Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-01

WaSn1ngtOn, Aug 31. - belleI grew in all quarters here tonight that the great railroad strike called for next Monday 0Alrning would be averted. At the close of a day of a conferences and hearings, congress apparently was prepared to pass tomorrow or Satur- day the eight hour legislation which heads of the employees brotherhoods have declared officially will cause them to telegraph the code message nec- ssary to revoke the sl~ilze order.
 Although President Hlhon still de- sires strongly to see his. whole legisla- tive programme accepted. and demo- cratic leaders in the senate have ideas of their own about what should be done, administration spokesmen vir- tually conceded tonight that the bill finally pessed would provide only for:
 What Bill Provides For.
 An eight hour day for trainmen in interstate commerce. effective Decem- Der 1 or January 1, with the present ten hour rate of pay and pro-rata ov- ertine; and
 A small commission appointed by the president to investigate the work ing of the law from six to nine months and report to congress.
 This, with the date December l. is in substance the Adamson bill, revised by Representative Adarnson and Dem- ocratic Leader Kitchin after confer- ring with President Wilson and which A. R. Garretson, spokesman fG::' the Protherhoods, stated formally late to- dGv would be considered a ''satisfac> tory settlement" and prevent the walk cut. Tonight the senate interstate commerce committee agreed to re- port out similar bill. with the date January 1 and roads under 100 miles ;n length and electric street railway and interurloan lines exempted.
 House Votes at 430 p. m. Today.
 The house will meet at II o'clock tomorrow morning to take up the Ad amson measure and the majority leaders have agreed upon a special rule provided for vote by 4.9O o'clock in fna afternoon. The senate meets at 10 o'clock tO begin consideration of it's committees bill. with the admins ration leaders determined to keep the body in continuous session until it is passed.
 Only long speeches in the senate can prevent prompt action and the admin istration is confident that minority leaders will not carry their opposition so far as to make 1t impossible to get through the necessary legislation through both houses by midnight Sat urday night.
 President Wilson will be in his room when the senate meets and has ar ranged to spend all the forenoon there aiding in putting the legislation
 
 ernoon he leaves for Shadow Lawn his summer home in New Jersey, where on Saturday he is to be notified formally of his nomination for reelection. A special messenger will be started for Shadow Lawn with the eight hour bill as soon as 1t is passed and the presi, dent will sign 1t there.
 Senate Committee Meets Magnates. While the senate committee today was holding nine hour meeting at which representatives of the railroads, the employees and the shippers gave their views or the situation and the proposed legislation, the president held frequent conferences with mem bers of congress and sent for brother hood leaders and earnestly urged them to rescind the strike order.
 When the trainmen left the White House authorized the statement that they had given no assurances. It was indicated the president still intended, if it became necessary as a last re- sort, to address @ public appeal to the men Of the brotherl1oods. urging them on patriotic grounds to have the strike called off
 Although the programme for action in the house was clearly outlined with out delay. it was not until late tonight that a definite idea of what the sen- ate would have before it tomorrow was obtainable When it's hearings closed,
  went into what promised to be an all- night session to consider the various legislative proposals before it, includ- ing the presidents whole programme with it's provisions for preventing strikes pending investigation and for the drafting of men to operate trains In case of military necessity All day the house leaders had been declaring that these provisions nevere could be enacted and near midnight it was learned that the senate committee had decided 1t would not be advisable to submit them at this time. The com- mittee agreed to report a bill substan- tiaIly to the Adamsorf measure, with the effective date of the eight hour provision January t Instead of De- cenber i. and with roads under 200 miles long exempted.
 Senator Brangegee, 9 republican committeeman, expressed the opinion that the bill could be passed by tomor- row night.
 LEGISLATION PROPOSED
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