The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-02-23
A SABBITl SESSION
Hay be Prooipitatol by the Pool
ing Iill,
SENATOR P PITTIGRBW's OPPOSITION

Vhe South Dakota Statesman Declares
That He Will Use Every Method to De-
feat Vote on the Measure-Favored by
Majority of Senators.
WAsHINGToN Feb 23-As the session
OF the senate was about to close last night
| Mr.. Pettigrew g. d. gave decidedly
! interesting turn TO the otherwise tedious
debate on the Indian appropriation bill.
1t has been discussed for several days, and
Mr.. Call in charge of the measure sought
to secure an agreement for final vote to-
morrow There were numerous objections,
and among them one from Mr.. Pettigrew,
which was emphasized by the brief but
pointed statement he made. 1t was in the
nature of a disclosure that private ar
rangement had been reached among
senators whereby the pooling bill would
be taken up at o'clock this afternoon
and held before the senate day and night,
and over Sunday, until passed.
The statement came so unexpectedly,
and was the sequel to such active work
throughout the day by the friends of the
pooling bill, that it created something of a
sensation among the senators and specta
tors. Mr. Pettigrew added to his an
nouncement that he would take effective
steps to defeat the passage of the pooling
bill by objecting to the disposal of the In
dian appropriation bill, or other measures
having precedence.
The contract school item of the Indian
bill was completed in such form as to pro
vide a 20 per cent. reduction from the ex-
penditures of last year. Mr. Morgan (Ala.)
spoke throughout the afternoon in favor
of judicial system for the Indian terri
tory, but his amendment to that effect
was finally ruled out of order.
The understanding created great inter
est among the opponents of the bill as
soon as it became known, and they imme-
diately began their propositions to antag-
Onize not only the bill itself, but to, if pos
sible prevent its being taken up The
program was Immediately construed into
"a decision to hold a Sunday session, and
this fact was made the most of by those of
the senators who oppose the bill.
The Democratic steering committee of
the senate, after many postponements, held
a meeting yesterday and decided to recon-
mend to the senate that Senator Butler
should be permitted to move at o'clock
today for the consideration of the pooling
bill, that this bill should continue to be
the unfinished bill until 12 o'clock Mon
day, and that if it should not be disposed
of by that time it should give place to
other business.
The advocates of the bill did not admit
in SO many words that their purpose in
cluded Sunday session, but they con-
fessed that if they should succeed in get
ting the bill up they would use their ut
most endeavors to have it voted upon be.
fore the expiration of the time set for its
consideration, and as this would include
only about three hours of the Saturday
session and one hour of the Monday ses-
sion, they would necessarily have very
limited time for the bill without either a
night OF a Sunday session.
When Senator Butler, who, as chairman
of the interstate commerce committee, will
have charge of the bill in the senate, was
asked what his purpose was as to a sun
day meeting, he said he did not want to be
quoted as saying anything that could be
construed into threat, and that he would
only say that he would use his best en-
deavors to get the bill before the senate
and that if he should succeed in that he
would continue his exertions in its behalf
until Q vote could be reached. He said he
felt confident of the success of the bill il
case a vote could be reached, and he be
heved a clear majority would be shown or
the vote for consideration. While Senator
BuUlGr would name no uBuf6Si IL - ul
derstood that other friends of the bill
claim that a final vote would show thai
two-thirds of the members of the senate
favor it.
The opponents of the bill concede that il
a vote should be reached it would pass
but they are determined in the declaration
that it shall not reach the point when the
test of it's strength shall be made. The
tactics which they will pursue were fore
shadowed in Senator Pettigrew's brie
statement in the senate just prior to ad
journment The feeling is such as t.
make it clear that there will be a yer.
sharp clash when the effort is made t.
take the bill up, and the indications ar
for a period of most decided parliament
ary sparring against the measure which
will probably be led by Senator GormaI
on the Democratic side and by Senator
= Chandler and Aldrich among the Repuh
! licans.
The house devoted Washington's birth
4 day to the further consideration of tn
general deficiency appropriation bill Mos
of the time was spent in the discussion @
questions Of minor Importance relating t
extra compensation for employees of tn
house Of representatives and no amend
ments of moment were adopted. just be
fore adjournment the senate resolution t
postpone the time when the new regula
- tions to prevent collisions at sea should g
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