The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-17

ueStltute ana nOmeleSS persons transport ed by charitable societies or hospitals and the necessary agens employed in such transportation; and to inmates of the na- tonal homes or state homes for disabled volunteers, soldiers or eX-Confederate sol diers, ex-Union soldiers and sailors. and inmates of soldiers and sailors homes including those about to enter and those returning home after discharge under ar engagements with the boards of managers of said homes.
 The Penalty.
 Any carrier violating this provision shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall for each offense pay to the United States a penalty of not less than one ($l00) nor more than TWO thousand ($2000) dollars: provided that this provision shall not be construed to prohibit the issue of interchange of passes for officers or to agents and employees, and members of their immediate families; nor to owners and caretakers of livestock when travel ling with such stock or when going to a point of shipment or returning from point of delivery, nor shall anything in this provision be deemed to prohibit any car Tier from carrying passengers free on ac- count of charity from and to places visi- ted by general epidemic or pestilence or wholly or largely doubtful water earth quakes or other calamtous visitatons with the object of providing succor relief and other assistance to the inhabitants. Provided. further that nothing herein contained shall prevent such carriers from giving free or reduced transportation to laborers transported to any place for the purpose of supplying any demand for la bor at such place Jurisdiction of offenses under this provision shall be the same as that provided for offenses in an act enti- tied. An act to further regulate commerce With foreign nations and among the states, approved February l9 1903 and 3ny amendment thereof
 "Roosevelts Surrend r."
 Senator Mcl.aarin then presented an amendment prohibiting greater charges for short than for long hauls and Sen ator Daniel moved a substitute to cover the situation in Virginia. Both senators spoke in support of their respective pro visions. and Mir. McLaurin entered upon a general criticism of the Presidents s ce urse in connection with the rate bill. He declared that the President mad en- tirely changed his position and predicted the production of q new song to be known as "RooseVelt's Surrender and to be sung to the tune of 'Bonaparte's Re- treat
 Mr. Daniels substitute was then voted down and the McLaurin provision inn mediately met like fate.
 An amendment by Mir. McLaurin prohib- iting the running of trains on the Sab bath also was summarily voted down. In support of this provision the Mississippi senator read the scriptural commandment, fRemember the Sabbath day to keep it holy." He expressed the opinion that the republican Senate would vote down the Lords prayer.
 TTp to this point the Senate had been considering the bill as in committee of the whole. but il was then at 4;4o D. m. re- ported to the Senate. and Senator Hopkins renewed his motion to have the pipe line provision amended by striking out the extension of the provisions to the Panama canal zone.
 Mir. Hopkins motion was in the inter- est of the Union oil company, which had been granted permit to construct pipe line across the Isthmus of Panama It was discussed by the Illinois senator and Sen ator Spooner in support and by Senator Morgan in opposition. The motion pre- vailed 43 to 25. No further progress was made on the rate bill as the Senate went into executive session. and at 5:2S D. m. adjourned until Il o'clock tomorrow.