The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-03-01
LABOR IS REPRESENTED
Board of Arbitration To Be
Appointed by Congress.

Board OF Arbitration 10 BE
Appointed by Congress.
The Board To Consist of Three Men
Who Will Deci lie All Trouble Be-
tween Railroads Engaged in Inter
state Commerce aud Their EN-
ploycs Doings IN the Senate.
Washington. Feb. 27.-Labor had its
innings in the house yesterday with
the result that an arbitration bill, rec
commended by the leaders of all of the
railway labor organiza tons in the
country. by Carroll d. Wright, I'll,
commissioner of labor. ana drawn in
part by Attorney-General Olney. was
sent TO the senate for its action. The
bill was reported from the committee
on labor by Mr.. Erdman dem. Pa)
who explained its provision in a brief
statement TO the house and answered
questions that We're put to him by va
rious members with Re gard to its prac-
tioal operations.
iiu>; tr Incorporated.
The bin provides for the appointment
OF a board of arbitration Of three per
sons 10 decide all controversies between
common carriers engaged in Interstate
commerce nd their employees, which
cannot be adjusted by mutual arrange
ment, and makes the award of the
h ttsA re- III. a.,
courts. acting as courts of equity Il
was stated hy Mr. Eriman that IN
order 10 make the award effective. the
various labor organizations Interested
had agreed 70 become Incorporated con
Germs. and as such subject TO liability
for damages for failure to carry out
THE terms of the awe I'd. The bill wa
advocated 10y Mr. Hepburn rep. Ia1
and various members of the committee
on labor. and was opposed by Mr. Bart
lett (dem., y. " and Mr.. Vanvoorhis
rep, \. " The opposition. however
was ineffective. and after being slightly
amended in committee of the who,e
the bill was reported to the house with
favorable recommendation and passed
without a division. The bill was also
passed authorizing the bureau of la
Dor to issue bi-monthly bulletins. IN
editions of 10000 each. upon subjects
investigated by the bureau.
In ne senate.
The progress made by the senate YES
ttr,iay in connection with the suniTrv
cIvil appropriation bill was not vers
appleciable. as only two of the amend
ments reported from the committee on
appropriations Were disposed of. Thes-
We're. to be sure, of the kind that were
sure to be disputed. The first OF them
was on the subject of the protection OF
public lands from timber depredations.
Inc house had appropriated 500, 00n
for that purpose; the appropriations
committee had recommended a reduc-
ton to 100000; and Mr. Berry dem.
Arko had proposed an amendment to
make the figure St2O0OO The discus
sion of that question occupied nearly
two hours, and the question was finally
decided in favor Of the committee
10 25
F'libustcrinS Con'ituc..
The next amendment occupied practi-
cally the rest of the days session and
was decided only at the moment OF
taking recnss This was the proposI-
ton to pay to the sugar producers OF
the United States the full bounty up
to August 1894. when the new tariff bill
went into effrct-thOse who Rad nor
yet received it-$2SS,2 S9, and eight
temths of cent per pound bounty on
all sugars above so per cent. polar-i-
scope test. produced up to June 80, 1895
Various side ISSUES were raised, prop
oSitt"n by Mr. McLaurin dem. Mss
who was opposed to the bounty .fo pa,
IT, II paid At all, in silver com: one
by Mr. Wolcott rep, COLI to purchase
four millions ounces OF silver per month
for eight months and to coin it from
time 10 time: one by Mr. Mitchell ft,ep.
oreo To pay a bounty Of five cents A
pound on wool grown in the United
states and one by Mr. Hoar (rep
Mass9 to make an exception against
the sugar cane producers Of Louisiana
on the ground that their senators. By
voting for the tariff act of 1894. rejected
and repudiated the sugar bounty. All
these side issues We're either ruled out
as not in order or We're voted down.