The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-09-06

night session. aUt e@Tly in the evening
word was passed that an agreement
to adjourn and vote at a certain hour
Saturday would come before the dis
cussion had gone very far.
While the House was at work, the
three brotherhood heads at the invi-
tation Of Democratic Leader Kitchin.
occupied the Ways and Means Com.
mittee room near the entrance to the
House floor and were in constant con-
sultation with the labor spokesmen in
the House. They were insistent that
the eight.hour provision go through
without any Of the arbitration or
wage-fxing amendments put forward
during the debate Representative Ca
sey of Pennsylvania was constantly on
the go between them and Representa-
tive Kitchin and Representative keat'
ing Ct Colorado. who conducted their
fight on the Eoor When the vote was
taken they obviously were pleased
Their failure to make statements was
a tribute to fear that anything they
might say would have an undesirable
effect upon deliberations in the
senate.
The Senate committee bin was the
Adamson measure with the same
amendments adopted by the house
and an added section empowering the
Interstate Commerce Commission tc
fix the wages Of interstate railroad
employees at the end Of the proposed
pericI of investigation 20 thereafter
When the senate began its night
session the galleries were thronged
to capacity, many railroad officials
and representatives Of the brother
hoods being in the audience.
In asking unanimous consent to
lay aside the senate bill and take up
the one sent over from the house
Senator Newlands criticised Congress
for not responding to the Presidents
demand for legislation which would
serve as protection against future
labor crisis, and declared members
feared to face the issue because OF
the political campaign.
Senator Thomas also said that Con
gress and not the President was evad
ing the responsibility of meeting 2
great emergency without fear and in
way to make its action permanent
in character.
Senator Cummins made long
speech against the house bill. He
said the country was confronted With
appalling disaster and he was not
prepared to say that senators should
not yield some Of their convictions to
avert though it was impossible for
him to believe the problem should be
solved in the way proposed. He de.
clared in his opinion the amendment
Of Senator Underwood would absolute.
ly destroy the object Of the bill and
he doubted if it would be satisfactory
to the brotherhood leaders.
Taking up the bill in detail Sena'
tor Cummins said the first provision
III II uSauI iICl1AAiLSo AVA S1S - c-ttA-AS1-
so far as hours are concerned be-
cause overtime work IS not paid at
hirher rate than work up to eight
hours.
AS soon as Senator Cummins con
cluded Senator Newlands proposed ad'
journment with the agreement to vote
promptly was given unanimous con
sent ending the session.
All throughout Friday morning
President Wilson was at his office in
the Capitol comforting with Admins
tration leaders and aiding in arrange
ments for putting the legislation
through. He left Washington at 3
o'clock Friday afternoon for Long
Branch. \. J., where he was notified
formally Saturday Of his nomination
Tor reelection.
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