New-York tribune., 1895-02-27
LABOR DAY IN. THE HOUSE.
A Eu,L PASSED PROVIDING FOR ARBlTRATlo'
BErWEEN COMMON CARRIERS AND
THEIR EMPLOYEES.

THEIR EMPLOY -
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The Senate Dill 10 amen'
the act authorizing the construction oil ne" pun
lie building at Chicago, 50 as TO make it provide
,h. ,ho SECRETARY OF the Treasury shall sell the
old building 10 the highest and best bidder III
stead OF Ito the lowest and best bidder as the
act inadvertently provided. was lald Deiofe '"e
House as the first matter OF business Mt. DUR
hurow dem. Ill) desired TO make another change'
and in order to make It satisfactory TO all inter-
ested the bill went over until tomorrow.
Mr. Henderson dem, " CO called up the mat
49,. 90 d,snrte between the two houses regarding
the amendment of the Senate TO the Postoffice Ap-
proprjaton bill by which the regulation OF 'he fos-
master-Ceneral that all railway postal cierks must
reside on the line of their runs, is TO De id"e inoi
effective as 10 those clerks now IN the service
who have not already complied with the order OF
the Department. , -
a., t1a,darson moved that the House insist on
a.. disacraement 10 the Senate amendment, and
Mr. Loud Rep. CALI. one OF the House cohierrees
ON the DILL moved that the House recede from "9
disagreement A., roua..
Mr. Dockery Uem.. Mo- opposed Mr houn
motion on the ground that the action OF 'ne Ho''
master-General was purely administrative ana tha'
TO interfere with 1t by legislation wouid ieau W
confusion worse confounded
Mr. Hopkins tRep, ILL advocated concurrence III
the Senate amendment as a matter OF justice u '"e
men. Itch. ,,
Indications being thai the discussion might run
on for some time. Mr.. Henderson wlthure" '"e
matter until O'Clock tomorrow
Mr. Catchings Dem. Miss) reported from ~"
Committee on Rules an order setting apart to-day
session until o'clock fNr the consideration oil ''eaS
ures called up by the Committee on LABOR 'la' wv
session on Wednesday. which snail peeh' ~ -
o.c,ock and last until ; o'clock. be given 10 the
Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds app'o-
priation bills all matters of privilege and motions
~ suspend the rules and pass bills. being secured
against the operation OF the order
The resolution agreed 10. ana Nr NV'"''"
Deh. ND called up the bill introduced by h'm oE
request 10 establish system OF arbitfauoh oe-
tween carriers employed in intersta,e ,s com
and their employees. Its conslderaanon a was IA Wr
mitted To the Committee OF the Whoe' anu ,na, 80
Erdmsn Dem.. PENN. who made tne tvpvi nass.ge
the Committee on Labor recommenalns ~ psedS i
explained It's provisions. The bill ne sad' p,
" Labor and the chairman of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, whose duty IL sha p w. w ~
conditions Of employment shall arise between car
rer su ject 10 rhs act ana the empipEes ~ ;" -
carrier seriously nerrupng or threatening 10 ln,er
rupt the business OF said ga rier TO- win an pr,
be expedition pun themselves in ccmmunra@uoh @ M
the parties TO such controversy, ana shaH use ll
best efforts by mediation and concfliation amicaoS
settle the same; and If such efforts snd . De VI,
arbitration OF said controversy ny submitting u'
same to a board consisting of three persons. one to
he chosen by the employees. one by the emP'"Fc''
and those two to scect the thfd .,,
Mr. Dingley Gep. Me- i;qured now 'he a"a'"7
Of the hoard were be enforced. ,
Mr., Erdman replied that they We're TO be referred
TO United States courts which woulu ~ such
matters The railroad employees were WILING - :"
incorporate their organizations and subject mem, n
live up TO the terms Of the award ~,
The wisdom Of enacting Legislation which "oula id
result in enforcing a contract by imprisonment was
doubted by Messrs. Cannon dtep.. lll) ana HuicK
Mr.. Hepburn Fep.. Iowa) said he did not base his
support of the bin upon the iegaI propos,io'' ~, m
voved but upon the de mand made py the i'e,, ." III,
nj who mere IN the ItT-OnS VI wv
representatives demanding that this Dill pe passei.
o3a@ MgssTS va Y crsse GHiss p6 the 6 the FIRST
that in his opinion It undertook s 10 10
that while the gentlemen In charge Of the bhl
say that all parties interested indorse the bi .hey
do not give the name of single corporation that
was also his opinion. restriction OF u1e Sht -
dear to every American, the right 10 make per
The bill was advocated by Mr., Dunn Dem, y; 3D.
BY Mr. Ryan Dem, y. " and by Mr. GrosVenoi
Gsep'. Ohio. The latter said. referring to MI
Bartletts statement that the COMMITTED Couu ~ H.
give the names OF any corporations asking the
passage of the bill. that the silence of railroads
at this time consent louder man wofds INA INA
This closed general debate. and the Dill was read
by sections for a;nendment ,,. ,, n,,h
In the course cf the five minute debate Nj, Eitn
ian dem I'D criticised the action or fresldcnl
Cleveland In sending the troops into Illinois duilIie
took the ground occupied by Governor Altgeld N
relation thereto, hat 1t was usurpati2n l,,o %
would be approved by history, and that posterity
would hold his name in high honor
An amendment offered by Mr.. Tawney tNep
Mimi was agreed to, adding to the paragraph
I committing the parties to an execution or. the
award under penalty OF enforcement by court
OF equity a provso that mo employe shall be
punished for his failure to comply with the award
as for contempt % court"
The bill was reported to the House with the
amendments agreed upon in Committee OF the
Whole with a favorable recommendation. The
amendments were adopted. and the bill was passed
without division
\ Senate Joint resolution agreed to. admitting
free of duty articles imported for exhibition al
the exposition be held In Baltimore In 1897 In
celebration OF the centennial Of the incorporati ion
OF the city.
by the delivery OF eulogies upon the late Repre-
sentative Philip Sidney Post OF Illinois.