The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-20
IN MIDDLE AS RESULT OF DE-
SIRE TO PASS BILL REMEDY
ING IMMUNITY CLAIM.
AN ENTIRE new BILL
Containing Clause That viii Upset
Decision OF Judge Humphrey in
Future Cases Similar to Re.
cent Ones OF Beef Barons

Wa. hngton, June 19.-The recent
failure to convict he beef packers In
Chicago of conspiracy under the inter
state commission law, bears out the
claim of immunity set up by them and
sustained by the court has given con
gress no end of anxious moments with
a view Of enacting some law that viii
remedy the defects from which the
government suffered by reason of
Judge Humphreys decision,
The senate passed a bin ON the sub
iect which the house today also passed
Inserting an entire new bill after en-.
acting the clause II will now go to
he conference.
Explaining the proyi ions of the
house measure, littefeld of Maine
said:
THE house bill provides that i'm
munity shall he granted only'to natur
al persons who testify on oath in some
proceeding authorized by the statu es
or in obedience to a subpoena to pro
dace evidence documentary or other
wisean establgh a definite legal
standard by yipue of which it can be
determined by public record when and
TO whom immunity has been granted
II also confines immunity to wit.
nesses on the part Of the government
Under it the government will know
when it is comforting immunity in its
inyeltigaticn and Witnesses will krow
JUS when he is protected in making
an matchmaking statement.
Washington, d. c. June 19.-The
president today announced he win
reappoint James d. Elliott, who has
been recommended by Senator Gam
Bile as Uunited States attorney for
South Dakota,
The senate today confirmed J I'm Z
Nipple TO be postmaster at Pierre
South Dakota.
The state department received a s.
patch today from Annoy, China, an
nouHcing two British subjects We're
KILLED thrty-three miles from Annoy
Senator Knox addressed the senate
at length today in support of the lock
type canal for Panama contending
that in point of feasibility and econ
omy II is far superior TO the sea level
type. He took direct issue with Kiti-
reige as TO the safety Of the Gatra
dam
The agricultural appropria ion bill
the meat inspection pro
Vi ion was received from the house
and the house substitute ordered print
ed for information Of the senate.
The senate ordered another confer
c1ce on the naval bill.
with practical unaaimity the house |
icday adopted the substitute for The |
Beverage amendment Go the agri mi /
tural appronria7Dn bill relating to |
meat inspect on, the objec' ional ia
ure of the former amendments be- /
ng eliminated and the amoadmc (
perfected 10 meet the presidents wish /
IS An effort wa made 10 extend IA /
ime Of debate but Wadsworjh. cbeir- I
nan of the agriculture C mmit'ee
iesir ne to get the bin into confer
'nce as soon as possible objected O
granting additional time. although
nearly an hour was CONSUMED IN ex-
lla.ation and debate upon the meas
re
After the adoption Of the amend
nent the bill was sent 10 conference.
he conferees. being Wad worth.
Scott Of Kansas. Lamb Of Virginia. 4
Immediately after disposing Of the
sgr cultural Appropriation bin bills
-nder suspension of rules were pass q.
Amo1g the more inn, rtant were a
Iill in relation 10 immunity Of witness
81 in government cases. TO es ablish
standard OF value and to provide Ter
coinage system in the Pm liDpin
nd granting the q eht 10 the city Of
4 Louis q erect a free bridge across
he Mississippi river az that p0iHt.
Through The efforts # Clark Of Mis-
ouri. and William of Mississippi. the
10 know1 as the subsidiary silver
oinaEe measure failed of securing (.
nough votes 10 pass it under the q
Bie.