Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-12-26
SENATE APPROVES
CUMMINS BILL
Action Paves Way for Return of
Railroads to Owners.
BOTH HOUSES TAKE RECESS
Rail Measure Sent to Conference I'm
changed-Labor Section So Differ
emit From House Act That Big
Fight Is Certain.

Washington, Dec. 22.-The Cum
Minis bill, paving the way for return
of the railroads to private operation,
passed the senate by a vote of 46 to-
80, making the holiday recess OF con-
gress possible. Both houses adjourned
to meet January 5.
The bill went through without
change in the anti-strike and other
provisions around which the senate
measure was drawn, and was sent to-
conference for adjustment during the
recess with the Esch BILL passed by
the house November IL. Final enact
ment of the permanent railroad reor-
ganization legislation is expected
early next month.
The ultimate disposition of the rail-
road problem, however, is in doubt,
as the senate and house bills will BE
in conference and congress in recess
on January !, the date SET by Presi-
dent Wilson for return of the lines to
their owners. No word regarding Mr.
Wilson's present intention reached
congress. Unless vetoed by the presi-
dent, the pending legislation would re-
quire return of the roads by January
81.
Lineup in the Senate.
In the final vote in the senate the
Cummins bill was supported BIZ 33 Re-
publicans and Is Democrats and OPP
posed by Republicans ard % Dem
ocrats. The roll call follows For the
bill, Republicans Bali. Brandegee,
Colt, Cummins. Curtis Dillingham;,
Edge, Elkins. Fernald. l'reIinghuysen,
Hale. Harding, Jones, (Wash.l, kel-
logg. Kenyon. Keyes, Knox. Lodge,
Mccormick. Mclean. Moses, Nelson.
New, Phipps. Poindexter, Sherman,
Smoot. Spencer, Sterling. Townsend,
Wadsworth. Warren Watson-33.
Democrats Bankhead, Gay, Hitch
cock, Myers, Pomerene. RansdelI. Rob
inson, Smith (Md.). Stanley, Thomas,
Underwood, Walsh (Mont), Williams
-13.
Against the bill. Republicans Bor-
ah, Capper, France, Gronna, La Fol-
lette, Lenroot, McNary, Norris--8.
Democrats-Ashhur Chamberlain,
Culberson, Dial, Fletcher, Gerry, Gore,
Harrison, Henderson. Johnson Is. d.,
Jones IN. NJ, Kendrick. Kirby, Nc
Kellar, Nugent, Overrnan, Sheppard,
Simmons. Smith (Ga.), Smith (S. c.,
Trammell Walsh (Mass.)-22.
Total-30.
Reject La Toilette Plan.
Preceding the final vote. the senate
rejected, 65 to II, a substitute bill of
fered by Senator La Toilette propos-
ing retention of the roads another
two years.
Three RepubIicans-G ronna. La, Fol-
lette and NOrris-and eight Demo
Gratis Ashurst Chamberlain, Hender-
son, Johnson (S. d., Kendriek, Nu-
gent, Sheppard and Walsh (Mont.)-
voted for the plan.
The senate conferees on the bills
are Cummins. Poindexter Kellogg,
Ponerene and Robinson. The house
conferees are Esch. Hamilton, Wins
low, Sims and Barkley.
Predicts a Long Fight.
When the house was informed that
the senate had passed the Cummins
bill, Representative Esch said that
the labor sections Of the two bills
we're so radically different that it
seemed certain that the conferees
would have to later ask the house for
Instructions
Representative Garner. Texas. Dem
ocratic whip. said he favored a test
in the house on the senate labor sec
ton which includes the anti-strike pro-
vision. Conferences to harmonic the
two bills will begin at once.