New-York tribune., 1922-09-01
/. -. Winslow Bill. ia TO
n. After Clause Extend
inr Rigias to Declare am
Emergency Is Restored
senate Fight Propllesiesl
L,.ba,e Reveals Reluctance
/ In Upper Branch to Put
/ Through Fuel Legislation

M.n. hv vote OF Z49 " v1y Pose@~ 49,
I|sss,aw coal biTi, designed to prevent
I sysionate prices and assure an
;,sble distribution. AS the measure
= the Senate it is virtually intact
4 commended by the Interstate and
- Commerce Committee, the only
..srtsnt amendment adopted merely
s|,,inr January 1, 1924, as the limit OF
eserstion.
1 fAs only real fight was waged over
section which provides that the
s..iaent may at any time exercise
Il, oowers the bill confers on him by
.'ssr;ny the existence of an er1er-
80 This provision, which author.
y. he President TO seize the rail-
~ or coal mines in crisis, was
S.s..iled By Representative Everett
,..8.ys Of Indiana, Republican mem
~ Winslow's committee; Repre-
..,..Ive Sam Rayburn, Democrat, Of
8,yas and other members, who OBJ
H...sa 70 conferring permanently upon
!. executive such drastic powers, es-
k.,;sIly in measure framed to meet
4 ,articular emergency expected to be
.hort duration.
Power Clause Reinserted
Yssv succeeded, by vote of So to e4,
4. having the entire section stricken
,,~ the bill while it was being con-
a.,sd in committee of the whole.
,sr when the bill came up for final
Il IN the House. this action was re-
/ .,,.d on roll call forced by Chair
sss winslowa 1t was ordered re-
1,es bv vote Of 14S to 124. Twenty
ooblicans voted against the bill on
n. Anal vote. They we've:
s,,,sssntatiyes Underhill Massaefu-
.,ss, .aile Colorado. Woodwaro. West
4E,,.r,s. Wyant. Pennsylvania Reed,
|wssr Virginia; Robison' kentuekS S;,Sn. R4snn-
l, ISs,snx Indiana. Jones, PennsylVanla'
pI,nS indiana, Bowers, West virginia;
Fesn,s West Virginia; Denison, ilhholSi
s.,sse Pennsylvania Kendall, Pennsyt-
Ssrss Kyags. Indiana; Langley, kentucky;
rSasa,sr. Oklahoma. Goodykoontz, West
Virginia
Democrats who voted for the bill
were:
panr...n,atiyes Barkley. Kentucky;
RianS virginia Byrnes, South Carolina;
cuilsn. New York; Doughton,. North Caro-
ma. Sos Fsyrot. Louisiana; Griffin. New
yag ysgS Hammer North Carolina; Hardy,
Tosss HAYDEN. Arizona; HnldIeston,
sisSar,s. Kindred, New York; I:azaro,
onsiana; Lea California. Linthlcrn'
Maryland; Lowrey, MISSISSIPPI; Lyon.
Moore. virginia; o'Brien. New Jersey;
Yfennof. Louisiana; Ogden. Kentucky;
Saunders Tesas Swank. Oklahoma; Tay-
or eooraoo; Thomas, Kentucky; Up
Worth cl.oiina; Weaver. North Carolina.
Msysf London, Socialist. voted for the
mtasure
Opposition in Senate Foreseen
Action on the coal bills faces the
Senate, now that the soldiers bonus
hi has been passed. After the bonus
MEASURE had been put through to-day
Senator Borah called up the bill for a
commission to investigate the coal in
eassry. II was made the unfinished
business and a sharp debate followed,
sishout making progress toward enact
msss, The tone of the speeches made
i phin that strong opposition exists
u ae Senate to any coal legislation
sateyer. Indications are there will
kacre opposition to the Cummins bill
z prevent profiteering than to the
tarsh plan.
The proposal to establish an investi-
gaaon or faet-fnding commission has
itson1e complicated by the peace de-
felopments in the anthracite contro-
isrsy, In proposing terms for a settle
ntnt Senator Pepper has given assur-
saees to the miners that legislation
would be enacted for commission to
isssstigate the industry, and that this
gisup would 60 into the question of
Nhas are fair and reasonable wages for
sas anthracite miners.
aensSor Pepper believes there should
y Awo commissions, one to investigate
~; oiWminous and one the hard coal
..nvassf5 de has suggested to Sena-
.vr nciah that two separate bills be
pssseu, pn ere for soft coal and the
sast ief hard coal commission, or
N.Y. as 'es bofah bill be amended to pro-
~ 10y two commissions. Senator
hSs. g,sa + opposed to this plan, and
~. s 'nat the same commission could
'''as one report on both branches.
10 Get Harding's Views
This question perhaps would have
4, s,+s ~ on the floor to-day had Sena-
Il h. ,s,sp upper not hurried to Philadelphia
sa,aa MAJ nand IN the final efforts to
synls. ssr,pese the hard coal strike. He is
IN bas''sg y 70 seek to amend the Borah
prss;aaIs also may confer with the
yis;as is;susst and obtain his views on pro-
n ioe an anthracite commission
,dv;.s uslnet bill. Senator Borah has
sirs. is'a 4. nm that if the President de-
to s.,;.;is ;ais done, he will not object
inss,ss,. bis measure to the coal
Sssly S.sy other than anthracite
ileostof Frelinghuysen Zoo, tho
h NJ waea the Borah bill came mn and
The Ggbss Gbssious t speech demanded that
dustry y. oe turned on the coal in
which ~a'a nu shst legislation be passed
business aosiS' a bring publicity to the
charged sh sna prevent profiteerfne. He
n,ainta;nassast sast tue coal interests had
instor - !, a powerful lobby in Wash
seif and iight bills proposed bv him
The sasl Yl All attempts to lerisla+a on
th;ps - ahestion and that tbe es,s,.
tie ieeisl.,s.s9 ppenlng now. He declared
tiysly ,s,lGn nesSsd proposed was impera-
~ mater Frelinghuvsan xn
sssss Of coal m the dark as to
ohe oper, s Wills, of Ohio, defended the
thsy were ls@sOrs 0rss and miners. He said
sss needed pntSoaeing no,e coal, and what
was transportation.
IL, 'sl'nshaysen chides wins
ssslleqlIys 4 Isa9gsea any 4, anu Willis had livelv
lihghuyssoo o''Sas S;,, had opposed the Fre Jas
sssoat pablicitHll GIll / calculated to bring le
wh..z tNsatQ Senatnr stf.Yfs ihoasCEy.