The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-30
TRUSTS WIN ON
IMPORT ANT POINTS
Oil Trust Not a Common Car
rler'' and Beef Labels Don't
Bear Dates.
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
Washington, June 30.-The Standard
Oil company has won its fight to retain
control of the monopoly it now enjoys
IN the production, transportation and
refining of oil. Congress has yielded to
the 4! influence m' exerted by this corpor-
ago to bring this organization under
the hand Of the law and the jurisdic-
tlon Of the interstate commerce commits
sion has failed.
AS originally planned and formulated
in the Hepburn bill. the Standard Oil
! company was to be made common car
own product, It would thus be COM
| PEELED to relinquish either the business
of production or transportation. AS the
law stands the Standard is left to pro-
duce and carry it's own oil Just as it
has done in the past.
The senate yesterday ratified the
work Of the rate bin eonferees, leaving
the STANDARD Oil company to perpetu-
ate and enjoy it's monopoly, after long
| debate in which some severe criticisms
were expressed. There was no division
on the final vote and it will never be a
| matter of record as to what senator's
supported the Standard Oil. A joint
resolution ito We, vas later adopted providing
days after its approval by the presi-
dent. - r.
= *4 Tillman Fights.
| Senator Tillman, who refused to sign
the conference report because the
Standard Oil company was restored to
premacy, called up the conferences re-
port. He briefly explained the changes
made and said the substitution of
f Frailroad companies -: for common
carriers in the commodity amendment
is easily understood. Common carriers
included pipe lines, and railroads did
not. He refused to sign the report for
secret conference ended. He felt that
complete surrender had been made to
the Standard Oil company in which he
could not participate. r.. -
Mr.. Tillman said he would vote to &C
cept the report because contrary
to the rate bill on it's final passage and
applicable to all it's provisions. sE.
The beef trust, following the example
of the Standard Oil company, and but
three hours later, gained a victory also.
The agricultural appropriation bill,
with the meat inspection amendment,
as framed by the house as substitute
for the Beverage provision was &C
cepted by the senate. Last night the
MUSE -dloO dSieeQ W tho COuleIeHCc Ic-
port. * .@~g- .+~ ts no
The victory won. by the beef trust
consists in compelling the government
to pay all the costs Of the inspection
service, computed at 100000 for the
i first year and allowing the trust to
place on their canned product labels
that do not give the date Of inspection.
T. Nelson's Attitude Stated. q. 81
81 for one,'' he added, edo not feel
like submitting, and I should not do SO
If the provision had not been attached
to an appropriation bill.
Senator McCumber said: "We have
met the enemy and we are theirs; in
demnity So 900 .OOO-'' He opposed the
motion to recede from the senate's po-
sition. G<.@ ~ It'll yg.l* u5ly19
Both houses Of congress last night
adopted the conference report on the
sundry civil appropriation bill, and that
measure now goes to the president for
signature. Mr.. Hale presented the re-
port in the senate. The jamestown ex-
position appropriation stays in the bill.
The appropriation Of $3,000,000 for
f the aad Of fsnt
en- out, it being provided for in the
public building bill. .s.r.t. a:
Later the report was adopted by the
house after Mr.. Tawney of Minnesota
had. explained that the senate had add.
ed $1,000, ia. The house by holding
out reduced this amount to $4,316,OO0.
PRESIDENT READY TO LEAVE
Journal Special Service. ..-...- s.z Tx :,
Washington, June 30.-President