The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-02
WORK OF THE HOUSE.
Three Measures Passed Under Suspe
sion of the Rules.


sion of the Rules.
WASHINGTON. March 1.-The House is
approaching the close of the session with
unusual calmness and equanmity. Not a
sensational incident occurred on this last
legislative day but of the session. The
entire day was devoted to consideration of
bills on motions to pass them under sus-
pension of the rules. Five recognitions for
this purpose were made by the Speaker, of
which three passed and two failed to Sc
cure the necessary two-thirds. Those passed
were: A substitute for Mr. Dingley's bill to
authorize the President to arrange for a
joint commission. to consist of three repre-
sentatives of this government. Great Britain,
Russia and Japan, to investigate the condi-
ton of the fur seals and the regulations
necessary to their preservation, and pending
for modus vivendi to protect the seals
during the approaching season, and in case
such a modus vvendi cannot be negotiated
to give the Secretary of the Treasury au-
thority to kill seals found the Pribyloff
islands; the Senate anti-lottery bill and the
bill to pay to the State of West Virginia its
share of the direct tax refunded by the act
of 1891. The attempt to pass the Senate bill
to impose penalties on corporations and rail-
state-commerce law exposed an alleged
scheme to secure action on the pooling bill
ate would attach the pooling bill as rider.
So effective was this alleged exposure that,
but commentator on the floor. 1t was de-
feated Mr. Hatch made a motion to pass
his bill to publish the dairy tests made at
claimed that the publication was in the in
terest of particular breed of cattle II, too
and deficiency appropriation bills We're sent
to conference without debate.
When the House met this morning nifty
members with uplifted arms were clamoring
for recognition, but all requests for unani-
@s<> 6.,f he
fcations appropriation BILL which was
agreed to. The Senate amendments to the
sent to the conference under suspension of
the rules. The legislative, executive and
The Speaker then recognized Mr.. Hatch
to move, under suspension OF the rules.
Secretary of the Treasury 70 publish the
dairy tests made at the Columbian exposi-
ton. Mr.. Hatch supported he resolution ,,, on
Tennessee, Mr.. Payne and Mr. HENDERSON
of Iowa. 1t failed to pass--14s to 12l.two-
thirds having failed to vote in favor of 1t.
Mr.. Storer was. then recognized to move
the passage, under suspension of the rules,
of a bill with Senate amendments to amend
corporate two criminal sections providing
punishment for violation of the law. 1t
any firm or corporation represented by any
person or agent seeking rates lower than
those established and a similar fine on
common carriers accepting freight at lower
than their published rates. The purpose Of
IA.
Under the present law individuals alone
were punishable. The corporations and
railroad companies went scot free In sew
eral instances minor officials had been con-
victed with great difficulty and punished.
This change in the law had been asked for
by the Interstate-commerce Commission
for four years.
Mr.. Simpson attacked the BILL He charged
that there was a scheme behind ii to get
the pooling bill through the Senate. He
ate would put the railroad pooling bill on
as a. rider and use it vehicle to get
that iniquitous piece of legislation through
Congress.
Mr.. Storer denied that he had any knowi-
edge of such plan
Mr.. Breckenridge agreed with Mr. Simp-
son that the danger of passing this bill
lay in the opportunity it would afford the
Senate to railroad the pooling bill through
Mr.. Springer protested against killing a
that the Senate would load on to il bill
that would destroy the interstate-commerce
law In It's entirety.
Messrs. Mcguire, Savers. Washington and
Dockery took the view of the bill advanced
by Mr.. Simpson and Mr.. Breckenridge.
pooling bill while ii was in the House.
supported Mr.. Storer's motion, urging the
necessity for the enactment of proper. GRIM
inal provisions in connection with the in
terstate-commerce law. He denied that this
was surrepttious maneuyer in favor OF
the pooling bill. The bin was lost--167 TO
lo3-two-thirds not voting In favor of it,
Mr.. Wilson. chairman OF the ways and
means committee, was then recognized and
moved the passage, under suspension of the
rules. of the substitute reported from his
committee for Mr.. Ding1ays bin for the
preservation or the fur seals in Boring sea
The substitute authorized the President to
open negotiatlcrs with Great Britain. Rus