The Portland daily press., 1894-12-12
WASHINGTON NEWS.
ThessRailroad Pooling Bill Passes the
House.
MR.. DINGLEY CALLS FOR INFOR-
NATION REGARDING THE SEALS.

! But Little Done in the Senate-The Mica
ragua Canal Bill Still Under Discussion
| several Nominations Confirmed by
the senate-Other Washington News.
Washington, Deem ber 11.-In the
| House today, Mr.. Breckenridge of Ken
| lucky reported the urgent deficiency bill
and gave notice that be would call it up
| tomorrow.
| A resolution was introduced by Mr..
Dingley of Maine which was agrsed to,
calling upon the Secretary Of the Treas
| ury for informati on the following
points:
las to the results, as far as he was
| Informed, of the workings of the regula-
| tions respecting the control OF seal herds'
agreed upon at the Behring Sea tribunal
of arbitration at Paris
2.-The number of seals killed by thea
| pelagic sealers in last season, and what
in his opinion will be the results of op-
erations of those regulations if they are
maintained in force. srass~
3.-The present condition of the seal
herds on the Privilov Islands.
4.-The revenueSderived this year from
the seal herds and the. e..amount OF the ex-
penditure in carrying out the regulations
of the Paris tribunal.
A bill to amend the interstate COM
merce act to permit pooling by railroads
was laid before the House and further
debated.
AT 3.O5, Mr.. Patterson of Tennessee de-
manded the previous question on the
bill, and pending, amendments the prevl-
GUS question was ordered; yeas, Ia;
nays, 100. The committee amendments,
two in plumber, were agreed to without
division. One only was of Importance.
1t provides in constructing and applying
the provisions of the bill, the act,
omission or failure, of any person acting
for or employed by the railroad company
besdeemed the act, omission or failure
of the company. A third reading and
engrossment of the vb1ll was ordered
yeas 10, nays Ill.
Then followed period of filibusterlng,
motiops to recommit the bill, amend 1T
and adjourn, following each other.
Finally the question recurred on the
passage of the bill. II was agreed to
yeas 166, nays ITO.
The House adjourned.
MARVELLOUS SENAT ORlAL BILLS"
The Subject of Remark by Senator Morrill,
of Vermont.
Washington, December 11.-In the
Senate today, Mr.. Lodge of Massachusetts,
introduced a bill to authorize Rear Ad-
miral Luce to accept decoration from
the King of Spain.
Mr.. Morrill,, Republican. of Vermont,
addressed the Senate on "Somess.s Marvel
Ious senatorial bills and quack panaceas
for7real and imaginary grievnces."
At the conclusion of Mr.. MorrilPs
| speech, various financial bills were adj
versely reported and were Indefinitely
postponed.
A bill granting pension to the widow
| of General n. P. Banks was favorabIy re-
ported.
At 2 p. m., the Nicaragua canal bill
| was taken up, and Mr.. Dolph, Republl-
| can,of Oregon, made a speech in advoca-
| cy of il.
Mr.. Sherman, Republican, of Ohio, re-
| marked that all the arguments which
coulo be made on the subject of the Mic
araguan canal were already made. There
was but one question, he said, that he
had any troubble about. That was how
| to dispose of the just claims of the mar
itime Canal Company for the work al
ready done. He WAS not entirely satis-
| fed with thesprovisions of the bill on
that subject. His own opinion was that
the company was entitled only to money
actually expended by it.
The bill was laid aside without action,
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