Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-24
ACTION FOLLOWS
F|VE-HOUR DEBATE
Yield Antistrike Section ito Su-
prerne Necessity" Says
Senator Cunmins.
RATES WILL BE BOOSTED
Indications Increase Will Be 20
Per Cent on Freight
Shipments.


( WASHINGTON. Feb. 23.-By vote
OF Al to II, nearly three to one. the
senate tonight passed and sent to the
president the modified railroad reor.
sahization bill under which the carr
riers of the country will attempt to
adjust themselves to conditions aris,nse
with the end Of government control.
Thirty-two Republicans Joined viii,
nttecn Democrats in voting for .adontfonN
Oh tho conference report. while three
Republicans and fourteen Democrats
comprised tho seventeen voting against
whai HGre tI,n was never any, doubt as to
tne t,'t, vide margin.-by which the Cum!
nians ,ird PHI, more drastic than the Com
60 Immediately to PrssidentT Psse Ths Wi,sdil iilwlll
Ine general opinion around the Cnn,tni
iapor ieauers Will urge It's veto :. -
Discuss Antlstrike Clause.
", u iR;iShcusSing ;nh the .antistrike section on
Which the Senate conferees vieided
simnIo siGnnior . cummins said they Yielded
tney recognized that q raIIroad Il MI, thaI Ne -
to to ns,as: pass by March or chaos Wv wonia MA
Of NTH W. h respect to the labor provisions
mins m so sihas e9interenee @ report" Senator Cum.
understanedp ep the !. annos,,,y am utterly unable to
nave nave aroused among labor leaders .1Sy Ky,
nIoSy ieaSe al tree men. whether EN-.
they please at any time, at any tsEiwsT nionaT
or Dnrinr Dundier any eircumstances." p. -
by chnrmaasn an 9Ss cSmminE h1prs Of Of debate led
sInra stIuo commerce, Committee, Senatora
nddyths Snd thss rslInde9s eRIp5o9s as
Hnder the Nbill. which was warn,f,, pn,E iase
fehdsd eteLslr and attacked. But tue inIensa ase
ings Saturday in the House ,vp q Ia sfi
IN Sy itfequent re quorum calls being nacea. !.
ArounS y 5S get o1snae members into the ehambsr:
tSSeatS Se Ian spparontly was iiSust al 81
iHststans sasasSmisf aemaI,issf fspe speech ma
Of individual viows Tue pressentatiohl :s OF
Henounce Rate-Ffxfnr Pror,,g 49,
tho hoiiIebsison IsbsE today related largely 10
senator Se Cummins. with Ereat oEssIpns. SesIGlnts.
fiSinr hfcd Sca, Widespread claims that r.
e g1e fna tRs RssIsnlEss ralEsaae charges
s4s n9g f %nd nSSHsy aashIas trsas nage
take 81 in that way, Sucb Iepn would not
9qnlX part OF the Go propagapda aepopes were
the ssere Of to retnrn tdsfeas FL ar
~ thelr owners on March 1. ny oaus 'atlss
How Senator's Voted.
port nose WerSes voting for the conferences re-.
,RaeoppubIteans-Ball, aopu Brandegee. c.ald.ra
EapppeIrd; EEaPper; Colt. Cummins Curtis. Elk1ess. Eldes.
flNnn,a, flVashia a, Frelinghuyscn. Hale, Jonns;
LsnroSt Lodge. SieLean. sMhySn MeSnryh heNyess Nss
Smoot. teS sponeeEE.e peEe tRR1IRTps golpdeEtss
watson. nGs, Total Republicans s. for. e a and
e;lassm lasmSSGrats-B Sfrars -BBeekman. Fletcher: Cav.
dell Robinson. shiiei shieids. somIare3s smItIe Rams
Sin SMontan6aa1n 6a1nrsiaand} sha Underwood. Waisihs Wfis
ocrats ocstafa2' for ana l5 Williams. Total Dem. en-
irotal iTrptal for adoption. AZ.
kaHSf Eas1as afs5psf Rdpss the report
Gronna. Total Republicans france ana aRd "a
HareTf pemToerats rats Ashurst. Dial. Corr. ,,rs.
kota5s k Jones JoarTi5Sn. 5San. Johnson tSouth pa.
sASellar; sSann.; :. Nugent. overman. PIT Pittma5. S.
era1s neppaga asainsd and T1T.ammell Total bemo:.
Total against adoption, IL.
IInoSe paired follow:
aesInatt BhInkhead s.ic for. with culberson
son aEanst DilnsSamw fG5 with eoT. HenafT CIR
5p,a,a swanson against; Fall for, with KAN Emn
a By aeaast; akasnst sdnmDas s,nmSas for. with Ks-
Wiett VW1iiette against; Harding for. viii
wa smaish 81, =, SMassachusetts). against: Edea
LOT, with owen against,
Senator's Hitchcock. Nebraska; Stan,sxl St,
kentucky. and Chamberlain. Orese22'
aie MouS uRSemhosrats. 10 Ys ST. had been present hey
conference report. I'P t9o 9
Charge selash Reasons.
Senator Simmons. Democrat. North
labor anIonsp IenepoTting Wars the bill declared
purely selfish ressons.h hposih II fos
90 la am. convinced that the opposition
onv or the defaa,o ia5or y, unions is not Based on
Senator Simmons. ''They are oppossS
10 1t because they want government
f9hMhfepship fhaf I,n,,ar Of railroads They believs
could secure more wages. They ba.
aieSe ley ,,o,,y they could control Congress-,
aha aih would DO able to do what they aid
to pass the Adamson law" %
senator overman, Democrat. North
tional. Senator Williams, Democrat.
mississippi, asserted that while there
he did not favor, he believed the Bill
to be essential to4the return Of ths
railroads to private control.
White House Yet to Act.
% =, At the White House 1t was said the
suggestions recently made by the ra
road brotherhoods for a tribunal IN.
densndsnf de ,sn, Of that provided for in tie
railroad Dlil to pass on disputes the
suggestion being that the tribunal be
com1possd conn ed Of employers and workers
position on this suggestion was avail avail.
able, but some officials, Judging by the
past; Inclined to. the opinion that he
the public also should be reprssentsd
Director General Hines tonight iis.
sued orders which provide for ths
formal transfer OF authority now exer,
cised by railroad administration OF.
sumo control OF the lines March 1.si9Tt Z
2, telegram to regional directors, idr
porate officers be ascertained to whom
department heads Will report aftefx
Federal operation ends. and approprt
TO Advance Rates. g. .s{s IS f.kk ffs.k
The. railroads OF the country. shofJt I
after they paSa into iprivate control g06 IS