The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-20
TO PROHIBIT POOLING.
Rengah's Hard Fight in the House for
that Feature of His
INTERSTATE CoMMERCg BILL.
Hewitt, Of New York, His PRINCIPAL
Opponent, With
WILLIAM WALTER PHELPS AS AID.
The Reagan Men Win-Mr. George Tackles
the Pooling Proposition In the Sen.
ate-some Rich Cincinnati
Election Evidence.
WILLIAM WALTER PHELPS AS AID.
GENERAL WASHINGTON REPORTS
xLVIII Congress.

H'fAA NohEreNe.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Dee. l9.-Tho CHAIR
laid before the senate memorial from
the produce exchange of New York
urging immediate and definite action in
regard to the Spanish treaty. Referred.
The senate passed the bin making
March 4, in presidential inauguration
years, legal holiday in the District OF
Columbia.
Bills introduced and referred:
BY MIR. GIBSON: 70 transfer fine
United States barracks, at Now Orleans.
u the Louisiana state agricultural
college. for educational purposes.
me Interstate commerce bill was
then taken up and
Mr.. GEORGE addressed the senate
He severely criticised The railroad cus.
tom OF cha giug all that traffic will bear
The people OF the sOuth had especially
suffered from discriminating rates q.
railroad companies. These companies
made themselves, in effect, partners
WIN all the farmers of the country, re-
tanning to themselves, however, the
flShl 10 say Wrat pro nOrtiOn Ot the part
ner' hip profits each partner should re-
ceive.
MIR. GEORGE was particularly con.
demnatory OF the pooling system. by
which, he said, railroad companies wort
enabled to eXtort outrageous charpes
from the people all over the coun-
ny, IN order to make mn
for the companios' fratrieldal strur
giles at lew competing points.
\ great railroad man had been gredited.
Mr.. George said, with using the expires
sion "dann the public" Tue pubic ON
The other haud was continually deal
ing out indefinite daun alton TO railroad
companies, but that did not affect lin,
companies. They could only be affected
by positive legal enactment and proper
COVE nment ,upervision.
MIR. ALLISON, from the committee
on appropriations, reported favorably
the house resolution providing that
when tho two houses adjpurn ON Satur.
day II be to Monday Januars 8, 1856.
On MIR. HALE'S suggestion this was
laid o.. the table for the present.
MIR. HALE, from the conference COM
mlttee on the naval appropriation bill,
reported that the committee were un.
ahle TO agree. He explained that the
mousse conleTees insist that the senate,
must take the house bill as 10 had been
presented to the senate, that being to
lump the appropriation for the coming
half year. Tue senate conierees
lie said, thought that smethod an OH
jectiOnable method OF passing appopria
lion bills and had held to that ground.
MIR. HALE moved that the senate in
sist on its amendment.
I. vote wa taken by yeas and nays on
Mr. Hale's motion, and II was unani
mnusly agreed to--yeas, 90; uays, none.
MIR. VEST submitted "A modified resO-
luton, heretofore offered by him, rela-
tive 10 the proposed Nicarauga canal
surveying expedition. The mod OdticatiOn
declares II TO be mot expedientr TO
send out such an expedi-
lion. The original resolution ha
declared it "illegaln tn send II without
the authority of congress-.
Mr.. Vest said he would cell the mat.
ter up tomorrow.
AZ the conclu ion of the morning
business the senate went into executiye
session, and then adjourned.
HOUSE.
The SPEAKER aid before The house
memorial from j. q. Thompson, ex.
sergeant-at-arms Of the house, asking
congress to mako an appropriation To-
pay Judgment rendered against him
ny the supreme court of the District ul
columbia in the suit of lallett Xii
bourne, to reimburse him Crhounsuu
Tor expenses incurred by him, and 10
pay him reasonable compensation for
his time aud trouble; referred TO the
committee, with authority to
report at any time.
MIR. HANCOCK, from tho committee
on appropriations, reported back the in.
Vaild pension appropriation bill; refer
red To the committee nj the whole.
The Interstate commerce bill was ta-
ken up.
MIR. O'NEILL. of Pennsy lvahia, moved
to strike out the second section of the
Reagan bill and insert the section of the
MI originally reported from the com.
uiittee on commerce. These sections
have reference to rebate and draw.
backs.
Tue motion was iost-yeas, "A; nays,
Mr.. EVERHARDT, Of Pennsylvania,
offered an amendment prohibiting the
issuing OF Tree passes. List.
Mr.. HEWETf, of New York, moved
To strike out the portion of the third sec
tion which prohibits pooling,
Mr.. HEWlT' said while pooling
might be an evil, there were many evils
which We're remedies fr other greater
evils. I he evils which pooling was in.
tended to remedy and which had be-
came intolerahle, were the evils of un-
limited competitions. Pooling, If hon
oStly cond ,uled, gave stability to the
rate of freight aud equal terms To every
customer, and carried the great princi-
Pile ui equal rights to all men. How
should the evils of to pnollng arrange
ment be uvercome2 The gentleman
irOm Texas (Reagam said by abolition.
That would c0nslgn the country to
the chaos from which pooling had ex.
tricated 1t. Let 1t be regulated
by the appointment uf commission. A
commission would be approved by the
Judgment of men familiar with the suh-
i,ct, but bill to abolish pooling would
be contrary TO their Judgment.
At This point Mr.. Hewitrs Time ex-
pirpd, aud
Mr.. WARNER, of Ohio, obtained the
floor and yielded it to him. To this ar.
rdngement
Mr.. REAGAN objected on the ground
th,t the debate had been already very
protracted.
Mr.. HEWITT replied that the voice Of
New York had not been heard In this
debate. II the gent elnan chose To
parayze the voice of New York lot him
take the consequences.
Mr.. REAGAN: Il withdraw the oh.
lection. Let the voice of New York be
heard"
Mr.. HEWITT; "he voice cf New
York has not been heard In the DEBATE.
lls voice has heen silent, h.cause the
business men of New Yurk despair oi
wise Legislation on these great c0n,nipr-
cial questions by this hruse. They have
seen this house r.sist the resumption OF