Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-02

senate will vote on the AdamsOn
eight hour day bill, passed yes
terday by the house to erect a
calling of Of the railway strike.
The enactment into law of enough
of President Wilson's program to pre-
vent the railway strike seemed as
sured when the senate reassenhled
this morning at 10 o'clock with a pro-
gram which calls fer a vote not later
than o'clock this evening.
It was the belief Of administration
leaders that the Adamson bill as it
passed the house late yesterday, ap-
proved by President Wilson and for
mally accepted by the labor leaders
as meeting their demands, would even
tually he accepted by the senate.
As soon as the perfected bill finally
is passed a special messenger will
carry it to the summer White house
at Shadow Lawn so the president may
sign it.
The first amendment proposed to-
day came from Senator Shafroth,
democrat. He proposed to fix Sena-
tor UnderwoOd's amendment empow-
ering the interstate commerce COM
mission TO make wage schedules so
that no employee would be compelled
TO work for the rate prescribed.
Senator HardwiCk, democrat. spoke
for the adoption of the Underwood
amendment He said congress should
provide that there never can arise
again in this country an opportunity
for any man or set Of men, railroad
managers or workers TO seize this
government by the throat"
Senator Thomas also proposed an
amendment to make it a misdemean-
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the operation OF trains, punishable by
fine Of not more than $500 or i'm
prisonment for not more than one
year or both.
The brotherhood leaders still de-
cline to say whether they will send
the code word meaning satisfactory
settlement" to their general chairmen
Immediately upon passage of the bill
or hold it off until il is signed by the
president.
1t is generally believed, however.
the message calling of the strike will
go out as soon as both houses have
acted
Senator Sherman Speaks.
Senator Sherman Of Illinois, repub-
lican, assailed the efforts of the broth
erhOOds against compulsory arbitra-
ton laws, cit IS the senate that is put
under involuntary servitude." said he.
l have been sought TO put under in
voluntary scrvitude. II legislation has
fallen 10 so low a degree, If we are
ready so servilely to abandon our duty,
then American politics have reached
the point where the few, and not the
many, govern"
Senator Sherman charged President
Wilson with making "a petty political
bargain Oh the eve OF election ana
read telegram from an actors union
in Chicago opposing compulsory arbi-
tratiou
so, next" he continued, lit is the
White Rats that are 10 be legisiated
Tor. If we legislate for the engineers
and firemeu and the brakemen, we
must leRislate for all,-from the barn
stormers 70 the genius who portrays
the human passion"
He pictured congress legislating
while the unions stand, stop-watch in
hand, to see that the legislation is pass
ed On time
Senator Weeks said the brotherhood
men had put congress in the position
OF stand and deliver" He said he be-
ueyed that a majority Of the trainmen
DO not want a strike and that II il
were called II would last but a few
days.
Senator Hastings of Wisconsin in
sisted that congress should do some
tning 70 avert the countrys being con-
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