The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-25
The Rate Bill Is Rushed
Through the House
BREACH OFFAiTHLEADERS
Standard Oil Company Receives Fayors,
to the Displeasure Of Senator Till
man-Mr. Lawrence Favors
Pure Food Measure.

! Washington, June 25.-Thc House
passed the pure food bill and adopted
the conference report on the rate bill,
tainting its final action On the latter
measure BIZ one last breach Of faith.
The Senate has sent the agricultural bill,
1 which means the beef inspection amend
mcnt, back to conference On vote To
| disagree ia the measure as II passed the
House. And the Senate has confirmed
the nomination as postmaster of Wash
lington Of Secretary Barnes. opposed 50
long by Senator Tilman because Of the
detection Of Mrs. Minor Morris from tho
1 White House.
1 At 10 minutes before A Saturday af-
tefnoon the House Of Representatives
began voting on the pure food bin, final
lly passing it by $40 to ~. This came
/ at the closing OF a day of heated and
confused controversy with little order
ION the floor and but slight attention paid
/ to the speakers save at broken intervals.
/ OF these amendments acted on Saturday,
that around which chief interest eeriters
was the substitute offered by Represen-
ltativc Sherman for the other proposed
amendments relative to standard cans.
The sherman substitute finally adopted
provides that makers OF canned goods
must ii they state quantity Of the con-
tents Of the can on the outside state
them correctly, but that they need not
state them at all unless disposed to do
50, A hot debate which ragged over the
question Of adulterated whiskey resulted
| in no action, but caused the amusing
episode of the day, since this grave sub
icct seemed to appeal to some six loqua-
Eciolls sontherners at the same moment
ais q matter urgently demanding
speech
The conference report on the rate bill
was rushed through the House Satrr-
day afternoon by means OF the most
| fragrant breach Of faith committed by
the republican machine during the en-
tire session. That four Of the Massa-
cliusetts republicans, Representatives
Lawrence, Hoar, Weeks and Mccall,
were so aroused that they had the cour-
age to stand up and vote against their
party is to their credit and the credit
of the state. II has been repeatedly and
expressly stated on the floor OF the
House practically by Gen. Grosvcnor
and John Dalzell, republican members
of the rules committee, that an oppor-
tunity would be given to debate freely
the rate bill on its final report from con
ference. Yet Saturday afternoon. late
in the session, after brief discussion
had developed criticism Of the weak
antipass provision now contained in the
bill. Col Hepburn had the effrontery to
repudiate ali these promises and stifle
further debate by demanding the previ-
sl,r
was carried. but the vote upon it. III
TO 90, compared with the regular repub-
lican majority OF he showed that other
independent republicans beside the four
from Massachusetts were included in the
30 protestants who would not subscribe
to policy of broken promises. On the
final vote adopting the conference report,
that Is, upon passing the bill as now
amended, the vote was 2i6 in favor to
4 against, the four this time not being
The Massachusetts republicans, but in
Guiding Mr.. Mccall.
The brief discussion preceding the
gag" motion of Col. Hepburn was de-
voted largely TO the new antipass pro-
vision. John Sharp Williams made the
good point that even II the prohibition
was to be limited to federal, state, colin-
ty and municipal officials, il ought at
least to be strengthened by prohibiting
them from soliciting passes for their
families. Speaker Cannon exercised his
autocratic power by deliberately refus-
ing to put the question of unanimous
consent for this wise amendment.
The House apparently had no time to
show its criticism OF the amendment
which in effect exempts the Standard
oil company and its pipe lines from the
prohibition against engaging in the bust
ness of producer and also in that of a
common carrier. Senator Tillman Sat
llrday refused fatty to sign the confer<
ence report because Of this amendment,
and all that the democrats III the SEN
ate can do is to protest against the OUT
rage; they will have to vote for the bill
as whole.
The Senate members Of the confer
encc committee on the meat inspection
bill we're appointed Saturday afternoon
and inclridcd Senators Proctor. Hans
brough and Simmons. This action came
at the close of very animated discus
sion upon several points at issue between
the House and Senate, principally the
dating of the cans and plncing Of the
cost on the packers. While it Is feared
that the will Of the House may prevail
in conference upon these two points. the
temper OF the Senate is evidently very
ayerse
During the discussion of the pure food
bill Saturday Mr.. Lawrence expressed
himself rs most heartily IN favor If it
and strongly commended the commit
tee having il in charge Ike offered an
amendment providing that formulas