The Portland daily press., 1898-05-12
RAILWAY ARBITRATION.
Senate Discussed the Bill for Three
Hours.
AMENDMENTS OFFERED BY MIR.
KYLE AGREED TO.

MT. Allen Opposed the Bill Claiming That
Railroad Men Wore Being Led into a
Trap-Bnl Under Discussion When Sen
ate Adjourned.
Washington. May 11.-For more than
three hours this afternoon the Senate dis
cussed tine railway arbitration bill, a
measure designed to-adjust by means of
voluntary arbitration differences that
may arise between railroad officials and
their employees. Mr.. Kyle, h publican
Of South Dakota, in charge of the bill,
offered number of amendments which
were agreedsto. In order to meet objec-
lions, Mr.. Hoar Republican of Massa-
chusetts, offered an amendment which
was accepted, providing that no injunc
ton should be issued which would COM
pei the laborer against his will to carry
out any contract for personal labor or SER
vice. The bill was still under discussion
when the Senate adjourned.
Washington, May 11.-When the Sem
ate convened today the national quaran-
tine bill was displaced as the unfinished
business and the bill to provide for tax
ing the 18th and subsequent censuses,
substituted. The census bill will be
pressed vigorously.
A House joint resolution declaring the
islands within theltoriner Mile Lao In
dian reservation in Minnesota, to be sub.
ject to entry under the land laws of the
United States, was agreed to.
Mr.. Chandler OF New Hampshire offered
the following resolution which was
adopted:
THAT the committee on naval affairs
be directed to make inquiry concerning
the expediency of securing and establish
ing for the United States additional coal
ing stations at suitable points in foreign
waters; and as to each coaling station
which may be deemed necessary, to as
certain what should be Its dimensions,
the conditions and expenses of occupan-
cy and maintenance and the best method
of securing the right to maintain such
station, and report by bill or otherwise.
A District Of Columbia street railway
bill to amend the charter of the Ecking-
ton and Soldiers Home railroad compa-
an amendment providing that at any
time after five years the government
might purchase the road at its actual
cash value, without reference to the value
of the franchise.
Upon this amendment Mr.. Pettigrew
made an extended arguments.
No action was taken either on the act
or on the BILL
At 2.20 O'Clock the unfinished business
was informally laid aside and the con-
sideration begun of the so-called railroad
arbitration bill.
The Senate agreed to request for
conference on the post office appropriation
Faulkner were named as conferees on
the part of the Senate.
After the reading of the arbitration
bill MIR. Allen discussed 1t. He regarded
it in its effects one Of the most vicious
measures ever brought before Congress.
He declared that 1t bound the employees
hand and foot and made them the bond
servants of the railroad corporations. He
said that he had been flooded with tele-
grams from labor organizations urging
him not TO support it. He said that he
would do his best to amend 1t and would
then probably vote for it. He thought.
however, that these employees were being
led into trap in urging the passage Of
the bill.
He maintained while 1t might not 80
appear, the measure was to all inten-
lions and purposes amecdatory of the
interstate commerce law. 1t was shrewd-
II and adroitly drawn and in his opin-
ion was favorable entirely to the rail-
roads.
MIA lien then entered upon technical
analysis of the measure. pointing out
here and there objections which he held
to 1T.
''Never was black man in the South. -
declared he. owned by a clearer or better
title than Is given to the railroad ccmpa-
MES to their employees by the provisions
Of this BILL
Nj. Fairbanks of Indiana, Thought the
bill bore on It's face an honest purpose.
and if there was any dark designs In the
bill he would be glad to have Mr.. Allen
indicate in whose interest it had been
drawn.
Mr.. Allen replied that he thought Mr..
Fairbanks was in better position to arf
swer the question proposed than he.
defects in the measure, in the very nature
of the case they would bear with equal
hardship upon both parties to any con-
troversy that might arise between the
railroads and their employees.
Mr. Allen doubted this purpose of the
bill. "If were employed to defeat such
purpose said he, 81 could not do it
better than by defeating bill like this
However, if the railroad employees of the
country want it after all of its infamies
have been pointed out; if they want to
walk into the trap prepared for them, l
am willing and will give the measure my
support"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Allen speech
Mr.. Kyle, in charge OF the bill, offered
and had adopted, many minor amend
ments to the measure. One OF the amend
ments provided that not only the award
of the arbitrators, but also the papers