New-York tribune., 1906-06-30

pipe line and the snti-psss amendments ha
been had. 1t was foregone conclusion whe
the conferrees brought in their third report TO
DAY. that IL would be accepted. but many Sena
.ors deemed IL their duty TO spread upon tn
record their reasons for adopting il.
Senator Tillman started the bail rolling b
p-rtestihg IN unnneasured terms against tn
amendment 10 the Elkins commodity amendment
whereby pipe lines permitted to carr,
their own oil. Mr.. Tfiinisn again declared this
change 10 have been made in the interest of thu
Standard OIL Company. and INDUCED In his usua
dennaeogie pyrotechnics. Senators Elkins and
Long and Foraker defended the action OF thu
conferrees The fact is that practically all the
members of the Senate regard the change as
wise one.
senator Foraker has maintained from the FRS
ths, the combined effect OF the Lodge amend
r,ent declaring pipe lines 10 be common carriers
and the FIkins amendment forbdding common
carriers TO transport their own products was TO
render these sections of the bill unconsttutional
as they practically confscated without reim-
bursenaent the property Of private individuals.
Nr Foraker has presented this argument in
foreeful terms, and most Senators believed tnst
az which fhev desired accomplished by
placing all pipe lines under the supervision OF
the Interstate Commerce Commission ano ina, INA,
A. would be far more discreet TO stop there than
10 go further and menace the constitutonaiity
OF both provisions
TTIJMaN ATTACKS PRESIDENT.
In his attack upon the pipe line amendment as
heing in the interest of the Standard on COM
pany. Senator Tillman said:
About the time the Allison amendments were
incubeting there great Juror about the
Garfield report on the Standard Oil Company
and we were told that the exposures of its
crimes would help the vote on the Rate BILL ano
under the cover of this dust the President re-
,ired from his advanced position on railroad
legislation and accepted the Allison provision
There the big stick and the pitchfork, whlch
had beer in alliance found ihemse.Hes ewes o PEE
filing line, looked around only 10 see the tan OF
its associate hustling toward the rear-shding
toward the Allison base. 10 use hasebaii
phrase The big stick rushing in on all
fours 10 get between Father Allson's legs
He had no fault to fnd; ne added. except t1a5 had
been inconsistent in not coming 10 the asslsi-
Hnce of the Senate conferTees. He considered IL
"a little remarkable that just when he might 90
something TO thwart the policy of this giganuc
monopoly he is as mum as mouse, except that
there is another hurrah about what me fresi-
dent is going 20 do 90 the Standard OIL in the
way OF suits" He added that, Notwithstanding
the prosecution has been decided upon; we are
carefully told I'm advance that the high on
are not TO be molested.
STANDARD OIL AGAIN UP.
He then commented on the employment of Dis
tric Attorney Morrison. Of Illinois. as special
counsel in this case. saying that he had demon
strated how not 20 do it in the Walsh case IF.
he added. they wanted an expert in that line he
IS as good as could be found" In the same con-
nection he said that he had been informed that
Prank Monnett ''the most competent Of all at
torneys, is 10 lose his Job" He added: so IL
goes: the dear people are bamboozled every day.
but the hurrah goes on. The President assures
as from time TO time that the crimes of the
~ raoyazy n
when il comes 10 a real fight, and when there is
opportunity 10 do something, he sits dumo
and allows the House conferrees to compel the
Senate conferrees TO yield to the demands of the
Standard Oil Company.
Senators Cullom and Hopkins defended Mr..
Morrison as painstaking and dlgent attorney,
and Senator Foraker asked for the source of the
South Carolina Senator's information concerning
the probable retirement Of Mr.. Monnett This
Mr.. Tilman said he not at liberty 10 give.
Senator McCumber protested against the elm
ination Of the provision Of the pass amendment
permitting the free transportation Of farm la
borers Senator'S Dover and Tillman agreed in
assuring him that they could be carried as at
present, as harvest excursions, TO which the
North Dakota Senator replied that II that was
true the bin is not worth the paper II is writ
senator Elkins defended the conference report
on the commodity amendment, saying that as
originally adopted the provision meant con-
fiscatiOn Of the property Of the Independent oil
operators. He also took exception TO Mr.. TIL
mans criticisms. saying i'm reply that he, Mr..
lIkns, free from the influence of Stand
ard oil as any member could be. He also de-
Clared that the President needed no defence, and
charged that the South Carolina Senator was
sggrieved becausc the President did not agree
with him. He declared that the effect of the
Tillman policy would be TO break down the in
dependent companies and said apparently that
what Mr.. Tillman trying TO do He
admonished the South Caronan that even II
ne desired 10 injure Standard oil he should not
al the time destroy yhe business Of thou
sands Of others. He said Standard Oil able
10 take Of itself and 10 the latter point
Senator Bailey replied that, whether that ccm-
pany needs help not. il gets it,
In a Colloquy between Senators Elkins and
1tllmsn relative 10 what the former knew Of
West Virginia Mr.. Tillman said: What you
Lsnt in West Virginia is Votes'' 10 which Mr.
yssRins retorted: You hunting votes in
South Carolina yourself"
The conference report was adopted without
division. This vote had the effect of finally
passing the bill
The Senate then adopted the joint resolution
liking the time when the act shall 20 into effect
dent