The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-27
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are assigned. bat clerks heretofore ap-
pointed should not Be required Il
change their residence, was The only
QUESTION N dispute between the TIVE
houses The amendment was designed
To destroy the effect OF reueras order
No. s7s. issued by the postmaster gen.
! eraf. requiring clerks TO live on the nne
OF Their routes. When the order was
issued some ]. 80 clerks lived OF their
lines. Since then 100 have changed
their residences. Henderson had read
a letter from the postmaster general
protesting against the senate amend
rnent. but as IL was evident the amend
ment would occasion some debate. Hen
derson withdrew the conference report.
in order togfve Ca;chings an opportun-
fly to present the special order. giving
today until o'clock to the conrnittee
CA labor, and Tomorrow 30 the cern-
mittee on pubic buildings and grounds.
The special order was adopted with
out division. and McGann. OF the labor
commission. called up the national ar
bstration bin. entitled. Il bill concern
ing carriers engaged IN interstate CON-
merce and their employees
The purpose OF the bill is Il, provide
board OF Cancellation consisting Of the
Commissioners Of labor and the chairman
Of the Interstate commerce commits
sion. whose duty IL should be. when a
controversy concerning wages. hours
Of labor, or conditions OF employment
arose between a carrier under this act
and the employees OF such carrier. seri-
ously fnferrupting or threatening TO in
terrupt the business OF said carrier. to
put themselves in communication with
the parties tn such controversy and to
use their besa efforts. by mediation and
Cancellation. to amicably settle the
same: and IL such efforts should be un-
successful. to at once Sf.eeavor to bring
about an arbitration OF such contro-
versy by submitting the same to a
board consisting OF three persons. one
TO be chosen by the employees, one by
the employers and these two selecting
the third.
Erdman explained the provisions of
the bill which. he said. was originally
drawn by the attorney general. and.
being carefully considered and per
fected by the committee on labor. TODAY
had the support of all the chiefs of
labor organizations involved and OF the
commissioner of labor.
Does the bin provide for compulsory
arbitration" asked Simpson. by no
means. '.replded Erdman. sArne rail-
roads favor it. The laboring men have
considered IL in all its phases and their
representatives are here today an
xiously urging it. The bill has behind
ii the unanimous support OF our COM
mittee.''
when a difference Is submitted IN
arbitration under the provisions of this
BILL" interrupted Dingley. and the
arbitrators render decision, how is IL
to be enforced?"
THE DEGREES are to be enforced by
the courts" replied Erdman.
The courts can enforce decree or
award against a railroad company
which owns property" suggested Ding
ley, but how can 1t enforce 1t as
against employes?'
The employees are to be treated as
Tar as possible as incorporated bodies
responded Erdman-
McCleary called attention to the Sec
ton of the bill which provides that all
labor organizations claiming benefits
under 1T should have In their articles of
incorporation a clause providing that
members should forfeit their member
ships if they failed to comply with an
arbitration award.
Flthian took occasion to make a b,t-
ter speech denouncing the action of the
president In sending troops 20 Chicago
last year to suppress the strike. He
declared Cleveland's action was uncon-
sttutionai. and that when the full facts
We're known Gov. Aitgeid's position
would he commended everywhere. Il
predict. said he, that the name of
Aitgeld will live in history as one who
In the great crisis in the events of our
common country stood for lawful and
constitutional government. agains. Cow
eminent by Injunction. government by
force and government In violation OF
the law. which is anarchy of the worst
and most violent sort"
On motion OF Tawney an amendment
was adopted in the shape OF a. proyiso
To the effect that no employee should be
punished Tor failure to comply with an
arbitration award as by CONTEMPT OF
court. Several other uninprotant
amendments, together with those Of
Tered by tho committee, We're agreed 10.
and without division the bill was
passed.
McGann then called up the Joint reso-
ton TO raise the rate OF wages OF print
ers and bookoinders in the government
printing office from 40 TO so cents per
hour. After some debate the bin was
withdra wn
A bill was passed for the publication
OF the bulletins OF the department of
labor.