The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-07-05
SENATE CONCURS
IN IN HOUSE ACTION
IMPORTANT MEASURES SENT TO
THE PRESIDENT.
BAILEY AND TlLLMAN TILT
Texan and South carolinan Engage in
Warm Discussion Over Lawyers
and Latter Resorts to Scrip
ture Quotation.

Washington, June 30.-The senate
devoted most of its time Friday to
consideration of conference reports
including the reports on the railroad
rate bill, the pure food bill and the
meat inspection provision OF the ag-
ricultural bill. All were adopted dur
ing the day session.
The principal controversy was over
the rate bill when Senators Bailey aud
Tillman had heated colloquy, the
more notable because of the warm
friendship existing between the two
senators.
The controversy was on the subject
of railroad lawyers, and Mr.. Bailey
expressed strong disapproval of the
South Carolina senator's views on that
subject. There was also much discus
sion of the meat inspection provision.
A number of senators expressed them
selves as willing only to accept the
house provision because it was at
tached to an appropriation bill and a
deadlock would cause the failure OF
the supply bill.
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THE senator from South Carolina
has many admirable qualities, but he
has got some prejudices that Obscure
his usual fairness and his usual clear
ness. / do not know what grudge he
has down in South Carolina against
the lawyers. But what he ought to do
and nearly all he needs to do to be
one of the most useful senators of this
body is to get that cobweb out of his
mind. He performs great service; he
does 1t fearlessly and he does II hon.
estly, and the only thing that keeps
him from doing 1t wisely is now and
then he yields to this very kind OF
prejudice. have no patience with II
myself.
II think a lawyer, If he is a good
one, is as good a citizen as lives be-
meath the flag. To him more men
carry their misfortunes and the de.
tense of their rights than to any 9th
er class in this republic, and I have
always observed that those who abuse
them most are the ones who are quick.
est to appeal to their Judgment and
the counsel in troubIous time. 1t does
not become a man with the great in
tellect of the senator from South Caro-
Nina to feed narrow prejudice thai
exists among certain people against
the lawyers of this land"
Contempt for Hypocrites.
Mr.. Tillman replied, declaring his
regard for respectable members Of thai
profession, but adding: But 1 have
most infinite contempt for some Of
i the breed l know" He quoted Jesus
characterization Of the lawyers al
hypocrites," and said the dirty crea
lures who run the political conven.
tons" are the men whom he would
shut off from the pass privilege.
Mr.. Long advocated and Mr.. La Fol.
lette opposed the commodity amend.
ment, while Mr.. Bacon criticised the
pass amendment because of its dis.
ordinations.
The conference report was adopted
without division. This vote had the
effect Of finally passing the bill.
The senate then adopted the joint
resolution fixing the time when the act
shall go into effect, two months after
its approval by the president.
The senate in executive session con-
firmed the nomination of Franklin
Lane, of California, to be member Of
the interstate commerce commission to
succeed former Gov. Joseph W. Fifer
of Illinois. The president sent the
nomination to the senate on December
6 last, but the Interstate commerce.
committee failed TO take action.
Signs Important Bills.
The president at 11:15 p. m. signed
the railroad rate bill. He also signed
the immigration bill and the bill for
the construction of lock canal across
the Isthmus of Panama.
Both houses of congress at night
adopted the conference report on the
sundry civil appropriation bill and that
measure now goes to the president for
Signature.
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