The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-06
The House Passes Three Bills
and Takes Up Another.
SENATE TO ADOPT cloTuRE.
Even the Obstinate Vest Saws the
Rules Must Be Amended.
Discussion OF Gresham's Unfsir Treat
ment Of the Japanese-suEar Trust
Senators TO BE Pat on gecsrd-A BIZ
60 Forbid Bond Issuea-

WasHrs6ros Cry, Dec Sin the morn
ing McRae. Dem. of Arkansas, from the
committee on public lands, called up the
bill TO prevent the free use of timber on
public lands. and to prevent further issue
Of permits for cutting timber in Wyoming.
New Mexico and Arizona The section Of
the bill repeating the act OF March 8. 1891.
fixing Limitation of i've years against the
United States for tbs institution of suits
% vacste land patents, met strenuous op-
position, and IL was amended so a. 20
exempt patents issued TO individual
settlers As amended the bill was passed.
bill authorizing the secretary of the
interior TO receive unsatishsd military
bounty land warrant. under the act Of
lS5s, at the rate of sl.25 per acre, in pay
ment OF lands located under subsequent
acts. was also passed.
Richardson, Dem, of Tennessee, then
called up the conferen ce report on the
printing bill. which was under considera-
ton yesterday. The report was adopted.
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Cultivate, from the committee on rules,
thereupon presen ted the special order for
the consideration OF the railway pooling
bin each day after the morning hour until
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without division. The object of the bill is
TO authorize competing common carriers
subject To the provisions of the interstate
commerce act TO enter into contracts for
the division of their gross or net earnings,
and 90 secure a more expeditions and
efficient enforcement of that law. Appl-
cations for pooling. together with copies
of the contracts. must, according to the
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mission, and, unless disapproved, become
operative twenty days after fling. An
other section requires annual reports from
railroads. including answers to all ques-
tions asked by the commission, with fines
for default
Patterson, DEM. of Tennessee. who was
in charge of the bill, 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 at Chicago. That combine. he
said. handled, in dollars, more beef than
the entire cotton crop OF the United States
amounted to. The rates made for this cor
| poration practically drove small competi-
| tors from the field and fixed the price of
/ every bullock on every farm in the South
/ and West. Under the present law, he
/ said, il was impossible to secure convic-
| tions for violation OF the anti pooling sec
| ton, because these parties to the cut rate
were equally guilty before the law, and
one could not be made to testify against
| the other. The pending bin would COM
! pei testimony. and did not aim at the pun
/ ishment of The clerk or agent, but of the
/ railroad company itself.
Cannon did not think administrative
| functions and responsibilities should be
shouldered on To the courts. but that the
revoking of pooling arrangements should
/ be within the control of the commission.