The sun., 1919-08-20
LIGHT REPEAL
PASSED
WILSON'S VETO
House Disposes of Much
Fought Saving Measure
by 223 to 101 Vote.
SENATE SURE TO FOLLOW
Has Always Ordered Repeal by
3 to 1 Majorities-Sun
Time Oct. 26.
speciol pe.patch to THr sux.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-The House
to-day sounded the death knell of
the daylight saving law.
By vote of 223 to 101 it ordered
the measure repeating the law passed
over the veto Of President Wilson,
the opponents Of the plan this time
having obtained a safe majority over
the two-thirds vote necessary under
the Constitution to pass any bill with
out the approval of the Chief Execu-
tive.
The test of maintaining the plan. which
worked so well in the cities during the
war, was in the House, as the Senate
has on all the votes taken ordered the
repeal by majority of more than to /.
Senator Cummins Uowa), chairman OF
the Senate Interstate Commerce Com
mittee, plans to call up the bill in the
Senate at an early date for a vote to
override the Presidents veto.
Under the repeating bill the plar
will be abandoned the last Sunday OF
October in this year. Clocks then 20
ptIk W sun tiITt anu remain IneTe.
Opponents OF the plan, in knocking
out the law after a second veto OF their
efforts by the President. carefully
counted noses" before allowing the vote
to be taken, and assured themselves they
could win by safe majority. Contrary
to expectations. 1t was the city members
vino were absent in larger numbers than
and the anti-daylight men took advan-
tage of this.
Thlrty-four fewer votes for the plan
were polled to-day than on the first at
tempt to override the Presidents veto and
since every vote to sustain the President
counted for two votes against the plan,
the advantage OF the first vote was lost
The daylight saving advocates needed
only eleven more votes TO have prevented
the opponents from obtaining the neces-
sary two-thirds majority, and II was an
easy matter to count two to three times
this number among the absentees who
are known to have been against the
repeal
More Republicans than Democrats
voted to sustain the Presidents veto
The vote for the plan was divided al
follows: Republicans, 64 Democrats
as; independent. /. This, however
about corresponds to the Republican ma
tority IN the House. The vote to over
ride was: Republicans. 116 Democrats
107.
The vote was taken after no debate
The Presidents message was read, anC
efforts of a few Representatives from
the rural districts to delay considera
tion of the veto until next week, be-
cause of the fear that many Western
members were absent, were defeated
1t was apparent that those trying u
delay consideration did not know a care
! full poll had been made to assure th'
defeat of the veto. Representative Blan
ton, Democrat tTex.) and Representa-
tive King, Republican (Ill.) sought t
have the vote delayed, while Represen
! tative Wingo. Democrat (Ark) desired
the veto referred back to the Interstate
Commerce Committee.
The veto caused the first quorum II
the House in two weeks. 325 members
being present to-day. Commenting oil
| the vote, advocates OF the plan pre-
dicted workers In the cities would de
mand its continuance next year by goinl
TO work an hour earlier under the ole
| time.