The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-19
SENATE STANDS
FIRM AGAINST
RAIL STRIKES
NO RECESS UNTIL r.! ~
BILL HAS PASSED
Mccormick Amend d dment,
Beaten on Tie Vote, May !:
Come Up Again !.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1s.-The senate
held its fifth night session on the rail-
road bill tonight with grave doubt in the
mind OF the leaders that the measur.
could be passed in time to permit be-
ginning Of the holiday recess Saturday.
The labor clauses. including the ant
strike provision Of the Cummlns meas
ure. were under discussion during the
day, eliminating in the rejection by u
vote of 25 to 46 of the proposal Of Sena-
tor Stanley. Democrat. Kentucky. TO
eliminate the whole section. Efforts
toward compromise ensued.
Hold Up Recess.
During the debate an agreement waa
reached by senate and house majority
leaders not TO permit a holiday recess
until the measure is through the senate
and sent TO conference. At their confer
ence. however. Senator Lodge and Rep.
resentative Mondell agreed TO suspend
house business Saturday TO permit me ~.
! bers Of the lower body To go home for
the holidays. eeyn il the senate Is held
by delay on the railroad bill Beginning
Monday. house sessions will be prefuncS
tory under q "gentlemen's agreement" 10
transact no business until January. but
10 adjourn from. day TO day until the
senate recesses.
The anti-strike provisions were in turn
attacked and defended today while con-
ferecnees were held looking to compro-
mise by modifying the clause imposing
criminal penalties for strikes or lock-
outs.
NCormick Amendment Beaten.
After defeat Of the Stanley motion &c
strike out the entire labor section, SEN
ator Mccormick. Republican. Illinois, Of
fered a substitute plan. similar to the
Canadian System, to prohibit strikes hor
sixty days after decisions Of the adjust
ment board. and requiring decisions from
the board within ninety days. |aA
On tie vote OF 81 to 81 the subst-
tute Of Senator Mccormick for tho ants
strike provision was rejected, and Mr.
Mccormick gave notice that he would
ask for another vote later. ~
Senators Thomas. Democrat. Colorado
supporting the Cummins labor proposaJ.-
declared railroad strikes to be irt"ic".
able in the effect upon the general pub.,
lie. ~
Opposed ~ walsh.
Opposing the -4nti,stfike sect;uDAs1
ator Walsh. Democrat, Massachusetts.
said that criminal penalties for striker
would not accomplish their purpose. The
Cummins plan. he characterized as re.
pressivc, unfair and unjust" -.
Strikes among certain classes OF en.
ployes are unjustifiablc and among thcs.
arc railroad employees" declared Senator
Walsh, but we cannot chain them 10
their posts like galley slaves"
Congress, the Massachusetts, senator
held hould remove the incentive AMI
causes Of strikes BY enactment OF arbi-
tration legislation without banning what
had cope to b the inherent right to
strike.
When a subsequent vote on his pro-
posal is taken Senator Mccormick ex-;
pressed conviction that his substitute
will be adopted. After disposal Of the
Mccormick amendment tonight the
senate dropped temporarily considera-
ton Of the labor section and turned to
minor amendments. The lineup on the
Mccormick substitute which was op-
posed by Senator Cummins, vas bi-par-
tisan with several senators Absent. -