The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-09-06
lOAMSON BILL WHICH
AvERTEO A BIG STRIKE
In Railroad Cifcles-Passed By
Congress As An Emergen.
cy Measure.

| The text OF the A0amsOn Dill,
which was passed by Congress and
which averted the nationwide rail
way strike, is as follows:
BE il enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives OF the
United States of America, in Con-
gress assembled:
Section THAT beginning De
cember 1, 1916, eight hours shall in
contracts for labor and service be
deemed days work and the meas
ure or standard of a days work for
the purpose of reckoning the COM
pensation for service of all employees
who are now or may hereafter be
employed by any railroad which is
subject to the provisions of the ACT
of February 1, 1887, AN act to reg
ulate commerce. as amended, and
who are now or may hereafter be
actually engaged in any capacity in
the operation of trains used for the
transportation of persons or proper
ty on railroads from any State or
territory of the United States or the
District of Columbia, to any other
State or Territory of the United
from one place in a Territory TO an
other place in the same Territory, or
from any place in the United States
to an adjacent foreign country, or
from any place in the United States
through a foreign country to any
other place in the United States.
Section 2-That the President
shall appoint commission of three,
which shall observe the operation
and effects of the institution of the
standard work day as
above defined, and the facts and con-
ditions affecting the relations be-
tween such common carriers and EN-
ployes during period of not less |
than six months nor more than nine
in the discretion of the |
and within thirty days |
thereafter such commission shall re-
port it's findings to the President /
and Congress. That each member J
Of the commission created under the
provisions of this act shall receive
such compensation as may be fixed
by the President. The sum of $25,-
900, or so much thereof as may be
necessary, be and hereby is ap-
out of any money in the
United States Treasury not otherwise.
appropriated to be Immediately avail /
able until the close of the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1917, for the nee
essary and proper expenses incurred
in connection with the work of such
including salaries, per
diem, travelling expenses of members
and employees and rent, furniture,
office fixtures and supplies, books,
salaries and other necessary expen-
ses. the same to be approved by the
chairman of said commission and
audited by the proper accounting Of
icers of the Treasury.
Section 3-That pending the re-
port of the commission, herein pro-
1ided for, and for a period of thirty
lays thereafter, the compensation of
employees subject to this act
'or a standard eight-hour work day
shall not be reduced below the pres
INT standard days wage, and for all
Necessary time in excess of eight
hours such employees shall be paid
1t rate not less than the pro rata
ate for such standard eight-hour
work day.
Section 4-That any person vio-
ating any provision of this act shall
De guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction shall be fined not
ess than 500 and not more than
1000, or imprisoned not to exceed