The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-11

tonight by leaders. Action on the bill will
be followed Immediately by adjournment
of the special session of Congress, the
agreement provides, consideration of the
measure by the Senate going over until
the regular session, beginning in Decem-
Der.
Under a rule adopted tonight, the House
agreed to meet two hours earlier than
customary and to begin night sessions inn
mediately. General debate will end Oh
Wednesday.
The House programme was framed
after Representative Mondell, Wyoming.
republican House leader. had been in
formed by Senator Lodge that Senate
leaders hoped to dispose of the German
peace treaty by the end of the week.
In the formal report of the House rail-
road bill, made today, by Chairman Esoh
of the interstate commerce commission, II
was believed that the measure contained
a mandate to the carriers to apply Ter
general increases of rates within ~ days
after their return to private opera lion.
Unless such applications for increases are
made to the interstate commerce commits
sion, the bill will deny them the guaranty.
including continuance by the government
of their standard return for six months
and their privilege of obtaining govern
ment loans.
CUMMINS' VIEW
simultaneously with the report of the
House measure. Senator Cummins, chair
man of the Senate interstate commerce
committee, submitted a report expressing
his individual views on the Senate plan
of permanent railroad legislation. de-
tending the an.i-strike provision of the
Senate bill, Senator Cummins declared
that strikes by railway workers must
cease" and that the arbitration boards
created by the bill would give justice to
ALL even assuring the unions that they
can accomplish more through the boards
than by strikes.
Anti-strike Legislation is not part OF
the House measure, Chairman Esch SAID
in his report. declaring that the House
committee decided that such provisions
were ''unwise'' and in lieu thereof adopted
plans for Cancellation through voluntary
arbitration of disputes. His report pro-
voked the first attack on the House bill,
Representative Blanton, democrat Texas,
complaining that the measure, partlcu-
larly because Of the labor provisions, was
ridiculous"
THE public has no guarantee or even
promise against continued tie-ups of gov
eminent industries" Representative
Blanton asserted.
HOUSE REPORT
The House committee in its report, said
1t did not attempt to adopt new and UNI
tried plans, bu. had built on founda-
ton already in existence.
Government ownership was rejected, IL
was explained, because of the President
announced intention to return the lines
to private operation at the end OF the
year, the desire for such action by the
carriers, and 1.-The widespread demand
among the people that federal control
cease as soon as suitable legislation could
be enacted.
The Plumb plan also was rejected, the
report said, because it's provisions were
so radical and the principles so foreign
to the fundamental principles OF our gov
eminent that it was considered by the
com mittee as impossible"
Opposing creation of transportation
board, as proposed in the Senate measure
the report said such an organization TO
advise the interstate commerce commls-
sion would be a needless and expensive
burden, more subject to political intiu-
ence than the interstate commerce com
mission.