The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-17

and classes that when read II aroused
general merriment on the floor OF the
Senate.
A motion by Senator Ballinger to lay
the amendment on tho table was lost
2G to So
Amendment Agreed To.
The Culberson amendment as amended
was agreed too to 10. The negative vote
keny, Bulkely. Clark (Wyomlng). Crane.
Dick. Balllnger. Hale, kean. Lodge, Nc
Laurin. Piles. smoot, Sutherland and
Wetmorc.
Following Is the provision as agreed
upon.
Text Of Amendment.
THAT no carrier engaged in interstate
commerce shall hereafter directly or In
directly Issue or give any Interstate free
ticket, FREQ pass. or free transportation
for passengers except to It's officers,
agents and employees and members OF
their Immediate families to Its actual
and surgeons and their immediate fam
llics: to female nurses that served during
the civil war, to ministers of religion and
inmates of hospitals and eleemosynary
and charitable Institutions, and to indi
gent, destitute and homeless persons, or
destitute and homeless persons trans
ported by charitable societies or hospitals
and the necessary agents employed In
such transportation. and to inmates Of
the National homes OF State homes for
disabled volunteer soldiers or eX-Confed-
crate soldiers, cX-Union soldiers and SAIL
ors and inmates of soldiers and sailors
homes, including those about to cnter and
those returning home after discharge. un-
der arrangements with the board of man
ayers of said homes"
Criticises President.
Senator McLaurln then presented an
amendment prohibiting greater charges
for short than for long hauls. and Sem
ator Daniel moved a substitute to cover
the situation In Virginia. Both Senators
visions. and Mr.. McLaurin entered upon
q general criticism OF the President 8
course in connection with the rate bill
Predicts New Song.
He declared that the President had en-
trely changed his position, and predicted
Fnown hs ns OF
to be sung to the tune of 'Bonaparte' 8
Retreat True, he said. the President is
a fighter; nor did he quit fighting after
tinued the conflict after going over to
the enemy.
Mr.. Danielss substitute wos then
voted down and the McLaurin provision
Immediately met like fate.
An amendment by Senator McLaurin
prohibiting the running OF trains on Sun
day also was summarily voted down.
Discussing Pipe Lines.
Up to this point the Senate had been
considering the bill as In Committee Of
the Whole, but II was then, at 4;i0 p. M,
reported to tho Senate and Senator Hop
kins renewed his motion to have the pipe
line provision amended, striking out the
extension OF the provision to the Panama
canal zone.
In Oil Company's Interest.
Mr. Hopkins's motion was in the inter
est OF the Union OIL company. which has
been granted u permit TO construct
pipe line across the Isthmus of Panama.
II wes discussed by the Illinois Senator
and Senator Spooner In support and by
Senator Morgan in opposition Mr.. Nor
gan contended that the grant was made
Without authority and Mr.. Spooner said
that the President had a right to do
whatever may be necessary In tho con-
struction of the ISthmian canal. The
motion prcyailed-3 TO 20.
No further progress was made on the
rate bill as the Senate went Into execu-
tive session and adjourned at 5;2S until
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