The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-12-13

MT. 1arrlS SAID he would undertake. IN
promise that some such resolution would
De reported after the return of Mr.. Black
burn. -''"' n
do l understand" said Mr. Aldricb
(Rep. R. ~, with irony. that this new
rule is not to apply to legislation of this
session, not to the pending tariff hll?"
Vest. '"'u MI
III this new rule is adopted" asked Mr..
Allen Pop Neb), will any effort be made
toward financial legislation on the lines of
the presidents message?"
| Mr. vest said he was not authorized TO
state what would be done in that regard.
In order to terminate the random dis
cussion, Mr.. Harris moved to go into ex-
ecutive session.
Mr.. Ransom Dem. N. c. secured rec
ognltl0n to present the credentials of Pat
rick Walsh, reelected as senator from
Georgia.
Arm in arm Messrs. Walsh and Ransom
went to the desk of the presiding officer.
where the oath of office was admins
tered.
Mr.. Vest gave notice that he would re-
new his motion in behalf of the resolu-
ton tomorrow.
The senate at 2:45 went into executive
session and at 2:55 adjourned.
QUAY'S SUGAR BILL.
Washington, Dec. 5.-In the senate to-
day Senator Quay proposed q substitute
Tor the sugar bill now pending in the SEN
ate, in the shape of an amendment. 1t
strikes out all of the bill after the enact
ing clause and inserts the following:
That so much of the act entitled AN act
TO reduce taxation to provide revenue for
the government and for other purposes,
as provides that upon all sugars above No.
IL Dutch standard in color and upon all
sugars which have been discolored, there
shall be levied and paid a duty of one
eight of one cent a pound in addition to
a duty of 40 per cent ad valOrem, shall be
and the same is hereby repealed"
HOUSE.
Washington, Dec. 5.-The attendance
on the floor of the house was again small.
Immediately after the reading of the
Journal Mr.. English dem. n. j. asked
unanimous consent for the consideration
of bill
Mr. Savers dem. Tex objected,
.whereupon Mr.. English promptly OBJ
jected to a resolution offered by Mr..
Blair Rep. n. H. calling on the presi-
dent to furnish the house, if not incom-
patible with public interest, with all cor
respOndence, Geographic and otherwise,
between this country and China rela-
| ting to the war between China and
| Japan.
The resolution went to the committee
on foreign affairs.
Mr.. English demanded the regular
order.
In the morning hour Mr.. McRae dem.
| Ark from the committee on public
lands, called up the bill to prevent the
| free use of timber on public lands and
to prevent future issue of permits for
cutting timber in Wyoming, New Mex
leo and Arizona. The section of the
bill repeating the act of March 3, 1891,
fixing a limitation of five years against
suits to vacate land patents, met with
strenuous opposition and it was
amended so as to exempt patents issued
to individuals. AS amended, the bill
was passed.
A bill authorizing the secretary of the
interior to receive unSatiStied military
bounty land warrants under the acts of
1858 at the rate of $1.25 per acre in pay
ment of lands located under subsequent
acts was also passed.
Mr. Richardson dem. TENN then
called up in the conference report the
printing bill which was under discus
sion yesterday. The report was
adopted.
Mr.. Wilson dem. w. Va, chairman of
the ways and means committee, offered
the usual resolutions referring the several
parts of the presidents message to the
various committees, but eX-Speaker Grow
Rep. Pa.) objected, stating that he de-
sired to address the house on the general
subjects dealt with in the message before
it was referred. The resolution conse-
quently went over until tomorrow.
Mr.. Cultivate from the committe on
rules thereupOn presented the special
order for the consideration of the rail-
road pooling bill each day after the
morning hour until disposed Of The
order was agreed to without division.
The object of the bill is to
authorize competing common car
riers, subject to the provisions
of the interstate commerce act, to
enter into contracts for the division for
their gross or net earnings and to secure
more expeditions and efficient enforce
ment of that law. The other sections
of the bill recast the tenth section of the
Hunt law so as to remedy the defects
in the penal section and also amends
the procedure section. Another sec
ton of the bill requires annual reports
from railroads, including answers to all
questions asked by the commission,
with fines for default. Mr.. Patterson
dem. TENN. who was in charge of the
DILL IL III SpecSh'
He dwelt at length on the oppressiveness
of illegal rate cutting for the benefit of
large shippers, citing as an example the
Armour Beef Packing company of Chi
cagO. This combine, he said handled
in dollars, more beef than the entire cot
ton crop of the United States amounted
to. The rates made for this corporation
practically drove small competitors from
the field and fixed the price of every bull
lock on every farm in the South and
West. Under the present law, he said it
was impossible to secure any cOnvlc-
tions for violation in the anti-pooling Sec
ton Both parties to the cut rate were
equally guilty before the law and one
could not be made to testify against the
other. The pooling bill would compel
testimony. In a single year, it was estl-
mated. there were ll,OOO fraudulent
shippers on roads running between Chi
cago. Baltimore, Philadelphia and New
York. Under the present law the snip
per and railroad agent were not PUNISH
able, This bill aimed at the punishment,
not of the clerk or agent but of the rail-
road itself.
Mr.. Cannon did not think admnistra-
five functions and responsibilities should
he shouldered on the courts, but that
the restocking of the pooling arrange
ments should be entirely within the con-
troll of the commission.
Mr.. Patterson declared that the final
determination of all rights should be left
to the courts.
IJpon the conclusion of Mr.. Patterson's
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