The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-03-07

,.-s Board of Cancellation
--r. rhe Differences Between
- carriers and the Men Under
r.e.- Employ.
--.----. February 2S.-The house
.-.-- -e, today. Henderson of
- -z----z. chairman OF the COM
...- ~ -.-s:55Hces and postroads,
--.-s---.- Inference report on the
-.--- Irritation bill, much to
..--- .---s1- OF the members who
-..--- :or unanimous consent
--.--s-- s-eniment providing that
.....:.-- MI. .-erks should live some
-...-s---- --- route to which they are
...y--s e. clerks heretofore appointed
.---.s -. - required TO change their
...---. vs.: tie only question in dis
--.- between the TWO houses. The
.-------. vas designed to destroy the
.s---: .=--la. order No. 379, issued by
.----s.-s-.=r-.eneral requiring clerks
.----. -e Ire q their routes. When
.----,-- vzs issued some 1900 clerks
r.. l.. ---.r ines. Since then SUI
-g-- -1a-.-1 t-.r-r residence.
---.7- -aI read letter from the
ms s.----.-1eral protesting against
= s--s-- eminent. But as it was
49,. ...= eminent would occasion
go s-.s-5. Henderson withdrew the
.--.--5-.z --olr. IN order to give Catch
y: g opportunity 10 present the spe-
-. --.-t wing today until 8 O'Clock
--.-- .----l zee on labor and to-Ror-
--z = - .---I.tCee on public build
-. Ell z--1-ls. The special order
v5.s.--.-5 without division, and Nc
-s-- Co.. -4 -ab0r commission, called
--.-- -s-l5-a. arbitration bill, entitled
H. -l-c=-l-1g carriers engaged IN
- interstate commerce and their en-
- purpose Of the bill is to provide
1.s-s @: c--C-latiOn consisting OF the
commissioner o labor and the chairman
G: - interstate commerce commission,
E-1.s s--- : snail be when a contro-
7=-s57 c-- 7---1g wages, hours OF labor
g uc-1.-.--s @. employment arose be-
tv=s- carer under mis- act and the
s-c-57-s = such carrier, seriously in
.s-,-----g II threatening to interrupt
- --s--5s5 c.. sad carrier, TO put them
.-v4: = ----- ---Lcation with the parties
:: s-.- t---r5sersy and use their best
s5-..s. cv citation and Cancellation,
.s-..s- r s--..e me same. and. If such
---f
s-5557-. % ing about an arbitration
c: 81 controversy by submitting the
So . hard consisting OF three per-
80: c-= . = chosen by the employees,
- y IN employer and these two Sc
.---c hid
-5-5- G. Pennsylvania explained
- provisions O: the bill, which he said
we Originally drawn by the attorney
;s-s,a-. ar 1s.ng carefully considered
IL -5-.--.5I y ne committee on Ia
-. ,---aE la me support OF all the
---s G. .a--- organizations involved
Il g. IL Missioner Of labor.
-1-s IL I'LL provide a compulsory
k,----a-1-. aSEed Simpson.
! ID means" replied Erdman.
--=,s- .os5s favor il. The laboring
- ave adopted i N all its phases,
IL ne representatives. are here to-
5, -t.-Is Is, Tie bill has behind it
- --a---1-s support OF our commit
-
Wen difference is submitted to
ANIMATION under the provisions OF this
T., --.7---r pad Dingley, and the ar
t.-l.--s r-LLar Z decision, how is to be
s-.-,c-
--= --.-5ss are 10 be enforced by the
c--,.s replied Erdman.
- c--r-s can enforce a decree or
t74,-s a.4Csc q railroad company"
.-s--s.-- ---s.ev, but how can it en-
ING :, against employees"
10 employees are 10 be treated as
= . 55ss.l-e g incorporated bodies"
'5--7- 1---zn.
---7s-. @. Minnesota called attention
: - s7-.51 O: The bill which provided
"a a -a-1c organizations claiming
.-s-'s ---v- : should have in their ar
- q = c-p9ration clause providing
.-a' -5- -=-s should forfeit their mem
'.,s--ss = ,-ey failed to comply with
ration award.
--.---2- tcok occasion to make a bitter
- -e-9l1clng the action of the
= -7-, = sending troops to Chicago
=. -. = suppress the strike. He de-
a. ~. C--yeland's act was unconsti-
INA. s21 nat when the full facts
~ A-1F1. Governor Altgeld's posi-.
- T9--l = commended everywhere.
-. F:7--c,.' said he, "the name of
So " I've II history as one who
-7 s--a. crisis in the events of our
.-- --2@ country stood for lawful and
--..-'-t.1-a. government BY Injunction,
,,--7lt 5y force and government in
,t :.a.-1- o. re ,aw, which is anarchy
- V-,s. md most violent kind"
> E - -avoring the bill were made
-A7-,, Henderson and Dunn.
- -',oI OF Tawney an amendment
= S-'f.49 Ii the shape of a proviso to
r--: seq t1ar no employe should be
- ioc failure to comply with an
80 -,.'Alo4 award, as by contempt of
-, several other unimportapt
I-.--e-ts. together with three offered
o., - -5- ON nlttee, were agreed to with
-''-s-o1, and the bill was passed.