Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-08
COCHRAN HYpNOTIzES CONGRESS
nisiD TiiE HOUSE srELL-DorNp
FOR TWO HOURS.
bryan Of Nebraska Measures Lances
With the New YoriSer--A brilliant
Debate On the Railroad Pooling
Din-waco Gets Plum.

of the session OF the house today on
motion Of Mr.. Martin CDem) Indiana.
an order for a night session this even
ing to consider private pension bills
was vacated
The house then went into committee
OF the whole to consider the presidents
message. ana Mr.. Wilson. West Vlr-
GINA. moved that the committee OF the
whole be discharged from eonsidera-
tlon Of the message and its various
parts be referred TO the standing com
mittee having jurisdiction.
Mr.. Grow tkepJ PennsylYania, took
the floor and addressed himself to she
banking scheme promulgated IN the
presidents message. He described at
length the operation Of the present sys-
tenn aud SAID he believed the present
law should remain exactly as 1t %as.
State banks. he believed, should have
the same right to issue with the same
liability to the government together
with personal liability Of the stock
holders. The motion OF Mr.. Wilson
WIS then agreed to.
In the morning hour Mr.. McRea,
from the committee ON public lands.
called up the bill to protect forest res
eryatl0ns.
Mr. Wells, Dem) Wisconsin. opposed
the bill In every feature. The attempt
To drive the bill through under Sne
whip and spur amclled, lac would say,
sHVurcd, II he dld not have so much NJ
spcct for the chairman OF the public
lands committee, OF Doodle. II was
said that the forestry association was
behind this bill There was another
association behind it which had It's
origin Ia Maine nifty years ngO and
lfflI tN.ffngIttl
II was an association OF timber thieves
and lnud sharks. That association was
behind the bill II these thieves were
allowed TO go into the public forests
they would bride the agent of the inte-
rlor department and destroy them
The pine thieves OF Michigan and Wis
consin, he declared, eNcitedly. had
grown rich on their plumber, and then
had bought seats, both In this house
and the other. He would not permit the
people Of this country to be plundered
OF millions OF dollars worth OF timber.
lie appealed to mcmbcrs Of the house
not 10 permit these thieves to 10 into
the forests with the disguised purpose
of cutting only dead and mutured tim
Dor. lie challenged any advocate of the
ulll To show a line In 1t designed to uro-
tcct and preserve the public forests.
When Mir. Wells took his acift. Chair
man McHae arose and Indignantly de-
MED that there was amy land ring or
association behind this bin. lie had as.
stunned the responsibility FOR the bill
ana " the gentleman from Wisconsin
knew OF any hidden purpose behind It
ne would Yield time TO him to mike
known It's nature.
said before" replied Mr.. Wells
hotiy mat ! believe In your honesty,
but the gentleman IL gruen ia the lum-
Der business. and | believe tho gentle
man Is being deceived ana IL being
nude a tool Of"
u may be green In the lumber bust
ness. returned MIR. McRac, "but I take
pride In the fact that represent one
or the largest timber sections OF thls
country. My state, however, liz not mr.
leeted by this bill. There Is no interest
behind this bill snvc such az ought to
inspire every patriotic Amerlcan-the
protection OF the forests rrom devastat-
ing nrea and timber thieves"
After some further dcbatehy Mr. VIII.
son, Republican. Washington; piclticr.
republican, North Dakota. and Coffpn.
Democrat Wyoming, the morning hour
/ expired and In accordance with Tie
terms of the special order the house
proceeded with the discussion OF The
rallroad pooling bin under an agree
lneht TO take up the bill under the fiye-
minute rule tomorrow,
Tho debate was particinatod An no
Mossrs. Bartlett Of NSv, WI, ~, u, ny
Of New York and Wlsa ~ vi, vi = - -
In support. und Ncasrs 1,r,., 80 ~ : ~.
btagka ana Northwey 90 SbIa ~
position to the bin. - ~
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