The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-12-25
SENATE APPROVES
CUMM|NS BILL
Action Faves Way for Return OF
Railroads to Owners.
BOTH HOUSES TAKE RECESS
Rail Measure Sent to Conference IN
changed--Labor Section SO Differ
ent From House Act That Big
Fight Is Certain

Washington. Dec. 22.--The Cum
Minis bill, paving the way for return
of the railroads to private operation
passed the senate by vote of 46 to
30 making the holiday recess of CON
gress possible. Both houses adjourned
TO meet January ..
The bill went through without
change in the anti-strike and other
provisions around which the senate
measure was drawn, and was sent to
conference for adjustment during the
recess with the Esch bill, passed by
the house November II. Final enact
ment of the permanent railroad reor-
ganization legislation Is expected
early next month.
The ultimate disposition of the rail-
road problem, however, is in doubt,
as the senate and house bills will be
in conference and congress in recess
on January /, the date set by Presl-
dent Wilson for return of the lines to
their owners. No word regarding Mr..
Wilson's present intention reached
congress. Unless vetoed by the presi-
dent the pending legislation would re-
quire return Of the roads by January
81.
Lineup in the Senate.
In the final vote in the senate the
CummnS bill was supported by 30 Re
publicans and Is Democrats and OPP
posed by s Republicans and 90 Dem
ocrats. The roll call follows: For the
bill, epublcans-Ball, Brandegee,
Colt. Cummins, Curtis, Dillingham;,
Edge. Elkins, Fernald, Frelinghuysen,
Hale, Harding, Jones, CWash), kel-
logg, Kenyon, Reyes, Knox, Lodge,
Mccormick, Mclean, Moses, Nelson,
New, Phipps. PoindeXter, Sherman,
Smoot, Spencer Sterling, Townsend,
Wadsworth, Warren Watson-33.
emocrats-Bankhead Gay, Hitch
cock Myers, Pomerene, Ransdell, Rob
inson, Smith (MdD, Stanley, Thomas,
Underwood, Walsh (Mont), Williams
-13.
Against the bill, Republlcans-Bor-
ah, Capper, France, Gronna, La Fol
lette, Lenroot, McNary, Norris-S.
observation-disclosures Chamberlain,
Culberson, Dial, Fletcher, Gerry, Gore,
Harrison, Henderson, Johnson Is. d.,
Jones IN. NJ, Kendrick, Kirby, Nc
Kellar. Nugent, Overman, Sheppard,
Simmons, Smith (Ga), Smith Is. CO.,
Trammell Walsh (Mass.)-22.
Total-30
Reject La Toilette Plan.
Preceding the final vote, the senate
rejected 50 TO II, substitute bill Of
fered by Senator La Toilette propos-
ing retention of the roads another
two years.
Three RepublCans-Gronna, La Fol
lette and Norris-and Sight Demo
crats-Ashurst Chamberlain, Hender-
son, Johnson Is. D., Kendrick, Nj
gent, Sheppard and Walsh (Mont)-
voted Tor the plan.
The senate conferees on the bills
are Cummins, PoindeXter, Kellogg,
Pomerene and Robinson. The house
conferees are Esch, Hamilton, Wins
low. Sims and Barkley.
Predicts a Long Fight.
When the house was informed that
the senate had passed the Cummns
bill, Representative Esch said that
the labor sections of the two bills
were so radically different that it
seemed certain that the conferees
would have to later ask the house for
Instructions"
Representative Garner, Texas, Dem
ocratic whip, said he favored test
in the house on the senate labor Sec
ton which includes the anti-strike pro-
vision. Conferences to harmonic the
two bills will begin at once.