Show RAILWAY POOLING BILL will se be tt a special order until disposed of free land patents washington dee dec 5 at iia the morning session of tile the house lar clr sicrie dem ark from the tha committee on public lands called up the bill to prevent the free use ot of timber on public lands and to prevent further issue ot of permits for cutting timber la in wyoming now alev mexico and arizona the section of the bill repealing the me act of 0 march 3 1891 fixing a limitation ot of five years aga against Llast the united states tor for the institution ot of suits to vacate land patents patent smet met strenuous opposition and it was amended so as to exempt patents issued to individual settlers As amended the bill was passed assed A bill authorizing the secretary of the interior to receive rl belve unsatisfactory military bounty land warrants under the act of 0 1858 at the rate rase ot of per acre to in payment ot of lands located under subsequent acts was also passed air outhwaite from the committee on rules thereupon presented the special order tor for ili the consideration of the railway pooling bill 1111 each day after the morning hour until disposed or OIL the order was agreed to without division the object of the bill Is to authorize competing common carriers subject to the provisions of the interstate commeret merl waz to enter into contracts tor for the division for their gross or net earn carn angs IBS and to secure a more expeditious and efficient enforcement of that law applications tor for pooling together with copies of the contracts must according to the terms of the bill be lied filed with the commission and unless disapproved become operative twenty days after filing another section requires annual reports from railroads including a an n ewers to all questions asked by the commission with fines alnes for default mr patterson dem tennessee who was in charge of 0 the bill dwelt at length on the oppressiveness of illegal rate cutting for the benefit of large shippers citing as an example the armour beef packing company at chicago that combine the ili said handled in dollars more labeet than the he entire cotton crop of the united states amounted to the rates made tor for this corporation practically drove droe small I 1 competitors from the field and fixed the price of every bullock on every farm in the south bouth and west under the present law he said it was impossible to secure convictions for violation of the anti pooling section because both parties carlies to the cut rate wera ve equally guilty il before e the law and one could not be made to testify against theother the other the pending bill would compel testimony and did not aim at the punishment of the clerk or agent but of the railroad company itself mr cannon did not think administrative functions and responsibilities I 1 should be shouldered onto t the hc courts but that the revolting revoking of I 1 poolin 1 1 IT ff arrangements range menta ments should be with within the control of the commission at 5 the house adjourned |