The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-12-08
BRYAN HI, THIN HARD.

The Nebraska Congrs>sman Roasts the
Railroads. and Pooling shsrk..
WARRINGTON, Dos. 5.-At the opening
Of tho session Of tho house to-day. on mo.
ton Of Mr. Martin tdem., lnd.) the order
for . night session this evening vas
vacated. The committee on banking and
currency was given leave to sit during tho
sessions of the house.
The house wont into committee of tho
whole to consider the presidents message.
Mr.. Wilson (dem., w. VAL moved that
tho committee Of tho whole be discharged
from tho consideration of tho message,
and that its various parts be referred to
standing committees having jurisd .ction.
Mr.. Grow (rep., Pal in accordance with
notice previously given, addressed him.
self to tho banking scheme promulgated
in the prssident's message. Ho said ho
believed that tho law should remain OK.
actly ~ II vas.
The motion of Mr.. Wilson was then
agreed to. In tho morning hour Mr.. Nc.
Rae. from the committee on public lands,
called up tho bill to protect forest rsser-
vations.
Mr.. Wells (dem.. Wis., opposed tho bill
In every feature. Tho attempt to drive
this bill through under whip and spur
smelled tho would say savo-ed IL no did
not have such high respect for the chair.
man Of tho public lands committee) Of
Doodle.
The forestry association IL said to bo
behind the movement. II was an associa-
tlou Of timbor thieves aud land sharks.
II these timber thieves were allowed to 20
into the public forests, they would br,bo
the agents of the interior department.
The pino land thieves OF Michigan aud
Wisconsin, hc declared oxcitedly, had
grown rich in plumber, aud then bought
seats both In this house and the other.
He challenged any advocate Of tho bill to
show limo in il designed to protect tho
public forests.
When Mr.. Wells took his scat, Chair.
man McRae Indignantly denied that there
was any land ring or association behind
the bill. Ho had assumed tho RESPONSE
bility for the bill, and IL tho gentleman
from Wisconsin knew of any hidden
power behind 1t, he would yield timo for
him to make known its nature.
II said BEFORE" replied Mr.. Wells hotly,
''that believe in your honesty, but the
gentleman 10 green in the lumber busi.
ness, and ] believe tho gentleman is being
deceived and made q tool"
II may be green in tho lumber bust.
ness" replied Mr.. McRac, ''but l takc
pride in the fact that represent ono OF
the largest timber sections IN the country.
There 10 no interest behind this save such
as ought to inspire overy patriotic Ameri.
can.-thc protection of tho forests from
devastating fires and timber thieves.'
After some further debate by Mr.. Will
son, rep, Washington; P,ckler, rcp..
South Dakota. and Coffsen, DEM, wyo.
ming, the morning hour expired, aud, in
accordance with the terms of tho special
order. the railroad pooling bill was taken
up. Mr.. Bartlett, dem, New York, al.
dressed tho house IN favor OF the measure,
| fighting in support Of legitimate and loyal
pooling.
Il 10 urged that the granting OF the pool
ing privileges would be an enlargement,
of tho privileges of the railways. II would
simply be q restoration that the freedom
Of the contract to which they were en-.
titled by common law before the inter.
state commerce act robbed them. Tho
railway COMPANIES WcEc eutitici 10 con
| duct their properties at a fair profit.
| Mr.. Bryan opposed that section of tn,
bill which allowed railroads to appea
from the decision OF tho commission re
voking pooling oriers. The commission
should have absolute control, If the pool
ing privileges wcpc to he permitted; bu
he opposed any bill authorizing poolin.
Pooling subvcrtcd the doc;rinc Of compc
,i,ion and he denied the right Of the gov
ernment TO interfere with free and fal
competition. The protection of so
cieiy from ex'ortion rested on cou
petition. TIE time had come when RAJ.
road rates should b. reasonable. and h.
offered an amendment with which he
wanted 10 test the sense ot the house Tn
less one principal was TO exist for o'hc
corporations aud another for railroads
railroad rates should be calculated on III
present actual value of the railroad. Tn
amendment was as follows:
"In determining the reasonablcness G
rates. the commission shall allow tn