South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-24
Measure Passed By Three to
One VOte-Believe Presi-
dent viii Sign.
CALLS FOR QUORUM
Ihirty-Two Republicans Join
Democrats In Adopting
Conference Report.
Hy Assoc,atcd Press

'tAtNA ANHN+
WASHINGTON. Feb. 29.-R,
vote Of nearly TO the senate TO
night passed and sent 10 the nros,
dent the modified railroad reore,, ,,t-
zation bill under which she carriers
or the country will attempt IN a.
Just themselves to conditions srig-
ing with the end Of government con-
/ troll
Thirty-two republicans 5oined with
10 democrats ia voting for sdon-
Ton Of the conference report Will.
three republicans and Il der,ocro+s
comprised the II voting against if
mere was never any doubt as 10
"hat the senate would do. IN view
/ OF The wide margin by which the
cumming bill, more drastic than the
compromise measure. was passed
The bill viii go immediately to
trest wilson and the general onin-
ION around the capital was that bs
would sign il, although labor lead
ers Will urge its veto.
Opinions Vary.
Durlng the five hours OF debate
/ Ied by Chairman Cummins OF the
/ interstate commerce committee sen
/ ators expressed varying opinions ss
10 how the public and the railroads
| would fare under the bin which
/ was warmly defended and attscl-o5
hut the intense interest which char.
/ acterized proceedings Saturday in
/ the house, was lacking. frequent
quorum calls being necessary 10 Get
members into the chamber. Around
/ SIX O'Clock the patience Of the sem
ate apparently was exhausted after
/ the long session Of speech maxine
and insistent demands for 2 vote
cut short the desire 10 prolonr the
presentation OF individual views.
/ Discussion today related largely
70 the labor and rate making pro
/ visions. Sen. Cummins with great
feellng denounced widespread claims
! that in fixing freight and passenger
/ charges, calculated 10 give the roads
a return OF 1-2 percent meant
/ taking huge sums Of money from, the
! public treasury. The bin he de-
ciared, would not take one dollar
/ IN that way. Such reports. he eafd.
were merely part Of the propa-
/ ganda put forth in an effort 20 de-
/ feat all legislation on the eve of re-
= turn OF the roads no their owners on
I March I
Official Vote.
Those voting for the conference
report were:
Republicans - BaU. B-ardegee.
/ Calder. Capper Colt. Crmm.rs. cur
/ tis. Elkns. FerraId. FreIiurhuvren.
/ Hale, Jones tWash3 KeIloe- Kar-
/ yon, keyes. Leuroct Lodge lrrr,r4o.
/ McEary Nelson. Sew. page phf1rs.
. PoindeXter, SU0o.. Spencer Sta--
ling. Suth riaud Townsend Waas-
. worth, Warren and Watson Total
/ republicans. for-
E Democrats - Heckram. Fletcher.
. GAY Glass Meyers Phsan Pomer-
T enc Earsdeu Robinson. Shields.
smith tGa1 smith lNdI. Under
wood Walsh lMont) and Wr1ms.
Total democrats for--I
Total for adoption f-
AGAINST Bill.
Those voting against the report
were
Eepu bIicans s- Borah. France and
, Gronna Totai republicans. AGAINST
I-2
Democrats - Ashusst Dial Core.
4 Harrison Harris johnson rs. ID.
/ Jones tN- I'D. King. AIcKeIlar. 9-u-
/ genr Overman Pittman Sheppard
and Trammel Total democrats.
I aEainst-14.
Total against alopti0n-1-
Those paired follow
Bankhead for. with Cu.be-son
| against: Mccormick for. with Hen-
/ derson against; Dillingham; f0r. with
Swanson against; Fall for. with
/ Kendrick against; Simmons for. with
Kirby against; McCumber for,
( with Lafollette against. Harding for.
with Walsh tMass). against. Edge
/ for. W. Owen against.
Announcements was made that II
Sens. Hitchcock (Neb). Stanley
/ CKy). and Chamberlain (Ore). an
deB ocrats, had been present they
would have voted in support of the
/ conference report.