The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-08-16

WASHINGTON, August ia personal
discussion between Mr.. O'Neill, of Mis-
souri,, and Mr.. Owen. of Indiana, was
the feature in yesterdays proceedings in
the House.
The Senate amendments to the House
bill for the erection of Marine hospital at
Evansville, Indiana, were concurred in.
Senate bill to regulate commerce carried
on by telegraph was referred to the Com
merce committee.
Mr.. O'Neill. of Missouri, had the clerk
read an article in a Washington paper to
the effect that the efforts of the Democrats
in the House to pass bill for the relief of
the Cherokee freedmen was the result of a
bargain with the freedm MS attorney, J..
Milton, and was intended as a compensa-
ton to him for his services at the Indiana
polls colored convention.
MIR. O'Neill desired to brand the state
ment as an absolute lie.
Mr. Owen. of Indiana (mentioned in the
article as having objected to the bill be-
cause of his knowledge to the bargain)
asked If the gentleman meantany personal
reflection ON him.
Mr.. O'Neill-If the gentleman says am
party to any bargain in connection with
this bill he states what is a lie. l don't
mean to offend the gentleman. He under
stands me. (Laughter)
Mr.. Owen thought the gentleman inca
pable Of Offering him personal affront.
He had objected to the bill on account of
certain language which he had heard ].
Milton Turner use. He did not believe it
was his duty to sit on the floor, and by his
silence allow the Democratic party to pay
its debts to Turner (Applausel
Mr.. 0Neill said he had introduced the
bill in the interest of humanity. 1t was an
act of humanity to pay the slaves of the
Indians what was due them. He did not
think the gentleman should have objected
TO the bill because he objected to a certain
gentleman and his politics.
The House then went into committee on
the whole on general appropriation bills.
Objection was made by Mr. Townshend, of
Illinois, to consider the fortiicatiOn appro-
priation bill, and on this being reported to
the House the question whether the House
would order this bin to he laid on the table
was voted on, and the vote showed no
quorum A call of the House was ordered.
Efforts to secure and hold quorum were
Intellectual. On the call of the House a
bare quorum would be shown. bat no
quorum developed when the question re-
Cured on setting aside the forUihcation bill,
and at $3.50 the House adjourned.
THE SENATE.
Mr.. Sherman's remarks on the power of
Congress to crush trusts and the resump-
ton of the debate on the fisheries treaty
were the main events in the Senate yester-
day.
Mr.. Reagan introduced bill to define
trusts and to provide for the punishment
Of persons connected with them. In the
debate on the question as to what COM
mittee the bill should be referred to- Mr..
Sherman said he had given the subject of
trusts some attention in order to see how
far it was within the constitutional power
of Congress to prohibit trusts. 1t was very
clear that there was no such power in Con-
gress to be derived from its power to raise
and collect taxes. 1t was power which
might be exercised by each State for itself.
Similar laws had been enacted in England
and other countries. There were denunci-
ations Of trusts and combinations in Black
stone, as strong as could be written. Wheth-
er such laws could be engrafted by National
authority on the statute book of the United
States there was some doubt If it could
be done at all it would have to be done on
a tariff or revenue bill. The difficulty was
that some of the most dangerous of such
combinations (like the Standard Oil Com
pany) grew out of matters that were not
taxed 1t was certain that where such COM
binations grew out of the revenue laws
like the sugar trust lone of the most dan
gerous and wrongful trusts ever organized
in this country it could be legislated
against by Congress.
Mr. Reagan said the bill was framed with
view Of avoiding the constitutional diff
Guilty of assuming to legislate on matter
of such jurisdiction. There was also diff
ticulty in defining what trust was, and
providing appropriate penalties. After
further discussion, the bill was referred to
the Finance Committee.
The Chandler resolution instructing the
select committee on Indian affairs to con-
tinue its investigation during the recess
was reported and agreed to-
The House bill granting right of way to
the Yankton and Missouri River railway
through the Yankton reservation in Da-
kota, was passed with formal amendments.
Consideration of the fishery treaty was
then resumed. Mr.. Morgan said it was his
belief that the attitude in which the gov.
ernment would be placed at the conclusion
of these proceedings would be very embar-
RAISING and probably one Of very great
danger, so far as the peace of the country
was concerned, or at least so far as the
proper progress of commercial affairs was
He believed the American
people would be found hardly in q state of
to receive with compusure the
necessary outcome ard resnt,pf the Sen
n tn's action (ontiuufnp Ina . fi.t a..