The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-07-20

Chairman WILLIAM c. OATES. Of Abbc-
willie, Ala is a stalwart. ruddy-faced and
gray.mustached ex-Confederate army oili-
Ger. lie is 81 years old, and as lawyer
occupies conspicuous position in the
South
Hon. WILLIAM d. BYNUM, of Indiana, Is
chiefly known among Western politicians
because of the famous tilt he had with Col
onel Thomas NJ. Baync, during the last Con-
Sress. lie is considerably over feet tall He
Is one OF the leaders on the Democratic side
ii the House
The third Democratic member of the
committee is Mr.. CH>s. J. BoArNER, ma
hive OF u iisiana. He is the youngest men,
Der Of ne committee, being but 43 years
old. lie is considered onc Of the best law
yers in the South
EZRN y. TAYLOR. one of the Republican
members of the committee, is from Warren,
o. lie is one Of the serious men in the
House. lie rarely smiles. lie is also the
oldest member of the committee, and natur-
ally enough the most venerable looking.
CASE BEopERcK, of IIolton Kan. is an.
other good lawyer and the second Repub-
lican member of the committee. Heis a ma.
hive Of Indiana, and is SO years of age.
The Committee appointed by Congress IA
probe the wage controversy between the
Carnegie company and its employees at
HON, stead, Pa, arrived III iittsburg on
Tues lay about noon. In the afternoon the
Committee visited the scene of last week S
battle mt Homestead and then returned to
oh nj Tstn
session.
Both sides Of the controversy were fairly
represented The II st witness called was
ii. G. Frck who was dulys worn.
He testified that about 1900 men
were employed. When asked as to the earn
ings of The men who were now striking. he
gave data tending to show the ear ngs
of the employees directly affected in the 1lO-
inch plate mill by the scale. This state
ment included the name, position and indi-
ydual earnings of all the men employed in
that department, from the highest paid
down 10 the lowest Thomas Williams, n
roller. for the month of May 1892, earned
$25f o. In addition, there were two other
rollers as follows: j. Trobe worked %
days, earned S2Is So and Thomas Hotch-
Lank. screw-down, worked % days and
earned sl7I IS; William McQuade, same.
% days, s2l4 05; and +. Plipert, same, ri
days. s2l5 s.. Three table men, in the
same month, earned as follows: First "a
days, Si6S IS; second, % days, sl79 5j;third,
y DAYS, sl67 30. Six hookers earned as
follows First, q days. sl43 so; second,
same; third and fourth, % days, each
$l53 6o; fifth % days, $50 81, and sixth, y
days, 1888 %. Three front sweepers earned
res"eltively, first. % days. Sill 20; second.
p days. slo9; third, q days, Siol 25. The
$97 90 second, % days. 500 2O third. 20
days, $95 60. First shearmen, "a DAYS,
$2l6 40; second, % days, $3.50 45; third 2i
days. s2l7 80: Second shearmen, first. "a
days, slll 80; second,2l days, SIP 15 third,
"a days. Sl29 65; headers made in the same
month, first, "a days, sl2l 95 second,
$l6s 25; third, u days, sl29 6j. Second
headers. the first worked Is days and earn
ed S93 % second, % days, Sl29 o.; third, %
days, Sl2l 40.
There were also in the 1l9-inch plate
mill 81 shear helpers, whose average
number of working days during May was
calculated by Mr.. frick to be about %, and
their average earnings were, he should say
at least S95 each for that time, eight hours
constituting days wolk. Next came the
heathcfs, six in number The first work ed
"a days and earned sl9i 60; second, q DAYS
$lSo 10; third, y days, sl9l 30 fourth. %
days, Sl95 5j fifth, II days, Sis sixth %
days, sl99 10. Heathers' helpers. five in
number, whose average number of days
worked was about % aud whose average nay
N.
average number of days worked % each;
average pay, sl20 each. Three second train
men who worked on an average 25 days
each and averaged to draw $97 each Four
pullups, which Mr. Frick explained, were
boys and worked by the day, averaged y
days each and earned on an average $40 each
per month. working days OF II hours each
Head shearers worked II hours per day:
there were five of them. The first worked
I! DAYS and earned Sll2 05; second % days.
$3.50 70; third "a days $50 so; fourth, %
days, Ia 80; fifth. % days, Sll0 So sixth, %
days, 40 80. Mr.. Frick next enumerated a
list of gaugers, painters. stampers and others
who averaged % days each during NAV. and
whose earnings averaged $40 per month
Ordinary laborers, of whom 80 are EMPLOYED
in the ll9-inch mill. are the lowest paid
labor employed in that department. and are
paid by the hour at the rate of l4c, ten
hours constituting u days work. Others
who are classed as laborers earn 81 20 per
day.
judge Oates, after a confidential confer
ence with Mr.. Bratner, asked Mr.. Frick 10
state ''what scale was proposed by your
eompany TO these laborers which they re-
jected.n
Mr., Fn1k in repl, stated that in January
OF this year the concern had requested the
Amalgamated association TO turn its atten-
ton TO the consideration of scale TO take
the place OF the one expiring on June 80.
but Tint they did not succeed in getting the
men TO take the matter up until some time
IN March. when the association presented
scale covering almost all of the departments
ct Homestead, aud which in almost every
instance called for an advance. Several con-
feIences were had after that and up TO May
90 but ot none of those WAS II possibleto ar
rive % any understanding. whereupon the
Carnegie company prepared scale for the