New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-12
THE POOLING BILL PASSED
A SURPRISINGLY LARGE VOTE in IFS
FAVOR IN THE HOUSE.
IT SECURES A MAJORITY OF FiFTf-sN-iEN' vi

THE MEAsURE-THE VOTE IN DETAIL
washington. Dec 1-At the end of four hours
oono,dera,on to-day OF the BIZ to permit railroads
70 pool their earnings. the House passeu "''
measure by a vote OF 1866 yeas to ITO nays
The closing speech against the bill was made ny
W., C,,nou f,en Ill) while Messrs Sibey tDem''
Penn, Tarter Dem. Ohio). and Black anu
Springer dem. I'D advocated us passase' ~
effort was made by Mr.. Dingey uSep'' Me- ~
secure additional debate upon the OH u'''. '''e
aye-minute rule. but Mr.. Patterson 'De"' ie"'''
in charge of the bill insisted upon bis demand io'
the previous question al 3 O'Clock, III acNo''
With The notice he gave Saturday. The vote
secord,ng the demand-i7i yeas to lp' hays-"''
something OF a surprise even to the iriehus oi INC
bill who did not expect more thah twenty NV
or thirty majority for the motion
The opponents of the bill exhausted every pai'"-
mentarv device to prevent the passage OF the DIE
Int az they could muster no more than Ill votes
q, any time they accomplished nothing. Inc
substitute for the bill proposed by Cooper tDein'
Fla) giving the Interstate Commerce Com'h'S'io"
final jurisdiction all questions reiauhs ~ i've
operat!ons OF pooling ARRANGEMENTS cuttlhs vi ''e
right o. appeal ny the railroads from me dec's'o'
Of the Commission was rejected-Yeas. los nays
rs Tho House also refused TO recoinfnit 'he o''''
either with or without instructions
Prior tn the taking no of the Pooling bill. Breck-
inridge Dem, KY reported the Urgent Dehc'eicy
bin for the current fiscal year. giving houce t"at
ne would call II up the first thing to-norro"' -
resolution was adopted ordering the printing OF
10000 copies of the report OF the secretary "a po
Treasury for the use OF the House.
A resolution was also agreed 10. offered by MI.
Dinglov Rep Me). calling upon the secretary OF
the Treasury for Information as 10 the workings
OF the regulations prepared by the PARIS lrip"hai
Of Arbitration for the preservation OF the Behrng
Sea seal herd. and the cost OF carrying mem INTO
effect In connection with this. Mr.. DngIey pre-
scnted a letter from H. w Elliott. formerly OF the
Smithsonian Institution, showing the necessity lot
making public the information sought An hour
also spent In further 'nconclnsVc discuss'on
Of the bill TO provide retired list for the officers
Of the revenue cutter service, and thus promote
It's efficiency threc-fourths OF which time was &C.
cupIed by Mr.. Clark dem. MOI by speech upon
the hcrolsm OF the soldiers OF the border states
during the late
The first section Of the bill to amend the Inter
state Commerce law so as 10 permit railroads to pool
their earnings Is the only relating to that par
,lcular topic IN the Altogether there are
eight sections. out the subsequent ones have refer
ence 70 other provisions OF the law and are intended
to their better enforcement TIE pooling sec
ton reads follows
BE it enacted ETC. That Section OF an act en-,
February :, 1857 be amended so as to READ as ioi-
section 3 That II shall be unlawful for different
and competing common carriers subjec, 70 me pro
visions OF this act 10 enter into any contract dsiec
ment or arrangement for the division or npporton,
ment among themselves or win oths. carriers OF
m" whole or any portion ~ tneir frame or any OF
their net earnings; and each DAY OF the con
tinuance OF any such contract. agreement or ar
ransement snail be deemed separate offence PRO
vded. however. tnat under the following condition
enter Into such contracts. agreements or arranse
Is 70 sav: Every such contract agreement or
rangcmcnt hereinafter termed c0ntracp shail DC IN
this ac and shall become lawful and enforceabe.
between the parties thereto at the expiration 81
twenty days from the fling thereof. unless the Com
mission shall In the mean time ana upon Inspection
Thereof. make an order disipprovins tne same: an1
It shall be the duty OF the commission 10 Iha ne
such order Of dsapproval whenever upon suen N,
any such contract would result IN unretsoha1 70
rates unjust discrimination. inferior service To the
public or otherwise contravene any oi 'he P!oNs'o"S
/, shall also be the duty OF the Commission to
transportation and business OF the country. and OF
amlna,ons and investigations in relation thereto as
ss III eomS y ssm reatns 10 the rates
charges facilities or practices maintained by or
under any such contract, or by any party thereto;
and whenever the Commission; after due notice ana
reasonable OPPORTUNITY TO be heard sna ,ne ua s
any such rates, s'lrges facilities or practices arr
excessive or unreasonable. or result IN any uIjus.
discrimination as between ndVlaas, rasp,,1n Of
any OF the provisions OF this act. the Commissich
laci.ities or practices maintained by under such
contract or by any party hsre,o 10 oe in enr
such cases. the Commission may i II deein heces,
snry make an order fisApprovins tne coh'r,c. dsta
therein dxel which shall not be less Than thiry;
days from the cate OF Iuch cruz N 20 randsr me
contract u which the same relates unlawful ana
% v airs betwecn the parties to such
contract arising prior TO that date. H.,
proving any such con,rac, whether made upon IN
secton Thereof as aorss1 b or zone any into sect
shall BE- subject &c review by any Circuit court OF
n n m shI ,HS nary TO the Contract has lis prn
clpal office upon pr,ion filed by any parry 10 sun
Commisson relative to such contract. and making
,hc Interstate Commerce ''rlm'ssph p,'r
TO hear anl determine tae mat .er speed y =, sca
~ equity the manner provided by section 10 OF thls
act as nearly o. may bc. and shall make such order
or decree as may be iust AMI equitable. determin-
Ing whether the coniract question sn1 an, p onr1voI
thereof by the Commission From the decree or
order Of said Circuit Court az appeal s9s Ps az,
DAYS to the supreme Court OF the United states.
ana shan be- advanced FOR hearing therein as apPeas
disapproval relates shall remain unlawful ana non,
enforceable during tnc pcndency o, the pr9ceeainSs
any appeal thercfrom TO TIE Supreme court oil the
with tie r@1ilremerts ~ any such order other than
an order ~ dlsapproval. then the Commission or
order Of Tie Corr isson by pe,!tionns any Circuit
Cour; of the United states sitting IN Jidelai as.
rict In which any OF the parties 10 such contract
NJ ~ u nan.rs o%hfbIts ana testimony (or copies
tSerccf certihei hv the secretary OF the Commits
sionl hel with aGducel before the Commission
M The hearing or hearings had In the course OF rs
Investigation r"sultnG IN th' order 10 ENFORCE which
thu petition is hcd and II npcn considering the rec
orb 80 presop'ed the court shall be- Of opinion that
the ,rlrr OF me Commission j. prIna tacle lawful
and proper - be- enforced. then the court shall
upon motion OF the comp aialn Issue az once re
siralning order preliminary Injunction. enioinng
and rca.ralglng until IT," hearing each ana al or
the defendants from doing any act IN cOntravention
OF such order 81 tn. Commission. ard requiring
each and al % the defendants TO conform to. ana
obey such order OF the Commission hut Only until
the decision OF the court upon the hearing. In al
other respects tn" provisions Of Section 10 OF this
act for the enforcement, Of the other orders and re
ourenens Of the Commission. including those re.lt
Ink to appeals To the Supreme Court Of the United
States shall apply - such proceeding.
Following Is the vote I'm detail or the bill:
Vcas- Adams Penn.D. Anderson Aldrich. AleNan-
der Allen Apsley. Avery. Iiahcock baldwin, Bank
head RarhOllt. Bartlett Berry. Bingham. Black
dnD Boutellc Branch. Bric<ner. Cromwell.
Erosius. brown. BUNNY. Bunn. REnum Cadillls.