Why is inductor completely canceling out current?
"I'm tempted to say that I'm not pulling any current" 
That is your error.

When you measure the voltage, your system is in steady state, where the inductance does not count, only the ohmic resistance of your coil, which is very low. A 9V battery has a rather high internal resistance, so you in effect have a voltage divider, and you are measuring the voltage over the leg of the divider that has a very low resistance => you emasure a very low voltage.