Evening star., 1916-09-01
HOUSE is TO VOTE TODAY
ON EIGHT-HOuR DAY BILL
Senate Program Calls for Passage Of
a Similar Measure Tonight
or Tomorrow.
BROTHERHOOD CHIEFS ACCEPT
Give Assurances Strike Order Will
Be Rescinded When President
Wilson Has Signed the Pro-
posed Measure.


There will be no railroad strike
Monday unless something entire
ly unexpected happens to knock
the program of Congress helter
skelter.
Bills were introduced in both
houses today which brotherhood
leaders say they will accept when
they become a law as satisfying
the demands of the employees and
which will be sufficient to rescind
the strike order.
Legislative machinery on both
sides of the Capitol was in good
running order to put these meas
ures through tonight or tomor-
row.
No Republican Fiibuster.
Following a conference of republican
leaders of the Senate it was stated that
the minority will not filibuster ana will
allow a vote to be taken promptly.
This removed the one grave chance that
action satisfactory to the brotherhoods
might be delayed.
So encouraged were the democrats
ovaF-tAe.aisclaration by the republicans
that they would not obstruct passage
of the eight hour bill that plans were
considered for a night session and the
passage of the bill tonight by the Sem
ate. Senator Newlands. in charge OF
the bill in the Senate, said that ne
hoped to be able to get vote before
adjournment tonight
After a visit from A. B. Garretson.
spokesman for the brotherhoods. at the
White House. President Wilson told his
cabinet that there was every prospect
that all legislation necessary to halt
the strike would be passed by both
houses of Congress before tomorrow
night
In giving assurance that the republic
Senator Gallinger. the republican lead
er, said:
Senate Minority's Position.
There will be no obstructive tac.-cs
on the part of members Of the minority,
feel sure So far as the minority in
the Senate is concerned, vote may be
had in the Senate without delay"
other republican senators. including
Senators Borah and Weeks. expressed
the same opinion.
The republicans decided not to offer
a substitute for the democratic bill or
to that bill. They expect,
howeve,, to register their protest
against legislation being enacted which
looks only to the aid of the railroad
employees.
House to Vote Today.
Under a special rule providing for
vote not later than 4:30 o'clock this
afternoon, the House took up the Adam !
son eight-hour- bill. approved by
President Wilson and accepted by
brotherhood leaders as a satisfactory
settlement"
The Senate interstate commerce COM
mtttee reported a similar bill. which.
however. contains an important pro-
vision, empowering the interstate COM
merce commission to fix schedules OF
wages on Interstate railways.
Like the Adamson bill. 1t provides
that:
fectfve January l, 1917.
FT,l.1 m
shall apply to the shorter day.
Overtime shall be paid pro rata.
Jurisdiction for I. c. c.
But adds that within not less than six
and not more than eight months after
its passage the interstate commerce
shall assume jurisdiction Of
the question of hours and wages and
that they shall be subject to petition for
change from either the employers. the
employees or the public
The only possibility for a hitch f
seemed to be in this added provision
which is being studied by the brother
hood leaders.
Neither of the two pending bills con-
tains the Canadian commission plan.
which the labor leaders oppose, and
neither contains the government op-
President Wilson IS willing to let
those features wait until after enough
legislation to avert the strike has been
enacted.
To Be Signed at Shadow Lawn.
with President Wilson leaving WASH
ngton at o'clock today for Shadow
avn. his summer home in New Jersey,
where tomorrow he is to be notified
of his nomination for re-elec-
lion, arrangements were made for =
special messenger to be started for
shadow Lawn with the eight-hour bill
as soon as 1t is passed. The President
will sign 1t there.
Speaker Clark believes that enact
nent of the strike legislation by to-