The Washington herald., 1907-01-03
GAYELS FALL TO-DAY
Brownsville Affair TO Come
Up in Senate.
FIGHT ON EMPLOYEES BILL
McCumber Service Pension Bill May
be observation-disclosures TO Take I'd
CrumpncINer Bill on Orders Barr
ing Certain Persons from the Use
of the United states Mails.

When Congress reassembles to-day
at noon the atmosphere around the Cap
itol will be heavy with good resolutions in
regard TO work Yesterday groiIp of
Senators, talking among themselves, had
their attention called by one of their num-
Der 20 the fact that to-day was Thursday.
and it WAS the customary practice to ad-
jourr over from Thursday to Monday in
order to rest up and properly observe the
Sabbath. Instantly there was a chorus
Of protestati0ns against wasting any more
time this session.
We want more John Wesley Gaineses, %
said one Senator. at least this ses-
SION
The programme for to-day's work Is
subject to some guesswork In all prob
ability il viii not be possible to keep the
Senate from considering the Brownsville
case, and Senator Forakers resolution
ordering an investigation by the Senate
Committee on Military Affairs. with
power to send for persons and papers. will
be adopted without any formidable op-
position. Several Senators have spent the
recess preparing speeches. Among these
are Senators Foraker. Spooner. and Gull
bersOn-
The unfinished business before the SEN
ate is the bill introduced by Senator
La Toilette to promote the safety of en-
ployes and travellers On railroads by lin
fling the hours Of service Of such en-
pl0yes. Last June. under unanimous con-
sent, this bill was taken up, and Mr..
La Toilette. by "a vigorous night. sue
ceeded in forcing a reimbursement
agreement that on January TO- at 3
O'Clock. there should be a vote on the bill
sharp Fight Promised.
The measure. as originally introduced.
provided that when the Interstate Com
merce Commission found. on investigl-
ton, that any railroad company was
working its men unduly long hours. the
commission should have power % fix the
hours Of duty for rthe men of such
road. and also the interval between the
runs OF tours Of duty. The Committee
on Education and Labor. to which the
bin was referred struck out all Of the
original bin, and proceeded to fix the
hours of duty TO not exceeding sixteen
consecutive hours. In the Senate. Sen
ator Gallinger in the interest Of en-
plOyers. offered amendments providing
that in case Of unavoidable accident. OF
act OF God, OF an accident resulting from
a cause not known to the carrier or its
agent in charge OF such employee at the
time he left the terminal. or by unknown
casualty occurring before he started on
his trip. the employe should be prevented
from reaching his terminal" the law
should not apply. Amendments were
also offered requiring that the emplOye
should have al least eight hours rest be-
tween days or runs.
During the holiday recess a conference
was held at Chicago between the repre-
scnJatives Of the railway employees or
CARNATIONS and the railway managers Of
the West for the purpose. on the part
OF the latter. OBSCURE an agreement that
the bill should be recommittod for fur
Their hearings The railway men would
not agree TO this. and insisted on the adj
vantage they enjoy under the unanimous
consent agreement for a vote on the
10th. a vigorous effort will be made.
to have the bin recon-
mitted, and bitter fight is promised
over IT,
service Pensions Postponed.
Senator McCumber has given notice that
he would to-day. after the routine morning
move TO take up his bill giving
"A pension to all persons who served I'm the
army or navy during the civil war ninety
days or more. and who have reached the
age Of sixty-two. From sixty-two to sew
enty, the pension proposed is S12 a month";
from seventy TO seventy-five. $15; over
seventy-fve. so. All persons now receiv-
ing pensions are not included under the
terms of the McCumber bill.
No definite programme is before the
House. but it is expected that representa-
tive CrumpackeT will get uD his bill 10
provide for a judicial review Of orders ex-
Guiding persons from the use Of the mails
There is no appropriation bill ready to be
taken up in the House. While the Dis
trict bill is practically completed by the
subcommittee, it has not been gone over
by the fun Committee Of Appropriations,
and will not be reported for several day )
in all probability.
There are no appropriation bills ready
for consideration in the Senate, although
the legislative and executive bill came
over from the House before the holiday
recess.