St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-24
CONSTITUTION SPLICING.

The expected arbitration bill was in
troduced by Senator Stevens, OF ST.
Paul. yesterday, and is known as Sen
ate File No. 81. The title thereof is "A
bill to provide for the settlement of
differences between employers and en-
ployes. and to authorize the creation If
boards of arbitration and conciIlation,
and to appropriate money for the main
tenance thereof"
1t provides that the governor. with the
consent OF the senate, within thirty
days after the passage of the bill, shall
appoint state board of arbitration to
consist OF three persons. who shall hold
office until the 1st Monday in January,
1851. and thereafter bienni&lly. The
board is to be constituted as follows:
Who They viii Re.
One of the members shall be an en-
ployer OF labor, one of them shall be a
member Of some bona fide trade union
and not an employer of labor, and who
may be chosen from list submitted by
one or more trade and labor assemblies
in the stale. ana the third shall be aD~
pointed upon the Recommendation Of
the other two, and shall he neither al
empIoye or an employer of skilled labor.
Ii the two first appointed do not agree
on the third member before the expira-
tion OF ten days. the appointment shall
then be made by the governor.
Vacancies on the board are to be filed
by the governor for the uuexpired term.
The board shall elect, out of their
number. a president and a secretary,
and shall establish rules. subject to the
approval of The governor.
In case OF differences as TO the condi-
tiOus Of employment or rate of wages
between employer ana empioye, wheth-
eT the former is a resident Of the state or
not, in case of a controversy as TO wages
or OIL other points:
The bill is applicable in cases where
not less than ten persons are employed
When complaint is made by either the
employer or working men, the board
shall visit the locality of dispute as soon
as practicable and make careful in
qulTy into the causes thereof, hear all
persons interested therein who may
come before them. advise the respective
parties what. if anything, ought to be
submitted to by either u both TO adjust
any dispute. Within ten days after
the mo uIy a written decision shall be
rendered. This decision shall at once
be made public and a short statement
thereof published in the biennial re-
port. The board shall also cause copy
of the decision 10 be fled with the clerk
of the district court OF the county where
the business IS carried on.
The application to arbitIate shall be
signed by the employer or by a majority
of his employees in the department of
the business in which the controversy
or difference exists, or by both parties,
and snail contain a concise statement OF
the grievance alleged. and shall be veri-
fed by at least one OF the signers. When
an application is signed by an agent
claiming TO represent a majority OF en-
p!OyeS the board shall, before proceed
ing further. satisfy itself that such
agent IS duly authorized in writing to
represent sucn employees, but the names
OF the employees giving such authority
shall be kept secret. Within three DAYS
after the receipt Of the application the
secretary of the board shall cause public
notice to be given of the time and place
where the hearing shall be held. But
public notice need not be given when
both parties to the controversy Join in
the application.
The board shall have power to sum-
mon as witnesses any clerk, agent or en-
plOye in the departments of the business,
who keeps the records of wages earned
in those DEPARTMENTS, and require the
n In
Urds of wages paid.
The board shall render a written de
Cislon which shall be open to public in
spec1iOn, and shall be recorded and
published at the discretion Of the board
in biennial report made to the Iegis-
latuTe.
In all cases where the application is
mutual the decision shall be binding
upon the parties concerned in the con
tTOversy Tor six mouths, or until sixty
days after either party has given the
other notice IN writing of the intention
not to be bound thereby. Such notice
may be given TO the employees by post
lng IN three conspicuous places IN the
shop. factory or place OF employment.
Whenever Il comes TO the knowledge
Of the board. either by notice from the
MAYER of a city, the county commission
CON-
mpTce or other representative BODY, the
president Of Il central labor council or
assembly. or any five reputable citizens
that strike or lockout is seriously
threatened or has actually occurred, it
shall be the duty of The board, within
three days thereafter, 10 put themselves
in communication wiki the EMPLOYERS
employees ana CnGeaVOr by mediation and
tOefect aHamiCable settlement between
them. or 20 persuade them TO submit the
matter III dispute 10 local board of ar
Ditrati0n. The state board may investi-
gate the cause OF such controversy and
ascertain which party Is mainly respOn-
sibe for the continuance of the strike
or lockout, and may make and publish
report assigning such responsibility.
he parties 10 any controversy NAV
submit The matter in dispute
Tie local kgOard
OF arbitration which NAV either he
mutually agreed upon, or the EMPLOYER
may designate one OF the arbiters.
the employees another, and the two
aTD.terS may choose a third, who shall
also be chairman Of the board. Such
board shall. IL respect 10 the plattars
submitted 10 them, have all the Dowars
which the state board might exercise
and their decisions shall have whatever
binding effect may be agreed TO bv the
parties to the controversy. 1t shall be
The duty of said state board to aid and
assist in the formation of such loca.
boards throughout the state in advance
of any CONTROVERSY. The jurisdiction OF
such local boards shall be exclusive in
respect 10 the matters submitted tC
them; but they may ask the advice and
assistance Of the state board.
Each member of said state board shall
receive as compensation 50 per day and
actual expenses, including mileage, fol