The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-24
Leaders Count Noses
In Treaty Dispute
ROLL CALL OF VOTES
AND CHIEF FEATURES
OF RAILROAD BILL

Washington, Feb. 24.--By vote
of nearly 3 to /, the senate last night
passed and sent to the president the
modified railroad reorganization bill
under which the carriers of the
country will attempt to adjust them
selves to conditions arising with the
end of government control.
The principal provisions OF the
final draft of the bill are as follows:
1t Is specified that the roads shall
be returned March !.
Existing scale of wages shall con-
tinue until Sept, /, after Which time
the Interstate commerce commission
shall have power to fix rates.
An earning of 5ia per cent ON the
net operating income is guaranteed
the carriers. beginning six months
after the roads are returned.
Consolidation OF the railroads into n
limited number of competing systems
under the direction of the commission
provided for.
A revolving fund of $500, 900 600 is
created to help the roads over the
period OF transition from federal to
private operation, In addition, $500, -
000, 600 is appropriated 10 help wind up
the affairs of tho railroad ndministra-
ton.
A system of volunteer adjustment OF
labor aud wage disputes Is provided
for. A central labor dispute board is
created, but no penalty is provided for
failure TO accept its decisions,
The roads are given ten years In
which to refund their indebtedness TO
the United states.
The size of the interstate commerce
commission Is increased to eleven
members. and their salaries are in
creased TO $4,000 year
How They Voted
The vote ON adoption OF the report,
taken after several hours OF debate,
was A to II.
Those voting for the conference ro-
port We're;
Republicans Ball Brandegee, Calder,
CNpper Colt, Cummius, Curtis, Bkins,
Fornnld. frcluEhuysen, Hale, Jones,
Washington; Kellogg Kenyon, koyos,
Lenrott, Lodge. Mclean, MCNary, Nell
son. New, Page. Phipps' Polndcxter.
Townsend Wadsworth. Warren and
Watson. Total republicans for, 80.
emocrats-beckham, Fletcher, Gay,
Glass. Myers. phcan, pomcrene, Rams
dell Robinson. Shields. Smith, Georgia
Smith. Maryland; Underwood Walsh.
Montana. aud Williams Total demo-
Gratis Tor ID.
Total for adoption a.
Those voting against the report:
RepuhlicHns-B Borah, Franco and
Gronna, Total republicans against, 3,
Democrnts-As shurst. Dinl Gore, Har-
ris, Harrison. johnson, South Dakota;
Jones, New Mexico; King, Mcclellan.
Nugent, Ovcrman. Plttmun. sheppard
and Trammel, Total democrats voting
against IA,
Total against adoption. n.
Those paired follow;
Bankhead for. with Culborsou
against. Mccormick tor with Hcndrr.
son against DILLINGHAM; for viii
| swanson against; Fan for with Ken,
! dfick against: simmons for, witt
| Kirby against; MCCumher for viii
| IHlfollette against. Harding for with
! Walsh. Massachusetts. against Edge
| for, with owen agninst
Announcement was made that if Son
| nters Hitchcock, Nebraska; Stanley
| Kentucky, and Chamberlain, oregon
| all democrats. had been present they
would have voted in support OF the
| conference report,
Senator simmons. democrat North
! Carolina, supporting the bill, declared
| the labor unions were opposing II "foT
| purely selfish reasons"
I am convinced that the opposition
| of the labor unions is not based on
any defects In this legislature" said
| Senator simmons. They are opposed
| to II because they want government
| ownership They believe that undoi
| government ownership thcy could 80,
cure moro wages They believe tho,
could control congress. and would b,
able 10 do what they did when the,
came here and forced us TO pass the
Adamson law"