Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-09-01

This, with the date December 1, is
in substance the Adamson bill, revis.
ed by Representative Adamson and
Democratic Leader Kitchin, after con.
ferring with President Wilson, and
which Mr.. Garretson, spokesman for
the brotherhood, stated today would
be considered satisfactory settle.
ment and would prevent a walkout."
The house will meet at II o'clock
tomorrow morning to take up the
Adamson measure, and the majority
leaders have agreed on special rule
providing for d vote by 4:30. o'clock
in the afternoon. The senate meets
at 10 o'clock to consider its commit.
tees bill. a
Prompt Action Expected.
Only long speeches in the senate
can prevent prompt action, and the
senate is confident the minority will
not carry their opposition so far as to
maze it impossible to get the neces.
sary legislation through both houses
by Saturday midnight. President
Wilson will be in his room at the
capitol when the senate meets, and
has arranged to spend all the fore.
noon there, aiding to put the legislae
tion through.
While the senate committee today
was holding a nine-hour hearing, at
which the representatives of the rail.
roads and Of shippers gave their
views on the situation, the president
held frequent conferences with mem.
bers of congress and sent for broth.
erhood leaders and urgently request.
ed them to rescind the strike order.
When the trainmen left. the White
House authorized the statement that
they had given no assurances.
Go Into All Night Session.
Although the program for action In
the house was clearly outlined with
delay, it was not until late tonight
that definite idea of what the sen.
ate would have before it tomorrow
was obtainable. When its hearings
closed, the interstate commerce com.
mittee went into what promised to be
an all night session to consider the
various legislative proposals before 1t.
including the presidents whole pro"
gram, with its provision for prevent
ng strikes pending investigation, and
for the drafting of men to operate
trains in case of military necessity.
All day the house leaders had been
declaring that these provisions never
could be enacted and near midnight
it was learned that the senate com.
mittee had decided it would not be
advisable to submit them at this time.
The committee agreed to report .
bill subsequently similar to the Adam.
son measure, with the effective date
of the eight.hour provision January I,
instead of December 1, and with roads
under 100 miles long, electric street
railways and interurban lines exempt
ed. rs
Congress May Adjourn Wednesday.
Speaker Clark remarked that en-.
actment of the strike legislation by
Saturday night would mean hnal I'D.
iournment of congress next Wednes.
day.
Reports tonight that brotherhood
heads would be willing to notify their
chairmen that a satisfactory settle.
ment had been reached, If they 70.
ceived assurances from the admins.
tration that the eight-hour bill would
be enacted into law, were denied BY
them. They declared they would not
rescind the strike order until the bill
had become a law.
w. C. Lee issued q statement quot.
ing a telegram signed c. J. Arthur,
Superintendent, and said to have
been sent out over the Richmond di.
vision Of the Southern railway, charg.
ing the brotherhood with breaking
with the president and ordering .
strike while the negotiations were
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