Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-01-18
AN. ARBITRATION BILL.
Attorney General Olney Has Prepared
an Important Measure.
1T WASPRESENTED TO THEHOUSE
Yesterday, and Will Probably Re-
ceive Immediate Attention-It
Provides for the Settlement OF
All Labor Disputes on Inter
State Railways-The Provisions
are Far Reaching.

WASHINGTON, D. c., January IA Ia
Dor arbitration plan has been devised by At
torney General Olney and was introduced
to-day by Chairman McGann, Of the House
Committee on Labor, and intended Is a
substitute for the one framed by Labor
Commissioners Carroll d. Wright, as re-
suit of the labors of the Chicago strike
commission. In several points the bill IS
more far.reaching in its PROPOSE
ton than any that has been
brought forward. The terms rail
road" and ''employee" are defined in the
bill and the latter class includes those
working on cars operated by the carrier
under lease, making the carrier responsible
for their acts as though they were en-
ployed directly by him. The wages PAID TO
employees it is stipulated, shall be reasona-
able and Just. In case Of wage controver-
sizes the chairman Of the Interstate Com
merce Commission and the chairman or
the Labor Committee are 10 communicate
with the parties, endeavoring 10 effect an
amicable settlement, and il this mediation
fails the controversy may be submitted to
board of arbitration OF which the chair
man Of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission
SHALL BE CHAIRMAN
and which shall consist also of one COM
missioner chosen by the employer and one
by the labor organization 10 which the en-
ployes directly interested belong; or II
they belong to more than one, by
that one which specially represents en-
ploycs of the same grade and class and en-
gagged ia service of the same nature as the
employees in the controversy. When Two
or more classes of employees are interested,
the organizations shall all agree upon their
representative.
Other features are:
On. The parties shall stipulate in writ
ing that pending the arbitration the exist
ing status shall not be changed.
(2) That the award shall be final unless
set aside for error Of law apparent on the
record.
(3). That the parties shall faithfully ex-
ecute it, and IL may be enforced IN equity
so far as the powers of court of equity
permits.
a. Employees dissatisfied with the
award shall not quit work without three
months notice in writing.
(5O The award shall be continued in
force for two years and during that period
no new arbitration between the same par-
ties on the same subject shall be had.
After filing the award with the Clerk OF
the
UNITED STATES COURT
of the district in which the difficulty oc-
ours, thirty days shall be allowed for filing
exceptions in matters Of law, after which
it shall go into effect If no exceptions are
taken. IL they are taken it goes into force
ten (l0) days after .he decision.
If an agreement of arbitration shall be
entered into by employees individually in
stead of organizations the board shall not
be created unless the chairman is satisfied
that they represent their associates.
During that time it would De unlawful
for organizations or employees TO order,
aid or aoet strike or boycott, or TO leave
their employment without giving thirty
days notice in writing, nor can they be
discharged without thirty days notice ex-
cept for causes mentioned.
Violations of this provision are made q
misdemeanor, punishable oy $1,000 hue or
one years. imprisonment.
Membership in Incorporated labor or
ganiZations, il is provided, shall be terml-
mated oy indulgence in lawlessness, vio-
leuoe, destruction of property, lntimida-
tion or threats oy members during strikes,
but they are not 10 be held individually
liable tor debts of the organization.
The employees Of roads managed by re-
ceivers appointed by the Federal courts
shall have the right to be heard through
the officers of their organizations or their
representatives in the Federal courts on
questions affecting the terms of their eu-
ployment. Employers who make it
4 CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT
that men shall not be members of any
labor organization, or discharge or threaten
to discharge men for such mem oership, or
discriminate against them because of IT, or
enter into contracts compelling the men to
contribute to any fund for charitable, So
cial or beneicsI objects, or after dis
charging men conspire to prevent them
from obtaining employment, shall be guilty
of misdemeanor, punishable by hne
of from SlO0 10 $1,000. III disputes
threatening to iniuriously affect the inter
ests of the people of any section are not
submitted to arbitration, the attorney gen
eral, the bill provides, shall be authorized
to apply 10 the district court for receivers
for the railroad to take possession OF the
property and run it in the interest OF the
public and NAV make the employers and
employees and any persons or organizations,
aiding or abetting them parties to the
suit.