Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-12

There was a special meeting Of the South
Omaha Live Stock exchange yesterday af-
ternoon. the object Of which was to enter
a protest against the clause in the pending
anti-pass bill. which prevents the railroads
Issuing the customary transportation TO the
shippers OF stock.
In the discussion and action on the rate
bill in the senate. the seventh instant the
Objectionable amendment was presented and
adopted as follows:
That no carrier engaged in interstate
commerce shall directly or Indirectly issue
or give any free ticket, free pass or free
transportation TO any person, except to the
ciusiveiy In the service OF the carrier Is
suing the same. or to ministers of religion,
inmates of hospitals, eleemosynary and
charitable institutions. Any carrier violat-
ing this provision shall be deemed guilty
OF a misdemeanor and shall for each offense
pay to- 70 the :,oI United States ge2alty of not
Immediately upon the appearance of the
above in the press Secretary Guild of the
Live Stock exchange wired Senator Mil
lard as follows;
Does the so-cai1ed pass amendment TO
rate bill contemplate the abolition of re-
turn transportation to live stock shippers?
To which Senator Willard replied: Yes!
and applies both ways and TO all persons
except railway employees, clergymen and
charity"
The matter is now In the hands of the
railroad committee Of the South Omaha
Live Stock exchange and patrons Of the
South Omaha market may rest assured that
everything possible will be done by this
committee to protect their interests in this
vital matter and before the final passage
of the rate bill every effort will be made
by the committee to have the bill so
amended as to permit and provide for the
same privileges to stockmen as heretofore
The following message Of protest has been
sent Senator Willard:
Telegram received. The South Omaha
Live Stock exchange in behalf Of the pro-
duucers and shippers of live stock hereby
protests against any amendment OF action
that will permit railroad companies to dis
continue the issuance OF return transpor-
tation on live stock shipments after nifty
years OF practice. A letter follows.
Country Club Meeting Postponed.
The general meeting of the South Omaha
County club, which was to have been held
this evening at the library hail. has been
postponed for one week on account of the
fact that many of the members of the club
have been invited to attend a brilliant
social function this evening, so will be
unable TO be present. The meeting will
therefore be held in the same place on the
latter date. There will be a meeting of
the directors, however. this afternoon in
the office of DR.. Schmidt The president
reports that the new club house will be
turned over TO the management, completed,
Saturday evening The goling links have
been seeded and u fine crop of grass has
been started. The greens have been all
made For the present year and until
the players of the new club become more
expert only the natural hazards will be
used. In the course of another year an
elaborate system OF artificial hazards will
be erected on the fields.
The hustling committees have been
steadily at work and the list OF membership
is growing In good share. At the meeting
OF directors this afternoon their work will
be discussed The date for the formal
opening viii be definitely fixed. For that
occasion and afterward in all probability
the club will furnish a regular carryall
for the accommodation of members to assist
them from the end OF the Albright car
line TO the club grounds The grade OF
the new car line has been nearly completed
and the company is still working on the
cut near Bellevue. The work of IayinR
the rails will be very short in comparison
to the grading. It may be completed by
June !.
Good Business in Dog Tags
Up to the hour of closing last night the
city clerk had issued $50 dog tags. The