The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17
.ANT|-PAss PROVISION !.
POSER TO C0NFEREEs
Compromise, Cutting Off Federal
Officials, Suggested Food
Bill Up Soon.
BY w. w. Jerfnane.

Washington, June 16.-The con
ferees on the railroad rate bill are hav-
ing their chief trouble with the anti
pass provision. The house conferees
have: conceived the idea Of striking
from the bill all reference to, the pass
question, while the senate conferees are
standing out for a drastic anti-pass pro-
vision. The house conferees have been
moved to this new position because they
believe that once the question of MAX
! ing excepted classes is taken up the
provision will be so heavily loaded
down as to make it foolish in the eyes
| of the country. 49, ~ Z.
Senator Tillman today said to one Of
his sena torial associates that it might
be in the end that the conference would
favor some such provision as that ad-
vocated during the rate bill debate by
Senators Marlborough and Bacon, a
provision prohibiting senator's and mem.
bers and any employee, officer or agent
OF the government from riding on free
passes, leaving the railways free to is
sue sue passes asses to other Glasses of people as
} Such a provision would asbe. subject to
a. point of order, as it is new ,legisla-
Et1on, but certain senators today express
! the belief that both houses would &C
! 'cept It as the best way out of the pres
I emit difficulty. This provision is new
legislation for the. reason that neither
house has adopted it. It was offered in
the senate, but rejected: * - @,{ II
/ If the bill as finally agreed to, con.
tains no anti'pass provision, it is be-
! lieved that number of state legisla.
lures, which, under the stimulus OF
| federal action, would be preparing fol
anti-pass legislation experimenting the
! federal statute, may fail to act. This
however will not be the general pro
gram in legislatures. - -, III
j Both members and senator's say that
anti-pass bills will be introduced into
every, legislature next winter that hat
not already spoken on that question anl
adopted: by a goodly number of them
regardless of what congressmay do.
Pure Food Bill in Clash.
-. The pure food bill and the immigra
ton, bill will clash in the house mex
OF the way and the friends Of the twt
bills named are lining up their force
in an effort. to secure immediate con
sideration Of their respective measures
S During the past two days Represen
tatives Gardner Of Massachusetts ant
Dalzell of Pennsylvania have bee1
making a canvass of the house in tn
interest, Of the immigration bill in al
, Eendeavors to have a majority of tn
house consent to the passage of rul
for it's consideration before adjourn
;, ment and preferably before the pur
? food bill. - -.
E The best information obtainable a
I to the result Of that canvass is that
9 majority Of the house will favor cor
sideration, but with most Of the stat
3 delegations, particularly those from tn
west, their consent to vote for rul
has been given with proviso that tn
: pure food bill should come up first.
: Representative Stevens, made car
= yass of the Minnesota delegation an
= the unanimous opinion of the member
= was that the immigration bill shout
I not be considered until after the pur
:. was made accordingly to Messrs. Da
y zell and Gardner. This question &
precedence will, of course, be decide
by the committee on rules, Of whic
Speaker Cannon is chairman
Il Monday is suspension day and Q
e Tuesday it may be that the meat il
spection bill, which is part Of the ayr
cultural appropriation bill, will h
brought up for consideration. Afte
: that, there will be no other appropri,
n ton bill or other matter of high pri,
n ilege brought before the house unit
Is Mr.. !Tawney reports the, general d.
n fciency bill. This will leave an opel
: ing for the consideration Of the pul
n food and immigration bills, should Il
il house leaders decide to consider bot