The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-02-25
RAILROAD bill
PASSED BY SENATE
Now Goes to President viii.
son
LABOR CHAIRMAN
VOICES PROTEST


Against. Senator Dial Voted Against
Measure.
y Washington, Feb. 23.-The confer
ence report on the railroad bill en-
bodying legislation for reorganization
of railroads Of the country with the
end of federal control, was adopted
late today by the senate 1t passed the
house Saturday and now goes to the
president.
The vote on adoption of the report,
taken after several hours of debate,
was AZ to II.
Those vcting for the conference re-
port were:
Republicans-Ball, Brandegee, Cald-
er, Capper, Colt, Cummins, Curtis, FL
kins, Fernald, Frelinghuysen, Hale,
Jones CWashington}, Kellogg, Kenpon,
keyes, Lenroot, Lodge, Mclean, Nc
Nary, Nelson, New, Page, Phipps, Poin-
dexter, Smoot, Spencer, Sterling, Suth-
erland, Townsend. Wadsworth, War
rem, and Watson. Total Republicans
for, 80.
Democrats Fletcher, Gay,
Glass, Myers, .Phelan, Pomerene, Rams
dell, Robinson, Shields, Smith (Ga.),
Smith tMarylandl, Underwood, Walsh
(Montana) and Williams. Total Demo-
Gratis for, Is.
Total for adoption-47
Those voting against the report.
Pnnthlioo,,c
Gronna. Total Republicans against, 8.
Observation-Disclosures, Dial, Goe, Har-
ris. Harrison, Johnson (South Dakota), !,
Jones Cew Mexico), King, Mcclellan.
Nugent, Overman, ,Pittman, Sheppard
and Trammel. Total Democrats
against-14.
Total against adoption-17.
Those paired follow:
Bankhead for, with Culberson
against; Mccormick for, with Hender-
son against; Nottingham for, with
Swanson against; Fall for, with Ken
drick against; Simmons for, with Kir-
by against; McCumber for, with La
Toilette against; Harding for, with
Wash (Mass), against; Edge for, Ow-
en- against.
Announcement was made that If
Senator'S Hitchcock, Nebraska; Stan
ley, Kentucky, and Chamberlain, Ore
gon, all Democrats, had been present
they would have voted in support Of
the conference report.
Thirty-two Republicans joined with
fifteen Democrats in voting for adop-
ton Of the conference report, while
three Republicans and fourteen Demo
Gratis comprised the seventeen voting
against iJ There was never any doubt
as to what the senate would do, in
view of the wide margin by which the
Cummins bill, more drastic than the
compromise measure, was passed. The
bill will go Immediately to President
Wilson and the general opinion around
the capitol was that he would sign It,
During the 1--WE hours Of debate, led
by Chairman Cummins, OF the inter
state commerce committee, senator's
expressed varying opinions as to how
under the BILL which was warmly de-
tended and attacked. But the intense
interest, which characterized proceed
ings Saturday in the house was lack
ing, frequent quorum calls being nee
essary to get members in the chamber.
Around six o'clock the patience OF
the senate apparently was exhausted
after the long season Of speechmaking
and insistent demands for vote cut
short the lesirc to prolong the pres
entation OF individual views.
Discussion today related largely to
the labor and rate making provisions.
Senator Cummins, with great feeling
denounced widespread claims that in
fixing freight and passenger charges
calculated to give the roads return
OF 5 1-2 per cent meant taking huge
sums Of money from the public treas
ury. The bill, he declared would not
make one dollar In that way. Such re-
ports he said were merely part of
the propaganda put forth in an effort
to defeat all legislation on the eve of
return OF the roads to their owners on
March 1.
During the final debate on the bill
Senator simmons, Democrat, North