Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
WORK
STR0NGLY UPHELD
House Refuses to Recommit.
Compromise Report by Sub
stantia1 Majority.
DEBATE LASTS FOUR HOURS
Chairman Esch Declares Measure,
Essential to Save Transports
ton Lines From Bankruptcy.
DEBATE LASTS FOUR HOURS;
fRy Associated Prasu Il.

rRy Associated Prsss.l
WASHINGTON. Feb 2l.--The COM &:
promise Esch- Cummans railroad bill 81
was approved late today by the House, &
which adopted the conference report
after four hours OF debate.
The House adopted the conferences
report by a vote OF 24s to t6o--a clean 3
margin OF 90 votes.
Adoption of the conference report &
came after the House had defeated.
22s to Ill, a motion. to recolnmit. 4
Chairman Esch. of the Interest ate Corii- Z
merce Committee. in charge of the
Fat ta asest aeT 'ssn ssa
ouSz In the chamber as the voting be.S
gan. -, ~ 49, is
No Doubt AZ to Outcome. sss5
There never was any DOUBT as to i
the outcome. leaders said. although tho
effect of pressure from labor leaders
against a,;s9n ad9p.len ., the ei vas xaEs
Ikitchin. Democrat. of North q olina,
n, the closing argument against the
at least a dozen members who were
opposed to 1t to rally TO It's support. ST
- During the debate in which more i
part. Chairman Esch declared the rail-
roads would be handed back to their
snasted
while. but he warned the House defeat
q. the bill at this stage would putShalf I
hands of receivers In three months.
Pou Paints Gloomy Picture. @s32s iaS
Representative Pou. Democrat, OF
North Carolina, painted a moro gloomy
see the greatest financial disasters In
years II it@gaye up the roads Without
e |, g, n, aet..laws hich
S.. Represen t1t iyes Kftth In said @his up 81
81 a g q lar
the ions "a 8, ~
said railway interests had conducted.
and declared the question gof governs
whether this report is adopfed Or
rejected." he said. I'VE have 1T from
To tbsi hen that the Inc readS VII
ference report showed so5N Republisarsa
The opposing vote included i "a Demo- &
Gratis. twenty-cilree republicans; n ono
independent and one. Prohibitionist. IS
How the Voting Went.
The roll call follows: 81; tlss
Andrews. MARYLAND; Andrews. Ne;
Begg. Benham, Bland, Boies. 7Rowers,.
Britten; Brooks; Illinois,; Brooke;
ButleF
Cole Cooper. eSplsy, Gos ttiiipnGs fasS:;
paie DaiinseT saFTas MpashsssS
R R'S,an Dyer Ssc, S ss sIss:
French. Fuller. illinois :; ruler. Massa s..
s sl Goody dsrana GGIyn
linois; Green. Iowa.. Greene, Massa.s
ehusetts; Greene. Vermont Grjeat.
HaTreid. HaWley. Hayes ayes H saasfaaes
MI 10 Hulings. Hun. Iowa; . Iisss
JI.e9hnson. South Dakota: iohnaoas..
WHasshington; Jones'. PennsylvanIs:
fsa Kiahni Rsaans Ks sGyS.
Kiess. Kinkaid. Kraus langley. slIa ag:
ton n, L Z, Little. Longworth b. Luce,
Mclaughlin. Mi iH:' Me MLsmaatas
M Msseaska; Ms Msnhers 81 MssSrs.s
inois Mapes. Msrrits M Sfe msnn NIL His
Ter. MonahSn. Mondeii. Moore, OHIO
Murphy. Nelson. Wisconsin: NestSa..s
Minnesota: Newton, Missouri: OaIiens.s
PPo opser Pal6s; Parker. ssters RIa.t
Ramseyer. Randall, Wisconsin; Reayis,
KRfi rsinta Reed p;ot New Yers; Reea Vast
New York; Sanford Sells. shrevs. ).
Sieger. Sinnett. slemp. Smith. I Ida fio:
Steenerson. Stephens. Ohio; . Stinea mess s.
Strong. Kansas: Strong, PennsyiyaMia Z:
TDuHmerS. Washingtoh; Sweet Swone.5
Ohio: TIlson. Timberiake. Tincner.
xolstead, Walsh, walters. Ward ward
Mhae K Massaa w WSistsstss Whes1si
Wood. Indiana Indiana; Wo aS W,Yn a,snw
S so, Dakota; Yates. zihlman--totai,.
Democrats for Measure. "a s93 ss
~, D vIl Grats.Benson. Black. Cantriii.
Davis, Tennessee;T Dewajt.l pTan n =.
Dupre; Eagle, Flood. Goodwin. Harri..31
PSreys. Johnston G Ssw a Yola Ke HIM.
hinthicum. Lonergan. Montagne.
Moore. Virginia: NeeIy. oiney, : oSsr s.2
Street, Padgett. Park, Parrish. peii,
sSa s @,s New sf ors seel yr SHIT
able. Weliing, woods! s sVisgs ina
Grand total. 249.
Vote Against Measure. s. ii ss,s5
Against---Re publicans:SB aer. Browne
Denison. Ellsworth, Emerson. n \ Frsass \
K KINGS K hslhisr ms1ly
Nolan. Nichols. y Mic6igan sR ii
ossrats: ~ Almon, Ash6rook. ssssseiIst
Bland. Missonris Bland, sVfrgfnias. BaS,
Brand. Briggss Brinson; Bruno banfsAs
BBa ,,shs An Byrnss, South CARO- iIaa IS
pennsyl iss care II e, cs ssss
Casey. Collier Connaily Cullen, Den rsss
Dickinson. Missouri IS Donovan. .Iooss s
lIns vs;n, DosMs an9s penga,on. assss. Is
Fisher. daiiasSer. saiitssn. % sss snSs 81
South Dakota; !ss Ganly. New vGsG$5 4;
ashs HiS sTmiIi
I ings. HAYDEN. = in How nd As HffGx