..."Beginning January 1st, 1917, eight hours shall. In contracts for labor and <enriep, be deemed a clay's work and the measure or standard of a day's work for...of reckoning the compensation for services of all employe's «iio are now or may hereafter be employed by any common carrier by railnxid • * • and...

...other purposes." • Sec. i. "Beginning January i, 1917, eight hours shall, in contracts for labor and service, be deemed a day's work and the measure or...standard of a day's work for the purpose of reckoning compensation for services of all employes . . . actually engaged in the operation of trains" in interstate...

...switch Transportation (train and engine 1, 857, 674 1, 258, 719 598, 955 32.24 1, 614, 367 996, 317 or standard of a day's work for the purpose of reckoning the compensation of all employees actually engaged in the operation of trains. In practice the provisions of that act...

...beginning January first, nineteen hundred and seventeen, eight hours shall, in contracts for labor and service, be deemed a day's work and the measure or...reckoning the •compensation for services of all employes who are now or may hereafter be employed by any common carrier by railroad, except railroads...

...demand into the terms of law. It provides that beginning January 1st, 1917, eight hours shall be deemed "the measure or standard of a day's work for the purpose of reckoning the compensation for services of railroad employees engaged in the operation of trains." The general effect of the law, not going into...

...in Congress assembled, That beginning January 1, 1917, eight hours shall, in contracts for labor and service, be deemed a day's work and the measure or...of reckoning the compensation for services of all employes who are now or may hereafter be employed by any common carrier by railroad, except railroads...

...Congress has also passed another statute providing that eight hours shall, in contracts for labor and service, be deemed a day's work and the measure or...compensation for services of all employees who are employed by any common carrier by railroad which, with certain exceptions, is subject to the Interstate...

...early September, 1916, provided that "eight hours shall, in contracts for labor and services, be deemed a day's work, for the purpose of reckoning the compensation for services of all employes * * * who are now or may hereafter be actually engaged in any capacity in the operation of...

...Till ADAMSON BILL Section i. That beginning Jan i, 1917, eight hours shall, in contracts for labor and service, be deemed a day's work, and the measure or...for the purpose of reckoning the compensation for service of all employees who are now or may hereafter be employed by any railroad which is subject...

...Be it enacted, etc., That beginning January, 1, 1*517, eight hours shall, in contracts for labor and service, be deemed a day's work and the measure or...railroads independently owned and operated not exceeding 100 miles in length, electric street railroads, and electric interurban railroads, which is subject...