Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-13
RAILWAY ARBIrR BILL,
The senate PASSES the Measure aud
Adjourns Until Monday.

After a prolonged discussion the Senate
last evening passed the bill concerning
carriers engaged in interstate commerce
and their employes'-popularly known as
the railway arbitration bill. The most i'm
portant amendment to the measure was
that offered by Mr.. Hoar (Mass), which
provides that courts shall issue no injunc-
ton against railway employees which shall
compel them to give their personal service
to company against their will. On the
| final vote forty-seven senators voted for
the bill and only three senators were re-
corded against it. They We're Mr.. Money
(Miss), Mr.. Rawlins Utah) and Mr.. Till
man Is. CO
Mr.. Kyle secured the adoption of an
amendment providing that in cases where
the employees are not members of a lat or
organization a majority OF them may have
| the right to select their arbitrator
The amendment Offered by Mr.. Hoar pro-
viding that no injunction should be issued
against laborers to compel them TO work
also an amendment offered by Mr.. Nelson
tMinn.) that no employe should be COM
PEELED against his will to perform personal
services.
Mr.. Allen CNeb) offered an amendment
providing that no statute shall lie con-
strued permitting the equitable jurisdic-
ton of the courts of the United States 10
be invoked, except through the Attorney
ment was defeated without division.
While the arbitration bill was still under
discussion MIR. Allison entered the chamber
and reported from the committee on
finance the war revenue measure, and gave
notice of an amendment to the bill as re-
ported to be offered by the minority of the
committee. The proposed amendment was
one restoring the bend feature, which was
stricken out 10y the majority of the COM
mittee.
Mr.. German made inquiry whether Mr.
Allison had made any estimate of the
amount of revenue which the bill, as
agreed upon, would raise.
Mr.. Allison replied that he had not, but
he hoped when the measure was taken up
for discussion to present some figures to
the Senate. 1t was his purpose he added,
to call up the bill next Monday Immediate
ly after the disposition Of the morning
business and press consideration to an
early conclusion.
Consideration Of the arbitration bill was
then resumed. An amendment offered by
Mr.. Turner was adopted providing that
employees not members Of a labor organiZa-
ton shall assent in writing to the arbitra-
ton and to the award under It.
Mr.. Hawley, chairman of the military af-
fairs committee presented the conference
report upon the bill providing for the fur
nishing OF supplies to the people OF Cuba
and arms and ammunition and military
stores to the Cuban patriots. The report
was agreed to.
Mr.. Faulkner wv Va-) resigned as a con-
fierce on the post office appropriation bill
and Mr.. Pettigrew Is d. was appointed to
fill the vacancy thus made
A bill was passed removing all disabili-
ties imposed by the fourteenth amendment
to the Constitution upon persons who were
one time engaged in rebellion against the
United States.
The Senate at 5:45 pm went into execu-
tive session, and at G o'clock adjourned un-
til Monday.