The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-12-06
CHIEFLY OBJ lotions.
The House Didnt ID An Hours work
Yesterday.

Yesterday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-Thc house com.
mitteo on rules decided to give to-day
after the second morning hour. and each
day thereafter, to tho consideration Of the
railroad pooling bill. The order, how.
ever is not to interfere with tho appro.
pria,ion bills.
Immediately aftcr the reading Of tho
Journal in the house to-day Mr.. English
N. J.) asked unanimous consent for the
consideration of q bill. Mr.. Sayr 90 (Tcx.)
objccted. whcrcupon Mr.. English
promptly objected to q resolution offered
by Mr.. Blair tOhio) calling on tho presi.
dent TO furnish tho house, II not incom-
patible with tho public interest, with all
correspondence. telegraphic and other
wise, between this country and Japan.
In the morning Mr.. McTssc, democrat of
Arkansas. called up the ball to prevent the
free use of timber on the public lands and
to prevent q further issue Of permits for
cutting timber in Wyoming, New Mexico
and Arizona. Tho section Of the bill re.
pealing the act of March 3, 1891, fixing the
limitation at avo years against the United
States for the institution of suits to vacate
land patents, met with strenuous opposi'
tion, aud 1t was amended SO as to exempt
the patents issued to individual settlers.
Az amended the bill was passed.
A bill authorizing tho secretary. Of %
interior to receive unsatisfactory military
bounty land warrants under the oct OF
1858 at tho ratio of Sl.25 per acrc In pay.
ment OF lands located under subsequent
acts, was also passed.
Richardson Of Tennessee called upon
the conference report on tho p rinting bill.
Tho report was adopted.
Outhwaite presented q special order for
consideration OF the railway pooling bill
each day after tho morning hour until dis.
posed of. The order was agreed to with.
out division. Tho object Of the bill is to
authorize the competing common carriers,
subject to the provisions of the interstate
commerce act to enter into contracts for
tho division of their gross or net earnings,
and to secure moro expeditions and ell.
cient enforcement Of that law. Tho ap.
plications for pooling, together with the
copies Of the contract, must according to
tho terms of tho bill, be filed with the
commission, and unless disapproved, be-
come operative 70 days after filing. An.
other section requires from tho railroads,
answers to all questions asked by tho COM
mission with fines for default.
Patterson of Tennessee dwelt at leng til
OH the oppressivcness of tho illegal rate
cutting for tho benefit Of packing com.
pany ut Chicago. That combine, he said
handled in dollars moro beef than the
entire cotton crop OF tho United States
amounted to. The rates made for this
corporation practically drove small com.
petitors from the field and fixel the price
Of every bullock on every farm in The
South and West. Under tho present law
he said, it was impossible to secure con.
vic,ions for tho violation Of the anti
pooling section because both parties to
tho cut ratio wcro equally guilty before the
law and one could not be made to testify
against the other. The pending bill would
compel testimony. and did not aim at tho
punishment Of the clerk or agent. but o
tho railway company itself.
Cannon did not think the adminlsrra
tive functions and rcsponsibilitio, should
be shouldercd onto the courts, but thai
the revoking Of tho pooling arrangement.
should DO within the control of the com
mission.
Upon tho conclusion Of Pat tcrson's re
MARKS tho house ad djourned.