim for a pension, and
| that his lawyers had withdrawn from his case
because he could not pay their fees in urging
| his pension claim. It further recites that the
petitioner has held a small position under the
government in Atlanta, but was discharged by
the new administration, and prays Congress to
MIR. Edmunds commended the petition to the
| careful consideration of the committee on PEN
had been appointed storekeeper or gauger he
| believed, under the internal revenue system
.ba of hs
| tate OF politics had turned this poor, helpless
and crippled soldier out of the public service"
| though Mr. Edmunds could not see how any
consideration of politics could have led to such
| an act
The petition was referred to the committee on
| pensions
| MIR. LOGAN REPLIES TO MR.. TELLER.
At quarter to one o'clock the Senate re-
sumed consideration of the bill to increase the
efficiency Of the army. Mr.. Logan took the
floor and replied to Mr. Tellet's remarks of yes
that he Gogan) would never we permit the pubic
to forget that he had served in the army. MIR.
| Logan said that had the remark come from
say it was unworthy. that Senator. No
opposite side of the chamber Would i n
IN such low. mean, despicable way as that"
| Referring to Mr. Teler's allusion to hist ogan's)
| he had any aspirations beyond TO serve his con-
stituents faithfully and honorably: He was not
az an ny, way; Mr. Logan added that he
MIR: Teller was not a statesman simply because
he had served in the cabinet; He denied having
those who are seeking to make trouble between
himself and Blaine would fail.
House of Representatives.
On motion of Mr.. Wait (Conn.) bill was
| passed appropriating 81 900 to defray the cost
| OF the medal voted by Congress to John F.
Slater, of Connecticut.
MIR. o'NE1LLs ARBITRATION BILL.
Mr.. O'Neill (Mo.), from the committee on
labor, reported a bill to provide for the speedy
settlement of controversies and differences
between common carriers engaged in inter-
| state and territorial transportation of property
| or passengers and their employees.
The bill provides: "That whenever differ
| carriers engaged in the transportation OF prop
erty or passenger, whether said common car
riers be private persons or corporations, be-
tween two or more states of the United States
| or within the District OF Columbia, and the
employees ofsatd common carriers. which differ
ences or controversies may hinder lnjure
impede, obstruct, interrupt or affect such trans
portation OF property or passengers, or when
such employees, or any of them, allege that he
sively, either as to wages, hours of labor or
| otherwise by such common carrier, If, upon the
troversy to submit their differences 10 arbitra-
ton, the other party shall accept the PROPOSE
ton, then, and In such event, the common car
| rier is hereby authorized to select and appoint
one person and such employee, or employees, as
| the case may be, to select and appoint another
appointed to select a third person, ali three of
whom shall be citizens of the United States,
and wholly impartial and DISTINGUISHED in re-
the three persons thus selected and appointed
shall be. and they are hereby, created and con-
powers and privileges hereinafter set forth.
Section 2. That the board of arbitration, pro-
vided for in the first section of this act shall
possess all the powers and authority in respect
to administering oaths, subpenaing witnesses
and compelling their attendance, preserving
order during the sittings of the board, punish
ing Tor contempt and requiring the production
of papers and writings and all other powers and
privileges, in their nature applicable, now pos
sioners appointed by the Circuit Court of the
United States; and said board OF arbitration
may appoint clerk and employ stenogra-
pher and prescribe all reasonable rules and
regulations, not inconsistent with the provision
and purposes of this act looking to the speedy
| advancement OF the differences and controyer-
sizes submitted to them to a conclusion and de-
termination. Each OF said arbitrators shall
take an oath to honestly. fairly and faith
is not personally interested in the sub
matter In controversy, which oath may be ad-
authorized to administer oaths. The third nerl
son SO selected and appointed as aforesaid shall
be the president OF said board, and any order,
finding, conclusion or award made by a major.
| ity OF such arbitrator shall be OF the same
force and effect as ii all three OF such arbitra-
tors concurred therein or united in making the
same.
Section 3. That it shall be the duty of said
board of arbitration, Immediately upon their
selection, to organize at the nearest practicable
point to :he place of the origin OF the difficulty
| or controversy, and to hear and determine the
matters of difference, which may be submitted
to them in writing by all the parties giving
them full opportunity to be heard on oath, in
person and by witnesses, and also granting
| them the right to be represented by counsel;
board shall publicly announce its award, which,
with the findings of fact upon which it is based,
shall be reduced to writing and signed by the
| arbitrator concurring therein, and, together
with the testimony taken In the case, shall be
filed with the commissioner sm . OF labor OF the
public as soon as the same shall have been re-
ceived by him.
Section a. That it shall be the right of any
employees engaged in the controversy to APP
point, by designation in writing, one or more
persons to act for them in the selection OF an
arbitrator to represent them upon the board of
arbitration.
Section s. That each member of said tribunal
of arbitration and the clerk, stenOgrapher and
witnesses attending before them shall be enti-
tied to receive like fees or compensation as U So
commissioners, clerks, stenOgrapherS and wit
nesses attending before United States commits.
siOners; and such fees or compensation shall be
payable by the United States in like manner
as fees of such United States commissioners
and witnesses before such United States COM
miSsiOners in criminal causes are PAYABLE
under existing laws.
On point Of order raised by Mr. Dunn ARK,
the bill was referred TO the committee of the
whole, and the House Immediately went into
committee (Mr. Springer. of Illinois in the
chair Tor the consideration OF the measure.
MR.. O'NEILLS REMARKS.
Mr.. O'Nein said that for the past two months
the committee on labor had been engaged In
| draining every avenue where there was a hope
! OF securing Information as to some feasible
method consistent with the constitution and
the laws that would provide q mode of settle
ment OF the disastrous disputes between capital
and labor The committee had decided that
the pendlng measure was the best that it could
formulate. IT was a simple voluntary arbitra-
ton. He knew that this was disannoinf
Ing to mnny members of the House. He
knew that there was feeling I'M the
breast OF many men that this was not what was
expected; but II they would but reflect thew
would reaiize that the first thing to consider
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