Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-26

| BacL<set for Rate Bill.
Washington. June &c The senate
today voted not to accept the confer
ence report on the railroad rate bill,
and Senators Tillman. ElSins, and Cul-
lom were reappointed to conduct a
further conference
Naval Bill PASSES.
Washington, June 26-The naval ap-
preparation was finally passed today.
Building Bill PASSES House.
Washington, June 26.-The omnibus
public building bill was passed by the
house today.
| Delay over Meat Inspection.
Washington, June 26.-The confer
ence on the agricultural appropriation
today developed differences between
the house and senate in regard to the
meat inspection amendment. which
probably will be sent back TO the two
houses for further action or for instruc-
tion to the conferees.
BnIk AT Costs.
The senate representatives refused
absolutely TO consider the provision
making an appropriation for the gov
eTnment 10 pay the cost of inspection
and insisted upon the retention OF the
provision in the Beveridge bill requir-
ing that the date of inspection be plac.
ed upon cans Of meat Another meet
ing will be held this afternoon, when
the conferees will decide finally wheth
er there is a possibility of an agree
ment concerning the amendment.
Changes stock shipping Law.
Washington. June 26.-The house to-
day passed the senate shipping bill
which repeals the so-called 2S-hour law
by fixing the time in transit for stock
at Sc hours upon a written request of
the owner or person in charge of par
ticular shipment
Committee For Lock Canal.
Washington. June 26.- The house
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce authorized Chairman Hep
burn to make a favorable report to the
house on the senate bill providing the
Panama canal shall be of the lock type.
Discussed Rate Bill.
Washington. June 26.-The senate
yesterday discussed the conference re-
port on the railroad rate bill for more
than four hours. but did not dispose Of
it, Ii was made evident, however, that
another conference would be ordered.
The discussion dealt entirely with the
anti-pass and commodity amendments.
to both of which objection was made
on various grounds.
CrifIcise Amendment.
Tillman and Lodge sharply criticised
the change i'm the commodity amend
ment so as 10 prohibit railroads" and
not common carriers from engaging
in the production of articles to be
transported by themselves, as in the
interest of the Standard Oil company.
La Toilette secured favorable action on
resolution extending inquiry OF inter
state commerce commission to the con-
nection between elevators of the north
west and the railroads.
Hopkins took exception to the confer
ence report on the Niagara Falls inter
national agreement bill in that ii does
not provide against the treatment of
the waters of Lake Michigan as sub
ject to International agreement. The
report was. however, agreed TO.
About three hundred private pension
bills were passed. The senate held n
night session and at 9:45 adjourned
until today.
Pass Inning rnfiOn BILL
Washington. June 26.-Under the rule
limiting debate on all but two sections,
the so-called immigration bill was dis
cussed for three hours in the house,
and passed without yea and nay vote
being permitted on any of the para
graphs This bill attracted much at
tention Representatives having large
foreign colonies in their districts lined
up generally against the educational
test After very interesting contest
a substitute for the educational test.
providing that the whole matter shall
be submitted to commission. was
adopted by close vote. The most i'm
portant features of the bill were thus
eliminated and the bill passed without
division. At 5:35 y. m. The house took
1 recess until s in the evening to de-
vote three hours to oratOry