Show R PUBLICANS IN INBI I N BI TER Question of Veracity Raised Between Cooper Wis and Hepburn Ia fa RAILROAD BILL REFERRED REPUBLICANS BOLTED TH THE E PARTY Washington May the house or of representatives today the questiOn of ver veracity veracity was ag raised between Mr Cooper of Wisconsin and Mr Hepburn of Iowa over overa a conversation In which the latter is al alleged alleged tv to have particIpated with wilh a mem member her ber of the senate and in which Mr Coo Cooper Cooper per asserted the member of the hou house e and the senator referred to a agreed reed that the express company amend amendment amendment ment to the railroad rate bill should Uld not remain in the bill Both Mr 1011 Hepburn and Mr Cooper were exceedinglY angry and they glared at one another during their colloquy Some Scheme Suspected The house was lent durIng the con of the rule sending the rate bill to conference the fc fear r of man many members being that the rule which disagreed to the senates amendments en bloc mi might ht have an Influence on the conferees and gIve them an opportunity If they so 80 de desired sired to vote out the tle express company amendment the amendment relating to pipe linEs and the sleeping car amend amendment meat ment With the assurance that the wishes of the house would be considered on all the amendments the rule was adopted adoph t fie Republicans voting th the Dem Democrats Democrats taking th the proposition that they would like to vote directly n favor of concurring in th the senate amendments re relating relating lating to the sUbjects named After the rate bill was disposed of the remainder of the day ay was devoted to pension legisla legislation tion |