The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-12
NE THINKS IT'S 4 TRAP
WORKINGMEN FOR IT
Hoar Secures an Amendment Providing
That no Injunction Shall Compel a
Man : % Work Againss His Will.
Some Other Amendments.

Washington, May 11.-For more than
three hours this morning the senate dis
cussed what is known as the railway ar
bitration bilI'-a measure designed to ad-
just by means of voluntary arbitration
differences that may arise between rail-
o officials and their employees. Mr.. Kyle
of South Dakota. in charge of the bill.
offered a number of amendments. which
were agreed to.
In order to avoid many objections raised
Mr.. Hoar offered an amendment, which
was adopted. providing that no injunc-
ton should be issued to compel laborers
against their will to carry out any con-
tract for personal labor or service. The
bill was still under discussion when the
senate adjourned.
When the senate convened to-day the
national quarantine bill was displaced. as
the unfinished business. and the bill to
provide for taking the 18th and subse-
quent censuses substituted. 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 of New York offered the
following resolution, which was agreed
to: THAT the committee on naval affairs
be directed to make inquiry concerning
the expediency of securing and establish
for the United States additional coaling
stations at suitable points in foreign wa
tiers. and as to each coaling station which
may be deemed necessary to ascertain
what are its dimensions. condition and
the expenses of occupancy and mainte-
nance and the best method of securing
the right to maintain such station, and
report by bill or otherwise"
At 2:30 the unfinished business was in
formally laid aside and consideration was
begun of the so-called railway arbitration
bill. After the reading of the bill Mr.. Al
len discussed it. He regarded IL in its
effects as one of the most vicious meas
ures ever brought before congress. He de-
clared that IL bound railway employees
hand and foot and made them the bond
servants of railroad corporations. 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 passage of the bill.
Mr.. Fairbanks of indian held that IL
there were defects i'm the measure it
would bear with equal hardship on both
sides in any controversies that might
arise between The railroads and their en-
ployes. Mr.. Allen doubted the honesty of
the bill. 'If / were employed to defeat
such a purpose ] could not do 1t better
than in drafting a bill like this
At the conclusion of Mr.. Aliens speech
Mr.. Kyle, in charge of the bill. offered
and secured the adoption of many amend
ments. One of these provided that not
only the award of arbitration, but also
the papers, including the evidence taken.
shall be filed with the clerk of the United
States district court. Another amendment
provided that nothing in the bill should
prevent an employer from reducing the
number of employees If the exigencies of
business required such reduction.
a new section was offered as a substi-
tute for section IL of the bill, providing
that each member of the arbitration
board should receive so "A day and ex-
penses, and appropriating not more than
5000 for each of the next two years to
pay the arbitrators and expenses.
The bill was debated by Senators Allen,
Elkins, German. Teller, Lodge and Tur-
ner.
TO meet points raised by Mr.. Allen and
Mr.. Turner. Mr.. Hoar offered an amend
ment providing that no injunction or 9TH
er legal process shall be issued which will
compel the performance by any laborer
against his will of a contract for personal
labor or service. Tn amendment was ac-
cepted by Mr.. Kyle, who gave notice that
tomorrow he would move the further
consideration of the measure. The senate
then adjourned.