The Portland daily press., 1898-05-06
the arbitration ut at, Of disputes between rail-

the arbltratlon OF disputes hatxvaan rail.
roads and their employees.
Mc. orosvenor, explaining the bill in
r rdt w y ,esGions, said the measure was
or employers to arbitrate hut perely
opened clear way to arbitration shonl9
tne Parties desire to avail themselves of
IL anu oHered way to carry ont under
governmental direction an award reached
tnrough mutual and voluntary agree
safa1S. ; GilVtclsm of the bill as being I'M
anS 9o t ~ In many Of it's clauses
az sfi i,, ypum " possible abuse in the matter
NJ A. Juqsnent and execution was passed by
MI; LEWIS. DEM. of Washington.
MT. Cochran of Missouri enoirs in sun-
port of the bill. 'poNo - '"p
MI: mcguire of California, attacked the
PROVISIONS OF the bill requiring employees
| 10 noo leave their employees under three
n,t a.; anoer me Hing of the award with
u WV ;giivlng ~ days notice. He said the
PROVISION left the question of punishment
| OF violations of the provision open.
NJ. cummings Of New York declared
ms purpose to support the bill, as men,
Doi u congress and member of Typo
graphicai Union No of New York, and
| cr!slcized briefly the government for
rHo,ure 20 pay union wages to it's en-
DON 9dUy1 dss, ne a. TOOK occasion to deny Lon
uon uespaIch in a Philadelphia paper TO-
| gay naming him as a congressman on
the pay roll of New York newspaper.
MI. Sulzer of New York, Mr.. Gardiner,
1mepuollcan of New Jersey, and Mr..
waiker Oh Massachusetts, spoke in support
OF the measure. The bill then passed.
IL provides that in case a serious con-
OF conditions Of employment shall arise
pe5ween a carrier subject to the act and
the employees, the chairman of the inter
sJate commission and the commissioner
OF LABOR shall upon the request OF each
parry endeavor to amioably settle the dis
pute by mediation, and in case the en-
deavor shall fail, then the controversy
may be submitted to arbitration OF o
poaro OF three persons, each party to the
| controversy to name one arbitrator and
the two thus named shall name the third.
Inc agreement TO submit must contain
stlpulations that the arbitration shall be
begun within five days and the award
shall be filed within 20 days from the ap-
pointment of the third arbitrator; that
court OF the United States for any district
wherein the employer carries on bust
ness; that the parties shall consider the
award final and conclusive and faith
fully execute the same. That the award
shall continue in force as between the
parties for one year and that the en-
ployes shall not dismiss nor shall any
employe, dissatisfied with the award, quit
work under three months without giving
80 days notice.
| The award shall become final and opera
tive ten days after fling unless an ap-
peal shall be taken within the ten days
on exceptions to matter of law. The act
recognizes organized labor. and provides
penalties for employers discriminating
against employees by reason of their con-
neotion with. or purpose to join such Or
ganization.
| A joint resolution, g declaring the lands
within the former Mile Lac Indian re-
| servation in Minnesota subject to entry
under the land laws of the United States,
was passed.
| Al 4.45 p. M, the House adjourned un.
| til Monday.