Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-30
They Stand Between Congress
and Adjournment, but Are
Giving Way Slowly.
STATUS OF PIPE LINES IS ONE
Who Shall Pay the Meat Inspection
Bill Is Another.
Senate and House Are Coming To-
gether on the Other Two Diff
culties-Tillman Airs the
Morris Incident.

Washington, June 29.-In view of
the decisive action Of the house, virtu-
ally instructing its conferrees on the
agricultural bill to adhere to the house
amendment in relation to meat inspec-
ton, the cOnferreeS will again meet
today. The indications are that the
snate representatives will refuse to re-
cede and vote will be had in the
senate. If a majority of the senate
votes to accept the house provision
placing the cost of inspection on the
government it is said the conferrees
will be able to agree concerning the
question of placing the date of inspec-
ton on cans of meat.
Railway Rate Bill Situation.
The railway rate bill is still hung I'D
on the common carrier question, but
pass agreement has been reached.
based on the senate bill. 1t prohibits
broadly and generally the issuance of
any free transportation for interstate
passage, and then provides an except.
Ell class, which is as follows:
Glasses That Are Excepted.
mo common carrier subject to the
provisions of this act shall after Jan.
1, 1907, directly or Indirectly issue or
give any Interstate free TRANSPORTATION
for passengers except to its employees
and their families, it's officers, agents,
surgeons, physicians and attorneys-at-
law; to ministers of religion, travelling
secretaries of the Railroad Young
Young Mems Christian association; in
mates of hospitals and charitable and
eleemOsynary institutions, and persons
exclusively engaged in charitable and
eleemOSynary work; to INDECENT. desti-
tute and homeless persons. and to such
persons when transported by charitable
societies or hospitals, and the neceS-
sary agents employed in such trans
pOrtation; to inmates of the national
homes, or state homes for disabled vol
unteer soldiers, and officeholders of
sailors homes. including those about
to enter and those returning home aft
er discharge, and boards of managers
of such homes; to necessary caretakers
OF live stock, poultry and fruit; en-
ployeS on sleeping cars, express cars,
and to linemen of telegraph and tele-
phone companies; to railway mail serv-
ice employees, postOffice inspectors. Gus
toms inspectors and immigrant inspec-
tors; to newsbOys on trains, baggage
agents. witnesses attending any legal
investigation in which the common
carrier is interested; persons injured
in wrecks and physicians and nurses
attending such persons
Conference on Trust Matters.
Washington, June ga conference
was held at the White House in which
Attorney General Moody, Assistant At
torney General Purdy, and kellogg and
Morrison, special counsel in the case
connected with the investigation Of
Standard Oil affairs, participated with
the president. The antitrust phase of
the question was under consideration.
1t was said that this question was still
III the course of investigation, and that
no conclusion has yet been arrived at
There will be other conferences from
time to time as the investigation pro-
crosses. 1t is expected that some time
will be consumed in going over and
digeSting the information already in
hand at tbQ 6ana T.trooT oASco