The sun., 1919-07-17
FOES OF DAYLIGHT
LAW RENEW FIGHT
Will Attach q Modified Rider
49, to the Agricultural
= Measure.
Special Despoteh to TIE suS.

WASH INoroN, July 16.-House Repu0-
liean leaders have determined to mako
another effort to repeal the daylight
saving plan and have declared war on
President Wilson for vetoing the re-
peaier in the Agricultural Appropria-
ton bill ----' ...-
Representative Haugen ua.). chair
man OF the House Agriculture Commit
tee. disclosed to-day the plan by intro
ducing the agricultural bill with rider
knocking out the daylight plan. Tho
rider differs from the one vetoed by the
President in that It repeats only that
part Of the daylight act which sets
day in March and back again the last
Sunday in October. 1t does not affect
the fixing OF standard time zones by the
Interstate Commerce Commission, which
was repealed By the rider in the original
appropriation bill. The rider is the
same as the Bill OF Representative Esch
(Wis.). which passed the House about a
month ago but never has been acted on
by the Senate.
Despite the action Of the House Mon
day tn sustaining the Presidents veto.
the Republican steering committee de-
cided to-day a special rule shall be re-
ported by the Rules Committee to-mor-
row making consideration OF the bill
with the new rider in order as soon as
the rule Is adopted. Senate Republicans
have agreed to push the new bill through
in short order.
There Is little doubt that the President
will veto the new measure because OF
his strong objections TO repeating the
law. The real test will then come when
the bill is sent back to the House on
the question of overriding the veto. Both
Houses have a majority against daylight
saving, but so far, the farmer representa-
tives. who are practically united against
the act. have been unable to obtain the
necessary two-thirds vote to override
the veto of the President.
Previous plans OF those opposed to
daylight saving were to pass the agri-
cultural bill without the daylight saving
rider and then push through both houses
the Esch bill repeating part of the
act. Plans were changed after a confer
ence among Senator Gronna IN. d.,
chairman of the Agricultural Commit
tee, Representative Haugen and other
Republican leaders. The present plan Ia
certain to develop a sharp partisan fight,
as Democrats are certain the Republic
cans wish by this method to change the
record or the House vote Monday which
sustained the Presidents veto.
This may illustrate completely the op-
ponents OF daylight saving In their ef-
forts to repeal the law II Is doubtful
II the Republicans can muster a solid
front for the new bill. as on the original
vote seventy-four members of the ma
Jority. principally from city districts.
voted with the President Few of these
VIII change their position, 1t is believed
with many Democrats who are opposed
to daylight saving already on record as
voting against the plan to override the
veto 1t is believed that the partisan
angle OF the fight will cause many of
these to stand by the President against
the law.
II daylight saving advocates can keen
their ranks solid opponents OF the plan
must md twenty-three more members TO
vote with them TO override veto SEN
ate leaders claimed that only half
hearted attempt was made in the House
To override the veto and that sutficient
votes can be obtained on another vote.