Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-06


Washington. Dee s.--The Attendance
on the floor was again small when tho
house met at noon today. Immediate
~ after the reading of The journal
Mr.. English nem1 OF New Jeuiey
asked unanimous consAat FOR tho con-
sldpriitlon az a bin
Mr.. Saycrs tDom) OF Texas objected,
whereupon Mr.. English pr1mtlly Oh
Jtctec To u resolution offered by Mr..
Blair uscp) OF New Hampshire. call
ing on tho president 10 furnish the
house. " not Incompatible WITH public
interest. with all correspondence, tcie.
graphic and otherwise. between this
country and China relating 10 tho war
between China and Japan. The seso-
tuition went to the committee IN for
eign affairs, Mr.. English thon demand
ed the regular order.
In the morning hour Nj Mcilae
ppemD OF Arkansas, from tie commit
tee on public lands, called IN tho bin
To prevent the free use OF timb, ~ on
public lands and Ia prevent fertilizer iH-
sue OF permits for cutting tif1brr ia
Wyoming, New Mexico aud Arizona.
The section OF the bin repcallrF t,to
act OF March 2, 1891. fixing Limitation
Of i've years against the United states
for the Institution Of suits % vaclte
land patents, met with strenuous uppo-
s.ilon, ana II was amended 20 as 20 cx-
empt patents Issued 10 individuals. As
amended the bill was passed
bill authorizing tho secretary .of
Tie Interior 10 receive unsntlsfisd mill
tary bounty land warrants under the
acts OF 1855 at the rate OF 81 % per aero
IN payment or landA located under nnb-
sequent acts. WIS also passed.
Mr. RichardsOn tDcmD OF Tennessee
then called up the conference report on
The printing bin. watch was under cou-
sidqrntion yesterday. The report WIS
udoptcd--iG6 to yJ
Nj. Wilson Dem.) OF West virginia.
chairman or the ways and mrans s0in-
fnittee, offered the usual resolution re-
icrrinE the several parts % tho presl-
dents message to the various commit
tees. but ex-Speaker Grow dlep) 81
Pennsylvania objected. statln,, that he
desired u address the honss ON the
general subjects daalt With IN the mes
sage before II WAS referred
The revolution subsequently went
over until tomorrow
Mr.. Outhwaitc. from tho committee
on rules, thercupo1 presented she file-
cinl order for the consideration ~ the
railroad pooling bill each day after the
morning hour until disposed or. The
order was agreed TO without dlvlsion.
The object OF the bill II 70 authorize
competing common carriers subject -
the provisions of the interstate cor-
Intlce act. 10 enter INTO col.irnctS Tor
the division Of their gfoss1or net-tarH-'
ings. and 10 secure more expeditions
and efficient enforcement .of nlet lay.
Applications for pooling. together witA
c0DleH ri the contracts, must. accord
ing 70 the terms Of the bill. be ,iled
with the commission. and unless dis
approved become operative twenty days
after Ming.
The other sections OF the bill recast
the tcfrlh Eeeti0n Of the present law
80 AZ to remedy the defects In the
penal section and also amends the pro-
ce-dure section
Another section OF the biu requires
annual reports from railroads includ-
ing answers 10 al questions asked by
The commission with ilnes for default.
Mr.. Patterson l)cfnD Of Tennessee.
who was In charge Of the bill ok
planned II IA an elaborate speech He
dwelt at length on the oppressivcneas
OF illegal rate cutting for the benefit
OF large shippers, citing as an example
rhe Armour Beef Packing COMPANY OF
Chicago. THAI combine. he said.
handled in dOllars. more becf than thr
entire cotton crop Of the United States
amounted 20. The rates made for tlils
corporation practically drove small
Competitors from the field and fixed
the ptfca of every bullock on EVERY
farm in the south and west Under
the present law. he said. II was I'M
possible 10 secure amy convictions Tor
violation ~ lhe anti-poolnE secticn