The morning call., 1894-04-10
PUT UNDER FIRE.
Judge Jenkins and His
Order.
CONGRESS WANTS TO KNOW.
Boatner's Committee Has Begun
Its Work.
CONGRESS WANTS TO KNOW.
RAILROAD CHIEFS ON THE STAND.
They All Felt Bound to Abide
by the Ruling of the
Court.

MILWAUKEE, April 9.-The spectacle Of
a United States Judge Oh trial before a
congressional commission is being pre-
sented In Milwaukee. At o'clock this
afternoon Congressman Boatner of Louisi-
ana, Terry Of Arkansas and w. A. Stone
Of Pennsylvania, COMPOSING a sub-com-
mittee of the Judiciary Committee of the
House of Representatives, began the in
vestigation of Judge Jenkins, famous for
the Northern Pacific strike Injunction.
During the afternoon E. E. Clark, repre-
senting the Order of Railway Conductors,
and T. p. Sargent. representing the Order
of Railway Trainmen, were sworn. Attor-
new Harper, representing a railway en-
ployes' organization; Attorney Curtis OF
New York, representing the receivers. and
Attorney Miller Of this city. who assisted
him, were present. Receivers Payne and
Cakes and ex-senator j. G. Spooner were
also interested 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 had oppressed
employees and just how the men had con-
buO OluOi'
Grand Chief Clark was sworn first. He
said his organization provided that COM
mittee representative of all the conductors
in particular shall look into grievance
and report to him. He also looks into it,
and If he thinks the facts warrant what
action til a committee may decide to take
he gives his sanction. Without this sane
ton the strike would be illegal. The
committee went to ST. Paul on December
ii 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 21st.
December 10 is the date upon which
the injunction was granted?" asked Mr..
Boatner
Eyes, the first injunction. December 81
the committee called at Hendricks Office
and conference was held"
And is it not fact" put in Attorney
Harper, "that a secret injunction was is
sued the day before9"
mo. a supplemental injunction was
granted December % At the conference
held December q, however. The represen-
tatives of the road held the answer until
December &c"
"Then before the answer was given,"
asked Mr.. Boatner, "this supplemental in
junction was issued %
eyes, sir"
Clark said the road had given the en-
ployes notice some time before it was pro-
posed to reduce wages that such action
had been taken. lie had not been served
with the Injunction. although United
States Marshal had hunted for him. Clark
felt bound by the order. however. and
would not have sanctioned strike under
the circumstances. He also said 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 scale agreed
upon and in another sense they were not.
Clark said he did not think the injunction
had done any harm so far as the Northern
Pacific employees were concerned. but that
it had been harmful in a general way to
workingmen. as he believed 1t was an
abridgment of their constitutional rights,
and esta bished precedent which would
be followed by all courts had not Congress
been called upon to investigate.
Sargents testimony was practically to
the same effect.
Chiefs Ramsay and Arthur will be on the
stand Tomorrow.