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Show INS OUUT FARM CONFAB Report for Repeal of Adam-son Adam-son Law Voted Down 83 to 64 WASHINGTON, Jan 27 Union labor la-bor won a victory In the national agricultural agri-cultural conference today here, when that body by a vote of 83 to 64 struck out of a committee report a recommendation recom-mendation for repeal of the Adamson eight-hour law The report carried recommendations as follows: Immediate repeal or amendment of the Adamson act, covering the national nation-al agreements, the savings thus effected ef-fected to me Immediately reflected In reduction of freight rates, repeal of the guarantee clause of the Esch-Cummlns Esch-Cummlns law, improvement of tho farm market roads and development of inland waterways, especially the St. Lawrence Deep Waterways project, SEATED DEBATE. Heated debate was evoked by a resolution culling on the miners and railroad labor to readjust wages to living costs, which was presented by W. H. Stackhouse of Illinois of the National Implement and Vehicle association, asso-ciation, Recommendations for the appointment appoint-ment of a federal commission for formulating B national land policy including in-cluding all eiuostlons of ret lumath n and Irrigation were adopted today by the national agriculture CMiif.-renee OPPOSE OPENING LAND The conference alsOYwent on record as opposed to the opening of any more land lor farming purposes until normal nor-mal economic conditions are restored. immediate stoppage of devastation of forest landl was recommended In the report of the committee on permanent per-manent forest policy and adopted by the conference. The report also recommended effective methods of tire prevention forestry research and Increase In the nation's forest reserves. re-serves. Prospects of a fight appeared In the conference as delegates became aware of a report prepared by one of the committees Involving legislation affect af-fect iiiR railroad labor |