Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-06-26
Fifty.ninth Congress-
Washington, June 26.
SENATE.

SENATE.
The desire of the leaders to get the
railway rate regulation bill back into
conference brought the Senate together
an hour before noon, today.
When Mr.. Tillman called up the con-
ference report, which he declared yester-
day had succumbed to the influence OF
the Standard Oil Company, Mr.. Elkins,
another of the cOnferees, took the tioor
The West Virginian explained why he
agreed tothe modification of the pro-
vision divorcing transportation and pro-
duction so that the pipe lines we're ex-
cluded. "fhere have been no complaints
heard about the injustice or discrimins-
ton of pipe lines" he exclaimed. Mr..
Elkins explained that the independent
oil men have had to fight the Standard.
"Nuw, they have got to fight Con
press, it seems" he said. He called
attention TO the fact that the pipe lines
in interstate commerce would still be
under the regulations provided Tor COM
mon carriers and declared that ruin and
business disaster would visit his State it
oil lines were not permitted to trans
port their own product.
Mr.. Long, in pointing out how his
State of Kansas had got a reputation tor
being radical, and how, in its fight
against the Standard Oil Company, its
legislature had enacted every law that ii
could think of, declared that at had
never seriously considered the enactment
of such legislation az IL nov being con,
sdered here" He said his state wanted
TO crush out aud destroy the aggressions
of he oil trust, but that ii realized that
most of the pipe lines were not common
carriers. He declared that such law
would destroy and ruin the independent
oil producers OF Kansas.
The Senate this afternoon disagreed to
the conference report on the rate bill,
and sent it back to another conference
after insisting upon its amendments.
A fllbuster started in the Senate this
afternoon oyer The attempt of Mr..
LaiOlletle to have taken up the bill Tx
ing the hours of work for raj lway EN-
ployes at not to exceed l6 cont nuous
hours.
HOUSE.
The House today adopted the con
ference report on the bill to restrict the
use of the waters of Niagara Falls in
order to preserve the scenic beauties OF
the falls.
The House passed the Senate bill,
which extends from 2S to sc hours the
limit during which live stock may be
carried by railroads without a stop for
food or rest.
The House has passed the public
buildings bill as presented yesterday.
The House today passed without
amendment the omnibus public build
ings bill reported yesterday carrying
$2l, O6l, 0OO The time consumed in
adopting the RUE accompanying the
bill and in passing the bill itself was
ffty-twO minutes.
OF this the reading of the bill con-
sumed thirty.twO minutes. II took
Chairman Bartholdt twelve minutes TO
explain the bill.
Mr.. Fitzgerald, Of New York, spoke
for FIVE minutes in opposition.
1.-The bad boys of the House." he said,
"have received nothing" He protest
ed against the "railroadiug of the bill"
"Vole, vote" many members cried out
impatiently, and the bill was passed on
viva voce vote only a few weak noes
being heard in opposition.
The railroad rate bill, without discus
sion, was sent back to cor ference by the
House.