Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-04

of the can, August 20, was not
changed.
A circular letter drafted by W. G.
Lee and giving the complete details
of negotiations since last August, as
Well as copy of the Adamson bill is
being mailed to all members of the
brotherhood. After completing this
work Mr.. Lee left for his home in
Cleveland. The other three brother
hood heads will leave. Railroad exec
uttVes called here by the President left
yesterday Virtually all of the thirteen
general chairmen who remained here
as members of the last committee of
twenty-four also have gone home.
Among those who departed from
Washington was a delegationt of the
Order or Railway Conductors from the
Northwest, who came here to protest
with Mr.. Garretson against a strike.
They arrived about the time the Sem
ate was in the last stages of passing
the bill which will give them ten
hours pay for eight hours work and
called on Mr.. Garretson. He declined
to discuss the conversation which fol-
lowed.
Senator Borah Protests
One of the most impressive protests
against the legislation during the de-
bate in the Senate Saturday, was
made by Senator Borah, Republican.
His statements attracted all the more
attention because he has on several
occasions represented organized labor
in important trials. Said he:
Proceeding as we do now, Senator
Borah said, I'VE are acting without in
formation, without facts. We know
nothing about these wages, and their
relationship with other wages. l
would like to ask how many legislators
can legislate without facts upon which
- zsVzsS
that we legislate by reason of the
dictation of another power.
Il for one, want to know before I
vote to increase freight rates-for that
is what this means-what are the in
comes of the corporations, how is the
money to be obtained, and what does
it mean to the people 1 represent, as
we'll as to union labor?
IF we are up against the PROPOSE
ton that we are yielding to the dicta-
ton and direction of these men, then
indeed the Congress of the United
States has met the crisis of its whole
history
IF. indeed, we are met here with a
demand which we cannot postpone,
which We must execute without in
formation and most of all, sir, which
nation, then indeed the spirit of the
fathers has departed and the halo
which has hung about the chamber
through more than a century past,
will soon be dissolved"
Senate Vote on Measure
Ayes - Democrats: Ashurst, Bank
head, Beckham. Bryan, Chamberlain,
Chiffon, Culberson. Fletcher, Hitch
cock, Hughes, Husting, Johnson
(South Dakota), Kern, Lane, Lea, Lee,
Lewis, Martin, Myers, Newlands,
Overman, Phelan, Pittman, Pomerene,
Ransdell. Reed, Robinson, Salisbury
Sheppard, Shields, Simmons. Smith
(Arizona), Smith (Maryland), Smith
(South Carolina), Swanson, Taggart
Thomas, Thompson, Underwood
Vardaman, Walsh and Williams
Senator La Toilette was the only Re-
publican who voted for it-43.
Nays-Democrats Clarke (Arkan-
sas) and Hardwick: Republicans:
Borah, Brady, Brandegee, Clapp, Colt
Cummins, Curtis, Dillingham;, Du Pont
Gallinger. Gronna, Jones, Kenyon
McCumber, Mclean. Nelson, Norris
Oliver, Page. Penrose, Smith (NIichi-
gam, Smoot, Sterling, Wadsworth
Warren and Weeks-2S.
The following Senators, all Demo.
Gratis. announced they were paired ir
favor of the passage of the bill: Owen
Shafroth, Smith (Geogia) and Stone.
Pennsylvania For the Measure
Philadelphia; Farr. of Scranton; Hea-
ton of Ashland; Focht, OF Lewisburg
Beales, of Gettysburg; Keister. oi