The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-11

wreck of Interests in the railroad rate
bIll. Ife is still leader OF his party in the
Senate and his powers are many ana
useful but he has tasted defeat.
The Presidents Standard OIL message
has not yet put the great oil trust out
of business. hut It has had the effect OF
assuring the passage Of the free alcohol
BILL And while this fact as not attract
ing a great deal of attention, 1t Is really
tho greatest Accomplishment OF the Roose-
Welt administration.
Free alcohol means much competition
providing for tile removal of the inter-
M ievtn,!a ,aA from alcohol for use IN
tho arts. providing II Is dcnatured BY the
addition or II .sun1cn, quantity Of weed
alcohol to make it non-potable.
Will Let Bill Pass.
From alcohol means much competition
for the Standard Oil. Senator Aldrlch
| Is chairman of the Senate Committee on
| Finance to which the bill came from
Tho House IS
| He let 1t be known that he would put
| tho BIZ to sleep. The leaders of the party
| pleaded with him but he turned deaf
cart them. The Presidents wishes were
expressed to him, but he said the bill
would not be reported from his committee.
Chairman Sherman, of the Republican
congressional committee. sent deputa-
ton of Republican congressman and they
told Mr. Aldrich that the choking Of the
free alcohol bill in committee would mean
Democratic success in the elections this
| fall. That did not move Mr. Aldrlch
Then the message came and was read
and tho furore it created in the nation
| was little moro than q ripping smile
| in the Senate chamber The Standard OIL
| Is still doing business.
| But Senator Aldrlch has announced that
! tho free alcohol bill will be reported and
| that he is in favor of Its passage.
Tor once one of Mr., Roosevelt's big
| stick onslaughts has accomplished some
thing II Mr.. Aldrich stays hltched tho
| bill will pass and Standard Oil will have
competition which 1t cannot control and
| the people will have cheaper fuel and
light and the workrnen in hat factories
and mercerized cloth mills will not lose
their eyes because OF the deadly fumes
| Of the poisonous wood alcohol.
| Muchly Wrought Up.
Senator Martin didn't get much sleer
last night. kilograms from Virginia be.
gan to pour in on him before he had
opportunity to seek his couch and the
wcll.earned repose following Il day OF
wrestling with rate bill in the Senate
and at short but irregular intervals dur
| ini; thu night the yellow messages came
all from Virginia. and all bearing on Tho
same subject.
Free passes was the subject. The mes
sages were from railroad mon, chief,
from railroad unions in Virginia, protest
ins against tho action Of the Senate yes
to-day in amending the ratio bin so a
TO prohibit the families of employees o
railroads from riding OH free passes
Senator Martin said he received at leas
fits kilograms on this subject.
"Ihe bill will be modified IN respec
of this feature" he said to-day. ~ shal
attempt to have the modification made an
| believe 1t will be successful ] thin
1t lnanifcstly unjust to compel an employ
OF a railroad company to pay tor IN
transportation of his family over IN
line. provided the company Is willing
transport them free OF charge
Competitive Bidding.
The action OF tho House of Representa-
tiyes in amending the naval approprla
ton bin so as 10 provide that cham
for use in the navy shall be purchase
under the system OF competitive bicdlh
and shall be manufactured at the nay
wards II, IN the opinion of the secretary
: the navy the price al which oulsl1
manufacturers will furnish them Is M
reasonable is not, in the opinion
Democrats, anything Of q victory for N
Democrats,
The chains for use in the navy al
manufactured M the Boston navy yar'
Those purchased outside are made i
!, eoncerna controlled ny the steel tfus
Z, e-ains can lie lnpde more cheapl
~ In the navy yard than they can be hougl
II from outside manufacturers, but 1t
70 believed tina, The latter VIII furnis
ma ,,hDtTS n egs a han sever