The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-02-28
THAT BLESSED ARBITRATION
RITT,

Since the Rogers arbitration bill mace
| IFS appearance in the senate II mas ralseu
| all manner Of Cain. Judging from tne
present outlook the bill will be so Dadly
showed under that its author VIII never
understand exactly how the business was
done Said n gentleman yesterday to the
Statesmnn's lobby man: This bill is one
ne tho worst measures | think ever saw
or heard of in the way of Legislation. III
nromises one of the most damaging 10
| the business interests OF the state anu
most questionable infringements upon
Ipersonal and corporate rights. L really
think that the bill must have had It's orr
gin with Brother Debs or some other as
tinguished citizen near chicago. IL GER
toinly resounds with his views, and were
il not such an anarchistic measure would
accredit it to the POpulist origin. would
he inclined to think that it originated with
them anyway were it not that it bears
the sign and seal of the bloody and ruth
less anarchist too plainly to occasion any
doubt as to its source. While the Popu-
lists are rather inclined toward such
drastic measures. | do not believe that
even i'm their widest moments they would
ever be guilty of drafting and presenting
such measure. Why, the provisions OF
the bill are simply outrageous. ltproposes
to place the manufacturer, the corpora
ton or the proprietor Of any business
wholly at the mercy of his employees,
without redress in any way, shape or
form. 1t lays them liable to be forced INTO
the hands of n receiver at any time ana
for any length of time. 1t gives the walk
ing delegate n perfect liberty 10 come
into n mans business, order the employees
to do the act, and presto, the man IS
forced into the hands of receiver ana
nil his earthly belongings confiscated. TO
be very emphatic, this measure IS one or
the most damnng / ever heard of, and
for one hope that it will never pass 10
Il second reading"
NOT ALLOWED IN THE HOUSE.
The able sOlOns in the house came to
the conclusion yesterday morning. that
they could not transact business with any
visitors on the floor of the house or within
the doors of the sacred joint. Accordingly
one of the rules of the house barring every
one but members and the press gang was
nut into effect, and no one was allowed 10
pass hy the dOOrkecper, with these eNcep-
lions. Some of the members are OF the Oplh-
ion that this rule is entirely unnecessary
that those who visit the sessions of the
Legislatures never make themselves Objec'
tionablc in any way, and if the sergeant
alarms means to say he cannot preserve
order among the members he had better
uuit the business and let some one else
try il awhile. Until some other arrange
mcnts are made however all visitors tc
the house will have to 20 up in the gal
icry. When they visit the senate however
they will be allowed on the foo, OF inc
scnnte with the characteristic gentlemaniS
courtesy for which the senate is so justly
famous. 1t is strange that if one sergeant
alarms in the senate can keep order tWC
two of them can't do it in the house.
THE REDISTRICTING COMMlIiE.EI
The joint committee appointed by potll
houses to redistrict the state hau thell