The record-union., 1895-01-31
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Arbitration Bills Presented by Attor-
ney-GeneraI Olney Discussed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 80. - Prominent
representatives of labor and others inter-
ested were before the House Committee on
Labor to-day TO discuss the arbitration
bills presented by Attorney General o.
ney and the Chicago Strike Commission.
Chairman McCann stated that at confer
ence last night between representatives Of
the railway employees, the Commissioners
OF Labor and mem bers of the Labor Com
mittee, the OIney bill had been amended
to meet the views of the railway interests
The House Labor Commission has
agreed to report favorably to the House
the labor arbitration bill prepared by
Attorney Olney, as amended at
the instance of the representatives OF the
railroad employees now in the city. These
amendments relate principally to the
manner of choosing the commission on
arbitration, and to prohibit the issuance
OF an in JUNCTION restraining the employees
from continuing to strike and putting the
railroads temporarily in the hands OF re-
ceivers for operation. The committee
also agreed to report the bill for the issu-
ance of labor bulletins by the Bureau of
Labor.
The first important recommendation
was LDdL III IGBSTu 10 Luo SGi6CLlOn Oh ID0
committees to arbitrate any controversy
that may arise. This committee is to con-
sist of one person named by the carrier
or employer directly interested, the Sec
ond by the labor organization to which
the employees directly interested belong,
and the third by these two. Ii they fail
TO choose the third member in twenty
four hours, then the Chairman of the In
terstate Commerce Commission and the
Chairman of Labor are to choose him.
This does away with the provision max
ing the Chairman of the Interstate Com
merce Commission member OF the COM
mission, as proposed by the Attorney
General.
Another important amendment adopted
by the committee strikes out Section 10 of
the Attoruey-Genera's bill, which gives
that official authority in controversy Of
such magnitude as 10 prevent the opera
ton of railroad, if satisfied that it cam
not be adjusted by arbitration, to file a
bill in equity to prevent the commission
or continuance of public mischief caused
or threatened, and to ask for the ap-
pointment OF receivers of the property of
the carrier pending the settlement of the
controversy.
Other amendments provide that en-
ployes dissatisfied with the award of the
arbitration commission shall not, by rea-
son of such dissatisfaction, quit the serv-
days notice. nor shall the employer, dis
satisfied at the award, dismiss employees
before three months in making the award,
nor without thirty days notice in writ
ing. The award shall continue in force
for one year, and no new arbitration on
the same shall be had until the expira-
ton of two years.
Messrs. Clark, Sargent and Eden, rep
resenting the railroad employees, ex-
pressed themselves as satisfied with the
bill, and thought the result to be derived
therefrom would be beneficial.
The House Committee on Interstate
and Foreign Commerce has decided to
make the Senate Nicaragua bill special
order for Friday.
Senator Harris has introduced a bill
permitting Associate Justice Jackson of
the Supreme Court to retire.
The State Department has been in
formed by United States Minister Taylor
at Madrid that the Spanish Senate has
passed D1od1tS Uircndi placing the United
States again in the most favored nation
column as to duties on imports into Cuba
and Porto Rico. The bill yet remains to
be signed by the Queen, out it is believed
two days will suffice for the completion
of all formalitieS