Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-20

SPECIAL conoaEazoNAL INVESTIGATION
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SPECIAL co1oaEsBIoNAL INVESTIGATION
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WAmuHoruN, Asfch lo-Repeessnta
tive Anderson. Of lows, o9ered . rsso.
lution IL the house today for The ap-
pointment Of . special committee Of
i've members to investigate railroad
strikes and to report what leQialation 10
uecessaxy 70 prevent such obstruction
10 coumerse and Disturbance Of the
public peace. The resolution 10 accom-
panied ~ . long preamble thas tie
strike OF locomotive engineers on the
suited In obstfuction to the interstate
commerce end pat In jeopardy the pub-
lic peace; that the management Of that
road claims 70 have supplied With com.
petent men the places vaaated at tbe
time Of the strike and TO have restored
the company TO the proper dischasge Of
its public duties aud obligations 90 .
common carrier; that u Is alleged thst
the meu are incompeteut and uniit 10
discharge their dusis - locomotive su.
Riues.s; that strike Of similar char
aoser 10 In progress on the Atohioon.
Topeka 4 Santa Fe railroad. and thss
such oop6icts between the ofboers aud
employees Of the company, being COM
mon carriers, are matters OF great na-
tional concern demanding prompt aud
careful eonsidesstiou By congress. The
resolution was referred.
10 oRpa1s yEf 1HcBrvED.
Los AKosLss, March 19.-Despite the
reports from ths east no word hes yet
been received b. the oifisisls hero Of
the end Of the Sante Fe strike. and the
trsfno on that line in this section 10 still
a. : s,sndssiil. No trains viii DO
moved till orders 10 that edect ere re-
csived from the east.
ALE uRzHE On TEE SANTA n.
Kansas Crry, March l9.-Au the pas.
ssnRes trains on the Santa Fs viii 60
ont on time this morning. Az the
freight yards ali 10 activity and the
switch engines are making up freight
trains - rapidly ~ possible and every
effort 10 being made 70 relieve the
freight blocksds.
rns Bso1RRlnooD nHu oD1Y.
Dsavza, March l9.-Ths santa Re
strike vss ended ~ this point last
uiaht. While the Brotherhood Vas
holding Q meeting at its ball % O'Clock
In tho evening telegram arrived from
the chsiemau OF the grievance commit
zee, at Kansas City, ordering the mon
back 20 work. No explanation vas eiv
en- for the order being issued. TIE
meeting Immediately adjourned and
the men vent to the shops and reported
rekdy for dutv. The pass
euees train arrived from Kansas City at
8 o'clock this afternoon. In charge OF Q
sosb engineer. and Vas taken out at 10
O'Clock tonight BY Q Bfoothefhoed man.
The trains vill be running on scheduie
time tomorrow.
The Rrievauce committee Of the Bio
0eaude held q meeting last night ct
which the strike on both the Santa Fe
aud Darlington vas thoroughly dis
euseed. toasthes With the liability OF the
strike spreading to the other roads CEN
teFinQ ia Denver. Ohairman Rice s.st-
ed today that the Yumor shat the BIO
0fande engineers struck . fev days ago
vas false In every particular. The kio
0sands v hauling no BuflisRson freight.
The men have no grievance ana oonse-
qo.ntly they vii nos 20 oes.
TEE cxxrsAL IOWA TID uP.
NAnsHALLrowH, Iowa, March 19.-
Receiver Dudlsy this morning ordered
the shops and general of1oes OF the
Central Iowa railway IN this city TO b
c,oeed. laying Oh all the employees here
and alona the ltne. except enough to
guard tbe property and handle the pas.
senoee service. This 10 the rcsuls Of the
lie up Of trsfbe On account OF haultpa
nOr oasu, and ID the Feoetvef'a only a.
taSnstive, - without the freight earn
jnes there would b nothing to inset tie
nav roll. Notice has been given TO oil
striking eneinessa 10 report for duty et
8 O'clock tomorrow, o. b discharged
The lay-oa effects about . thousand