The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-25

sion undertake to enact any more gen
eral legislation. This means that the
pure food bill is likely to 90 over I'M.
til the short session next summer. The
senate is to settle down to the consid-
Grafton OF appropriation bills, having.
ats eyes on the middle of June for adj
]ourn!ment. The weather in Washing
Ton IS already quite warm, and mem
bers are anxious to get away, especially
those who are old or in feeble health
which classification includes the major,
ity OF the senate. The pure food bill
has been passed by the senate and is
now before the house. Friends of that
legislation feel that postponement nm.
I'll next winter need not harm the hill
which can be brought to vote at any
Time that suits. the pleasure of the
Immigration Bill.
The senate has passed the immiara
tlon bill, but it is said that that IS az
FAR as the legislation will 90 at this
session OF congress. The house is
rasher strongly opposed to it's main pro-
VISIONS PROTESTS against the bill have
west, and from the mine owners nf the
east, and they have had a marked in
n9ence upon house members. In the
| middle west the protests have come
from people of foreign birth or extrac co
ZION who Go not want their countrvmen
Kept out of the United States thru an
educational qualification In the sonth
the protest comes from the landowners
VINO are anxious to supplant negro la.
ool WIN the labor OF whites from south
ern Europe. w Va
Rate Regulation Conferees.
Whlle reliable information is not vet
nX,aallablee, it is believed that the rate
Dill conferees will embrace. on the nart
OF the senate, Messrs. Elkins Dolliver
ana Illiman, and on the part of the
mouse, Messrs. Hepburn, Richardson
ana Mann Or Sherman.
McCulnber Plan Criticized. "
Dissatisfaction is being found with
another OF the McCumber amendments
~ the rate Dill. This time it is the
conviction, it Will be lawful to ' exact cpi IN
the Inc way of a fine three times the
amount of the rebate paid by 0ffendino
carriers to shippers. It is said that
| thus penalty is so Inadequate as to Of.
Ter no restriction to rebating. In ac.
eaal practice it is said that the amount
OF any single rebate will be small, GOV:
erlng a single shipment. One member
of the house said that about $40 WouId
be a fair average. Three times that
amount would not deter either the rail-
roads or the shippers. The McCumbe,
amendment reads as tho it would be
possible to catch such big shippers as
| The Standard Oil company and soaL
them for several millions of dollars
eiach, but In actual practice it is sale
mat this would not be the rule, but the
very rare exception to it.
Williams Plan a Puzzle.
just why Representative Williams
minority leader, has insisted that att t the
house should accept certain senat.
amendments to the rate bill, and theT
SEND the remainder of the bill to con
Terence, nobody can quite understand
Ihls proposition is opposed by til,
speaker and Mr.. Hepburn, chairman O.
inc mouse committee having jurisdiction
oyer the bill, because they desire tina
the house should have something 1T
TO- business. The house does not en-
tlrely like certain of the senate amend
ments, but it may in the end accep
them. But it does not want to Div
away It's trading stock, and thus fin
Itself handicapped in case the senat
con1erees should become obstinate.
Candy for the President.
1t isn't known whether Presiden
roosevelt has sweet tooth or not, bu
II he has there have been plenty O
opportunities. for him to cater to i
without expense to himself during re
cent weeks. Yesterday Representativ
Iawney Of Minnesota, presented him
slx-poqnd box Of sweets, manufacture
BY Winona man. About ten DAYS AGO
Canadian, admirer gave him thirt
pounds of genuine maple syrup. mad
from sap taken from trees near MOI
treal. This was turned over to th
Roosevelt boys, who have expressed til
opinion that it was all right. Whetl
er the boys are to pass upon the qualit
OF the .Winona candy has not yet bee
+ ascertained.