Ephraim Enterprise | 1919-11-01 | Page 6 | The Esch Rail Bill Passed by House

THE RAIL BILL PASSED BY HOUSE FINAL ACTION CAME ON ON RAILWAY MEASURE AFTER SIX DAYS OF DEBATE Openly Declared b by Opponents of Plan Guaranteeing Operation for Six Months That Issue Will be beI I Made Political One Washington On On virtually a party vote ot of if f to 15 the house Monday night passed antI and sent to the senate the he Esch railroad reorganization bill Final action came after six days of continuous debate The Democrats nade the passage of the he measure a party issue as a n protest protest pro- pro test est against the section which continues contin contIno ues the guaranteed operating income of f t. the railroads for six months after the termination of federal control l. l It was Vas openly op declared by the Democrat leaders that this issue will be carried Into nto the national campaign of 1 1920 20 The The first intimation of a partisan split on the bill came came cain when en- en Slins of lof Tennessee ranking Democrat at c t member of the Inte Interstate e committee which drafted the he measure made a last hour motion o recommit The The motion carried the Instruction to o th the committee to strike out the g guaranty r I ty section section and ana report tire life b bill billo u uto to o the he I Immediately t The Tha vote ote against the Sims Sims' m motion tIon was was vas to with the Rep Republicans nd Democrats ats lining up almost soll solid solid- iy y for and against the guaranty re- re respectIvely li The minority then recorded record- record ed d its protest by opposing final p pass pass- sage s- s sage age o of the bill MIl