National Republican., 1888-04-19
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laborers into the United States. Referred.
Mr.. MCCrccry, of Kentucky, submitted
the conference report upon the bill author
jzing tine President TO arrange a conference
between the United States and the South
and Central American republics, llayti,
San Domingo, and the empire Of Brazil.
Mr.. Townshcnd. of Illinois, said that he
would not lctan the House by making any
extended remarks upon the measure, but,
as the author of the bill, he would only call
attention to the fact that it was practically
the American Holverein proposition first
introduced by him In the House four years
ago. The report was agreed 10.
On motion of Mr.. Belmont, of New York.
the Senate amendments TO the Paris cNpOsi-
tion bill were non-concurred in, and a
conference ordered.
The floor was then accorded 10 the com
mittCc on labor, and the House resumed the
consideration of the bill to establish tie
partment of labor. The bill was passed.
The next bill called up was that to create
boards of arbitration for the settlement Of
controversies and differences between inter
state common carriers and their employees,
and II was considered IN committee Of the
whole.
Mr.. O'Neill, of Missouri, briefly cx-
planned the provisions Of the measure, stat
ing that II was substantially the same bill
which passed the last Congress, but at too
The only difference was that the pending
bill provided for special boards of arbirl-
ton to he appointed by the President to in
quirc into causes of strikes AMI report to
Congress.
Mr.. Parker, of New York, regarded the
bill as being good for pothing. II pointed
nowhere and went nowhere. II was mere
temporary makesnft and left all the great
questions which We're troubling the labor of
the country precisely where they were he
fore, with n mere pretcnse that Congress
had done something. 1t was swectened
wind. 1t was cheat and Il fraud upon the
people Of the country, He favored law
upon the subject which would prevent the
| commerce of the country from being para
lyzed whencvera difference occurred between
railroad management and its employees.
Mr.. Anderson, Of Iowa, thought the bill
| was not all II might he. and be would like
| to see it recoinmitted, with instructions to
| the committee TO put some meaning and
| force into it,
| port of proposed amendment providing
| for enforced arbitration. The amendment
| provided, he said, that If either party pro-
| posed all arbitration the other must accept
| il promptly
lie thought tins narrow Interpretation
Of the term. Where there We're vast inter
ests affected Congress had the power to
compel arbitration.
| Mr., Tillman, of South Carolina, hoped
| that the House would not allow this fraud
| topass. II was as useless as balloon. II
was a mere tub toa whale He referred TO
| the recent Reading investigation by the
committee Of which ne was chairman, and
| he was interrupted by Mr. O'Ncill with the
| question as to when that committee would
! report.
| Mr.. Tillman replied that he was coming
| to that, and suggested that Mr.. O'Neill,
| like all lrishmen, was too hnpetuOus. lie
| said that the witnesses were busy revising
their testimony, and that report would be
soon made. II his colleagues would stand
| by him he would report some legislation
which would prevent the business of the
country from being interrupted by railroad
| managers and employees.
| Mr.. Tarsney, of Michigan. favored the
! bill as a step in the right direction, although
he admitted that it did not reach the foun-
dation of the labor trouble. Referring TO
| Mr. Tilmun's remark as to lrishmcm being
impetuous, he said that the gentleman from
Missouri (MrO'NeilD was an American first,
and complied with all the requirements Of
the constitution and laws of the United
States, and the dome of the Capitol was his
| dome and his (Tnrsney's) dome, and where
their second love might he was no mans
business. They were Americans, and they
| simply asked that under the laws there
should be equal jus tice done to all. If the
pending bill did not reach the remedy, ii
| was a move toward it, The remedy was SO
| TO frame the tariff laws that there should
not be few mlllionaircs in the country at
| the expense of paupcrizcd millions Of
people, Applause on Democraticss ssidcl,
| Mr.. StTublc, of Iowa, believed that the
mildest legislation that would gradually ac-
complish beneficial results was better than
| stringent and tyTannical legislation that
| might more quickly achieve the object,
| Mr. Blount, of Georgia, said that while
| the pending bill was criticised he did not
| believe that there was gentleman present
who had in his mind any proposition that
would be better.
| Mr. Buchanan, of New Jersey, said that
the remark of the gentleman from New
York (Nir. Parker that the bill was II cheat
! was cOnspCuously inaccurate. The com
| mittee on labor did not claim that there
was anything in the bill except a provision
| for voluntary arbitration, Grave difficulties
| would bCset the American Congress when
| II attempted to 60 further than that. I'm,
! forced arbitration meant enfOrcCdaward,a and
that meant that the party against whom the
award was given must perform its terms or
! 80 to Jail. II was this difficulty which i'm
PEELED the committee To adhere TO the prin-
| Ciple of voluntary arbitration,
Mr.. Brumm, of Pennsylvania, said that
when labor bills came before the House
somebody always talked of the tariff aud
free trade and the gentleman from Michi-
gan (Mr, Tarsncy) had touched upon the
tariff rs being responsible for the labor trout
bles II the gentleman would take pains TO
investigate stock watering in Wall street
and the damnable whisky yring OF Kentucky,
he would strike nearer the root OF the evil
1t was simply whisky and water syndicate
that was at the bottom OF the evil under
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