Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-08
is CHECK ON RAPACITY;
GOVERNS DISTRIBUTION
Upper House in Heated De.
bate on Fact-Finding
Commission.
CLASH ON "SATIoNALIzATIoN
investigating nody Directed to study
"orEnniIed RclntIonships" Dc-
tween Miners nnd Operators
tBy Associated pres,l


WAsHiNGToN. Sept with only
seven negative votes recorded, tho
Senate late today passed tho nrs, OF
measure designed TO check prontecr-
Ing and to control tho distribution
OF coal Tho vote was 30 to I. and
tho measure az amended was sent
10 conference for adjustment OF dir-
ferences with the House.
Passage OF the proftecring bill was
followed Immediately by considcra-
ton OF the fact-nnd,ng commission
measure. but final action on (, was
deferred by sudden. and At times
heated. debate over provisions which
would direct tho com'n!ssion to study
tho question OF naturalization OF the
mines. along with other phases OF
the industry.
Measure IL Amended
Before quitting for the day. tho
commission bill WAS amended 10 di-
rect the agency 10 make separate
and distinct investigation of the an
thracite Industry. and TO inquire into
my organized relationships" be-
tween miners and operators !t they
exist. The change was a direct re-
suit OF the recent settlement OF tho
anthracite tie-up. and Senator Borah.
Republican. Idaho. sponsor OF the hill
III tho senate had previously with
aTa~n II from, consideration In order
~ await development OF the an<hra-
cite peace negotiations.
The com omission Is ordered TO make
IT'S report on the anthracite inquiry
not later than July !. next year.
winch would he one month In ad-
vance of the expiration OF tho wage
contract for that industry. i repor;
on the bitum!rous study is due, un-
der the Bill. In five months from date
OF passage,
Would Keep Out PrincIpnI..
An EFFORT by Senator Shields. Demo
crat. Tennessee, TO amend tho bill!
so that Representatives OF both min
ers and operators would be speclf,-
caily prohibited from memhorshin on
the commission was rejected, but
only after Senator Borah had said
no agreed with It. bu; des.red In the
interest OF harmony. not 10 inject tho
feature Into the bill.
The fight on the question OF whcth
er the commission should be directed
~ ''NeHS 'HNo inc HUElS1bilitY OF
naturalization is expected 10 be re-
euned tomorrow as result OF an
amendment TO strike out that section.
Senator Sterling. Republican. South
Dakota. opposed the provision be-
cause OF the extra work which he
SAID u would require OF the commits
sion In etudying "a specula,ive''
proposition. Senator Stanley. Demo
crat. Kentucky begged the Senate 10
let tho sleeping dog lie" and not TO
discuss giving a patient medicine
which you know either will kill him
or drive him crazy"
Bornh Denies Stanley View.
Senator Borah. denied insinuations
that the proposition would lead TO
opening issues. but added that even
If 1t did. there can be no solution
Of any question by lodging and evad :
ing"
1T can be decided" he went on,
only by asccrtaining the facts and
dealing with them In the establish
ment OF a policy"
The Idaho Senator also asserted
that the commission proposed bv the
Dill was not "an ordinary one 10
gather lot OF incoherent data to he
dumped In the wastebaskets of Con
Eress." What he hoped Il wou,d he
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