Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-26
STANDARD OIL WINS
RATE BILL VICTORY
RockefeIIer's Trust Removes The
Singer From The Act as
Regards Pipe Lines.
IS. o. BRAND upon SENATORS
TilIman Dlscloses How the Public
Has Been Humbusaed by willing
Tools of the Octopus En-.
dorses the Argumen. Advanced to
Curb the Monopoly.
(By Associated press.l

(By Associated Press,)
WASHINGTON, d. c., June pa
When the Senate met today the clerk
of the House announced the action
of that body OH the railroad rate bill.
but il was allowed 10 lie on the
Vice Presidents desk until 2:30 n.
m. when II was called up b. Senator
Tillman.
Mr.. Tillman called attention to the
fact that his name was not attached.
lie said he was opposed to the agree
ment concerning one amendment to
which lie would later move that the
Senate disagree. He had reference to
th Mcl.anrln amendment divorcing, the
carrying AMI producing business.
which was amended SO that It does
nor apply TO pipe lines.
Standard Oil Scores Victory.
THE change in this amendment. IN
plain English" he said. "mean, that
Standard Oil had got in its work"
The agreement, in regard to this
amendment. he said, delivered the
Standard Oh Company from control
and regulation of the Interstate.
Commerce Commission, When the
!S1ill was sent to conference the see.
ond time, Senator 1illman said, he
found an entirely different atmos.
phere from that of the first confer.
ence. as the House conference In.
sisted upon opening up the whole
subject. including all matters 10 which
an agreement had been reached
Then began to smell a mouse
or something" said Senator Tillman.
Destroys Effect of Bill.
He contended that the change of
the words. common carriers" TO
railroads" would simply destroy the
effect of making pipe lines common
carriers
So firmly was lie convinced Of the
instrumentality of the Standard Oil
Company in securing this chang. that
!" his estimation "every Senator who
stood for the conference report would
have IS. O." branded on his fore.
head. He did not mean to vote for
it because he did not want anybody
saying, You have IS. o. brnnn-.
your forehead. Ben Tillmen." He
cited the independent companies.
whose interests are supposed to be
involved, to be myths.
Lodge Agrees with TiIlman.
Senator Lodge agreed with Mr..
Tillman that the purpose Of the
change from common carriers" to
railroads had been to ''lct ont the
Standard Oil Company. SO that 1t
could continue 10 both produce anil
transport oil" Under the amend
ments of the Senate he believed that
the pipe lines could be compelled
TO carry the product of the indcpend-
mt companies. EIe believed that all
OF the agitation in the supposed In.
iterest OF the independent companies
had been instigated by the Standard
Oil Company.
Senator Bailey took the position
that the change made by the confer.
ence committee in the commodity
provision would nullify the pipe line
provision. 1t was equivalent to max
ing the Standard Oil Company the
one exception to the requirement tlnt
producers shall not transport their
own articles.
independents Only catspaw.
He did not charge the Standard
OIL Company with direct effort to
Influence legislation, but the fright
ened independent companies, who, it
had tempted to sell their oil to the
Standard on Company.
"If," he said, "the Standard Oil
.Icompany wishes to be a proddcer,
p transporter or n reflner, let It
fngage In either Of those lines OF ef-
fort, but don't let it monnpolize all
those branches of the oil Industry.
He Thought the independent com.
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