New-York tribune., 1906-06-13
gETURNS RATE REPORT
uouse FoIoscS lSenate's Lead-"Gag
Rule" Attacked.

,vsshing1on. June 12.-with an unusually
.,,a nroportion OF the members present due to
=. actirfty Of the Republican and Democratic
AIMS. the House passed a rule to- day sending
- Railroad Rate bin back TO conference as
.sted FOR by the Senate, without expression
!, ,,s wishes as 10 any OF the amendments TO
=. MI The rule was debated for forty min
.,v The leaders took part In the discussion
he democrats arguing that the time was on
.,~,une 10 concur ia the sleeping car amend
..sn,s and instruct the conferrees as 10 the
er.l-pass amendment Although the Democrats
,,,re aided by eight Republicans they could not
.,mran6 votes enough 10 defeat the rule which
-. adopted. When Mr.. Dalzen presented the
ale Mr. Williams. the minority leader. desired
!. n1er an amendment, but with a shake OF his
.ssd Ny Dalzell refused permission Mr. Dali
all then moved the previous question. where
,ron Mr Williams demanded the yeas and NAYS
sss the roll was called. BY a vote Of 1s6 TO 92
he previous question was ordered
~ Williams said that the House was pretty
s,rBliar with rules by this time II IL wanted
% be gagged all il had to do was TO vote for
ne rule II the members desired 10 express
themselves on the great questions involved I'm
ne rate BIN they would vote no He said the
gentlenlan from Pennsylvania (Mr. Dalzeln had
pronised the House that il would have chance
10 vote on the amendments. and now brought
IN rule prohibiting an honest expression
The biz was sent 10 conference 1S4-qa and
Nessrs. Hepburn Qowa). Sherman On W and
Richardson alabama were appointed confer
rees on the part Of the House Eight Republi-
cans voted with the Democrats. as follows:
cooper OyisD Hogg ColD. Murphy CMo).
Prince Qll). Reynolds Pennl, Rhodes CMo):
Wachter CNd1 and Young AIich1
The conferrees on the Rate bill have arranged
to meet al 1870 o'clock tomorrow. 1t is ex
peced that an agreement on all differences Will
be reached speedily.
There has been prepared by the House confer
rees a modified form Of tie anti-pass amendment
which viii be presented. The modification speci-
hes an excepted class Of people who may receive
free transportation from the railroads lawfully
The first exception Is that Of railroad employees
and their families. Another is that Of Postoffice
Department employees who hold commissions
from the Postmaster General and are required
70 travel.
The agitation over the completely prohibitive
pass provision embodied in the first conference
report has developed a decided sentiment among
legislators that anti-pass legislation perhaps
ought not 10 be made a part OF the Railroad
Rate bill There is a hint that such proposition
may be forthcoming from the Senate conferrees
as an alternative to the new provision TO be
be presented, the prediction is made that both
the Senate and House would agree TO il and
leave the matter under the present law.
There IS a further prediction regarding the
result OF the second conference on the bill that
sleeping cars VIII be Included in the regulation
Of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Just as
are other facilities Of interstate commerce.
Speaker Cannon has expressed himself en-
phaticellv against the prohibition of passes TO
railroad employees.
- would not go home and run for Congress
again II had TO defend that provision he has
said many times since the provision was made a
part OF the conference report. The Speaker has
in his district at least five thousand railway
employees.