The Daily News
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2019-12-03
issued: 1916-09-02
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note: - The only paper in the interior of British' Columbia carrying the full service, of the Western Aiaocieted Press over its own leased wire. yb , Tho Daily Newa has tho lar fleet circulation of any daily' newspaper in Canada in proportion to the population of its home town JOL. 15 No. 120 NELSON, B. C, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1916 BOo. PER MONTH m mi siM mfflMJM |)rder for Tie-TJp of Roads Will Be Rescinded H WILL VO ON HEME I ODAY |iill Has Been Accepted by Representatives of Workers (By Dally News Leased Wire.) ft WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.—Prevention of the threatened railroad strike Jjhrough an act of congress seemed fissured tonight after the house,: .by |ui overwhelming vote, had passed the ^Adamson eight-hour day law #nd the \;enate had agreed to take a final vote S'jn the measure not later than 6 o'clock £*.omorrow evening. j. The Adamson bill, as passed in the ■ nouse by a vote of 239 to 56 with ,rtinor amendments, is the same measure which the brotherhood leaders IWicially declared yesterday would ■Constitute a "satisfactory settlement" l^.ind prevent the strike. Briefly, the Adamson hill provides i .hat eight hours shall be deemed a ■Say's work and the standard for reek- laming compensation of railroad em- jililOyees operating trains in interstate P'ommeree after Jan. 1, 1917, and that « commission of three appointed by 'resident Wilson shall investigate the ■ffects of the eight-hour standard jSrohvsix to nine months and then report to congress, present wages not io he reduced during the investigation :>r for 30 days thereafter, and overtime to be paid at a pro rata rate. Vote Overwhelming It was after a day of hot debate that )ho house passed the bill under a special rule brought In when the Re- ftjublican leader objected to its consideration. -Less.thun half nfHhe Republicans followed their 'floor leader n the opposition and when the,final jyote came 70 of them lined up with he majority, while only 56 voted jigalhst the measure. Just two Demo- prats, Rep…
note: The Nelson Daily Miner was purchased by F.J. Deane in April of 1902 and renamed The Daily News. It changed hands again in May 1908 when it began to be printed by the News Publishing Co. managed by W.G. McMorris.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Nelson (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0386914
language: English
lat: 49.493333
long: -117.295833
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Nelson, B.C. : News Publishing Co.
rights: Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Touchstones Nelson Museum of Art and History: https://touchstonesnelson.ca
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text