The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-13
GOES BACK TO
 CONFERENCE House Adopts Rule on
 Rate Bill, NO AMENDMENTS PERMITTED Williams Protests Against the Gagging of the Members. Cisht Republicans vote with the Der,- ocrats, But These are Not sum-
 cfent to Interfere With
 Ma1ority's Program.
NO AMENDMENTS PERMITTED

Washington, June 12-Mr Dalzell (Pa) today presented to the House a rule from the Committee on Rules talk ing the railroad rate bill from the Speakers table and sending it to con- ference as requested by the Senate, which was passed after much debate.
 MT. Williams tMiss) desired to of- fered m amendment but Mir Dalzell re- fused permission.
 MT. Dalzell then moved the previous question. whereupon MT. Williams de- manded the yeas and nays, and the roll was called.
 By vote of 1ss to s2 the previous question was ordered
 Mir. Dalzell, in addr essine the House. explained the parliamentary status of the rate bill, stated that the Senate had amended the bill and that on the request of the House conference be- tween the two houses had been agreed to. Now the Senate had recommitted the Dill to the conference. The rule proposes to grant the request of the Senate for further conference.
 MT. Williams. (Mfss) said the House was pretty familiar with rules by this lime. If they wanted to be gagged all they had to do was to vote for tho rule If they desired to express them selves on the great questions involved in the rate bill they would vote no.
 
 vania, (Mr. DalzelD had promised the House that 1t would have a chance to vote on the amendments and now brings them rule prohibiting an hon. est expression MT. Williams then read the amendment he proposed tn the rule as reported by Mir Da;zeIl from the committee on rules:
 Williams Amendment.
 Provided. however. that the House conferees are instructed to concur in the Senate amendment declaring sleep- ing car companies to be common or riers and are further instructed to ia- sist on exempting from the provision forbidding free passes of officials and employees of the railroads ana their immediate families"
 MT. Bartlett. (Ga.) opposed the alop- tion of the rule becruse he said the House should have the right to vote on the Senate amendments. He eailed attention to the statenherit made bv MT. Grosvenor May 25, when the bill was by rule first sent to conference and quoted him as saying:
 T ask the House to hear what I say and measure my language. Whom that conference report comes back there will be a chance to vote on every amendment the House iesires to vote upor and then we will debate and for once in my life, l think occupy
 
 gestion I have made"
 Paraphrasing what was said by Joshua, MT. Prince (Ill) received a round of applause when he stated his position.
 Choose ye this day whom you will serve: the sleeping car companies or the people; as for me and my house, we will serve the people"
 Mir Richardson (Ala.) was pro- nounced against the rule. believing that now was the time for the House to set the seal of its approval on some of the amendments of the Senate. par ticularly on the question of sleeping cars. There was spirited colloauy between MT. Grosvenor (Ohio) and MT. Bartlett (Ga) over the speech of the gentleman from Ohio to which MT. Bartlett had alluded.
 After stating that he had been put in false position by the interpreta- tion put upon the speech by MT. Bart lett, Mir. Grosvenor was about to con tinue the discussion when MT. Bartlett rose to interrupt.
 The Republicans Laugh.
 '1. did not interrupt you, said Mir Grosvenor. and am not going to say anything more about you,' which caused burst of laughter from the Republican side.
 Inadvertently Mir. Grosvenor allud- gu tO the gentleman rom Illinois when MT. Prince rose considerably nonpulsed by the turn of affairs.
 When I came into the chamber I understood the gentleman from Illinois was going to Illuminate me-" said Mir. Grosevenor, but I find the iIlurnina- tion broke out over in Georgia and I beg the gentlemari's pardon" indicating MT. Prince.
 T have entertained the proroundest regard for the gentleman from Chic, !" said Mir. Prince
 Same here" replied Mir Grosvenor. which brought forth hearty laughter.
 MT. DeArmond (Mo). called the rule ''gag law" and said now was the time to vote on the amendments as to sleep Ing car companies and passes for rail road employees. The rule was adopted. is4 to 99. and Messrs. Hepburn (Iowa) ; Sherman (N. Y3, and Richardson (Tenn.), were appointed conferees.
 Eight Republicans voted with the Democrats against the rule sending the railroad rate bill back to conference, as follows:
 Cooper (wis). Hoog (Colo), Murphy (Mo), Prince GllD, Reynolds (Pa. |, Rhodes (Mo), Wachter (Md). Young (Mich.)