The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-24
HOUSE PASSES
|. ITS SUBSTITUTE
PURE FOOD BILL
Only Seventeen Dissenting
Votes Are Cast Against
~ the Measure.
Differences with Senate Mar
Prevent It's Becoming
Law This Session.
Dramatic Scene In Senatl
When Barnes Nominal
ton Is Confirmed.
Tillrnan Waves Torn Skirs
Of Woman Elected from
White House.
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Declares He Will Renew
Protest Monday In j
Open Session. :. -
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!" wheels Of congress worked
~, with unusual rapidity today.
There was the customary talk, bnt iR
both branches important action ws4
taken and every energy seemed to be
concentrated towards bringing legisla<
tive business to an end for the summer
by Friday Of next week.
In the senate the agricultural appyo-
priation bill, containing tho beef in6
spection amendment, was finally got to
conference after several days. delay.
and several conference reports acted
upon.
It was In the house that interest
conferred. The substitute for the sen.
ate pure food bill was passed. after
much oratory, and the conference re-
port on the railroad rate bill adopted.
This, it is thought, precludes the possi-
bility Of the senate demanding that the
measure be again sent to conference.
The senate passed joint resolution
directing that the Sulphur Springs res
ervation in Oklahoma be named HPlatt
National park, in honor Of the late
Senator Plat of Connecticut, and Sin
recognition Of his long and distin-
guished services in behalf Of the In
dams" @t
Another joint resolution was adopted
directing the president to name COM
mittee to investigate and report on an
open free waterway to connect the
waters of Chesapeake and Delawars
bays.
Confirms Barnes Nom1natiou.
The senate In secret session confirmed
by vote Of 86 to 16 the nomination Of
B. F. Barnes, an assistant secretary 10
President Roosevelt, as postmaster al
Washington. MI. Gallagher On. I'D.
was the only republican TO vote in the
negative.
There was voted down, IS to IL, the
motion Of Mr.. Culberson (Te1.) to re-
commit the nomination. to the post
office committee with Instructions "a
investigate the ejectment Of Mrs. Minn1
Morris from the White House early IL
the year, which occurred under mis;
understanding, and was attended BY
harsh treatment by the police. Mr.
Hepburn (Idaho) was the only Tepubs
lican to vote with the democrats IL
favor Of such an investigation.
This Is the case that Senator TillmaK
has held up for months. He made q
sensational plea today during which he
made an exhibit Of the dress and skirt
Mrs. Morris wore on that occasion.
The dress had long cross-svise rent,
was torn elsewhere and over the 'front.'
It had score Of muddy footprints,
while the back was caked with mud.
Waves Tattered Skirt.
Senator Tillman charged that in the
removal Of Mrs. Morris from the
White House grounds she was bea4eu,
trampled upon and finally dragged
along the. sidewalk the entire length
Of the grounds to coach and taken
to the house Of detention, from which
she was soon released when the error
was discovered. He laid the order for
the woman's arrest upon Secretary
Barnes, and harshly. criticized the
president for not having an investiga.
tion Of the case ordered. At times Mr.. /.
Tillman in his indignation would wave
the tattered, skirt over his head like q
flag He asserted that on Tuesday he
would rise in his seat in open session
and display the dress to the public and
repeat there what he said behind
closed doors SO that all the world might
know.
It was during the consideration Of
the beef inspection subject that Mr..
Warren (Wyoming gave some inter-
esting figures in the growth Of govern
ment expenditures in the past decade.
He was urging the government to pay
the cost of beef inspection, declaring
that if the cost was assessed against
the packers the burden would fall upon
the stock raisers. He pointed out that
in the last ten years miscellaneous APP
preparations had increased from one-
third to three and third million dol
lars; that the deficiency appropriations
were fifty times largerj that. the naval
appropriation had increased from $780,
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