The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-17
TiIman and Bailey Again Air Presidents Conference Affair
DANIELS ALSO MIXES IN
Has Sharp colIoquy With Senator TlII- man Over Amendment to Anti Pass Provision-Concluded
 In Committe of Whole.

| Washington. May t6.-The recent efforts | of the President and the democratic sen- atorlal leaders to reach an agreement on the rate bill received further notice in l the Senate today from Senators Bailey and Tillman The matter was referred to by the Texas senator in the course of a personal explanation called out by an article in the Chicago Tribune. charging Mir Bailey with failure to find common ground and by MT. Tnlman in a speech in support of Mir Bailey, and in present. ing further statement from former | Senator Chandler.
 Tn his address MT. Bailey denounced the article in question as a lie and the author and inspirer of it as liars There also was sharp eolloquy be- 1 tween Senator's Daniels and Tilman over an amendment to the anti-pass provision. | The consideration of the rate bill in con- mittee Of the whole was concluded. and the measure was then reported to the | Senate where there Will be opportunity to review and alter all the amendments heretofore made.
 Practically the entire day was devoted to the consideration of the ant-pass amendment which was adopted after making so many exceptions as to arouse laughter in the Senate every time the provision was read.
 The work of the Senate. as such. was confined to the partial consideration of | the pipe line provision, which was so amended as to strike out the Morgan proviso extending its operations to other countries where Inc United States tad | Jurisdiction.
 The Senate will meet tomorrow at il o o'clock,
 Anti-Pass Amendment.
 Upon converting today tho Senate promptly took up the railroad rate bill the anl,-pass amendment being Inc im- mediate subject of consideration.
 Senator Culberson presented' substi- tute. for the provision adopted earlier in the session. The substitute so modified the provision so to permit members of fam flies of railroad employees. bona fide at torneys for railroads, whether constantly l employed or not and the care takers of l live stock to accept free transportation.
 Senator McCumber ehded the Senate for fiekleness saying that after taking action on the pass question few days ago the senators had been sent tumbing over one another by the receipt of a few tele- grams in opposition to the amendment He contended that the incident illustrated the influence of the railroads and the bad effect of too much paternalism.
 Senators Bailey and Clay advocated the limitation of inhibition against passes to officials of the government and federal judges, contending that Congress could not exercise authority over the grant, ing of such favors to private individuals. | Senator Culberson said that his purpose in presenting the amendment had been to get rid of a very vexatous practice in the southern states
 Senator Daniels sought to have the provision so amended so as to include the families of attorneys, among those who may receive passes and senator Till man said that MT Daniels amendment would make the provision q laughing stock and suggested that MT. Daniel should withdraw his amendment so that we "can get to something else.'
 Daniels Retort.
 The Virginlan did not accept with fa- vor the characterlzcation of his amend- ment "I don't intend to sit still and listen to the misrepresentation of my amendment in your unjust and passionate manner" he said.
 | He had interrupted MT. Tillman to make this statement and notwithstanding he spoke in evident anger, the South Carolina senator apparently did not re- sent what was said He replied by calling attention to the fact that his antagonist was proceeding In his time and added. "I propose to retain the floor and also to retain my temper"
 Mir Daniel did not, however. take the hint to surrender the floor and he con tinued his remarks. saying your man. ner is rough and insulting to gentlemen ! with whom you are debating"
 MT. Tilman still kept his temper and | yielded the floor to the Virgnian in | order that the latter might continue his | speech.
 | An amendment limiting the prohibition | against the issuance of passes to mem | bers of Congress, federal judges and off, | eers in the executive departments of the government. offered by MT. Bacon, | was voted down, B to 42.
 The Culberson amendment was then | extended so as to except so many per | sons and classes that when read 1t arous- | ed general merriment on the floor of the | Senate.
 Culberson Amendment. | A provision related to ex-Confederate | soldiers was inserted at the suggestion of | Mir Bacon and when MT. Spooner asked if the exception was intended to apply | to ex-Confederate soldiers in Congress. | he replied In the negative, but said If | it did, there are so few of us that It | would not matter"
 substitute authorizing railroad | company to issue passes to the employees | and officers of another road offered by 1 Senator Beveridge was then voted down.
 Senator Gallinger moved to amend the | provision as 1t then stood by adding to the exceptions families Of attorneys their sisters and their cousins. and their | aunts."
 Senator Culberson promptly moved to lay the amendment on the table. saying that the New Hampshire senator could not kill the amendment by his effort to | reduce it to ridicule offensive as 1t s."
 Mr. Galinger withdrew his amendment.