Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-09-03

both houses were convinced that with
the reassembInp w December tho
question would come mp again and
that permanent legislation suggested
by the president along he line OF com
puisory arbitration would be pressed
in The meantime the Joint sub-com
mlttfc recently created by congress
viii get 10 work on problems Of rail
road legislation and proper recon
mendations to be made oa soon as
possible IN the srsslou 10 come.
Debate Waves Warm.
Hepubicnn senators and few Of
the democrats In debate on the bin
declared uuhestatnRy tina; congress
vas being coerced, dictated 30, driven
under the gun 20 The passage of the
eiEht-hour bin without any provision
81 permanent character Senator
forah asserted that the railroad train
men should not dare 10 order the
strike II congress should abandon tho
bin and adopt resolution merely to
provide for q thorough consideration
OF the whole subject senator Under
wood declared the strike would be- as
dead on Monday morning n his
amendment should bee added 10 the
eiRht-hour bill us II would bee With
out H. senator NeWlonds insisted that
congress- did not dare do what Presi-
dent Wilson had dared To do and
enact legislation TINT would serve to
stand as a permanent barrier against
tuch threatening industrial disasters,
Othbr senators. chiefly progressive
republicans. among them Cummins.
Kenyon and Norris. said that labor
waA getting bad bargain. "a hrassy
gold brick "humbug.' and that
they were conCedtuR TO congress the
right to legislate on the question Of
wages. concession which in their
opinion the 100000 traiumen OF the
organizations affected would not ap-
prove If it should be- put to them for
vote
Champions Of Ndamson nill
But champions of the Adamson
hll said In reply That 60 amend the
bil would mean that the strike would
not be stopped They recalled to the
senate the declarations of the broth
orhood leaders that nothing would
Eefye to stay the strike except the
passage and approyaI Of the bill civ
ing them the cight-hour day and the
proposed Investigation
Senator Reed, taking mp rudEols
for the hrotherhoods. asserted that a
quorum Of the house was not in
Washington that IL therefore would
be impossible to pass the bin it
amended in any particular In umc 90
avert the strike ON Monday, ana CON
Rtess would be- blamed for tho dis
aster II u were not stayed In accord
ance with The plan designed by house
leaders
senators Afraid
This line Of argument won the day
and not only prevented the adoption
nf the Underwood amendment hut
also served 60 defeat am amendment
hy Senator Ncwlunds 60 mako inter-
ference with operation IT railroad
trains g misdomeauor punishable by
fine and imprisonment ana am
amendment hy Senator Ia Toilette.
which would mako certain that the
new law should not De- construed 90
repeal or modify the railroad hours
ut service law. which rrombus rail
road men from working continuously
moro than sixteen hours
The majority of the senators ado
mtttod that they We're afraid 90
change the doung of au Ri" or M"
crossing OF 20" in the house bn for
fear TINT Il might serve 10 foresall
what all desired prevention OF the
strike
Tho senate galleries were crowded
10 capacity when the vote was taken