The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-01
VOTE ON AOAMSON
BILL BY HOUSE
THIS AF ItRNOON
COngressmen Hurying Legislation
to Avert Railroad Strike
THE LEADERS EXPRESS HOPE
Belief in Washington That Work Can
Be Completed Some Time
Saturday Night.

Washington, Sept. 1.-The house
this morning adopted rule to permit |
a vote on the Adamson bill at 4.30 |
o'clock this afternoon.
Leaders of both parties in congress |
are exerting every effort today to
bring about the enactment OF legisla-
ton which the officials of the Brother
hood of Railway trainmen say will re
suit in the calling off OF the big |
strike scheduled to go into effect
Monday morning at o'clock.
Prominent republicans were of the
opinion that the enactment could be
completed by Saturday night.
Washington, Sept. 1.-Belief grew
in all quarters at Washington last
night that the great railroad strike
called for Monday morning would be
averted. At the close of day OF
conferences and hearings, Congress
apparently was prepared to pass to-
day or tomorrow the eight-hour legis-
lation which heads of the employees
brotherhoods have declared officially
will cause them to telegraph the code
message necessary to revoke the
strike order.
Although President Wilson still de-
sires strongly to see his whole legisla
tive program accepted and demo
cratic leaders in the Senate have
ideas OF their own about what should
be done, administration spokesmen
virtually conceded last night that
the bill finally passed would provide
only for
An eighthour days for trainmen in
interstate commerce. effective DCY
cember or January l. with the pres
ent To- hour rate of pay and pro rata
overtime; a small commission appoint
ed by the president to investigate the
working of the law from six to nine
months and report to Congress.
This, with the date December /, is
in substance the Adamson bill, reyis-
ed by Representative Adamson and
Democratic Leader Kitchin, after con-
ierring with President Wilson, and
which A. b. Garretson, spokesman for
the brotherhoods, stated formally late
yesterday would considered salts
factory settlement" and prevent the
walkout Last night the Senate in.
terstate commerce committee agreed
to report out a similar bill, with the
| date January |, and roads under 200
miles in length exempted.
While the Senate committee yes.
terday was holding a nine-hour hear
ing at which representatives Of the
railroads the employees and the ship.
pers gave their views on the situa.
tion and the proposed legislation the
president held frequent conferences
with members of Congress, and sent
| for brotherhood leaders and earnest
| ly urged them to rescind the strike
| orde.
When the trainmen left the White
| House authorized the statement that
they had given no assurance. 1t was IN
dicated that the president still IN
tended, If It became necessary as a
last resort, to address public appeal
to the men OF the brotherhoods. urg
ing them On patriotic grounds to have
the strike called off.
Although the program for action IN
the House was clearly outlined with
out delay. Il was not until late las
night that a definite idea of what III,
| Gnu,t, ,s,t,tl hava kaf,r. 10 t.Iu,
was obtainable. When ifs hearings
! closed, the interstate commerce com
: mttee went into what promised TO b,
an all night session to consider tn,
} various legislative proposals before II
including the presidents whole Pre-
gram with It's provision for prevent
+ ing strikes pending investigation an,
for the drafting OF men to oporat
. trains In case OF military necessity
l All day the House leaders had bee
I declaring that these provisions noye
\ could be enacted, and near midnigh
b Il was learned that the Senate con
+. mitteo had decided Il would not be u,
- visablo to submit them at this tint
A The committee agreed to report bi
n substantially similar to the Adamsu
e. measure. with the effective date
h the eight.hour provision January
instead of December I. and wit
= roads under 200 miles long exempteI
4 Senator Brandegee. republican col
n mitteeman. expressed the opinion tn,
. the bill could be passed by tonight.
y Tnxt 80 tho Ad,...n, nil
Ie The text OF the Adamson bill, whiC
r. brotherhood leaders at WashlngtC
ie said last night would avert the natio
" wide railway strike II enacted by {
n. morrow night. is as follows.
8. Be II enacted by the Senate al
g. House of Representative Of the I'm
ed States of America, In Congress q