The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-03-22

decision Of the Supreme Court, reads:
AN ACT
70 establish an eight. hour day for EN-
pIOyes Of carriers engaged In inter.
state foreign commerce, and for
other purposes:
BE it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives of the Unit
cd States of America, in Congress as
sembled: That, beginning January
.'rst, nineteen hundred and seventeen,
light hours shall, in contracts for la
Jor and service, be deemed days
york and the measure or standard
of days work for the purpose of
reckoning the compensation for SER
vices of all employees who are now Or
may hereafter be employed by any
common carrier by railroad, except
railroads independently owned and
operated not exceeding one hundred
miles in length, electric street rail-
roads and electric interurban rail-
roads, which is subject to the pro-
visions of the Act of February fourth,
eighteen hundred and eighty-seven,
entitled, "An 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, ex-
cept railroads independently owned
and operated not exceeding street
railroads and electric interurban rail-
roads from any State or Territory of
the United States or the District of
Columbia, or from one place in Ter
rtory to another place in the same
Territory, or from any place in the
United States to an adjacent foreign
country, or from any place in the
United States through a foreign coun-
Try to any other place in the United
States: Provided, That the above ex-
aeptions shall not apply to railroads
less than one hundred miles in length
mich principal business Is leasing or
terminal or transfer facili- |
Ties to other railroads, or are them
selves engaged in transfer Of freight |
Jttween railroads or between rail-
cads and industrial points.
Sec. 2. That the President shall |
appoint a commission Of three, which
shall observe the operation and ef-
fects of the institution of the eight
lour standard work day as above de-
lined and the facts and conditions az
lecting the relations between such
common carriers and employees during
period of not less than six months
lor more than nine months, in the
discretion Of the commission, and
within thirty days thereafter such
commission shall reports its findings
o the President and Congress; that
ZACH member of the commission cre-
tied under the provisions of this act
'hall receive such compensation as
nay be fixed by the President; that
he sum Of $4,000, or 80 much there
IT as may be necessary, be and here
" is appropriated, out of any money
n the United States Treasury not 9TH
,rwise appropriated, for the neces-
'ary and proper expenses incurred in
connection with the work Of such
commission, including salaries, per
lien, travelling expenses Of members
md employees, and rent, furniture, Of
Ice fixtures and supplies, books, sal
aries and other necessary expenses,
me same to be approved by the chair
man Of said commission and audited
BY the proper accounting officer of the
Treasury.
Sec. g. That pending the report of
The commission herein provided for
and for a period Of thirty days there
after the compensation of railway en-
ployes subject to this act for stan
lard eight-hour work day shall not be
reduced below the present standard
lays wage, and for all necessary time
IN excess Of eight hours such en-
ployes shall be paid nj n rate mt leaa