Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-27


sent 20 consider the bill. The senate
amendment providing that railroad
mail clerks hereafter appointed should
live somewhere along the route 10
which they are assigned, hut that
clerks heretofore appointed should not
be required to change their residence,
was the only question IN dispute. The
amendment was designed TO destroy
the effect Of general order $40, issued
BY the postmaster-general, requiring
clerks to live ON the line OF their
route. When the order was issued
many Of the clerks lived off their lines.
since then 500 have changed their resi-
dences.
Mr.. Henderson read letter from the
postmaster-general protesting against
the amendment.
AS it was evident the amendment
would create some debate, Mr.. Hender-
son withdrew the conference report
TO give MIR. Catchings an opportunity
to present the special order giving the
day until 8 o'clock to the committee
on labor and law TO the committee on
public buildings and grounds. The
special order was adopted without dl-
vision and Mr.. McGann. chairman ot
the labor committee. called up the ma
tional arbitration bill entitled "A bill
concerning carriers engaged in inter
state commerce and their employees"
The purpose OF the bill Is to provide
board of Cancellation, consisting of
the commissioner of labor and the
chairman Of the interstate commerce
commission, whose duty II shall be
when controversy concerning wages,
hours Of labor or conditions Of employ
ment arise between q carrier under
this act and employees seriously inter
rupting the business of said carrier,
to put themselves IN communication
with the parties to said controversy,
and shall use their best efforts, by
meditation and Cancellation, to ami
cably settle the same, and " such Ell
forts should be UNSUCCESSFUL, should at
once endeavor to bring about an arbi-
tratlon of said controyevrsy by sub
hitting the same to board consisting
/ OF three persons, one TO be chosen by
| the employees, one by the employer and
| these two selecting the third.
Mr.. ErdmRn CVlrginia), q member OF
| the committee explained the provisions
of the bill which he said was originally
drawn by the attornoy-genoral, and ar-
| ter being carefully considered and per-
| fected by the committee on labor to-
day has the support OF all the chiefs
| OF labor organizations involved and OF
the commissioner Of labor.
Does the bill provide compulsory ar
bltration?" asked Mr.. simpson pop,
| Kan)
by no means" replied Mr.. Erdman-
1.-THE railroads favor it, the labOring
men have considered 1t IN all It's phases
and representatives are here today
sInXiously urging it. The bill has be-
hind It the unanimous support OF our
committee"
when difference is submitted to
arbitration under the provisions OF
this bill," interrupted Mr.. Dlngley
(Rep, Maine) and the arbltrators ten
der decision, how is It TO be en-
forced "
"The DEGREES are to be enforced by
the courts" replied Mt. Erdmsn.
THE courts can enforce a decree OF
award as against railroad which
owns property" sugggested Mr. Ding
ley, but how can IL enforce 1t as
against employes?"
''The employees are 10 be treated as
far as possible as Incorporated
bodies" responded MIR. Erdman.
Mr. McCleary (Rep, Mimi called Mt
tention to a section OF the bin which
provides that all labor organization,
claiming benefits under II should hay,
in their articles OF incorporation q
clause providing that members SHOULD
forfeit their membership II they fAiled
to comply with an arbitration award
Mr. Bartlett ODem., n. " protested
against lIt nasty STANDARDIZATION VI TIM
far-reaching measure and meRsur,
OF this great Importance In the closini
hours OF the session.
Mr.. Fithian Dem, III took Occasion
to make a bitter Speech denouncini
the action Of the president In sendinl
troops TO Chicago last year to suppress
the strike, He declared that Mr.. Cievo
lands action was unconstitutional, ant
when the full facts We're known Gov
ernor Altgeld's position would be Gem
mended everywhere.
~ predict" said he, that the I'm
OF Governor Altgeld will live in his
tory as one who. in the great crisis o
the interests OF our common country
stood for lawful government agains
by force and government by violatio
OF law All acts In violation of III
constitution are void and have no NOR
force as laws OF this country than tn
DEGREES OF the cgar of Russia, and inaa
much as the constitution clearly fol
bids the sending OF troops into a stat
without being called for by the legisla
ture or governor OF the state, the nc
OF the president was not only In vlola
tion of the constitution. but was
| violation of mis- oath of office. which r.
quires him to swear to preserve, pre-
tect and defend the constitution Of ia
United States"
Iidu inc GpuTtE ldhtH ny lIf pres
dent been taken by RepIblirn
president he would not have escape
having articles OF impeachment pre-
ferred against him by this Democrat
congress.
Speeches favorlng ;he bill were mad
. by Mr.. Ikert Dem., o.. HenderHo
: (Rep.. Ia0 and Dunn Oem, N. JJ
On motion OF Mr.. Tawney Qfer
. Mimi an amendment was adopted
the shape OF n proviao TO the effect thu
: no employe should be punished for fal
ure 10 comply with an arbitratio
award as contempt OF court.
Several other unimportant ament
ments. together with those offered /
the committee. were agreed to, an
without division tn bill was passed
: Mr.. Mccain then called up the jolt
resolution to raise the rate OF wagl
, of printers and bookbinders in u
government printing office from 40
90 cents per hour.
After some de5ae tho bill was wilt
drawn.
A bill was passed. for the publicatic
, OF the bulletins OF the department
labor.
: The senate bill 20 aid the expositi,
!, TO be held by the Baltimore Cente
J, Mai association In 1897 was passed.
+ The remainder OF the day was d
: voted 10 euiogles on the life and publ
!, services of the late Philip sydney Pc
!, OF Illinois Those who paid tribn
!, were Messrs. Henderson and Bynum
Indiana. Grosvenor OF Ohio. Clark
;. Alabama. Broderick OF Kansas, Whe
:. Ter of Alabama, Dolliver OF Iowa. Stoc
;. dafa NJ Aiasiaeiuui Martin OF Indian