The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-11
THE JENKINS ORDER
Congressman Conclude Hearing
Testimony in Milwaukee.
sPooneR ASKED snJurcrion.


Mrr~ArKE1. Arra fa--The Judge ZEN
ksns investigation by the house sah-corn-
mis:ee OF The judiciary committee came 20
. sadden cad 80 far a. Milwaukee 10 con-
cerned AZ 5 O'Clock ton ghs. All the Wit
nesses we're examined. sad as there was
no documentary evidences TO go over there
wAs nothing else 30 do. and the affair viii
nov confsnus in Washington City. The
witnesses today xere Chiefs Wilkinson, OF
the frainnen. Clark, OF the conductors:
Sargent. Of the firemen: Ramsay. Of the
teaegraphers. Attorney Gsorge p. Miller.
General Manager kendrick. Receiver
Cakes. ex-senator Spooner. Attorney ].
". Carts, OF the Northern Pacific road.
Spooner testified that be, with Attorney
Miller. had dictated the issuance Of the
frat Injunction which forbade the en-
pIoyes of the Northern Pacific from
striking, and also the order which
was issued by Judge Jenkins. He said
this WAS customary among attorneys in
like cases. He said. however. that be
had nothing to do with the supple
mentary injunction. Mr.. Spooner said
he took for the basis of the order
for the injunction . decision by Judge
Pardee. Of the Federal court. in the Hig-
gins case. but Attorney Curtis admitted.
In answer to question By Attorney Har-
per. that there vas no precedent for Judge
Jenkins' order. There was some lively
sparring between Mr.. Spooner and Attor-
ney Harper, who represented the labor
chiefs. The labor chiefs all agreed that
the Injunction prevented them from exer-
cising their constitutional rights. They
were unanimous in saying no man had
felt compelled to remain at work, but
what they objected to was the application
Of such power by the court, which they
did not think WAS Justice.
TAconA, April l0-tSpecial Mot .
minute will be lost in getting to ST. Paul
and arranging for . new schedule and
wages rates when the Northern Pacific
gets out of the hands of the receivers"
said Joe b. w. Johnston. chair
man OF the general grievance committee
Of the Northern Pacific federated en-
ployes. today. At the time the wage cut
MAS accepted ct ST. Paul it was the under
standing that the cut and the changes in
the schedule would be Cancelled in the
course Of . few months. Ii il
nov reported by members Of the
federated organizations that the de-
msnd for canceling the cut will
mand will not Be made until he makes it,
and nnder the conditions he will not make
IL NJ present. He, however. adds that the
cut was accepted upon the representation
that the road vas losing money, but that
in fact il il known to be making money. .
fact which he claims the receivers are try
ing hard to conceal. He refers 20 the re-
port of the receivers looping off $500 600
to profit and loss a. being equivalent TO
saying they could not account for the
s., 0o. 0o0
As to jenkins and Dundy, Johnston de-
nounces both As politicians, the former
being the bosom friend of Receiver Payne,
who Is the moving spirit against the en-
pleyes. and the latter being not above q
petty lawyer. whose convictions are
based on policy. and who began life in
Nebraska by selling goods to the Indians.
Johnston has all the papers in the
Jenkins injunction, and has made atfida.
Wit that . portion of the material used in
arguing for the anti-strike injunction and
cited By the receivers Is Objectionable was
actually incorporated in jenkins order,
thus showing what Was condemned when
cited as Objectionable by the receivers Was
approved by the court when the receivers
asked il. He also made aftidavit that no
strike was imminent when Jenkins issued
his anti-strike order, and If the congress
sional investigation results i'm approval
of the Jenkins order the federated en-
pioyes will appeal to the United States su.
preme court