The sun., 1919-08-20
LIGHT REPEAL
PASSED OVER
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.
SENATE SURE TO FOLLOW
Special pespatcA to TIE sux.


WASHINGTON. Aug. 19.-The House
to-day sounded the death knell of
the daylight saving law.
BY a 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 we'll in the cities during the
war, was in the House. as the Senate
has on all the votes taken ordered the
repeal by a majority OF more than 3 to /.
Senator Cummins Qowa), 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 plan
will be abandoned the last Sunday of
October in this year. Clocks then 20
back to SUN time" and remain there.
Opponents OF the plan. in Knocking
out the law after 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 a safe majority. Contrary
to expectations. 1t was the city members
| who were absent in larger numbers than
Representatives from the rural districts
| and the anti-daylight men took advan.
| tage of this.
Thirty-four fewer votes for the plar
| 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
rhe daylight saving advocates needed
only eleven more votes TO have prevented
the opponents from obtaining the neces.
sary two-thirds majority, and 1t was ar
easy matter to count two to three time.
this number among the absentees who
are known to have been against tn,
repeal.
| More Republicans than Democrat
voted to sustain the Presidents veto
| The vote for the plan was divided a
| follows: Republicans, 90; Democrats
|
about corresponds to the Republican ma
| jority 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, ant
efforts OF a few Representatives from
| the rural districts to delay oonside-a
| 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 L
delay consideration did not know a care
full poll had been made to assure tn
defeat of the veto. Representative Blan
ton, Democrat (Tex) and Representa-
tive King, Republican Cll) sought t
have the vote delayed, while Represen
! tative Wingo. Democrat (Ark) desire'
the veto referred back TO the Interstat
| Commerce Committee.
The veto caused the first quorum #
4 the House in two weeks, 325 member
being present to-day. Commenting o.
the vote. advocates of the plan pre-
| dicted workers in the cities would de
mand its continuance next year by goin
to work an hour earlier under the oil
| time.