The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-27
FOR LABOR ARBITRATION
A Bill Passes the House for This
End.
BOUNTY FOR SUGAR MEN
She Amendment TO the Sundry
Civil Appropriation Sill Passes
the Senate. To Have Il
Gimetallic Conference
Committee.
EY Southern Associated Press.

-LhDOr nau ltS luulugS III the
House to day with the result that an
arbitration bill recommended by
the leaders of all railroads in the
country, and Carroll ID. Wright, the
Commissionor of Labor, and drawn
In part by Attorney Olney.
was sent to the Senate for its actIou.
he bill provides for the appoint
ment of u board of arbitration of
three persons to decide all contro
Versles between common carriers
engaged IN interstate commerce and
sheir employees, which cannot be ad
3usted by mutual arrangement, and
makes the award of tho board ell.
forcenble III the United States
conrts, acting as courts of equity. 1t
WAS stated by MIR. Erdman, the pro.
Moter, that Ill or der to mako the
award effective the various labor or.
EnnlzatIons interested had agreed to
become incorporated concerns, and
as such, subject to liability for dam
ages for failure to carry out the
terms of the award. The bill was
reported to House fnvorably and
passed without division.
Senate Joint resolution was
articles imported for the exposition
SO be held III Baltimore in 1897.
MIR. tatchlugs reported from the
COMMITTEE on Rules an order set.
ting apart Wednesdays session to
the Committee on Public buildings
aud Grounds and appropriation bills.
Agreed.
rE.-The progress made by
the Senate 60 day IN the Sundry
civil Appropriation bill was not
very apPrecisble, as only two Of the
amendments reported from the
Committee on Appropriations were
disposed of. Tho first OF them was
on the subject OF the protection of
public lands from timber depreda.
tous. The decision occupied nearly
'wo hours, ana the question was
finally decided in favor of the com
Mlttee's recommendation of SGO. 900
) to 20.
An Amendment occupied nearly
She rest of the days session. which
was 10 pay TO the sugar producers OF
the United States the full bounty up
70 August, 1891. when the new tariil
bill went into oilect--those vino had
not yet received it-S23S, 2S9. and
Cight-tenths OF cent per pound
bounty ON all sugars above 50 per
cent. polariscopo test, produced up
10 June 80, 1879.
Various side issues were raise ed
ana voted down and then the uues.
Non was taken squarely on the com
mittee amendment. The first clause
oi 1t, tor the bounty up to August,
1e94, WAS agreed to-yeas As, navs
~; and the second clause, for buuu.
Ey up TO June 20, 1890, was adopted
yeas 36, nays % An amendment
was also agreed lo,on motion of MIR.
Frye. providing retired list for
officers OF the revenue cutter ser.
rice. This WAS declared TO DO in
oroer-i6 to l3-aud was adopted
without division.
Mr. VOORHEES,. chairman of the
financs Committee, reported back
resolution offered last Saturday py
Mr. Wolcott and referred to that
committee. 1t provides that when
ever the President OF the United
States shall decide that this G Goyern.
ment shall bo represented in any
International coutereu nee to be called
-
hNlty of relative value between gold
aud silver rs money by means OF "A
common ratio between the metals.
with free mlutaSe at such ratio, the
United States shall be represented
at such conference by nluo dele
gates. three to be appointed by the
president, three members from the
6euato and three mem bers of she
House OF Representatives., the Pres
ident to till any vacancies aud APP
proprlatlng 500, 600 to cover any
compensation aud expenses OF dele.
gates, aud the proportion to be paid
by tho United States for the jolut
expenses OF the confereuce.
Mr.. Voorhees, said that il wonld
be offered as an amendment to the
Sundry Civil bill aud remarked that
che three Senators should bo ap
pointed before the Adjournment
next Monday.
Mr.. Mills made point OF order
against the amendment, as general
legislation on an appropriation, tho
sice- President submitted the point
erder to the Senate, and it voted ii
sn order yeas. 40; nays, l6.
Ihe Senate at Il p. III. took q re.
cess tiil p. M, the evening session
TO he Tor the passage of bill on :tho
calenuAf that ure unobjected to.
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