The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-01

vote finally on the Adamson bill intro
duced yesterday with the approval OF
the administration at 4:30 this after.
noon. The Senate convened at ten to
take up the bill on which the Inter.
state Commerce committee worked
throughout the night after an all day
hearing.
Both House and Senate bill would
provide for payment Of pro rata wages
for time over eight hours and both
would have to be Investigated by q
commission Of three members appoint.
ed by the President to report its rec.
concentrations in from six to nine
months after the law becomes eftec-
tive.
This date Is set for December 1 by
the House bill and January by the
Senate bill. The Senate measure also
would exempt railroads less than 100
miles long and the electric street and
fnterurban lines. The house would al.
low $4,000 for the commission and
Senate $4,000.
President Wilson arranged to leave
at 3 p. m. for his summer home at Long
Branch, N. j., where he will be notified
tomorrow Of his nomination. A spe.
cial messenger will be dispatched to
him with the bill when It is passed.
Brotherhood leaders have reaffirm.
ed their intention Of considering the
passage OF an eight-hour bill as salts.
factory settlement and have promised
to call off the strike II It Is enacted be-
fore tomorrow night.
CnaoLar TIorlr harto-a,
can adjourn by Wednesday II the strike
legislation is disposed Of tomorrow.
Majority leader Kern said after the
presidents visit that the Democrats
would concentrate on the eight hour
bill and put over the rest OF the rail.
road legislation until next week. A
number Of the Democrats felt that
there would be little disposition among
Republicans to filibuster against the
eight hour bill in view OF the present
conditions.
The Senate committee has determin.
ed that there was too much opposition
to the inter state commerce commits.
sion's enlargement bill to risk attack.
ing It TO the emergency legislation.
Senator Sewlands said the commlttee
also was considering including a pro.
vision to empower the inter stats Com.
merce commission to fix the schedule
OF wages upon railroads. I'VE will
have to do this sometime and might
as we'll do It now" he said. He also
was inclined to urge the committee
to include in the eight hour bill s3mc
features Of the proposed amendment
to the arbitration act which would pre-.
vent future strikes during investiga.
ton.
There seemed to be little prospect
that the committee would agree 70
that because Of the certainty that It
would provoke opposition.
President Wilson, It was said, had
become convinced that the only thing
that could be done at once. was the
prompt passage of the eight hour bill
and had urged the Senate hill adhere
as closclv as possible to :he adam.
eon bill In the House.
The railroad heads having voiced a
protest against legislation did nothing
today. awaiting its outcome.
Barring unforeseen complications
It seemed assured today that Congress
would act finally before Saturday
night and in time for the brotherhood
heads to :all off the strike for reyen
q. m. Monday morning.
Republican senators In conference
today decided to draft legislation Of
their own to offer as substitute for
that FRO. rsed by Democrats to avert
the threatened strike.