New-York tribune., 1902-09-11
DRAFTS OF BILLS PREPARED.
THREE TO BE PRESENTED If EXTRA
SESSION OF LEGISLATURE
Is CALLED
10y TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuYE,j

harrisburg Penn Sept 10-It is evident that
there VIII be some tangible result from GoN-
ernor Stones visit to New-York TO endeaNor
10 end the coal strike. His manner to-day
showed that he was pleased by what he knew.
but as in New-York. he was reticent, and re-
fused to give out any information.
When there is any real news Of the situA-
ticn" said the Governor, II will see that II Is
made public. hut at present there is nothing
that can make public" It was gathered
from this that negotiations were still in prog
ress
The Governor was at mis- desk early this
morning. and was besieged with questions con-
cerning his New-York visit and its probable
outcome He said that he had gone TO New
York 10 endeavor to effect q settlement Of the
strike from purely business standpoint ne
had taken with him, he said, business men VINO
were in touch with those who could effect such
Z settlement but what they had done or IN
tended to do he did not care to tell now he
declined to say whether or not a plan of settle
rnent had been mapped out that was sanctioned
by ! Piepont Morgan. and when told that what
nurnorted TO be such plan had been made
rrblic he said that he had not heard OF IL
He added that the story that he was to have a
conference with Mitchell that would lead to a
settlement Of the strike was entirely unau-
thorized.
L have received so many requests from peo-
ple and organizations to make some effort to
settle the strike" said the Governor. that L
determined to see what I could do IN New
York"
What did you accomplish. GOVERNOR was
asked.
THAT cannot talk about to-day" was the
response Certain gentlemen were seen and
talked TO, and that is all I can say about it
now
The question Of calling an extra session Of the
legislature will soon have to be considered by
the Governor, according 10 the railroad men
Rough drafts of three bills. which. II is thought,
will cover the question of compulsory arbltra-
| tion constitutiOnally. have been submitted 10
John G. Johnson, of Philadelphia; ex-Attorney
General w. [. Hensei. of Lancaster, and other
prominent attorneys, and in their opinion, with
a few minor changes, they win stand the test
in court If they are enacted into laws. To-
morrow the bills will be submitted 70 Presldent
Mitchell and District Presidents Fahey. NiColls
and Duffy for them suggest changes. The
dent that they will meet With the APPROVAL OF
President Mitchell in their essentials and that
when they are finished they Will be approved by
the Governor.
One Of the bills provides for the appointment
by the Governor Of a court 10 be composed OF a
chief justice and two associates TO consider all
disputes between employer and enploye. The
court is TO hear the testimony of both sides. and
it's decision is TO be final and binding on all the
parties at interest. The members are to serve
for four years, and will be subject tc removal.
A second bill creates g State board Of arbttra-
ton three members of which shall represent the
EMPLOYERS three the employees and q seventh
member to be selected by the other six. The
boards decision is TO be final The third bill.
the provisions Of which are not made public, is
on the lines of the Haag bill, introduced IN the
last legislature which failed 10 resch hlal
massage II provides for a State board Of arhi-
tration. This bill is regarded as the most I'M
portant Of the three