Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 February 1918 — PRESIDENT WINS IN SENATE [ARTICLE]

PRESIDENT WINS IN SENATE

Opposition’s Proposed Amendments to Rail Bill Defeated. Washington, Feb. 22. —By a vote of 61 to 10 the senate defeated a proposed amendment to the administration railroad bill requiring affirmative action by congress before the railroads can be returned to private ownership. The amendment was proposed by Senator Johnson of South Dakota. The defeat of the Johnson amendment was one of a series administered during the day by the administration strongly against attacks from all quarters. Senator Cummins of lowa was unable to carry through his amendment to lop off $200,000,000 from the $955,000,000 revenue which the administration measure guarantees the roads annually. Senator Robinson of Arkansas mustered strength enough to carry his amendment withholding compensation to the roads for Improvements made between June and December, 1917.