Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1894-03-03
ORDER \ HEARING.
Judges Sanbnrn AND Caldwell Take a
Hand in the Union Pacific Wage
Schedule.
Receiver Clark Will Meet Enploycs
at Gisi;iEa From Day to Day and
Discuss the Matter.
Whatever D:I -rcncps Remain Unset
tied on March 81 VIII Be De-
cited by the Court.

the Union Pacific are to have hearing
upon the wage question, and VII be in
vited to meet President Clark, Of the
system, and Others whom lie may select
March -, in conference, said conference
to continue from q y to day until an
agreement is reached This much has
been ordered iy the circuit court of the
United States. judges Ca dwell anl
Sanborn issued the following on ap.'li-
cation Of General Solicitor john NJ.
Ihurston, who stopped off at St. Louis
en- route from New York for that Iur-
pose:
The Orltr OF tl:e Court.
Since the action Of the courts in II e
different districts in this circuit on the
petition fled by the receivers FOR leave
to revoke the schedul IS of wages Of the
employees i'll force when they Were ap-
pointed, and to adopt new and reduced
schedules has not been uniform and h l.
monlous, anil since it is desirable aud
necessary that any or>,er made On said
petition should have Z uniform opera
tioa upon the lines Of railway operated
by said receivers throughout the cir-
cult, and since the receivers have re-
vo;1ed and annulled their action hereto
fore taken, ordering now wage scales
into effect On March :, 1894, and have
resolved that the entire matter of new
wage schedules he held in allegiance to
await further a 'tion of the court, it is
now her by ordered as follows:
T F.rst-Enat the petition Of the re-
ceiVers TOR leave to set aside ana annu}
the schedules Of wages Of the enpl VS.
on the U.lion Pacific system in forc'
when they We're appointed and to I'D y
new schedules, equaiizlag, and in some
cases redue ing the w ges of employees,
lie set down fol- hearing before the cir
cult judges at Omaha, Neb, on the eth
day OF March, 1891.
Second-That the receivers forti with,
as soon as may be practicable, invite the
proper representatives of employees On
said system to attend conference at
Omaha. Ne,'., c,mm .aciay on ;hs 18th
day OF March, 1894, for the purpose of
conferring with S. H. H. Clark, receiver.
(v'iio is herei y specially designated and
selected to conduct said conference on
behalf of the receivers> and such other
person or persons a5 he may select
to act with him, at which conference
the entire matter Of proposed changes
il wage Schedules shall be taken up,
and as far rs possible, agreed upon be-
tween the said Clark and said represent
ative5 OF the employees. Such confer
ence to continue from day 10 day, until
such agreement is reached.
Third-That in case there are any
differences remaining unadjusted, such
matters of differences shall be clearly
AMI specifically stated AMI presented
to the court i'll writing on OF before said
2!th day Of March, 1891, and the hear
ing herein shall proceed as TO such mat
ters in difference befc1e the circuit
judges holding the court, ana after
hearing the parties and their witnesses
and counsel, the Circuit judges shal
lie right AID just.
Fourih-Ti.at the receivers grant to
sach representatives. cf the employees
leave of absence to attend said confer
enca and hearing, and furnish them
transportation to Omaha aaa return.
Receivers Met at n ew York.
AT the meeting Of the receivers in New
York last week. the wage question was
taken up and distu IS, d in ali its bear
il.s. Judge TLurston explained the
embarrassing position in which the re-
ceivers We're 'acel ,y reason of the
different orders made in the different
district courts OF the eighth and ninth
circuits and asked tnat the former res-
oIution, whereby judge Dundy was
asked to give the receivers power to
make new schedules be withdrawn,
which course Was finally agreed upon.
Mr.. Tnurston having se.ured a resoiu-
ton Of the receivers abrogatiIg the
schedules sought to be put in force
March /, left fer St. Louis where lie
asked the circuit court TO make the or