The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-09-08
Galleries Break Out in Applause as the Fina!
Count Of 43 to 28 is Announced Brother
hood Leaders Greatly Enihused Over the
Victory Committee is to Investigate
Results Of Legislation.
Code Messages Sent Over Wire

Washington, ~ept. An order re-
voking the call tor a ronn try-wide rail
roaI strike Monday Was sent out toy Ia
bOr union officials at : - clock tonight
after Congress had passed the Adan-.pn
eight hour-day bill and -ent il Ia th..
White HOUSE tor President Wilson =
signature.
The House hall Was not changed i'm any
particular, and ~a- passed 10y vote oi
43 To -. The | nderwDod amendment
empowering the Interstate Commerce.
Commission 9" fiN Wages and the hours
OF labor, ~s- killed 10y a vote oi .. L. 49,
Thls action followed day of ,,el.ats..
uiucn of which VAS condurts.i under CIR
enmstances sInculsrly dramatic. IL CON
clujed t~o-wes Ks su-Ienss., during which
the nation had been confronted With a
strike order set % become operative on
the great railroads September
CONTAINS TWO MEASURES.
The bIll incorporated only two Il the
Ux measures suggested toy l'resifrnt VII
son Ia Congress
Ii pro, ,.ie-
/. An eight hour day for all em1.s .ye-
engaged in operating trains on interstate.
Railroads with the same pay A. now gwen
f'r 10 hours work and pro- rat overtime
;. A commission To- be appointed Toy
President Wilson % Investigate and ~
81 "a.
a. applied to railroads
The remainder of the Legislative pro-
gran. has been abandoned 10y this -s-
SION of C"ngrs--- At es-t
The enrolled copy .,l the Adam-"n hail
Was signed hy >I.-~ker CLARK of th.
House at q: ioo'ciuck IN minutes later
Senator iiugi,e-, Of New Jersey. ~ pres
ident pr" teniI'ore of the ~cnate. ailixs.l
bis signature
A special mer-enger hurried L. the
White House, where Executive Clerk
Forster Was waiting To receive the docu-
ment. Ii vas said there the measure
would ir signed A. soon ~ Ir,--i,leI
Wilson returned from >nsd"w Lawn
sunday morning At -, O. 'rInct
SUNDAY lDNING AIPEONED.
The DePa.t ..rnt Of Ju-ticr d-ci.l,d
there wA- no legal prohi,iton against
signing bIiI- sunday.
The brUtlerlis~,d lesder- were greatly
entbu-ed over tl,r vietnry. tut ,iecline,l
with discretion To make sny extende~i
stat Dents. Throughout the day they
bad watclis, and i-trn.i t. tlie ~, c,-,
iDgs from the galleries.
AT times \ h Gar, tson veteran lead
er Of the contractors. would stride NJ
and down the cOrrid"r- on the gallery
hUor With the air ol ifnI'Drtansc and an
thority OF = General observing great
battle Warren = ~tonr. of the loso-
motive engineers. aud other lealer~ we're
Constantly 10 tie side oi the aged con
duc.Or.
The senate had not lal,or.si under -rcli
tensene~s and Suppressed excitr'uent
since President Wilson drove through
Congress legislation % rrrral toll exent,-
tOns in the Panama Canal act. Through
out tile day tlIese werr frequent autbreak-
Of pas-IoD, bitterness and y,,,litic-
The galleries were filled With -t~rta.
tors VIM sat patiently during tie loug
discussion.
PEJTN POLITICS CHAEtsFD.
Az times President Wilson wa-rharg,.I
~ity playing I~tty politie- mt l~.i,.re the
election.
senator sherman. of lliroi-. charg,-,l
that the senate ~ a. huildinr leri-ia-
I've structure on The -snd and Wien the
storm CONES u WIll fsll -
The Republicans. With feu exceptions
denounced th~ u'ea-urc m hitter teru,-
~nst' Lsfolisfic VA ne only I..
Poi voting f"r thu m~s-ure. The
D..rr-fe- ~ho voted agsir~t u were
& sris 81 ARKANSAS. srd IIardurt o.
Gs.tits
-Ir X rou- IMPOSITION o. tho d. ~
g. rusl H.. '.ill fhrourh without ainer,,i.
net. ~hisl ionnd voice On l-tb ~i,l.-
- ths eiia' .ie ~. tl,ere vss an sir of -ati-
% that msniis-ie,I 't-rlf over ~. ~
mitte5 fact that the dsngrr Of a nation
wide str ~ had bepn averted.
Ju-t .. 'he hands on Tie clock fsriny
re Vice ies-lien, char touciYs~l the D.
O'Clock usrk. President Pro Teutore
Huvh~ rsPrs-i With hi- ssvei and an-
noupe 4 that tl'e hour had come ~lsen
IT, a. ~ vote Wa o. 10 taken.
- y'.r IaFollette made q iutile Effort
f"r Ii'sl word The occupants oi the
ssilertr iesned forward IN expectstion.
An isEnse silence prevailed - the clerk