The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-12
IN THE ROUSE.
The Pooling Bali Passed bv . DeeIsive
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washington city, Dec 1.-The stru uggie
over the bill 70 authorize railroad pooling
was terminated today by the passage OF
the bill by the decisive vote of loo TO no.
The Cooper substitute. which placed the
entire control OF the conditions OF the pool
ing in the hands of the Interstate COM
merce commission and gave ii absolute
power In the matter of revoking pooling
orders, was defeated. as were all subse-
quent efforts 10 amend and recommit IT.
and the bill passed reported from the
committee. Several attempts were made
to defeat the bill by filibustering. but
they also were unsuccessful.
Breckenridge, from the committee on
appropriations. reported the urgent def
cheney bill. Dingley asked unanimous con-
sent for the consideration of a resolution
calling on the secretary of the treasury
for information; First. whether the ar
ticles of the Bering sea tribunal resulted
last season in saving fur seals from the
destruction they were intended to pre-
vent: second, information as To the num-
ber and sex OF the seals killed by pelagic
sealers; third. protection OF fur seal herds
Of the PribiIoff islands; and fourth. as TO
the revenue derived by the government
from seals during the past. and the ex-
penditures of the government for their
protection during the same period.
Mallory again called up the bill to
promote the efficiency of the revenue cut
ter service which provoked Champ
Clark's remarks Saturday, and today the
Missourian again took the floor in pur-
suance to his avowed intention Of talking
the bill to death. Clark took off his cuffs
and for forty-five minutes kept the house
in roar with humorous and stirring an
ecdotes OF obscure heroes.
Consideration OF the railroad pooling
bill was resumed. 1t was debated until
O'Clock by Cannon. of Illinois. in oppo-
sition TO Springer. OF Illinois. Harter. OF
Ohio. Sibley. OF Pennsylvania, and Black.
OF Illinois, in support OF the measure.
when Mr.. Patterson. in accordance with
his notice given on Saturday. moved the
previous question on the bin and pend
ing amendments. Dingley and Hopkins.
Rep. Illinois. protested that the previous
question would cut off all the amend
ments now pending. but Patterson re-
fused 10 yield. saying the house would
have an opportunity 10 vote on the
Cooper substitute and the two amend
ments Of the committee on rising vote.
The previous question was ordered los
10 9s. The ayes and nays being demanded.
the roll was called. The previous question
was ordered, f72 10 100. The two commit
tee amendments were OF a verbal char
acter and were agreed 10 without dlvi-
sion. The vote recurred on Bland's amend
ment 10 the substitute, which gave the
interstate commerce commission absolute
authority and control over the conditions
OF the pooling. and fun power 10 revoke
pooling orders The Blair amendment re-
served the power 20 congress or changing,
resembling or dissolving pooling orders at
any time The Blair amendment was
agreed to without division, and the vote
then taken by ayes and nays on the Coop
er substitute. Defeated-10o TO ITa The
vote then recurrei on the engrosS4uert
and third reading OF the BILL Blair ask
ed unanimous consent that the amend
ment adopted 20 the substitute be voted
upon as an amendment TO the bfll. The
bill was ordered engrosssd and read g
thi,d tin1e-l70 10 Ill F1libusterfng tao
ties were then commenced By several cr-
ponents of the measure. Motions TO al
tourn were made and voted down. az were
other motions 20 re-comuit Finally tne
vote IN the final passage OF the bill re-
suited: Ayes. les; nays. na