Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-13

Rate Hule presented.
Mr. Dalzcll CPa) presented to the house
rule from the committee on rules taking
the railroad rate bill from the speakers
tablee and sending 1t to conference as re-
quested by the senate
Mr. Williams, CMiss.) the minority leader,
desired to offer an amendment. but with
shake of MS head, Mr.. Dalzell refused
permission.
Mr. DaIzell then moved the previous
question, whereupon Mr.. Williams de-
manded the yeas and nays and the roll
NpR called
by vote of Iss TO 90 the previous ques-
tion was ordered Mr.. Dalzell (Pa.) in sd-
dressing the, house explained the parlia-
mentary status of the railroad rate bill
stating that the senate had amended the
bill and that on the request of the house
conference bcwecn the two houses had been
agreed TO. The senate has rccommitted the
bill to the conferees. The rule proposes to
grant the request Of the senate for a fur
thcr conference
Nj. Williams, the minority leader said
that the house was pretty familiar WIN
rules by this time. II they wanted to b.
sagsed all they had 10 DO was to vote for
u" rule. II they desired to express them
ue y ON the great questions involved I'm
tho inte bill Trey would vote no. lie said
a. Q gentleman from PENNSYLVANIA (Mr Dali
ac } had promised the house that it would
lavc chance to vote on the amendments
ard nCw brings in a rule prohibiting an
honest expression. Mr. Williams then read
the amendment he proposed to the rule as
reported by Mr.. Dalzell from the commit
tee or rules:
Provided however, that the house con-
ferces are instructed TO concur in the SEN
"a a nn1punmeuf declaring SlePDinR car COM
panies to be common carriers; and are
further instructed to insist upon exemptinS
from the provision forbdding free passes
Of officials and employees of the railroads
and their families.
Eight republicans voted with the demo-
Gratis against the rule sending the railroad
rate bill back to conference as follows
Cooper CWisD, Hogg (ColoD, Murphy
MOI, Prince Gll). Reynolds (Pa)
Rhodes tMo), Wachter (Md), Young
(Mlchl,
Mr.. Bartlett CGa) opposed the adoption
OF the rule because he said the house
should have the right TO vote on the SEN
ate amendments.
Paraphrasing what was said by Joshua
Mr. Prince (IIl) received a round OF ap.
plause when he stated his position.
Choose ye this day whom you will
serve the sleeping car companies or In,
people as for me and my house, we viii
serve this people"
Mr.. Richardson (Ala,) was pronounce,
against the rule. believing that now wa,
the time for the house TO set the seal OF
its approval on some of the amendment,
OF the senate. particularly upon the sleep
ing cars.
Mr. Townsend (Mich.) was in favor O
the rule on the ground that it was the
orderly procedure to determine what th'
house desires.
tie said that sleeping cars had moi beer
originally considered in connection wifi
rate regulation at the time the bill wa
first considered in committee. but as IN,
dangerous doctrine Of specification ha,
been adopted he believed that sleepinl
ears should be included in the bill
Mr.. Grosvenor (oD said that the position
OF the house was the same as when tn
conference asked for by the senate ha,
been agreed to; that the house had n,
conference report properly before il an,
that he stood in the same position on IN
right TO discuss the amendments as he di,
on May p. MIR. De Armond CMoD calIe,
the rule gas law and said now was Tn
time to vote on the amendments as 4
sleeping car companies and passes 10
railroad employees.
Mr.. Dalzell reiterated his position tina
he vas in favor Of the sleeping car amend
ment and In favor OF eNempttng railWa
employees FROM the operating OF the anti
pass amendmehh
The rule WAS adopted-yeas. ls4; nays
ss-and Messrs. Hepburn OaD, sherma
IN. " and Richardson CTenn) were az
pointed oonferees
PaekinE House Report Comes Up.
An echo Of the Neill-Reynolds report o
the packing houses OF Chicago was hear
today In the house when Mr. Monde
CWyo) IN a speech precipitated diseussiO
OF the whole question OF government In
sDection.
Mr. Moi lels observed thai the House z
Commons IN England yesterday had unde
cansideration the subject OF American mea
1continusd on second PaEel