Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-24
Rail Reorganization
Bill Passed by Senate

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way. Such reports, he said, were
part of the propaganda put forth
in an effort to defeat legislation on
the eve OF the return of the roads
to their owners March |.
Senator'S for Conference.
Those voting for the conference
report we're:
Republicans-Bau, Brandegee. Calder
Capper. Colt. Cummins, Curtis. Elkin.
Fernald, Frelinghuysen, Hale Jones
lWashngtonl; kellogg. Kenyon. Keyes
Lenroct Lodge, MCLEAN, McNary, Mel
smoot, Spencer Sterling, Sutherland
Townsend, Wadsworth, Warren and Wat.
son.
Demoerats-Beckham, Fletcher, Gay
Glass. Meyers, Phelan, Pomerene, Dams.
DEL, Robinson, Shields, Smith (Georgia)
smith (Marylandl; Underwood, Walsh
Total for ; adoption. Al.
Those voting against the report
we're:
Republicans-Borah, France and Gron-
Total, s5.
>. Democra ts--Ashurst, Dial. Gore Harris
Harrison. johnson (South Dakota): Jones
New MeXico): King. McKelar Nugent
overman. Pittman, Sheppard and Tram
NELL
Total. IA.
Total against adoption, II. r
Some Senators Paired.
Those paired follows:
:, Bankhead for with Cuberson against
MGGormicb for with Henderson against ;
fnr ,rtt1,
Fall for with kendrick against: Simmons
Tor with Kirby against: McCumber for
with hafollette against; Harding for with
with owen against.
Announcement was made that if
Senators Hitchcock, Nebraska
Stanley, Kentucky, and Chamber
lain, Oregon, democrats, had been
present they would have voted for
the conference report.
Labor Men Not Satisfied.
Railroad labor is not satisfied
with the way things are going over
its wage demands. This was indi-
Gated in conferences today of uniol.
officials and general committeeman,
called to pass on the presidents
settlement proposal. Passage of the
railroad bill by the senate tonight
only added more bitterness to talk
Of the union workers.
Arrival of committee chairmen-
union leaders closest to the rank
and file-brought out strike talk.
Higher officers were inclined to dis
count this evidence of the workers
feeling, but hotel lobbies buzzed
with possibilities of the situation.
There were indications that the
union heads who have dealt with
Director General Hines were wor-
ried lest all that was accomplished
might be wrecked. The committee
chairmen spoke frankly of the sem
timent in the local groups, describ-
ing it thus:
Tempers Not Very Sweet.
Their temper is not such as to
warrant us being optimistic"
Union spokesmen believed there
was no way to avoid direct appeal
to the president to veto the Cum
mins-Esch measure. They declared
it must be done to satisfy the work
ers who have not had "close up"
of the situation. But as to hope that
the legislation might yet be blocked
there was little expression Labor's
appeal to congress, having been re-
buffed, some leaders were said to
have assumed the attitude that the
legislators were trying to see how
far they can go by nagging us"
Heated discussions marked all
of the IS organizations
which met separately. None was
able to finish examination of the
documents transmitted between
union officials, the director general
and the White House as delegates
continued to insist on, assailing "the
with which congress and
theS government has dealt with u.s."
The presidents proposal is by no
means sure of acceptance by the
1t drew attack from various
angles according to information
which leaked out of the secret meet
ings.
The gist of the strike talk as ex-
pressed by several union officers
was that the railroad organizations
have reason to asser, their strength
through a walkout, but it was
ieemed inadvisable,
Demands Presidential Veto.
Cleveland. O.. Feb. 23.-Max S.
Hayes, national chairman of the
abor party OF the United States. to-