The herald., 1894-04-10
A Ju peE ON TRIAL.
Investigation of jenkins Northern Pa
clfic Strike Order.

lnvestigation or Jaukins' Northern Il a.
olfic Strike Order.
MILWAUKEE, April 9.-The specta Gle
of United States Judge on tr ial before
congressional commission is bsine q
presented in Milwaukee. At O'Clock
this afternoon Congressman Boatner of
Louisiana, Terry OF Arkansas and W. A..
Stone of Pennsylvania, composing a sub
committee of the judiciary committee Of
the house of representatives, began the
investigation of Judge Jenkins famous
Northern Pacific strike injunction. Dur
ing the afternoon +. E. Clark, represent
ing the Order of Railway Conductors,
and I. P. Sargent, representing the
Order of Railway Trainmen, were sworn.
Attorney Harper, representing the rail-
way employees organizations, Attorney
Curtis of New York, representing the
receivers, and Attorney Miller OF this
city, who assisted him, were present.
Receivers Payne and OAkes and ex-
Senator j. @, Spooner were also inter-
ested spectators.
Chairman Boatner opened the session
by giving a simple outline of what the
committee had been instructed to do, its
authority, etc. He said the committee
wished especially to ascertain how far
and in what respects the order having
oppressed the employees, and just how
the men had conetrued the order.
Grand Chief CLARK was sworn. He
said his organization provided that a
committee representative of all the con-
ductors shall look into grievance and
and 4 hs ~ hMst alap lsphs 1T. 6
action the committee may decide to
take, he gives his sanction. Without
this sanction the strike would be il
legal. The committee went to st. Paul
in December 14th and arranged for
meeting on the 10Th. On that date
the committee was informed by General
Manager Kendrick that things were not
then in shape for conference, but
would be on the 2lst.
December 10Th is the date upon
which the injun otion WAS granted, is it
not ?" said Mr.. Boatner.
ayes; the first injunction. Decem-
ber 2lst the committee called at Ken
drick's office and a conference was
held"
Aud is it not fact" put in Attor-
ney Harper, that 3 secret injunction
was issued the day before?"
mo; a supplemental injunction was
granted December 22d. at the confer
ence held December 2Ist, however, the
representative OF the road held the
answer until December 26th."
Then before an answer was given 4"
asked Mr.. Boatner, "this supplemental
injunction was issued?"
''Yes, sir"
Mr.. CLARK said the road had given the
employees notice some time after it was
proposed to reduce wages that such ac-
tion should be taken. He had not been
served with the injunction, although a
United States marshal had hunted for
him. Mr.. Clark felt bound by the order,
however, and would not have sanctioned
a strike under the circumstances also,
that he felt bound by the order not to
quit the employ OF the road, and could
not strike. In regard to wages, he said
the men we're in one sense working on a
scale agreed upon, and in another
sense they we're not. Mr.. CLARK
said he did not think that
the injunction had done any harm
80 far as the Northorn Pacific employees
were concerned, but that it had been
harmful in a general way to working
men, as he believed it was an abridg-
ment OF their constitutional rights and
established precedent which would be
followed by all the courts, had not con-
gress been called upon to investigate.
Mr.. Sargent's testimony was practical.
ly to the same effect. Mr.. Ramsay and
Mr.. Arthur will be on the stand tomor-
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