| Show l TE T HOUSE Several Senators Tried to Find What Transpired at it But Failed AMENDMENT TO RATE BILL no Irrl c I for fOI I hut In 1 April 3 Sir Vms Long of tf poke at In tho Iho today In III of ot tha houise hou rate rito bill and Ills WAS taken tul of nC 11 a 1 number of t tu tl tho conference at lit Un t h Hou In III till tho Inus Willi con If not 01 Tho Ihl eon COli was 1 In III by II Miar 0 1 Halloy and Uncoil Mr lor the amendment hut hili both ho hf anil nl Mr Ir Allison to il II ull tho of the oree Mr KOUKI speech there thoro therean an a Il discussion lol of his amendment and of or Its origin There had been a controversy over the Iho words Jus which havo been rr In hi Sir WM to tn havo an answered some lorne tho White House fi of or last day Ila were Willi yes by 11 Mr 11 koriK on upun nt lit Hint conference and when did the eon occur lie till tha account of or tho Iho which mentioned tho Ramps tin of present that ol 11 Mr Ir Tho I lown own rohn ro tJ during the Ih and from Ir lou the Ihl Ills hl query to 10 Allison I J went to 10 tha Iho White on 1111 mild Mr 11 mid In dohl BO 10 ho hI smiled his fellow rollow senator who led n l Inter Ht over hit his belli called an o unexpectedly to 10 the tho 8 Maud 1 To XII my knowledge ho went on thin question IU of ot just compensation tion a nt nl that time lime limer r Hallcy then till whether the amendment WI considered bythe h the conference and Mr lit r LOII responded that tho Iho conference dill did consider tho Mr 11 remarked that n flon had had tho effect of or tho Ho lIe then thon Indulged In 11 1 brief criticism of or the president for Cor his participation In the tho conference that thai tho 1 for fora a way for the senate that It II did 1111 not lIot contemplate that he ho should Invite a II few tew s nil of ot his own party pArt to consider contemplated lallon Mr Ir Allison Interrupted I Iwas Iwas was not Invited 1 to In a conference I 1 wn ai Invited to tho Iho White While House Houe Mr to tl front with an nil Inquiry t cl to 10 Sir Ir AlUmni n nhe The he senator from Iowa ban told lold us u not lIot considered nt lit tho confer conference ence lie he said What WI ve want to know Is happen will not tho senator 5 ui II on all that t point Z I 1 may ml uny In III brief replied Mr 11 Al AI lI on that I decline to nay Ra M lint trans transpired at a I nt lit the tho Identa Mr r then quizzed Mr 11 the White House meeting The Is III nothing more nor less II s than a II said Sir Zoll In an all effort to dispose e of or It with a II son III tence The opportunity was not 1101 afford cd eol however for or Mr Ill demanded dem to know 1 lIow the source of nC the amendment A from Crom whom from the president he naked From m elf answered Mr ron Ah h replied Sir Ir Hacon with evident el disappointment to the merits of the contro controversy versy Mr Bacon referred to the news newspaper paper account of or the conference and the thu Sir Ir Long had Intro in the senate the tho ni nR nithe the papers had said Pah tin h would had completely corroborated the accounts This he Raid Bald dhows that tho amendment originated orl In the conference nee and not with the Fell ceil from Kansas with those tho o who no right lo 0 propose amendments The senator replied Mr II LOUR has been heen lOll enough In public IIrI not lo 10 believe nil that ho he Bees In public print I tny Fn ata that while I cannot say Ia what took tok nt the White While House till the amendment wan not prepared at tho White conference He would not admit as 1111 was od at by hy Sir Ir It II ha 1 been found necessary to 10 get tho sanction of the HIP House e Sir Ir Hallcy saM he ho was Willi reasonably that tho of ur the conference bad lind blell Riven Kivell out nt Iho White While House he hI repeated lilt com COlli complaint plaint that only had been Invited to participate Tho rho senator from knows h hI said that without the alII of the Ih Democratic I of oC tilt the committee on Interstate te commerce the lh bill could never have been hlen out of or tho committee and without the of or Democratic senators It would to 10 pass the hill ho hI added f r want to publicly complain of or tho course tak taken taken en Sir r Tx nc his assurance n of or his hiM own solo olo responsibility for the amendment nt and to en lan I upon the when Mr tr to his rescue rr cul by Int 1111 the should courteously to 10 other senators as ns Senator done Ilono with him In Inan Inan an other mattor 1111 It 11 that thul what transpired at nl the Home Houlle was Willi none or their business Mr 11 nn notice of a II p ch on Jn the Iho bill tomorrow and another on the Philippine hill He HI to 10 the latter measure Sir Ir Toh P that when flie fhe rate bill hili out of tho Ih ay R hr h would move to III Ill the oti the from fin her of the lilt bill After Arter further 11 of the con conference ference report on the Ibo Indian settlement Jill bill the senate III it 30 went Into cx ex Cull e on and nt fit ii n |
