Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-13
THE HOUSE FINALLY VOTES
AFF1RMATINEIN.
ALL SORTS OF plLArORG TAG
TICS TRIED.
Mr. Marsh Attempts FilibuSt2rinE
Without Success Champ Clark
Continues to AmuSe the House
The PETER Finance Bills Are Sat
Upon With Nigor.

Washington. Dee 12.-'rhe previous
question was ordered on the
pooling bill in the house yesterday
at the opening to the days work,
This was considered practically a test
vote on the strength of the bill.
The Blair amendment to the Cooper
substitute which gave congress the
power to change. reScind or dissolve
pooling arrangements 1T any time. WAS
agreed to without division.
At the opening of the house Mr..
breckenridge, of Kentucky, from the
committcen on appropriations, report
ed the urgent deficiency bill.
Mr.. Dingley asked unanimous con-
sent for the consideration of Il reSolu-
ton calling on the secretary of the
treasury for Information on the re-
suits of the Bering sea- tribunal.
In the morning hour Mr.. Mallory
again called up the bill to promote the
efficiency of the revenue cutter service
which provoked Mr.. Champ Clark $
remarks on Saturday that he would
talk it to death. Mr.. Clark then took
off his cuffs and for forty-iivr minutes
kept the house in Il roar with humor-
Gus and stirring anecdotes of obscure
heroes"
Under Scpecial order the conSidera-
ton of the railroad pooling bill was
resumed. 1t was debated until three
o'clock by Mr.. Cannon, in opposition
to. and by MeSSrS. Springer llarter,
Sihlcy and Black in support of the
measure. when Mr.. Patterson moved
the previous question on the bill and
the pending amendments. MIR. Ding
ley and Mr.. Hopkins protested, but
Mr.. Patterson refused To yield. and the
previous question was ordered; los To
81. The ayes and nays being demand-
ed. roll was called. The previous
question was ordered, Ia to 100. The
vote REQUIRED on Mr.. Blair'S amend
mrnt to the Cooper substitute. The
amendment was agreed to without iii
vision and Il vote then taken on the
Cooper substitute. Defeated 1IH to
115. The vote then required on the en-
groSSmpnt and third reading of the
bill. Mr. Blair asked unanimous con
sent that the amendment adopted to
the substitute be voted upon an an
amendment to the bill, but Mr.. Wise
objected. Thereupon MI Marsh in
auguratcd Il tilibuStcring movement 10y
moving adjournment, but it did not
have sufficient backing to secure the
ayes and nays. Mr. Cooper, however,
secured the ayes and nays on third
reading of the bill and the roll was
called The bill was ordered en-
crossed and read the third time: lIO To
Ill. Mr.. Marsh then resumed his fill
clustering tactics
Mr.. Cooper moved the bill be recon-
mttcd to the committee on interstate
and foreign commerce, and Mr. RrccK-
inridge moved to amend the motion
to recommit 10y adding instructions to
the committee to report back the
amendment making all pooling agree
ments illegal, until approved by the
interstate commerce commission. MI
Rreckinridgc's amendment was dc.
feated. $50 to 15S. The motion to re-
commit was also lost: G3 to $50. The
vote on the final passage of the bill
resulted: ayes 1876. noes llV. The
house then adjourned.
THE SENATE.
Washington, Dec. 11.-ln the senate
Mr.. Dolph presented memorial from
Phoenix AriZ., presenting claims Tor
Indian depredations Mr.. Berry
urged the bill to establish the terri
tory of Indianola out Of the Indian
territory. Mr.. Morrell, from the com
mittee on finance, reported adversely
nine senate bills introduced by MT
PETER, providing for the issue OF great
sums Of grcenbacks for various pur-
poses. and said they asked for nine or
ten times more money than there Is ID
use in the whole world. The adverse
report was unanimous.
At the conclusion of the speech Mr..
PETER said that the senator from Yer
mont had left out one Dlll when II"
PETER thought might be disposed OF
at the same time as those or when the
senator had spoken. This blll had
been introduced by Mr.. Palmer OF IL
linois. and was to establish a bureau
for the loauing Of money. Mr.. falner
remarked that the bill was Introduce
by him for a constituent. IL claimed
that he had no patent on the ll.Dut
said il contained the best cmbodl-
ment of populiSm found anywhere ID
political history. All the bills Were
then Indefinitely postponed, except
Mr.. Palmcr'S which was laid on the
table.
Nr. Higgins presented resolution
calling on the president and secretary
~ state for correspondence on the
subject OF mediation on the part Of
th,. United States between China and
lapan Ii was laid over until today.
The senate then proceeded 10 the con
sideration Of the Nicaraguan bill. and
Mr. Dolph addressed the senate in IA
vor Of the bill In a brief speech Mr..
Sherman pointed out the only proFt
sion Of the Nicaraguan bill he was not
entirely satisfied with the amount G