The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-03
Reported Recommends
tions Regarding Stand tar d:
ard oil Sensational.
TO CALL STANARD
SENATORS BY NAME
Aldrich, Father-in-Law Of j. o
Rockefeller, Jr, Suddenly
Shifts His Position Regard
ing Rate Bill Vote.-His
Attitude at Present
Is Puzzling.

Is FuzZllnB.
(From Our Regular Corrcspondent.)
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 2.-The mes
Iage which the President will send 70
Congress on Friday Will be the most SEN
sational he has ever sent to that body.
In fact. II reliable reports be true, II
will be the most remarkable that bOuys
has ever received
The message will be based on the re-
mort which Commissioner Garfield. of the
E Department OF Commerce and Labor, mas
submitted to tho President on the opera
tons ofthe STANDARD OIL Company. That
report was placed IT. the hands OF the
President this week. HQ, has studied II
4 carefully, and has about completed The
message which WI! accompany y -
Congress.
The report has been jealous'y guarded
from the public eye, but am most ro-
liaby informed that It Is Of the most
remarkable haracter. 1t will SHOW that
the peculiar methods used by the Stand
ard OIL trust In the development Of rs
enormous business have been possible
only through the connvanca and active
aid OF the railroads, In the matter OF
granting preferences and rebates to the
trust as against independent oil pro-
K ducers. @
And the beauty about the case aganA
the Standard, In the view Of Mr. Car
field and the President, Is that all the
Information contained In the report was
obtained from the railroad companies, and
from other sources, Instead Of from offl-
icials OF the oil trust This will make It
Impossible for the trust TO claim I'm
m,Inity,' which was the successful plea
OF the packers in the recent beef trust
cases In Chicago. a55.
Standard Oil Senator'S.
Ali II Is said tho Presidents message will
recommend drastic legislation. lin order
to put an end to tho practices of; the
4 Standard Oil Company. But Of even more
immediate interest Ia the report that he
Will call by name certain senator's, and
possibly members OF Congress, who are
generally known to have Standard $Oll.
connections.
Informant as to the foregoing that senh-
tor Aldrich. OF Rhode Island, chairman OF
4 the finance committee or tho Senate,
which position carries with 1t the leader
ship of the Republicans OF that body,
learned on Monday last that the Presl-
dent would send in hot message accom-,
pnnying the hot report on the Standard
OIL and that the Senator at once set
uhout trying to secure Il vote on the rate
bill IIc has opposed every effort OF Nlr.
Tilman and other Democrats to TX
date for voting heretofore. and there was
much curiosity felt yesterday as to What
had induced his change Of position. The
Irport is so strongly against the railroads
tha, Senator AldrIch feels that the safe
ty of railroad interests demands that the
BIZ be completed as far as possible before
the report is in the hands of Congress.
and the recommendations of the Presl-
dent arc made.
Aldrich Causes Concern.
The attitude of Senator Aldrich on the
free alcohol bill Is giving his party much
concern. The bill passed the House with
only seven votes opposing, but 1t was
referred to the finance committee IN the
Senate. Senator Aldrich, the chairman.
has indicated in many ways that he VIII
not allow the bill to be reported this
session. He is the father of Mrs. John
\ u. Rockefeller, Jr.. and the other grand
father of John D. Rockefeller III. me
blll has been fought from the start Win
ali the earnestness the Standard Oh
could throw into a fight, It Is claimed
that its passage would mean the prac-
teal elimination OF gasolene from Tue
market as a fuel, and would be a strong
competitor Of kerosene as an illuminating
agent ~
bll. lie said yesterday that he favored
referring the bill to q subcommittee,
which could conduct hearings. with q
4 view to obtaining I'LL the information pos
siblc on the subject of ncohols. and the
possibilltes OF the liquid This alarmed
the Republicans TO sl'ch an eNte't '',a' ~
,hsv hastily decided to take steps to IN
ducc the Rhode Island Senator to allow
tha nossage of n measure which manu-
fnct,,rers and farmers. especially, are de-
manding with greater nnahlm,tS lnhn
,hcv have exhibited on any supJect save
the rate question In recent years. Mehl'
bers OF the Republican consressloohal com,
,i,,oa cot torether and decided to send
a delegation to Mr.. Aldrch to beseech
h,m IA allow tho bill to become q law,
The allegation, headed by Representa-
tive lanes sherman, Of New YORK, chalI'
man of the committee, called on Mr., \
drch to-day. and stated the case ,,.e mes
told him that the demand lol ''.s W. ~. ~
"a great among all classes OF peop'e' ~
most without exception, and wltho"t re- re-
gard TO section or politics, that me ~
terests of the Republican party dellanu, ,l,
manded It's passage Mt once, pelo'e 'He
elections this fall,
Did-'t Look So Good.
Mr.. Adrlch's reply has not been n'an. u
mlblic verbatim, But member or the
delegation stated to-daY that In eiteol J
wns that the Republican party 'did no.
look so good TO him. anyhow
1t is generally believed that Nee'
pmoot has as good ns lost his seat u
IA senate. It Is practically assured
tn,t lie Senate. Committee on Privilege'
ma Elections will vote to eXpcl hin
f,nm inc body ana will SO report Y
t,u sc nate. 1t would lie a most sur
m,sing tGlng If tho Senate should turl
AVN the report Of the committee, whlcl
las spent two years, off and on, inyestl
ealing the case.
% The report of the commit tee Is ex
nec,cd daily. 1t will probably lie sub
mH,ed saturday of this week, The com
mitee would have completed its repor
Yesterday, probably, but for the fact tha
tho COMMITTEES could not agree as t
whctherlle mode of procedure IN com
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