Show SENATORS AGAIN ACAIN REFUSE TO ACT Vote Aga lIt Strike Stan Stands s 43 to 38 WASHINGTON Pcb G-Dy G The Associated Press For Press II a second lime time within two days the tho sonata senate refused today to consider a a proposal that It request PrOM PrOM- President dent Coolidge to invite the th miners and operators operator to the White HouseIn In an e effort tort fort to- to to end ond the cit cit cit- su suspension The Tha majority a against aln t the tho reso rosa resolution resolution lution today was as only five fl as com corn compared compared pared to lo the tho 20 recorded yester yester- yesterday yesterday ester day Tile The vote wae 11 wa 43 3 10 lo 38 it and was taken after considerable de- de debate de debate I bate which revolved around a abill abill bill offered by Senator Robinson I ot of Arkansas the the th Democratic floor leader proposing creation ot of a 11 federal board of ot Industrial adJust adJust- adJustment adjust mOnth ment charged with fixing fixing- re- re re responsibility pon for tor coal strikes This measure was referred to the committee on education and labor after Senator Robinson had urged for tor speedy action In com corn committee committee so the time senate enat might lake lakeIt lakeIt lakeit It up after arter the tax bill has baa ha been passed LOSES o tn At the end of the debate ator cn- cn ator Copeland Democrat NewYork ew York moved mo that the th senate con- con Bide his Ills resolution for a a Whito House conference which would have e had the tho effect of displacing the tax bill Senator Edge Re lie lie- publican Ke-publican publican New Jeu Jersey countered Ith a motion to lay the tho Copeland motion on tho table but that was voted down 41 to 38 31 On the direct vote ote on the Cope Cope- Copeland Copeland land motion which followed ten Republicans Joined jollIed with 27 Dem Dem- Democrats Dem- Dem Democrats Democrats and aid the one Farmer Labor Farmer s In support end and thren Dem joIned with 40 Republicans In opposition Senator opposition Senator Robinsons Robinson's measure which t was sas offered after a 0 num num- number num- num number her ber f of Democratic n leaders had n conferred on the coal situation S I aswell aswell well i a-i 11 other questions ha has s as a Its primary purpose the Invoking of public opinion tor for the protection ot of anthracite consumers consumer against controversies contro between the oper opec operators operator ator an and miners ers PROPOSAL PROPOS OUTLINED The Th proposed board would tune tune- function tion when the president on his own initialise or congress by II a concurrent resolution which would not require presidential ap- ap approval ap approval proal ha had 1 declared the existence ot of an emergency In which the public health or safety Is endangered because of ot Interference with the production of ot coal The board would be composed ot of the th secretaries of labor and commerce and the th chief of the bureau ot of o mines together with two citizens not engaged nd or inter ested in the production or dis dis- dis of ot coal cool It would have ha authority to conciliate differences encourage arbitration and ascer ascer- ascertain ascertain tain tam the tho causes of ot an emergency and nd recommend adjustments FAILURE 1 The Tho principle of this Initia Initiation tion was Indorsed by Senator Vat Wat Watson at Vatson son Republican Indiana who said ald he 11 did not think the thc government go should use force torce fore to end Industrial suspensions He II added that the government falls tl It If by Inaction It permit a large larte number of ot Its citizens to frEeze freez tree e to death Declaring the problem was one with which the state stat of Pennsyl Pennsyl- Pennsylvania Pennsylvania vania should deal Senator Bruce Democrat Maryland insisted there therewa was no constitutional warrant for tor forthe the bill proposed by Senator Rob Rob- RobInson Robinson Robinson inson |