The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-07-05
A Washington special says:

A Washington special says:
"We're going; we're going home to-
morrow was in the minds o. lle
nlsmbers Of the house Friday when
they assembled for the last real hard
days work previous to adjournment.
At 8 p. m. the senate agreed to the
conference report on the railroad rate
bill, which passed the. bill
Senator Tfllman called up the con-
ference report and renewed his at
tack upon the pipeline amendment
as being in the interest Of the Stand
ard OIL Company. -,
about the time the Allison amend
ments we're incubating," be said,
there was great force about ta1e Gar
field repor. on the Standard Oil Com
pany, and we were told that the ex-
posures Of it's crimes would help the
vote on the rate bill, and under the
cover Of this dust the president re-
tired frtm his advanced position on
railroad legislation and accepted the
Allison provision.
'sThere the big stick and the pitch
fork which had been in alliance found
themselves separated and the pitch
fork, while doing duty on the firing
line, looked around to see the tail
of it's associate hustling toward the
rear-sliding toward the Allison base,
to use baseball phrase. The big
stick was rushing on aliiours to get
between Father Allison legs.
He had no fault to find," he add
ed, except that he considered the
fact that the president had been in
consistent in not coming to the as
sistance of the senate conferees. He
considered it a little remarkable when
he might do something to thwart the
policy Of this gigantic monopoly he is
as mum as a mouse, except that there
Is now another hurran a0o0c what
the president is going to do with the
Standard Oil Company in the way Of
suits. He added that Notwithstanding
the prosecution has been decided
upon, we are carefully told in ad-
vance that the high officials, suea
as Rockefeller. Rogers and Archl-
bald, are not to be molested."
Senators Bailey and Tillman engag.
ed in a very sharp controversy over
the latter's denunciation Of the law
yers. The Texas senator indicated
an opinion that this was demagogy,
and Mr.. Tillman, while contending
that he respected the attorneys OF
standing, said he had an utter con-
tempt for shysters, and for the men
who pack the political conventions.
There was intense feeling for a few
moments.
At this juncture the vice president
found it necessary to interfere and to
insist upon the senators addressing
the chair. ,..-.....-- ..-..-.-
The interruption gave Mr. Bailey an
opportunity to get his breath, and
when he resumed he was quite calm.
He then said: s
'.The senator from South Carolina
has many desirable qualities, but he
has got some prejudices that obscure
his usual fairness and his usual clear
ness. DO. not know what grudge he
has down in South Carolina against
the lawyers. Probably they all re-
sisted his early political advancement.
II they did, think they were wrong"
He said that the lawyers ought to
be thankful for an occasion that had
brought out so eloquent defense Ut
their profession. He proceeded to de-
clare his regard for respectable mem
bers of that profession, but sticking
to his text, he added:
"But I have a most Infinite con-
tempt fer some of the breed I know"
The conference report was adopt
ed without division. This vote mad
the effect of finally passing the bill.
The senate then adopted the joint
resolution fixing the time when the
act shall go into effect, two mon1ns
.ftes. its approval by the president