The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-07-07

Other Business Transacted In the House
and Senate Yesterday-A Bill Was In
troduced in the House to Provide for
the Arbitration of Strikes, and Also
One Regarding the Obstruction of
United States Mails by Railway Strikers
Washington, July Elm the House
the election case of Williams VS.. Settle,
Of the Fifth North Carolina District,
was reported in favor of Settle, Repub
lican, the sitting mem ber.
The committee on public lands were
given the morning hour for the consider
alton of the bills reported by it. The
bills passed for the relief of persons who
had made entries of desert lands and
amend the revised statutes to authorize
the commissioner Of general land Office
to sell in open market at not less than
$3.50 an acre any isolated, or disconnect-
ed parcel OF public land ofaless than 100
acres
The bill was discussed yesterday per-
mittiug states and territories to tax tres
ury notes and greenbacks.
Mr.. Cooper presented the following
as a substiuute Tor the measure reported
by the committee in lieu of his original
bill, to meet suggested amendments,
THAT all circulating notes with bank
ing associations all United States ten
der notes and all other notes and certih-
Gates of the United States payable on
demand, circulating as currency, be sub
ject to taxation under the laws of any
state or territory.
Provided any such taxation be exer-
cised IN the same manner and at the
same rate that any such state or terrific
ry shall tax other money or currency,
circulating as money within its jurisdic-
tion.n
Mr.. Hepburn, Republican, of Iowa,
offered as an amendment to Mr.. Cooper's
su Institute for the committee bill the
following proviso: THAT the consent
Of the United States is hereby given
that any state or territory. or other 10
cal authority, to tax United States notes
circulating as money within such state
or territory.n The proposed amend
ments TO the bill reported by the COM
mittee were disagreed too and Mr.. Coop
er's substitute was adopted.
Mr.. .Hepburn's amendment was reject
ed.
A vote on the passage of the bill re-
sultded, yeas, 173; nays, 1.
A bill providing that whenever Ia
is LudU6 ny
employees of any railroad corporation,
and the same is accepted by the corpora
tlon. it is not lawful for any United
States Judge to grant an injunction
against any of the employees or make
any order requesting or authorizing a
United States marsahl to control or in
terfere with the conduct of employees.
Whenever the management of the affairs
of any railroad corporation shall be in
the hands of receiver appointed by
any United States court or judge, when
there shall be any difficulty or controv-
ersy between him and the employed un-
der his charge, the employees shall offer
to arbitrate such difficu lty or controver-
sy it shall be his duty to accept the offer
and select an arbitrator to be appoint
ed by the court Distractions to the
running of railroad trains growing out
of any strike by the employees shall
be considered as distractions to carry
ing of United States mail only when
such train shall haveRattached thereto
no car on which passengers or other
freight is carried, or intended to be car
ried. The bill is referred to the ju-
dietary committee.
At the evening session after two pen
sion bills were considered point of no
quorum was raised and the House ad-
jourued.