The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-30
RAILROAD RATE BILL A LAW
PRESIDENT SIGNED 1T LATE
LAST NIGHT. q
Congress Also Disposes OF the Meat In
spection, Pure Food and other Hmp0F'
tant Bills -T1llman Pitchforis the Law
yers and Bailey Retorts in wrath.

WASHINGTON, June 29.-The railroad
rate bill became a law through the sig.
nature Of President Roosevelt at ii:2b toe
night. A joint resolution adopted by both
houses after the bill was passed fixes the
time for the bill TO go into effect at sixty
days after to-day. y
The President also signed the naturaliza-
ton bill.
Congress to-day disposed Of nearly
all the important measures which would
stand in the way Of adjournment. Tbs
report on the railroad rate bill received
the approval of the Senate early in the|
afternoon and went to the President to.
night. The pure food bill report was
adopted by both House and Senate, which
disposed of that measure as far as Con-
gress was concerned, and the meat inspeo-
ton amendment to the agricultural appro-
~priation bill was likewise agreed to. As 10
will become a law the cost Of the inspection
Is to be paid by the Government, and
% 900, 600 il appropriated for the purpose.
The Senate also yielded to the House the
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canned meats and THAT requirement went
out Of the bill.
A final report on the Sundry Civil bin
was disposed Of, leaving but one of the
great appropriation bills still outstanding.
This bill, the General Deficiency, has been
agreed upon in conference and is being
held back until an agreement is reached
on the Omnibus Public Buildings bill, upon
which some authorizations for buildings
are carried the appropriations for which
must go in the Deficiency bill.
This unusual procedure was brought
about by a concurrent resolution adopted
by both houses, authorizing the conferees
to include in the deficiency such appropri-
atoms and also the increased expenses OF
the Interstate Commerce Commission under
the provisions Of the rate bill, which became
tonight. Included in the latter are
the increased salaries for the five Commis-'
and the two additional Commits.
sioners to be ap pointed.
The action of the President on the rail-
Dad rate bill was preceded by a most
exciting session Of the Senate, in the course
Of which there was a remarkable scene
between Senators Bailey and Tillmanj
the Damon and Pythias OF Democracy and
of the rate bill campaign. Mr.. Tillman sug-
gested that the Senate had too many fault
finding lawyers who made it hard for q
"cornfeld lawyer to draw a conference
report to meet the refined legal tastes.
In a moment Mr.. Bailey was on his feet
his face white with anger.
YES said the Texan in a voice that
resounded through the corridors, and
there are too many demagogues in the
Senate
Mr.. Tillman looked unutterably hurt.
He had grilled the lawyers of the Senate
a hundred times before-it was one of Mr..
Tllman's little rate bill jokes-and it had
never provoked anything more formidable
than one of Senator Spooner's mild rep
rimands, which Mr.. Tillman describes
as a "joshing." But when Mr.. Tillman
tickled the Democratic leadership in the
flank on a hot day, and that just before
adjournment, he got a rise out Of Mr..
Bailey, as he expressed it afterward.
The Texan invoked the shades of Patrick
Henry, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison,
and Alexander Hamilton to prove that
lawyers were necessary and desirable in.
situations. He said it was evident the
lawyers had done things to Mr.. Tillman
politically in South Carolina at some time
or other, but it was long ago and Mr.. Till
man ought to get the cobwebs out 81 his
NJ. Datla,, ataol @.,ar hte nanno r,tA,
emphasizing his c%astigation with pump
handle gestures, while Mr.. Tillman looked
at his whilom partner with a panied ex.
preston that seemed to say EFT tn, Baileyi'
When the incident had closed MIR. Bailey
had proved by the Bible that good lawyers
were good citizens and Mr.. Tillman had
Scripture to show that they were
He admitted that his i'm.
pressions had been formed from expert
ences with a very miserable breed Of
All this debate was addressed to the
conference report on the rate bill, n after
this conclusive argument the conference
report was promptly adopted without
The hot weather made the meat inspection
legislation sizzle like breakfast bacon over
a virginia hre. Senator Nelson (hep.9
Mimi declared the pork packers and
cattle, men" had won out on the meat
inspection legislation and made the pre-
diction that when Senator Beveridge was
as old as himself he would still see the pack
ers and range cattle men triumphant.
Il go home to my people like a whipped
cur, shouted Mr.. Nelson, whipped by the
and the range cattle men" Then
Mr.. Nelson, whose face under the stress OF
weather and excitement had taken on the
tint of canned salmon, went out in the cor.
ridor and famed himself while Senator
Beveridge proceeded to fan the Senate with
his oratory.
Mr.. Beveridge is the author of the meat
inspection legislation. He grew as eloquent
as he could with canned goods for a topic
and pointed out that a great victory had
been gained generally if not in detail by
a meat inspection law. During the
day the conference report on the pure food
bill was brought in and adopted without
question.
In presenting the conferences report on
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