Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-27
Tillmsn, Blkins, oullom, Hepburn, shsr-
man and Richardson Are Appointed.
DEADLOCK on PIPE LINES PROVISION
Upper HouIe Will Insist that They Be
Declared Common Carriers
OBJECTION ON KANSAS PRODUCERS
Independents Say II Would Be Dis
astrous to Them TO Have TO
SELL at Refinery Instead
of at Well.

WASHINGTON. June 9s-After two or
three more speeches on the conference re-
port on the railroad rate bill, the senate
today sent the bill back to conference,
again designating Senators Tillman, Elkins
and Cullom as conferees. During the day
the naval appropriation bill, which has been
in conference for several weeks, was finally
passed. the senate receding from its amend
mert concerning the naval training station
At Port Royal. S. c.. which was the only
item remaining in controversy. The most
interesting incident was a conflict over a
motion by Senator La Toilette to enter
upon the consideration OF the bill limiting
10 sixteen hours the time railroad em-
Dyes engaged in the movement OF trains
may be employed consecutivey. There was
great difficulty in securing a voting quorum,
but the requisite number ultimately was
obtained Several speeches were made on
the bill, The senate adjourned at 4:35 p. IN.
until n O'Clock tomorrow.
Debate on Pipe Line Section.
When the conference report on the rail
road rate bill taken up in the senate
today Senator Elkins. who was one of the
senate oonferees, spoke on the amendment
20 the commodity provision using the word
railroads instead OF the phrase common
carriers" He gave immediate attention to
the contention that the change has the
effect OF eliminating pipe lines from the re-
quitement OF the bill. He said that West
Virginia lie the largest oil producer in the
union and that the greater part OF the oil
Is sold to the pipe line owners, 20 that the
aowners transport their own OIL and are not,
NCRi4 speaking. common carriers.
Senstor Long spoke at some length on the
pipe line amendment and IN doing so dealt
!. with the Kansas oil legislaton That state
a had declared pipe lines common carriers
u as a means of restricting the Standard
company, but II had not had that effect
There had been no effort in Kansas to pro-
hibit the pipe lines from transporting their
own products because It was known that
the effect would be disastrous to the inde-
pendent operators. All tho protests he had
received had come frenl people of that class
who were m no wise connected with tine
Standard.
Extreme. uniust and unfair legislation dt-
rected to the injury OF corporation like
some NJ that Of Kansas is likely TO fail OF
Its end" Continuing. he said that all the
legislation had not been Intellectual They
had found state refinery to he the most
effective remedy they had resorted to- He
also stated that the agitation in that state
had the effect Of increasing the number OF
independent reineries from one TO seven.
Erect on independents.
There are also Independent lines but un-
less the senate amendment is altered, he
said they could not carry then own oil
Furthermore. there Is a rlovement on foot
construct a pipe line to the gulf Of Mex
Co which would be under Hhe same re-
atrictlon.
Mr.. Long said that producers do not want
TO sell their oil at the refneries, but at the
well In the eastern states. he said, the
Standard company is now prepared 10 evadC
the law because practically all OF its tank
lines are In the name OF the National Tran
ait company. The Standard company would
buy the OIL in It's own name and transport
il through It's lines held by that company
under another name.
In his own section the legislation would
Be especially disastrous because many o
the independent rcfneries Of Kansas are
Just across the line from Indian Territory
where the richest OIL wells are located
making the transportation OF oil interstat'
commerce under the terms Of the law.
The senators later decided by an almos
Y unanimous vote to not accept the confer
-.sspce report and TO insist further upon ~
amendment Senators Tillman, l1lkins an,
Cullom were reappointed conferees.
The house acceded To the request OF th
senate for another conference on the rail
road rate bin upon the receipt Of the senau
request today. Messrs Hepburn, Sherman
and Richardson were appointed conferees
shorter Days for TrAinmeR.
Senator la Toilette made n determines
EFFORT in the senate today TO secure cOnsid
eratIon or the bill limiting 10 siXteen hour
the time during which railroad employe
connected with the operation OF train
may be kept on duty. There was no smal
degree of opposition manifested when tn
bill was called up and on a viva voce vot
the motion was declared lost A roll ca
sac then ordered. The result was -
AS. one less than a quorum A series O
quorum calls alternating with votes fol
lowed. each OF the former developing tn
presence and each OF the latter the al
senee Of quorum.
Finally a sufhcient number Of votes wa
scared aud the motion TO take up IN
Hill wss carried IS to II. Senator Nc
Cumber spoke In opposition 10 the measure
saying that Il would be imprscticable c
n application on the long runs across IN
- western plains, where delays are, frequeu
aud runs long.
Senator Warren said ne had heard n
complaints about the length OF hours
his part Of the country. He also criticise
the bill as impairment
Senator Bailey supported the hill. bl
said that In the interest Of public Safel
the limit Of time OF continuous work shou
be reduced 10 twelve hours.
Senator Foraker found fault with u
provision prohibiting men returning
work after having had less than ten hou
rest saying that emergencies might n
qusntly arise In which Il would be desir
ble 70 ali concerned TO have the rest tin
Idimlnishsd. He also said the railroa,
are Gs much interested as the public
keeping their employees In good eonditio
Ehtoir could not be accomplished II th'
NSorked overtime. He thought that er
DlOyes securing. by deception. work (
more than the regular time. should
penaiiaed, and offered an amendment pr
vidins a me Of not more than $1,000
TIE bin Wa stiii under considerable