The Washington times., 1906-06-29
Senate Yields to House
ConfereeS On the
Meat Bill.
MAY ADJOURN TONIGHT
Senator Tillman Attacks the
President in Speech on
the Rate Bill.

The announcement that the conferees
on the agriculture appropriation OH
had arrived at an assurance of an agree
ment concerning the meat inspection
measure was considered equivalent in
Congressional circles early this after
noon 10 a promise of adjournment late
tonight.
The cOnferees on the meat measure
held short session this forenoon, and
the House conferees were immovable in
their insistence on those provisions OF
the House bill which have been in con-
troversy. They insisted that the Gov
ernment should pay the cost of inspec-
tion, and would yield TO no demand for
dating packages Of canned goods The
Senate conferees announced, therefore.
that they would yield. and the most
serious obstacle TO adjournment was re-
moved. The possibility of a long de-
bate on this matter in the Senate in
volVed the largest menace to the pros
pect OF adjournment tonight.
The surrender of the Senate conferees
means the victory OF the House ever
President and Senate. But for the fact
that the meat inspection measure is a
rider on the appropriation bill the con-
lonEed.
Senator Tillman. in presenting to the
senate for the last time the conference
report on tie railway rate bin. made a
hlSnly characteristic speech by way of
paying his respects TO his Republican
colleagues and the President He had
once more refused 10 sign the conference
report. because he regarded II a sur
render to the Standard Oil in the mat
ter OF control Of pipe lines; but he said
ne should vote for the adoption OF the
report because to do otherwise would
place him on record apparently as OF
posed TO the bill
Senator Tillman read a telegram from
Chenute, Kan. alleging that the mos
pendent oil producers are with Tillman
IN his eqort TO include pipe lines in the
commodity section OF the bill
Big Stick Slid to Base.
'It Will be recalled continued SEN
ator Tnlman. that a fight OF three or
four months Of this measure. and about
the time the Allison amendment was
/ being instigated, there was q great huT-
rah in the papers ABOUT the crimes OF
| Standard OIL as exposed by the Grfeld
| report We were told that this exposi-
| tion helped greatly toward the passage
/ of the bill. Under cover of the cloud OF
/ dust raised, the President retired from
/ his advanced position, and accepted the
/ Allison amendment The big stick ana
/ the pitchfOrk got separated. The pitch
| fork while out on the firing line CHANGED
/ big stick, and caught only q glance of
/ cot tails, disappearing towrd the rear.
| and mixing a slide for the Allison base,
! after the fashion OF q foot oil player,
/ making for a goal"
| Senator Clark rose to enter a solemn
protest against the Senator from South
/ Carolina, mixing the metaphors OF the
! football and baseball games. He as
/ sured the Senator from South Carolin'
| that in football they don't slide f. =
! bases.
] Well" said Senator TiIIman. Il
didn't intende to get my figures mixed.
i assure you l understond something
/ about both games, and what wanted
! to induce the Senate 10 do was TO draw
! a picture in its minds eye Of the big
stick sliding for base between father
| Allison's legs.
I give the President due credit for
him we would have had no LEGISLATION.
/ But IL is strange that whCa he could
have helped TO break down this
monopoly of the oil business by taking a
hrn stand Tor the Senate commodity
measure. He is as mum as a mouse
except that notice the papers are again
full of the accounts of the Attorney
generals renewed attacks on Standard
on accompanied by the explanation
that the big fellows will not be hurt
The Country Bamboozled.
And so it goes, the country being
| bemboOzled day by day about the great
fight that is about to be made against
! Standard Oil. but whenever the oppor.
| tunity arises for really accomplishIns
| something. the President sits dumb and
the House cOnferees are given a free
| hand 70 compel the Senate conferees
tC yield on this important amendment -
Senator McCumber followed Senate,
| Tillman with a protest against the re.
organized anti-pass amendment, which