Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-30
RATE BILL IS A LAW
President Signs the Measure Shortly
Before Midnight
EXCITING DEBATE IN UPPER HOUSE
Senate Adopts Conference Report After
Long Discussion.
CLASH BETWEEN TILLMAN AND BAILEY
Texas Man Objects to South CarOlinan's
Structures on Railway Lawyers.
LASH BETWEEN TlllMAN AND BAILEY
PASSES FOR RAILWAY EMPLOYEES ONLY
Pipe Line Companies Not Debarred
from Dealing In oil-LAw ts
Take Eject in sixty
Days.


WASHINGTON, June @.--The president
tonight at il l5 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.
WASHINGTON. June 2.-The senate de-
voted most Of its time today to. considera-
tion OF conference reports. including the
reports of the railroad rate bill, the pure
food bill and the meat inspection provision
of the agricultural bill. All were adopted
during the days session.
The principal controversy was over the
rate bill when Senators Bailey and Tillman
had heated coloquy, the more notable be-
cause Of the warm friendship existing be-
tween the two senators. The controversy
was on the subject of railroad lawyers and
MIR. Bailey expressed strong disapproval
OF the South Carolina senator's views on
that subject. There was also much dis
cussion OF the meat inspection provision.
number OF senators expressed themselves
as willing only 10 accept the house proyi-
sion because it was attached 10 an appro-
priation bill and a deadlock would cause
the failure OF the supply bill
TuIman opens Debate.
Senator Tillman called up the conference
report on the railroad rate legislation and
began his attack upon the pipe line amend
ment being in the interest Of the Stand
ard oil company.
About the time the Allison amendments
were incubating," he said, there was 4
great furore about the Garfield report on
the Standard Oil 0r1npany and we were
told that the exposures of its crimes would
help the vote on the rate bill and under
the cover of this dust the president re
tired from his advanced position on rail
road legislation and accepted the AllisoA
provision. There the big stick and the
pitchfork which had been In alliance
found themselves separated and the pitch
fork while doing duty on the firing lire
looked around only to see the tail OF It's
associate hustling TO the rear--slidng to.
wards the Allison base, to use base ball
phrase. The big stick was rushing in on
! all fouts toyget between Father Alhson'a
! legs"
He had no fault to hnd, he added, ex-
cept that he considered the president had
been inconsistent in not coming to the as
sistance OF the senate conferees. He con-
! sidered It a little remarkable that Just
when he might do something to thwart
the policy of this gigantic monopoly he is
as mum as a mouse, except that there Is
now another hurrah about what the presi-
dent is going to do TO the Standard Oil In
the way of suits
Big Men UnmOIested.
He added that Notwithstanding the
/ prosecution has been decided upon We are
carefully told in advance that the high
oficials, such as Rockefeller Rogers and
/ Archbold are not to be molested.
He then commented upon the employment
| Of District Attorney Morrison Of Illinois as
| special counsel in this case. saying that he
/ had demonstrated how not to do it, In the
Waters case. III" he added they wanted
an expert in that line he Is as good as
could be found.
In the same connection he said that he
! had been informed that Hon. Frank Monett.
the most competent OF all attorneys. is 10
] lose his Job" He added: so 1t goes the
dear people are bamboozled every day. but
the hurrah goes on. The president assures
US that the crimes OF the Standard on
company are TO be punished. but when II
comes to a real tight and when there is an
opportunity TO do so he sits dumb and al
lows the house conferees to compel the sen
ate conferees TO yield to the demands VI
the Standard OIL company"
Senators Cullom and Hopkins defended
Mr. Morrison as a painstaking and dill
for the source OF the South Carolina senA-
tors Information concerning the probable
T6tirement of Mr.. Monett. This. Mr.. TIL
man said. he was not at liberty 20 give.
Senator McCumber protested against the
elimination Of the provision OF the pass
amendment permitting the free transpor-
tation Of farm laborers. Senators Dolliver
and Tillman agreed in assuring him that
they could be carried as at present as
harvest excursionlsts." to which the North
Dakota senator replied that n that was
true the bill In not worth the paper It is
written on.
EIkins Defends Report.
Senator Elkins defended the conference
report, on the commodity amendment, say
ing that as originally adopted the pro-
vision meant a eonnscation Of the property
Of the independent oil operators. He also
took exception to Mr Tillman's criticisms.
saying in reply that he. Mr.. Elkins. is az
free from the influence Of Standard OH
as any member could be. He also declared
that the president needs no defense and
ne charged that the South Carolina sena-
tor was aggrieved because the president
did not agree with him. He declared that
the effect OF the Tillman policy would be
to break down the independent companies
and said apparently that was what Mr.
Z Illfudu was lf9luk 70 40. ne haluohiuneu
the South Carohnian that even n he de-
sired TO injure the Standard oil company
he should not at the same time destroy
the business OF thousands Of others He
said the Standard Oil company IL able "a
take care OF Itself and 10 the latter point
Senator Bailey replied that whether that
company needs help or not Il gets IL. IN
colloquy between Senators ElkinS and
Tillman relative TO what the former knew
OF West Virginia Mr.. Tlmsn said: "Whnt
you want in West Virginia is votes" 10
which Mr. Elkins retorted You are hunt
ing votes in South Carolina yourself"
Mr.. Railey announced his intention 20 vote
for the report. but confessed that neither
Of the new provisions was 20 his liking
Bailey and TiIImsn Clash.
The pass clause authorizing a railroad
company 20 transport the families OF It's
employees. but making no provision for the
lfar,i1laa of raiIroad ondeialu anH attarnara