The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-27

The House
washington. Feb. 2S.-The House met
at Ii O'Clock today.
Mr.. Henderson {Demoerat), OF North !
Carolina, chairman of the Committee !
on Postofiees and Port Roads, I'M |
snediately called TIP the conference re-
port on the postofnee appropriation
bill much to the disappointment Of the
members who were clamorin6 for
unanimous consent TO consider bills,
The Senate amendment providing
chat hereafter mail clerks should live
somewhere along the route to which
shey are assigned 60, but clerks here
9ofore appointed should not be required
10 change their residence, was the only
question in dispute between the two
houses. The amendment was designed
10 destroy the effect OF general order
number 979, issued by the postmaster
general, requiring clerks TO i've on the
Was issued some 1.100 clerks lived off
their lines, Since then 500 have
changed their residence.
Mr.. Henderson had read a letter
from the postmaster general protesting
against The Senate amendment
/ as it was evident the amendment
would occasion some debate, Mr.. Hen
dergoR withdrew the conference re-
port in order to give Mr.. Catehinss ar
opportunity to present the special
order, giving today until 8 O'Clock to
the committee on labor and tomorrow
10 the Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds. The special order Wag
adopted without division. and Mr.. Nc
Gam of the labor commission, called
up the national arbitration bill entitled.
"a bill concerning carriers engaged IN
Interstate commerce and their en-
pioyees."
The purpose of the bill is to provide
a board Of Cancellation consisting of
she commissioner of labor and the
chairman Of the interstate commerce
commission whose duty it should be.
Tnen a controversy concerning wages,
eAours Of labor, or conditions OF en-
,ployment arose between a carrier
under this act and the employees OF
such carrier. seriously interruptfng or
threatening to interrupt the business
Of said carrier, to put themselves In
communication With the parties to
ouch controversy, and shall use their
best efforts, by mediation and con-
Citation, TO amioably settle the same.
ana if such efforts should be unsuccess-
8ul should at once endeauor to bring
about an arbitration Of said con-
kroversy by submitting the game to a
board consisting Of three persons. one
to be chosen by the employees, one BY
the employer and those two selecting
she third.
1T Finds Favor.
Mr. Erdnlan Denocrat) Of Penn5yl-
Tapia, explained the provisions OF the
bill which, he said was originally
drawn by the attorney general, and
being carefully considered and perfect
ed by the Committee on Labor today
had the support Of all the chiefs of Ia
Dor organizations involved and Of the
commissioner of labor
Does the bill provide compulsory
krbitTation?" asked Mr. Simpson.
by no means" replied Mr.. ErQman.
1.-THE railroads favor it, The laborin6
men have considered it in all its
phases, and their representatives are
here today anxiously urging it The
bin has behind it the unanimous 5up-
port of our committee"
''When q adherence is submitted tC
arbitration under the provisions of this
biII'' interrupted Mr.. Dingley. Repub-
aican) OF Maine, land the arbitrators
render a decision, how it is to be en-
foThe DEGREES are to be enforced by
the courts" replied Mr. Erdman.
|N7the courts can enforce 2, decree O;
award rs against ra a company any
which owns property" suggested Mr.
Dingley, "but how can ii enforce IL a
against empl0yee5?
1.-THE employees are to be treated az
far as possible as incorporated bodies.
responded Mr.. Erdman.
Mr.. lTcLeary. Repub1icam Of Min
1esota, called attention to the sector
of the bin which provided all labor
organizations claiming benefits undel
&c should have in their articles of incor
poration a clause providing that mem
beers should forfeit their membership i
sl7orr foil1d IN f-OT0T11V with an 3T-Oitr3
ton award.
Fithiar Grows Hitter
Mr.. FYthian Densocra), Of Illinois
took occasion to make bitter speecl
Announcing the action Of the preSiden
5n sending troops 70 Chicago last yea
to suppress the strike. He declares
Mr.. Cleveland S action was pnconsti
tytionaI, and that when the full fact
were known. Governor -AltgeldS posi-
lion would be commended everywhere
az predtct" said he, the name @
Altgeld VIII live in history as one il
the great crisis In the events OF gu
common country who stood for Lawful
ana constitutional government aSains
government by Injunction, govern
sment by force and government in VIC
1atiOn Of saw, which IS anarchy OF tn
worst ard rlloet violent Sort
speeches faVorang the bill were mad
nv Mr.. Ikirt nernocrat), of Ohio, Hen
.Jes4sou (RepubhcaD. OF Iowa. an
Dunn Democrat), of New Jersey.
On motion Of Mr. TaWney (Repubh
eaul. of minnesota. an amendmen
MAS adopted in the shape Of a provis
40 ms effect that no employee shout
ka punfshed for failure to comply wit
on arbitration award as by contemr
&C court. Several other unimDortan
amendments, together With those Of
rered by the committee were agreed K
and without division the bill wa
Mr.. McGann then called up tn
Soint resolution to raise the rate c
WAGES 81 printers and bookbinders
fhe government printing Office from 4
to Doc per hour.
After some debate, the bill vas with
BIZ was passed for the publicatio
Of the bulletins of the department. {
The remainder Of the day was d.
voted to eulogies on the life ana pun
lie services OF The late Sydney Pos
Of Illinois
Those who paid tribute TO the memoir
of sheir late colleegu were Meggr
Henderson, Lane, Bynurn, Grosyeno
Ilrodprick.l DOlliVer,3 Martin, BOutelle an
I,pcas Then at 5:45 p n. as q furthe
mark Of respect the House adjourned.