New-York tribune., 1906-05-15
DISCUSS FREE PASSES.
The House Was Considering Dis
hict of Columbia Business.

washington, May 1a.-The House had under con-
sideration to-day bills relating 70 the government
OF the District Of Columbia. AS part of the City
Council for washington the lower branch OF Con-
gress completed the bill reorganizlng the public
school system. and the bill compelling heavy wagons
to use for-neh tires on their wheels. The previous
question having ordered on the school Dill ana
a separate vote being demanded on the paragraph
vesting in the supreme Court Of the District OF
Columbia the mower OF appointment OK the Board
Of Education the House adjourned the absence or
a quorum postponing action on the bills under
consideration. These bills viii be taken UP to-
morrow.
An interesting coiloouy occurred between Messrs.
Gaines Of Tennessee and Baboock. OF Wisconsin.
Mr. Gaines inquired: why do we sit here like a
lot Of towards and raise everybody elses salary
and not raise our own2'
AIr. Sims. of Tennessee: Because we want 20
come back here"
1--WE are a lot Of moral towards" Mr.. Gaines con-
tinued. "a whole lot OF us get whole lot more
than we ought to have. and others do not get
enough OF course lot OF people are opposed 20 IT,
Just as lot OF people opposed 70 the passage
Of the law against members riding on railroad
passes. And on this question OF passes
'evViH the gentleman kindly advise the House
where these passes can be ObtainedT" asked Mr.
BabcOck
az do not know said Mr.. Gaines 81 never asked
FOR anv. But I do not know OF anybody who
knows more about free passes than the gentleman
from Wisconsin,
'I have no pass, and pay for every mile ride. .
said Mr. Babcock. 'If there is place where we
can get them would be glad to have my colleagues
know"
Mr. Gaines dlscIamed any knowledge OF the
whereabouts of free passes and then proceeded 20
discuss the violation of the anti-pass law IN Ten
nesSee. 49,, ,a .
"A great railroad man told me he had issued q :
free pass TO every federal judge in my dlstricI'
he said land all had kept them eXcePt one ana ne
used to be a member OF Congress he had gwen
every member of the Legislature free pass an19 an9
they all kept them, as had the governor. I tVao H
him # was contrary to law, and asked him why ne
iid H. and he said his company felt IL had TO-
Mr. Babcock replied that he was very softXy th thhe
gentleman from Tennessee had failed TO tel tHe
House where transportation could ne procuIe9. l.,
Mr. Gaines: 1T IS in your pocket IKE lt Is y! !!
mine That is all I ever used-Tny own hn3tiey. y
Mr Babcock: There is no transportau1 4. ny
pocket l always pay my own way IN the uallis
and in the street cars. -, .L4o,,
Mr.. Gaines: Have you always oOHe uie''
Nr F3abcock: mot always -.
Mr. Gaines: "Then am little ahead or tne
gentleman I'm no saint. Q1aughter) am t sat-
sfied that when the time comes ne ,, vii VUSS DS
to cut off free passes issued to the JuolcarS anu
Mr. Babcock said that IN 1889 he had lntroouSSS1 Sec
an snti-pass bill In the Wisconsin LeslsIat Ou.
II had failed Later Wisconsin Passe9 an
isV; and ne thought his state was the nrst IN the
Wr Gaines said that free passes were Guy oTS I ~
ennessee in 1887 but the railroads went risnt alOs
issuing them. = A., .,,-oa5s ir Wis.
consin issuing passes outside OF ther own eAi-
pIoyes" said Mr. Babcock