Show CO CONFERENCE ON OX RATE KATE LULL Speedy SlIced and Amicable Adjustment of i Seems Probable hie Washington May ay 28 S.- S. At the meetIng meeting meet meet- In Ing of the thA senate an and house conferences conferences confer confer- on the railroad rate bill bi this af aft t Mr I Ellins was made chairman chairman chair chair- t man of or the conference It I was decided tie de- e- e to have the thc first real business meeting tomorrow ow morning at 10 f o'clock and anti to keep at the tho work worl with wih aa as little intermission as aN possible Mr Hepburn the author of or the tIme bill bi held himself in itt reserve anti and sait little Tho lito talking for the house e was Wt done lone l by Sherman and Richardson We e will wi accept the s senate sento n to pas ant pass anti I amendment said the tho two house con- con forces freeR in chorus ChOlUS Please do 10 not do this said Mr tr Tillman TUlman save S e the senate from the it haH haw In brought ought ht on Itself It I is Js the intention of all al concerned t to rewrite and rc reduce Uce the thc number of exceptions Tho question of or providing equal ac accommodations ac- ac for all al those paying equal charges was vas also alto discussed This Involves the Jim Tm Crow laws of the Iho southern states Senator Cullom said sid he hc did not like Ikc this ts provision He lIe le had received many complaints from fm negroes on n the subject subject sub sub- and thou thought ht some other arrangement arrange arrange- emont e- e mont ment should be made macJe There Theme was nothing said sid I by iy an any of f the the house conferees to indicate a n fixed and anti unalterable opposition to an any r amendment add added d h by the tile senate The he i l 11 lily reference m to such amendments as nl the house is supposed t to tJ oppose was i in the tho shape shapo of requests i for Cor construe construe- and information It I is JH now pre ore dieted that thai a n speedy and amicable adjustment ad ad- of or will wi be he heI reached I p |