The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-12
RAILWAY ARBITRATION BILL
Considered in the Senate Bnt Not Yet
Completed.

Considered in the Senate Bnt Not Yet
Completed.
Washington, May 11.-For more than
three hours this afternoon the senate dis
cussed what is known as the railway ar
bitration bill-a measure designed to adj
just by means of voluntary arbitration
differences that may arise between rail-
road officials and their employees. Mr..
Kyle @. d., in charge of the bill, offer
ed number Of amendments, which were
agreed to. To meet objections raised to
the measure Mr.. Hoar (Mass-) offered an
amendment. which was accepted. provid-
ing that no injunction should be issued
which should compel the laborers against
their will to carry out any contract for
personal labor service. The bill was stu
under discussion when the senate ad-
iourne6.
Washington May 1L-When the senate
convened today the national quarantine
bill was displaced as the unfinished busi-
ness and the bill to provide for taking
the twelfth and subsequent censuses sub
stituted The census bill will be pressed
vigorously.
A house joint resolution declaring the
lands within the former Mile Lac Indian
reservation in Minnesota to be subject to
entry under the land laws of the United
States was agreed to.
Mr. Chandler On. HI offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted:
THAT the committee On naval affairs
be directed to make inquiry concerning
the expediency of securing and establish
ing additional coaling stations In foreign
waters and, as to each coalins station
which may be deemed necessary. to az
certain what would be its dimensions,
the conditions and expenses Of occupancy
and maintenance and the best method
Of securing the right to maintain such
station. and report by bill or otherwise. -
AT 2:2o O'Clock the unfinished business
was informally laid aside and the consid-
Grafton was begun of the so-caIled rail-
way arbitration bill
After the reading OF the bill Mr.. Allen
discussed It He regarded II, he said. IN
its effects, as one of the most vicious
measures ever brought before congress.
He declared that 1t bound railway en-
jloyes hand and foot and made them the
bond servants OF the railroad corpora
tons. He said that he had been flooded
with kilograms from labor organizations
urging him to support IT He thought.
however, that the railroad employees were
being led into a trap in urging the pass
age of the bill.
Mr.. Fairbanks 0nd) held that II there
were defects in the measure, in the very
Of the case they would bear with
equal hardship upon both parties TO any
that might arise between
and their employees
Mr.. Allen doubted the honest purpose
Of the bill.
eff I were employed 10 defeat such
he said. II could not DO it bet
ter than in drafting a bill like this
Al the conclusion OF Mr.. Aliens speech |
M Kyle. in charge Of the bill, offered |
and had adopted many minor amend |
nents-
One Of these provided that not oniy /
the award Of the arbitrafors. but also 4
the papers and proceedings. including the /
testimony taken by them. shah BE 49,
with the clerk Of the United States dis 4
trict court.
Another amendment providing that 4
nothing IN the Bill Should prevent an en- /
ploysr from reducing the number - EN- /
oloyes II The sxixsncies OF business re- /
7uired such reduction.
A new section was offered az svbsts- /
,ute for section Il Of the bgrl. providing +
hat each member et the arbitration 4
board should r.ceiye 81 : day ard ex-
lenses saS appropTistanK rot more than
s aos Sor each az fAs next two years 70 /
szy the zrn!t-ztoTs ard expenses. TIE
1iH vas debated BY Senator's Allen. Elk
rs, German. Teller. Lodge and Turner
To meet poizss raised By Mr. Alien and
sfg- Turner, Mr.. Hear oSsrsa al anuead-
neat providing nat 10 Injunction Or
,ther legal process EhAil - ssEoee xasca
IaaIl compel fss perfornancs ~ any "a
soTer against h.s VII es egn,rzr, for
s-rsonaI laho- or service The asueae-
ne1t vas accepted ~ wr Evse. who
rave netsre that he Eos,d n.ovs again te-
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