The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-17
PASSES OUTLAWED
cuLBERsoN AMENDMENT PASSED
 BY THE SENATE.
If, Executions Are So Numerous that fhe Senate Laughs When It Is Read on the Floor As
 AdOpted.

Washington, May 16.-Upon conven- | ing today the Senate promptly LOOK up
 the railroad rate eili. the. Anti-pass Pas Amendment being the immediate sup | feet of consideration.
 | Senator Culberson presented sup stitute for the provision adopted earl
 fer in the session: nn1s;on me to nepmit mem. | hers of the families of railroad em- pIoyes, banafide attorneys for railroads
 whether constantly employed or n9t, tc accent free transportatton,
 Senator McCumber chided the Senate for fickleness, saying that after tax
 ing action on the pass qbuedst,hos bad haen .ent aew tumblirig over one another by the re ceipt of few telegrams in opposition to the amendment. They contended that the incident illustrated the IT, !, fluence of the railroads and the bad effect of too much paternalism. Senators Bacon and Clay advocated the inhibition against passes to OH, cials of the government and federal Judges contending that Congress should r ot exercise authority over the grant ing of such favors to private individ- uals. nose in presenting the amendment had been to get rid of very vexatious practice in the Southern States. Senator Daniel sought to have the provision SO amended as to include the families of attorneys among those VT, Wno may receive passes. and Senator I'll
 mar. said that MT. +ba Daniels nrov,sion amend, s laughing stock, and suggested that MT Daniel should withdraw his amendment so that i've can get to something
 The Virginia Senator did not accept with favor the characterization of his amendment. T don't intend to sit still
 and listen to the misrepresentta.iaon a na ol o.
 my amendment in your unjust ana pas sionata manner" he said
 He had interrupted MT. Tillman to
 make this statement apd notwttnstand. tSs
 South @ Carolina Senator apparently did not resent what was said. He replied by calling attention to the fact that his antagonist was proceeaing pn Tn re1in ahs the floor and also to retain my tenn per" - A. :. hint to surrender the floor. and he cons manner Is rough and insulting tq gen tlemen with whom you are debating MT. Tillman still kept his temper and yielded the floor to tne Elrgin,an , ttI in order that the later might continue ms
 An amendment limiting the prohibit ton against the issuance or passes 10 members of Congress. federal judges and officers in the executive depart ments of the government onered oy MT. Bacon was voted down S3 to 4S' The Culberson amendment was the' extended so as to except so many per. sons and classes that when read It aroused general merriment in the floor of the Senate. A provision related to ex-Confederate soldiers and was inserted at. the SUE Eestion of MT. Bacon and when MT. | Spooner asked if the exception was intended to apply to ex-ContederaMte M soldiers in Congress, he replied in tne negative, but said. If 1t did there are so few of us that r. would not matter. A substitute authorizing one railr pad company to issue passes to the employe es Senator Beveridge was then Voteu down Senator GaIlinger moved to amend | the provision as 1t then stood, by ad | ding to the exceptions Families or at- torneys, their sisters and their cousins and their aunts."
 Senator Culberson promptly moved to lay the amendment on the table, say | ing that the New Hampshire Senator could not kill the amendment by his effort to reduce it to ridicule, "offen- sive as it is.'
 MT Gallinger withdrew his amend ment.
 The Culberson amendment. as amend ed was agreed to--60 to Is.
 The negative vote was cast by Alger Alec, Ankeny. Bulkeley, Clark (Wyo0 Crane, Dick. Gallinger, Hale, Kean Lodge, McLaurin Piles. Shoot, Suther land and WetrnOre.