Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-22

Washington, Feb. 2l.-By vote
of ESQ to $50 the house today ap-
proved the compromise Gum
minis railroad bill, following a de-
bate of four hours.
Adoption of the conference re-
port came after the house had de-
feated, 22S to III. a motion to re-
commit. Chairman Esch of the in
terstate commerce committee, in
charge of the fight on the floor,
then called for the previous ques-
tion and there was a buzz in the
chamber as the voting began.
There never was any doubt as to
the outcome, leaders said. although
the effect Of pressure from labor
leaders against adoption of the bill
was variously interpreted. Repre-
sentative Kitchin, democrat, North
Carolin, in the closing argument
against the bill, declared that
labor leaders had caused at least
a dozen members who were oppos-
ed to it to rally to it's support.
During the debate, in which
more than score of representa-
tives took part. Chairman Esch
declared that the roads would be
handed back to their owners on
March 1. regardless of whether
congress enacted legislation mean
! while, but he warned the house
tilat defeat Of tie bill at this stage
would put half the roads of the
country in the hands of receivers
in three months.
Representative Pou, democrat,
North Carolina, painted a more
gloomy picture by declaring that
the country would see the greatest
financial disaster in years if it gave
up the railroads without enact
ment of laws which would give
them the right to earn a fair re-
turn.
Representative Kitchin said his
opposition was not in compliance
to the demands of Mr.. Gompers." "
He attacked the '"insidious propa-
Eanda" which, he said, railway in
terests had conducted and declared
the question of government owner
ship was not involved.
whether this report is adopted
or rejected" he said. 1--WE have 1t
from Mr.. Esch that the roads Will
go back to their owners on March
l."
The vote for the adoption OF the
conference report showed 205 re-
publicans and forty-five democrats
supporting it. The opposing vote
included 1875 democrats, twenty
three republicans, one independent
and one prohibitionist. The roll
call follows:
For the bill: Republicans-Ack-
erman, Anderson, Andrews of
Maryland. Andrews of Nebraska.
Anthony, Bacharach, Barbour,
Begg, Benham, Bland, Boles. Bow
ers, Britten, Brooks of Illinois,
Brooks of Pennsylvania. Browning,
Burdick, Burrough. Butler, Camp
bell of Kansas, Cannon, Chindblom,
Christopherson, Cole, Cooper,
Copely, Costello, Crago, Cranton,
Crowther, Currie of Michigan, Dale.
Dalllnger, Darrow. Dempsey, Dick
inson of Iowa, Dowell, Dunbar,
Dunn, Dyer Echols. Edmonds.
Elliott, Elston, Esch, Evans, Ne
braska; Fairfield, Fess, Focht,
Foster, Freeman, French, Fuller, IL
linois; Fuller, Massachusetts; Gar
land, Glynn. Good, Goodall, Goody-
koontz, Gould, Graham, Illinois,;
Green, Iowa; Greene. Massachusetts;
Greene, Vermont; Griest, Hadley,
Hamilton, Hardy, Colorado; Har-
reid, Hawley, Hays, Hernandez,
Hickey, Hersey, Hicks, Hill, Hoch,
Houghton, Hulings, Hull, Iowa
Hustled, Hutchinson, Ireland, JEFF
ferys, Johnson, South Dakota;
Johnson, Washington; Jones, Penn
sylvania: JUL, Kahn, Kearns, Kel-
ley, Michigan; Kendall, Kennedy
Rhode Island; Kiess, Kinkaid,
Krass, Langley, Layton, Lehlbach,
Little, Longworth, Luce. Lufkin
Luhring, McArthur., McCulloch
McFa d d IN, Michigan, Nc
J.aughlin, M C h an; Nc
Mclaughlin, Nebraska; Nc
Pherson, MacCrate, MacGregor