The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-18
OPINIONS
 DIFFERENT Question of Congress
 Adjournment. RATE BILL STILL IN AIR Congressman Bowie to Fight the Majority Packing House Report. Alabama Has Pared Well in Dill of Committee on Public Buildings
 and Grounds---Gossip
 of Members.
RATE BILL STILL IN AIR

washington, June 17.-(Special. J. There IS wide difference of opinion among Senators and Representatives as to when Congress Is likely to ad- journ. ess-e~
 It Is agreed on all sides that there Is going to te an unusually lively fight over the meat inspection question, and just what the outcome will be 1t is difiicu1. to predict The railroad bill is certainly still high up in the air and Senator Tillman and Representative Richardson of Alabama. two of the most prominent of the Democratic con- ferees hardly knew when an agree ment on that important measure will be reached.
 be the pass question, employees of com panies doing interstate business con- tinue to send in by the hundred peti- tions beseeching Congressman to elim- mate that clause from the bill. They still insist that 1t will work a great hardship upon tine men and their fam flies and they contend stoutly that Con- gress has no right to pass law that will prevent railroad companies from issuing transportation to their own cm- pioves.
 Representative Bowie (Ala) who is ar energetic member of the house com- mittee on agriculture, and who drew the minority report on the meat inspec- tion bill, thinks there is going to be one of the hottest fights of the ses- sion over that question. He also ex presses the opinion that the packers have been greatly imposing upon the people of this country as well as Eu- rope and that the only way they can be brought to reasonable terms is for Congress to pass stringent law that will correct the evils complained of.
 Sore On Teddy.
 In private conversations many of the House Republicans are severely criti- cising President Roosevelt for what they condemn as an effort on the part of the executive to influence legisla- tion, and 'rumors are flying about that in all probabilities a few of the en- ragged members are liable to break loose in caustic speeches when the bill Is put on its passage. The indications at. this writing are that the Republicans will be badly divided on the meat inspection bin unless the leader crack the party whip vigorously and agree upon some measure that they can pretty solidly support.
 Representative Barthold, Chairman of the House Committee On Public Build ings and grounds. says that he will not bring in until practically all other business is cleared up the omnibus" building bill in which so many of the memDcTS are 1nLSTeBteu. HIS iS sLIlCN- ly in accordance with the wishes and instructions of the Republican mana gers of that body. who have an idea that If this measure is passed even week before the adjournment 1t will be dificult to keep a Republican quo- rum in Washington. Without a clear majority of Republicans constantly here Speaker Cannon and his lieuten- ants fear that the Democrats will make serious trouble for the majority and block several programs that have been carefully mapped.
 Alabama Fares Well.
 If this bill Is passed this session, and most Congressmen are certain it will go through, Alabama will fare about as well if not better than any of the Southern States.
 Colonel Bankhead is the ranking Democratic member of the committee and has served on it many years. He has earnestly looked out for the inter ests Of the State in the matter of public buildings and money to make necessary repairs to some others erected years ago.
 Representative Burnett, Mrs Burnett and their son have gone to Fort Royal in the mountains or Virginia The Con gressrnan will make only a brief stay as he expects the immigration bill to come up in the House any day and having taken a deep interest in the measure wants to be on hand when the conference report Is finally disposed of. Mrs Burnett and son will remain in Virginia until Congress adjourns.
 Alfred J. Stofer