The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-25
EVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
TIE COMING POLITICAL BAT7LE IN
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. fuckers Bill TO Repeal the Federal
Election. Laws to ne Taken Up On Tues
day and the Two Weeks Debate Begun
An Amendment TO the Inter-stets Conn.,
aerce Law that Enables the Conpi.-
sion In tie Discretion to Allow Pooling.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 24.-The House will on
| Tuesday next enter upon the two weeks de-
bate Of the bill to repeal all statutes relating
to supervisors Of elections and special deputy
marshals reported by Mr.. Tucker from the Com
mttee on the Election OF President and Vice.
| President and Representatives In Congress.
| According to the terms OF the order reported
| by tho Committee on Rules the House will
| proceed to the consideration OF the bill on
Sept. %. Immediately after the second morn
Ing hour. or II said second morning hour shall
not have sooner ended. then at the hour Of
| p NJ. on said day 1t further provides that
| the consideration OF said bill shall be resumed
| imm edately after the second morning hour
Of each legislative day thereafter. IN to and
| including the 9th day Of October next. That
| at the hour OF adjournment on said last
| named day the previous question shall
be considered ordered on all banding
amendments on the bill. to its engross-
ment and third reading and to its flnar
passage. That On the next legislative day. to
wit, the 10th day Of October next. at tho
hour OF l o'clock P. NJ. the House shall re-
sumo consideration OF the bill. and shall pro-
coed. without further debate and without in
| tsrvening motions. to vote. first on tho pend
| ing amendments, II there be any. then on the
engrossment and third reading Of tho bill.
| then on the final passage thereof. and then on
motions to reconsider and lay on the table,
should such motions be made. II from any
cause this order shall not be fully executed on
the last day mentioned herein. then this order
shall continue In force and be operative each
legislative day thereafter until said bill shall
MIR. Tucker. whose name TO- attached to the
measure on the calendar will omen the debate
Of executing the laws sought TO be repealed.
New York. Messrs. Be Almond and Lawson.
TaeieS for q The Bin but further than this no
details Of the debate on that side have been
Tsohes Of %Hfs With
oppossnn .a in s hH E y Dover Iowa
son Of Indiana Thess1rs amonS the NEST
and It Is expected that much vieor viii mark
their speeches. They are loading themselves
date %sicS they S" VIII nse to
| the necessity for the continuance Of the eec-
voting stage is reached a red hot political bat
tie Will doubtless be raging; .,.,.,,,,
may occupy up the House ii in the morning hour
each day prior t9 the S Election t biz debate d
portion Of the laws covered by the Tucker bill.
and WHICH, in a general way. may be said to
beers Of the majority, They believe that Ger.
tain provisions sought to be repealed by the
force. but they will doubtless vote for that
measure. although preierring the Oates bill
the bill set forth in tho pending order will be
oesmltory and hnaa action Is not antGipafed
SeDas 6 out 81 sns until the
The weekly statement OF the Pension Office
shows that tho total number Of claims now
pending is 7OO.27e. divided into classes as
ioows: At Of lyme ~. 1899 3d. l4l4sl Indian
March i. 1851. aoS o6s: additional t to i prior
Wlaoss esms
army nurses. 703. The total number Of case:
rejected dying wi the week was 4.3l7. and those
Representative Patterson OF Tennessee has
introduced in the House a bill to amend tho
Interstate Commerce law. The measure Is
Committee on Interstate and Foreign Com
merce Of the last Congress and passed BY the
to obvi ate the construction which the. courts
have placed on the words tho same line " as
they appear in the present law The courts
have held that where several railroads con-
meet, constituting one line for the transaction
Of business. any less number forming In part
tho same line may charge. without violating
the law, Q greater rate than is charged over
their entire line. This ruling. the committee
believed would be practically nugatory OF the
law. and q railroad could charge more over it's
own line than over it's own and connecting
In section 2 the bill omts the word pool"
because Of It's indefn mite m Gaming. and substi-
tutes for 1t the words any contract. agree
mont, or arrangement" which are considered
more comprehensive and definite. 1t further
provides that railroad companies may make
contracts. agreements, or arrangem ents" for
apportioning among themselves their traffic
or their gross or net earnings on the condl-
lions prescribed. and 1t is expressly provided
that the same shall remain lawful only SO long
as the approval OF the Commission shall con-
tinue. Whom the Commission withdraws its
approval the contract IN express terms. ceases
enable the Commission in its discretion to
allow pooling contracts
The Commerce Committee OF the last Con-
gress. after carefully considering the subject,
agreed upon this bill as . tentative measure
and were OF the opinion that under the ar
rangement proposed no harm would befall the
PUBLIC and an opportunity would be given to
intelligently solve a much mooted problem.
The composition OF the present committee Is
much the same as that OF last Congress-. and IL |
Is thought that the measure will DO reported