Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-01
Adan,son Bill Which
May Avert Strike

Washington, Sept. 1,--Representa-
tive Adamson's BILL which was re-
ferred to the committee on interstate
and foreign commerce and ordered to
be printed, reads as follows:
A bill to establish the eight hour
standard workday in the Interstate
transportation and for other purposes.
BE it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the Unit
ed States of America in Congress as
sembled:
\ Section THAT beginning Dec. l.,
1916, eight hours shall, in contracts for
labor and service, be deemed days
work and the measure or standard of
q days work for the purpose of reck-
oning the compensation for services OF
all employees who are now or NAV
hereafter be employees Of any common
carrier by railroad. which is subject to
the provisions of the act of Feb. l.,
1887, entitled IAN act to regulate com
merce, as amended, and who are now
or may hereafter be actually engaged
in any capacity in the operation Of
trains used for the transportation Of
persons or property on railroads from
any state or territory of the United
States or the District of Columbia to
any other state or territory of the
United States or the District of CO.
lunhia. or from one place in terri.
tory to another place in the same teri
rftory, or from any place in the United
States to an adjacent foreign country
or from any place in the United States
through foreign country to any other
place IN the United States
Section 2.-That the president shah
appoint commission of three which,
shall observe the operation and effects
OF the Institution of the eight hour
standard workday, as above defined,
and the facts and conditions affecting
the relations between such common
carriers and employees during a period
OF not less than six months nor more
than nine months. in the discretion of
the necommission, and within thirty days
thereafter suchScommission shall rel
port its findings to the president and
congress; that each member of the
commission created under the provis-
ions of this act shall.receive such COM
pensation as may be fixed by the pres
ident. The sum of S25,0 900, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, be and
hereby Is. appropriated out of anH
money I'm the United States treasurk
not otherwise appropriated to be im :.
mediately available and to continue
available until Tthe close Of the fiscal
year ending June 80. 1917, for tho ned :.
essary and proper expenses incurred
ia connection with the work OF sudh
including salaries per
diem. travelling expenses Of members
sssissss sss Saslssss; re
aries and other necessary expenses,
the "a me sto Be approved BY the chair
man Of said comnission and audited
by the proper accounting officers Of
the treasury.
Section 3.-That pending the report
Of the commission herein provided for
and for period of thirty days there
after the compensation of railway em-
ployes subject to this act for a stand-
ard eight-hour workday shall not be
reduced below the present standard
days wage. and for all necessary time
in excess of eight hours such employees
shall be paid at a rate not less than
the pro rata rate for such standard
eight-hour workday.
Section 4.-That any person v4olat-
ing any provision of this act shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con-
viction shall be fined not less than 800
and notsmore than $1,000, or imprison-
ed not to exceed one year, or both.