Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-31
SIMS ALTERS WORD
MEANS NO REFLECTION BY USE
OF "INFLUENcE."

The fourth meeting of the conferees on
the Union station trackage bill began
shortly after o'clock this afternoon IN
the Senate District committee room. Be-
fore the meeting Senator Galltnger said
that he hoped the confereeS would reach
an agreement and settle the matter to-
day.
While none of the Senate members OF
the joint conference will say anything
about the nature of the discussion. II Is
understood that there have been some
pretty warm times. 1t is also rumored
that the senators do not like the manner
in which Mr. Sims. one of the House con-
ferees. has been speaking about the ex-
ecutive meetings Of the conferees for pub
licatfon and that something will be said
to Mr.. Sims this afternoon along this line
The proceedings of the conference, the
senators say. ought to be regarded as en-
tfrely confidential. There is no room for
doubt that the senators on the joint COM
mittee regard Mr.. Sims as the greatest
stumbling block in the way of the Senate.
Representative Sims Of Tennessee APP
parently Is not worried over what may
occur at the meeting of the copferees on
the Union station permanent trackage bill
this afternoon. The other day MIR. Sims
told Star reporter. in very plain terms,
what he thought of the delay agree
mented upon the infrequency with which,
the conferees had met and various other
phases of the proposition.
This morning Senator Gallinger, one of
the confereeS on the part of the Senate,
came back at Mr.. Sims in a very spirited
fashion. Mr. Sims today reiterated to a
Star reporter the statement made in that
previous interview. with the remark, how
ever. that when giving that interview in
question. to which Senator Gallinger takes
exception. he had no intention of reflect
ing upon the integrity of the confrees.
and said the remark attributed to him
that In the event OF the bill failing 1.-The
people of the United States will have a
most Illuminating object lesson Of what
the influence of street railway corpora
complish in the way of blocking absolute
ly necessary legislation pending In Con-
gress.' Mr.. Sims desired to say that the
people Of the United States will have a
most Illuminating object lesson Of what
the power. ETC.
Will Stand As Amended.
Mr.. Sims said today that the word in
fluence" was all right as used, save that
questionable meaning was given to it
some times, and he had no intention. even
I'm the NOSE remote way. OF rejecting
upon the integrity Of the conferees He
said further in his comment upon the
feasibility of the conferees agreeing in
twenty minutes, If the local street rail-
way companies would only signify their
willingness to accept the universal trans
fer provision and the provision for regula-
ton by the District Commissioners or by
the interstate commerce commission that
there should have been added to this
statement the comment that this action
on the part of the railway companies
would eliminate the legal obstacles over
which the conferees had been unable to
climb
Outside of these two changes. or rather
change and an application. the inter
view was correct as given and Mr.. Sims
said he would stand for it until the cows
came home.