The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-20
THE AAI|-STR|KE
SECTIONS SIAj
Debate RACES Until MIDI
night When Senate Adj
Iourns
VOTE NOT LATER
THAN $3.50 2 M.
McNary Sugar Bill to b
Taken Up at 10 o'Clock
Holiday Recess to Start
Monday

Naslfn 2ton. Dec 1a.--Erortr n
bring ~ 4 vote tho CuirT1tns bill TOE
the rcfur. Of the railroads TO the&
private ov ncrs failed shortly be.0&9
midnight when the, senate by agrees
ynent decided to recess until tomo1-
row morning ~ ten A. NJ. ss.
Under the agreement the McNayy
sugar bill will hn taken up at TIL
hour. with a vote not later than fi:4c
after which the Cummins bill win -
considered. with Il vote uot1ater thnA
$40 o'clock.
Preceding adjournment nrG,bsr
,f proposed amendments were voted
spor. att being defeated The NSW.
England and Northwestern dcfeE&.
lions combined to hefeat au Amed4-
mont by Senator Jones, OF Washing
ton. the effect OF which would hayD
been TO deprive New England sh4p.
rers Of the difrercntial on freight Ax14
passenger traffic over tho Cahnn4141
RAILROAD ssS
The Jones amendment proposed
make It unlawful for any shipper
send freight over the CannAdtAA
roads at ratio lower than tha4
charged over the roads entirely eR
American territory. Senators Mcse4
Of New Hampshire. I.odEa ard WAlnh
OF Massachusetts,, Nelson and KG1lo&E
of Minnesota and ll0nxUot. q WMo1-
sin. protested vigorously AoA4t1e 80
amendment, saying II w0ol4
the factories Of tbs New Mn91ahA -.
ritorv as we'll a. tbs wheat ahipnae
OF the Northwest
An amendment BY Senator S1onl9
Of Kentucky, In strike out the penalty
clause from the anti-strtke secdOfka
,43s.s defeated. "a to 80.
Senator Henderson, OF Nevada, An0
Poindexter OF Washington. made
combined attack on the long ana
short haul clauses, which permit cAk-
riers 10 grant the same rate FOR =
lonf, haul shipment as for q shoft
haul shipment Senator Hendersoa
offered a substitute, which Was re-
iccted, % to Ss and Senator Poin~
dexter moved To strike the section
out Of the bill, his motion being de.
feated, 10 TO ~.
Senator LaFollette. Of Wisconsin,.
had made an effort to have substt-
,utei for the measure bhs drawn
by him to continue federal opcratidA
Of the roads for two years more. FIJI
his motion had not come to vctA
when the senate adjourned
PROVISION OF RILb
The cummins hin differs In AAAAf
particulars from the ESch bill. whs60
has been passed BY the house. Co.
OF the most striking points OF dte-
ference IL the inclusion In the Cu1Ar
rnins bill of rigid anti-strfke pro-.
vision which holds strike OF yR1~
way employees to be unla wful, UuntAAs
able ny heavy fine and imprisonraen1
The Each bill attempts no lcgislati0a
along this lire.
Aro+b.r ,,npovtart coSnf ~ dflenp-
ence Is in the prov ssion with reepSck
TO the return of the roads TO their
owners The Esch BIN provides fl1At
tho roads should he turned back ~
tho last day of the month m Wht0n
the hill becomes law, provided TIT
the bill becomes a law before tAe
18th of that month; the Cimrnina
bill provides for the return Of the
roads on the last day Of the c3lend4r
month In which the bill becomes =
law.
The Esch bill provides for tn
ownership and operation OF Ill sa3-
roads by private owners under 6ro4A
federal supervision, while the CuNe-
rims bin consol!dates the trauspcF&r
tion system into not less than - -
more than So systems. which are ~
be competitive organizations. preos1Ne
ing as far as possible existing eA4H
the matter OF service to tho pnG&D
rather than with respect 70 SseQA
and charges.
UNTFTCATIoN
I Other features Of the Cnmm& ~
arc:
I-nihaaticn Of transportation 49,
tiles into competitive systems 10 10 -
accomplished under the surervaGtu4
of !, federal transportation board
created by the bin aud Etven 1ax9A
duties and powers and tho cnrsDA-
dated companies are to be fnc0fp0-
rated under federal regulation Com
soiidat may be made through -
organization of existing railway co..
rorations ar through original cOrpAs
. ra.ions organized under the conkKra
OF the federal government Final -
cisson as 20 the form Of these conAGAs
idations rests with the intsrAt41o
commerce commission. which h}4
power OF review over the tant&ftY3
app,e val ny The federal trAnsportAff4&
board
Capitalization OF these great rnA1&
way corporations r., be based uu&n
yaiua ttors stetcrrain~d BIZ fnseraf&4&
commerce commission and Il mot 4D
exceed the actual valnn ~ the pc3IS
| crty held for or used In the trAn1Q&
tation service" sss
To provide for the isrsunedia&as II
GRAFTON OF the carriers M4tec 4N IA
lease frnm federal 6CMtrol 4AM
era items tile Cnmnte. NM DI Y
pr0ris1ouo - s0ys4 Il
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