Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-03
By a Vote of Forty-three to
Twenty-eight Adamson
Measure Carries.
PRESIDENT TO SIGN
1T AT 7:3O TODAY
Provides for Pay of En-
ployes on Basis of Eight
Hours a Day.

w ASH lNGToN' Sept. 2.-The Leg
" islative expedient to avert the
strike was passed in the senate by
vote Of 43 to 2S-almost "A strict party
Vote-amid stirring scenes. Some SEN
ators thoroughly aroused declared
congress was being coerced into en-
actment of legislation that 1t did not
desire and that it knew would return
to plague 1t in the future.
In both houses the measure was
signed within few minutes after the
final vote In the senate and 1t was
sent at once to the White House.
where President Wilson will sign IL
at 1880 O'Clock tomorrow morning
after his return from Shadow Lawn
officials of the brotherhoods who
witnessed the final passage of the bill
had announced early in the night that
cancellation of the strike would not
be ordered until the bill had been
signed by the president and actually
mad become law. But later they con-
ferred, changed their minds and
flashed the code messages signalling
to the waiting trainmen of the coun-
try through their chairmen the mes
sage that "a satisfactory settlement had
been secured.
Provides Investigation.
The bill that stopped the strike pro-
vides that after January /, 1917, eight
hours shall be regarded as a basis OF
reckoning for days pay of men en-
gagged In the operation of railroad
trains in interstate commerce Except
ing roads less than one hundred miles
long and electric lines) that they shall
receive pro rata pay for work in ex-
cess OF eight hours. and that their
rate OF compensation shall not be
changed pending an Investigation for
six to nine months of the effect of the
eight-hour day upon the railroads by
n commission to be appointed by the
president
Railroad officials have declared
that the action OF congress will cost
them $50. 900. 600 year in increased
wages to the trainmen. brotherhood
officials say the enactment will mean
not more than an annual increase or
$20,000,000. In congress and among
the railroad officials there has existed
doubt a S to the constitutionality of the
law, but what steps If any. may be
taken to test this has not been indi-
Gated.
Is Presidents Pet.
Quick action by tho brotherhood
heads followed the action in the GEN.
ate. No doubt existed in their minds
that President Wilson would sign the
bill as soon as II was handed to him.
The measure embraces virtually all
Cf the presidents original proposals
to the employees and tho railroad
beads although IT is only part of the
Legislative program he took to con-
gress last Tuesday when his negotia-
items had failed.
Issuance of the orders Of cancella-
tion followed meeting OF the four
brotherhood heads and f. remaining
members of their committee of $40.
Some opposition TO acting before the
president actually had affixed his sig
nature was evidenced. The II finally
voted unanimously 60 call off the
strike Immediately
All the code messages mad been pre-
pared In advance No two of tbs
more than six hundred dispatches
were alike. One Of them read: "It
is reported that a big fire is raging
in Toronto" Another said: There
Is danger OF your house burning
down"
TO watch Signing.
The original plan TO wait until the
president had signed the bill before
calling off the strike was abandoned
in order to facilitate transmission OF
tho messages.
The four brotherhood heads were
invited tonight to be present tomorrow
morning whom President Wilson signs
the bill. The president will use four
pens in affixing his signature and
each Of the labor leaders will be given
one of them afterwlrd as a souvenir.
Although memb.rs of congress
brcathed easier when their task was
done, the relief was nor so much
demonstration Of satisfaction over the
legislation enacted as over the nmme-
1i3te results II accomplished. II not
only stopped the strike but served
to stay the soaring prices OF food and
Of life which had been
going rapidly upward for several
DAYS.