Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-07-26
TENT OF THE SO.CAlI.Ep
O'NlEII. STATUTE
WHEN ARRrrRArlON Is MApH
POSSIBLE
The Law Applies Only to Interstate
Railway Troubles ot the Com
miSSionCrS to Re Chosen by the
President Fees. Regulations, Etc,


ing is the full text OF tho O'Ncili law,
enacted In 1856, on which President
Cleveland has based his call for an ar.
bitration committees;
BE it enacted. etc, That whenever
differences or controversies arise be
tween railroad or other transportation
companies engaged in the tranSporta
ton Of property or passengers be
tween two or moro states Of the I'm
iteG States, between territory and
state, within the territories OF the
United States, or within the District
of Columbia, and the employees Of said
railroad company, which differences
or controversies may hinder impede,
obStruct, interrupt or affect such trans
p0rtation Of property or passengers,
II, upon the written proposition OF
either party to the controversy to sub
nit their differences TO arbitration,
the other party shall accept the pro
position then and in such event the
railroad company is hereby author
i2cd to select one person and such en-
ployc or employees, rs the case may
be, to Sclort and appoint another per.
son, and the two persons thus selected
ana appointed to select a third person,
all three Of whom shall be citizens of
the United States and wholly impair.
tial and disiutrrcStrd in respect to
81 Ch differences or controversy. and
the three persons thus selected and
IL ~, "a .1A all In H,N
hereby created and constituted VITA
the duties, powers and privileges
herein set forth.
"Scc. = That the board Of arhitra
ton provided for In the first section
OF this act shall possess all the powers
and authority In respect to admins
tcring olthS Suhpoenaing witnesses
and compelling their attendance, pre-.
serving order during the SittingS OF
the board, and requiring the produc-
ton of papers and writings relating
alone to the subject under invcstlgn
ton now poss, sScd and belonging to
United States commissioners ap
pointed by the circuit court Of the
United States; but In no ease shall
any witness he compelled To disclose
the secrets or produce the records or
proceedings of any labor organization
of which he may br an officer or mem.
Der; and said board of arbitration may
appoint a clerk and employ Il stem.
ogrpher, and prescribe all reasonable
rules and regulations not Inconsistent
with the provisions of this act look
ing to the speedy adjustment of the
differences and controversies sub
mitted to them to n conclusion and de.
termination Each of said arhitratorS
shall take an oath to honestly, fairly
and faithfully perform his duties, and
that he is not personally interested in
the subject matter In controversy,
which oath may be administered by
any state or territorial officer author
lied to administer oaths. The third
person so selected and appointed as
aforesaid shall be the president Of
said board and any order finding, con
clusion or award made by majority
OF such arbitrators shall be OF the
same force and effect as If all three
Of such arbtrators concurred therein
or united in making the same.
Sec That 1t shall De tnC DUTY Of
said board of arbitration Immediately
upon their selection to organize at the
nearest practical point to the place Of
the origin or the difficulty or contrO-
versy and to hear and determine the
I,l H.,
submitted to them in writing by all
the parties, giving them full oppor-
tunity TO be heard on oath In person
and by witnesses, and also granting
them the right to be represented by
counsel: and after concluding It's in
yestigation, said board shall publicly
announce It's decision, which, with the
finding Of fact upon which II Is based,
shall be reduced to writing and
signed by the arbitrators concurrlng
therein, and, together with the testl
mony taken In the case, shall be filed
with the commissioner Of labor OF
the United States, who shall make
such decision public as soon as the
same shall have been received by him
Sec A. That 1t shall be the right
of any employees engaged in the con
troversy to appoint, by designation In
writing, one or more persons TO act
for them In the selection OF an arbi-
traitor to represent them upon the
board OF arbitration.
SEC. 8. That each member OF said
tribunal Of arbitration shall receive
a compensation Of $40 a day for the
time actually employed That the
clerk appointed by said tribunal Of ar.
btration shall receive the same fees
and compensation as clerks Of United
States circuit courts and district
courts receive for like services. That
the stenographer shall receive as full
compensation for his services 10 cents
for each folio OF 100 words OF testl.
mony taken and reduced TO writing
before said arbtrators. That United
States marshals or other persons sery-
ing the process Of said tribunal OF ar
bliratiOn shall receive the same fees
and compensation for such service as
they would receive for like service
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