Show CONfERENCE ON RA IE BILL All the Disputed Points Were Passed Over at Yester Yesterdays Yesterdays days Meeting WashIngton May sAt a two hours se session ton of the conference on the railroad rate bill toda today a number of undisputed amendments were agreed to tentatively aU all of the disputed points neing passed I Ito over and considerable time was devoted to a discussion of the Tim Jim i Crow car provision This amendment has given the Republican conferees some concern because of the opposition made by northern negroes against the alleged principle Involved in the separation of the races Tillman Tiliman announced that he could not consent to any change chanse in the sea en enate ate provision A recess was taken at noon until 2 p at When the conferees on the rate bill bUl ad adjourned adjourned for tor the day at the of the afternoon session es every amendment in inthe Inthe the bill had bad been tone gone over oer of the amendments have been disposed of either by acceptance or re the indication being that most moet have bave been accepted Speedy Agreement Improbable The important amendments are still sub subjects subjects of consideration and the Indications are that a agreement cannot be hoped for The express company amend amendment meat ment is still dt disagreed agreed to the pipe line amendment is al also o one of those unsettled likewise the amendment forbidding corn com common cornmon mon carriers ownership In producing properties the Jim Crow car amend meet ment is also in 10 dispute also the pass amendment and that relative to the size of the commission Considerable time was as spent spen t today in dl discussing the amendment requiring five days notice before the issuance of an Injunction to enforce an order of the This amendment will doubt loss be modified Several counter hv have been baen made one making the time two another one and another three days and still another to leave the time timeto to be determined by the court A meeting of the conferees will be held tomorrow be beginning at noon at Which Chairman Knapp of the interstate corn com commerce mores merce c commission will be at the request t of the conferees on several amendments |