Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-12-27
KEATEN by 11-A0 VOTB.
Senators Hold Aia6et Sessions in An
Effort to lSs tho Cummins
n isn1ffS8n Isill
BLOCK HOLIDAY PROCESS PLAN
House Members Ready to Quit, but
h Upper House Agreement Calls For
w. Sessions Until Measure Becomes Il
Law.

Washington, Dee. lS.--Thc Senate
held it's fifth night session on the
railroad bill tonight with grave doubt
i'll the minds OF leaders that the meas
A>luro could be passed In time to permit
Rcginning Of che holiday recess Sat
urday.
The labor clauses including the an
= ti.strike provision of the Cummins
&mcasurc were under discuss. on dur
Wing the day eliminating later in tho
rejection by q vote of Is to 46 OF the
: reproposal of Senator Stanley, Demo
, crat. Kentucky to eliminate the whole
section. Efforts toward Il compromise
cnSucd
Five Republicans, Borah, Gronna,
La Toilette. McNary and Norris join
ed with twenty Democrats in favor
Of eliminating the labor provisions
bodily. The Democrats were Ashurst
Chambcrlin, Fletcher. Gay, Gerry. IIar
rlS, Harrison; Henderson, Jones
tNcw McXico) Kcndrick, King, kir
J by, Mcclellan. NuEcnt, Ovcrman, Shcp
pard. Smith (South Carolina) Stanley
Trammcll and Walsh (MasSachusottS.)
WILL. DELAY HOLIDAY RECESS.
During the debate, un agreement
Was reached by Sena and House
majority leaders not to permit u holi
day recess until the measure is
J. lLrougn the Senate and sent to con-
4 ference. Al Their conference however
! ss.n.tof I.ouSe ANA ltcpI sentative
II ttt.i N
uuS,ncas saturday 20 permit menl-
. DeiS Oh the lower huuy to 80 home
: Tor the holidays even If the Senate
AIS he'd by delay on the railroad blll
bcglnnlng Monday House sessions
VIII DC pcrlunctory under gentle
men agreement" TO transact no bust
i. less until January 5, but to adjourn
S-irom uay TO day until The Senate re
! cess
Iuc autiStrikc PROVISIONS were i'll
Il turn attacked and defended today
w hlle conferences wore held looking
u to IL compromise by modifying the
: clause imposing criminal penalties
Tor strikes and lockouts.
4
REFLECT MCCOltMlCK lLAN.
Aftcr the defeat Of the Stanley mo
lion to strike out tho entire labor
section Senator Mccormick, QEpubii
can Illinois offered Il substitute plan
similar to tho Canadian system to
prohibit strikes fo. sixty days after
decisions OF the adjustment board
and requiring decisions from the board
within ninoty days.
On tic vote OF 81 to 81 tho sub.
stitute Of Senator Mccormick. Repub
lean. Illinois for tho antistrike pro
vision waa rejected and Mr.. McCor-
mick gave notice that he would oak
for another vote later.
Senator Thouas, Democrat Colo
RADIO supporting the Cumm MS labor
proposal declared railroad strikes to
general public.
CALLS MEASURE UNJUST.
Opposing the antiatrike section
Senator Walsh, p.mocrat Massach
sets said that criminal penalties for
strikes would not accomplish their
purpose. The Cummins plan. he char
actcriZed as 'repre<sivc, unfair and
unjust"
Strikes among certain classes of
employees are unjustifiabla and
among theso: are railr DAD employee -
declared Senator Walah. but We can
not chain them to their poo like
galley slaves. ConBress tho Masaac hu
setts Senator held. should remove the
incentive and causes or strikes by en-
actment OF arbitration legislation.
wi heut banning what he declared 10
be the inh fa errf right IN utrita