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Show EM 10 EASlEf BEFGlJpiTTEE Argument Made For and Against Supplementary Railroad Legislation. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. Hearings before the senate commerce committee on railroad legislation to supplement the Adamsou law were continued today, with James A.-Emery, representing the National Association of Manufacturers and other employers' organizations, and Ralph M. tasley of the National Civic federation as witnesses. Mr. Emery denied that the proposed arbitration bill would infringe the right of au individual to quit his employment, but said it was directed only against a combination or conspiracy which would interfere with interstate commerce. That, he argued, was not involuntary servitude because congress could condition condi-tion a man 's quitting under circumstances circum-stances of public necessity. Mr. Easley, speaking for himself, opposed op-posed the arbitration bill. The Canadian disputes act, similar to that before the committee, had not proved a success, he said. He believed "neither the railroads rail-roads nor the brotherhoods" now wanted want-ed the Adam son act, which was an emergency measure. Pressed by Senator Robinson, Mr. Easley said he had no legislation to suggest to prevent strikes which might work better than the existing law. Mr. Easley presented a statement reviewing the operations of the Canadian act to support his contention that it was ineffective. in-effective. In nine years of existence, he said, the Canadian commission dealt with only 146.000 employees, and of( those 22 per cent struck in spite of the! awards. He compared that to the j record of the present federal mediation board, which without compulsory powers settled seventy-three out of seventy-four seventy-four railway disputes. "WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. A proposed rule to compel immediate consideration of the Adamson resolution to continue the Newlands railway committee for one year from next Monday, favorably reported re-ported today, was defeated in the house, 167 to 145. Republicans denounced the resolution as designed solely to provide a position for Representative Cullop of Indiana, a Democrat of the committee, who retired from congress at the close of the session. He would have been retained at a "suitable salary." It also Avas contended that since the organization of the committee last August, Au-gust, for the purpose of studying all phases of the railroad situation, it has heard only a few witnesses. Representative Adamson announced later that he would endeavor to have the interstate commerce committee of . which he is chairman, report the reso-1 lution tomorrow. I |