Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-07


ment to make. What can we say?" he
asked.
The railroad leaders are plainly cha
Erined at the failure Of Congress to take
any action in their behalf. In his pro-
gram, of legislation suggested President
Wilson asked that i'm addition to the eight
hour law there he created commission
to have the power of investigation. and
that during the investigation it should
he unlawful for the hrotherhoods to cali
strike. The railroads wanted this as
protection against sudden strike threats
in the future, but the Congress did moth
ing for the railroads.
The railroad attorneys will start Mon
day in their efforts to have the. eiEht-hour
| law declared unconstitutional The
arguments to be presented by the rail-
roads against the measure are thai it is
confscatory, class legislation, and un-
constitutional because Congress HAS no
! power to legsatc wages.
After the final action of the Senate.
Mr. Garretson, worn under the strain of
| the last two days, went into the press
gallery and told newspaper men that the
strike order would not he rescinded unit
| President Wilson had signed the bill
| Don't YOU think it is out of the regular
order of business for the President to sign
the measure on Sunday" he was asked
| My experience with President Wilson"
he replied. leads me to believe that when
he wants to do thing. the order of bust
ness will not stop him"
/ The senators who voted for the Under
wood amendment were: Democrats
! Bankhead, Bryan, Clarke. (Ark.) Hard
wick. Lee. CMd..O Newlands. Salisbury
Smith, Md.) Thomas, Underwood and
/ Williams. II. Rcpublicans, Gallingeyr
Norris and Warren. 3.
THE VOTE IN DETAIL.
Tho vote by which the bin was raesed
/ by the Senate was, in detail as fellows:
For the hill-Democrats: Ashurst Of
! Arizona. Bankhead of Alabama, Beck
| ham of Kentucky, Bryan of Florida.
] Chamberlain of Oregon. Chiffon of West
/ Virginia, Culberson of Texas, Fletcher
of Florida, Hitchcock of Nebraska,
! Hughes of New Jersey. Husting of Wis
consin johnson of South Dakota, Kern
Of Indiana, Lane of Oregon. Lea of
| Tennessee, Lee of Maryland, Lewis Of
| Illinois, Martin of Virginia. MYERS of
/ Montana. NeWlands of Nevada. over
man Of North Carolina, Phelan of Cali
! fornia. Pittran Of Nevada por,oro,o ~
/ Ohio. Ransdou of Io,,isiaro I'D -,
| Missouri Robinson Of Arkansas sa,Is-
/ bury Of Delaware Sbonard of .ro>os
! Shields of Tennessee. Simmons of North
/ Carolina. Smith of Arizono smith or
Maryland Smith of South C.aro,ira
/ swanson of virginia, TagGart of Indi.
"'"' i""!iLaS OF Colorado Thompson of
N""'"s h"er""od or Albania, Narda-
/ ''''''' VI "'SS'sslppl' Walsh or Montana,
"'I" H,''"S "I MISSISSIPPI.
i''I'""'''"h; La Follotte of Wisconsin.
/ ''''''"' '"' ""I-Deinocrats; Clarke of
/ -, N""E1S ana hardWlck of Georgia
i''p""!'cahS' Borah of Idaho Brady
! VI I""""' BrahdeGee of Connecticut,
| "Pp or Minnesota, Clark of Wyoming,
| OH OF hhode Island. Cummns of Iowa.
'"r'ls OF Kansas pillngham of Yer
mont du lont of Delaware, Gal,inEer
/ OF New Hampshire, Gronna Of North
/ Pahota' Jones of Washington, Kenyon
/ OF Iowa, McCumber of North Dakota
Mclean of Connecticut. Nelson of Min
| hesota' Norris Of Nebraska. Oliver o.
| pennsylvania penrose of PENNSYLVANIA
Sherman of Illinois, Smith of Michiaau
Smoot of Utah, Sterling of Soutt pa
kota, Nadsworth of New York. Warren