The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-23
WORKING DAY
FOR AMERICA
is PROVIDED
IN new Bill
Moses Introduces Measure to
be Similar to Adamson Law
Commissioners Of Prohi-
bition is Urged.
TREATY BROUGHT UP
fRy Ass.,ciated Prom


WASHINGTON, May 23.-Measures
Tor enforcement Of prohibition both
under the war time prohibition act and
the constitutional amendment. were
proposed in q bill introduced today by
Senator Sheppard, Democrat Of Texas
author Of the war time measure.
A separate commissioner of prohi-
bition with a force Of assistants, is
proposed in the bill, which Is under
stood to have the approval Of the anti
saloon league OF America. With re-
Bpect to provisions for search and
seizure of intoxicants, the measure is
similar to that introduced at the last
session.
A national eight-hour working day
beginning Jan. 1. 1921 was proposed
In bill introduced today by Senator
Moses, Republican of New Hampshire.
In an effort to meet constitutional OBJ
lection, the bill provides that eight
hours shall constitute working day
In any mine, quarry, mill, tannery,
workshop. factory or manufacturing
establishment engaged In production
Of articles entering interstate COM
merce. It was explained that the ap-
plication OF the measure would be
similar to that Of the Adamson law to
the railroads.
Pass Deficiency Bill
The senate today passed without de-
bate or amendment the deficiency ap-
preparation bill adopted yesterday by
the house carrying $45,000,000 for war
risk allotment to families Of soldiers
and sailors and for detention of civil
war veterans. The measure now goes
10 the president.
A resolution declaring 1t the sense
OF the senate that the covenant Of the
league of nations be separated from
the peace treaty when It is submitted
for ratification was introduced In the
senate today by Senator Sherman, Re,
publican. Of Illinois
Senator Johnson OF California, call.
ed up for consideration In the senate
today his resolution asking the state
department to furnish the senate the
complete text OF the peace treaty.
Program Provides Speed.
Tentative program under which both
branches Of congress were working
today provided for unusual rapidity in
disposing Of the most important items
of the great mass Of legislative mat
ter before them. The house, with the
woman's suffrage constitutional amend
ment resolution and the $45, 1000, ,00C
urgent deficiency appropriation bill
disposed Of today planned to dispose
Of the $15,000.000 Indian appropriation
measure which failed of passage last
March.
Rapid work in organizing senate
committees was reported by both re
publican and democratic committees
which, however, deferred announce
ments of details. The republican,
hope to present their committee slate
Monday.
AS soon as the senate committees
are organized, immediate considera
ton Is planned of the house woman
suffrage resolution. 1t was planned tc
bring the measure to vote early mex
month and announcement yesterda,
by Senator Hale, Republican. of Maine
who previously opposed the resolution
that he will now support It, raised fur
ther the hopes Of its advocates fol
adoption.
Organization Of house committee,
also is scheduled for completion b,
the first of next week A preliminar,
meeting Of the military affairs commit
tee today to begin work on the arm
appropriation bill was scheduled an,
the naval committee expects to NEE
Monday for a similar action.