The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-27
CANNON COUNTERS
AGAINST PLOITERS
Says House Won't Adjourn Till
Important Bills Become
Law.
DEMANDS OF PUBLIC
-. WILL BE GRANTED
Tactics of Enemies of Rate and
Pure Food Bills Met by
Ultimatum.
Washington, June 27.-The pure
food bill, which was in conference
| only two days, was agreed upon at
] 1880 pm. today, and the report is
being drafted.
By w, w. Jermane.

BY w. w. Jermane.
Washington, June 27-Some big
politics is being played in Washington
e durng these closing days Of the present
and a counter plot, and the eyes of
both sides are focused on the important
work Of the session:
Railroad rates.
Meat inspection.
Pure food.
Immigration.
Other measures Of less Importance.
The plotters are anxious to adjourn
the session with these measures still in
conference. This would carry them
over to the short session next winter,
by which time the plotters believe that
public sentiment, which in America is
the conferees on the various bills named
to insert certain little ''jokers,' large
" multiplying. the purpose the legisla-
ton has in view.
The president and the speaker Of the
house stand at the head of the counter
the president, the speaker has said that
congress shall not adjourn until the
important work of the session has been
safely erystalized into law.
The meeting at the speaker's house
night before last promises to become
. and house leaders, and did not adjourn
until O'Clock in the morning.
Speakers Ultimatum.
The speaker then announced his ulti-
matum.
The house, he said, would not pass
an adjournment resolution until the
eonferees had finished their work.
This decision marks radical depart
ure from precedents. Almost invari-
ably. joint resolution is passed by
house and senate as soon as adjourn
ment is in sight, no matter what the
condition Of conference questions. An
effort was made to have the speaker
consent to such a resolution at this
Friday. He doggedly refused, and
when pressed, turned loose on his hear
- ers several picturesque and vigorous
lines of profanity.
The reason for his refusal is well I'M
derstood here. With adjournment fixed
for Friday, the opposing elements in
both houses, especially in the senate, to
rate legislation, pure food legislation,
meat inspection, etc, would perhaps be
able to manage in such way as to
prevent conference agreement or final
- ratification by both houses Of confer
ence reports by Friday They could per
haps talk the important work Of the
session, or large part Of it, to death,
lust as Senator Carter, in the closing
hours Of a session several years ago,
talked the river and harbor bill to
death because it did not carry certain
items he had been demanding.
~- To Meet PubIc's Demands.
The speaker has been made to under
stand that he is responsible to the party
at large for the election Of a republican
CONGRESS in November. He has been
made to see that republican success de.
ponds upon the fu1fllment of certain
promises embodied in the pending and
almost perfected legislation. He be-
~ Heves that with pure food, meat inspec
ton and railroad rates, the republican
party in this campaign can bid defiance
to the democrats. And so he insists
that these matters shall become laws be
fore adjournment.
It is well that the speaker has taker
that position, for he has been resting
under the charge of being unfavorable
to some Of the specified legislation.
The Rate Bill.
Agreement is not yet in sight on the
rate bill The question OF making PIPE
lines common carriers and forbiddine
them to transport their own products
offers no room for compromise. The
two houses and the conferees seem t.
be far apart. The decision finally
reached will show in large way JUS
how tender congress wants to be will
the Standard Oil company.
The meat inspection conferees ap
pear to be deadlocked over who shall
pay the cost of inspection and thu
labelling of canned meats. The senate
stands out for having the packers pay
this expense an dhaving all cam
labeled.
- The sundry civil bill is deadlocket
over the question Of an appropriation
for the erection Of buildings in Thu
city for the supreme court and the dc
partment Of Justice.
The immigration and natural1Zatlol
bills also present points OF radical dit
ference between the two houses.
Pure Food Differences.
- The pure food conferees are apart
and the difference between the senat
and house bills makes it almost impos
sible that they should agree in few
lays.
Altogether the situation would b.
very serious if congress were to adop
an adjournment resolution specifyin.
The quitting time.
In the questions above enumerated
here are concealed so many opportuni
lies for delay and killing time that tn
speaker is justified in turning dea
EAR to the large majority of the mem
.,ers of both houses, who want to ge
way this week. The only way to &c
way, it is now evident, is to clos
I'D the session work. --.. r.
.