Wichita eagle., 1888-08-09
Several Members Point the Only
True Way to Dispose Of Trusts
and Corporations.
The House Then Resolves Itself Into
Committee of the Whole on the
Deficiency Bill.
Mr. Evarts Addresses the Senate in Oppo.
Sition to the Fisheries Treaty--An-
other Sloop Captured by Cana
dian Cruiser-PreparatiOns
for the Plumed Knights
Reception.
HOUSE.

| WASHINGTON, Aug 8-Mr. Shaw, of Ma
ryland, from the committee on accounts,
reporter the resolution approDriating s., 900
to meet the expense of the committee on
manufactures in investigating trusts.
Mr.. Breckenridge, of Arkansas, stated
that the investigation had not proceeded
far enough to enable the committee on
manufactures to report measure of re-
lief.
Mr.. Brewer, of Michigan, had read a let
ter from the Michigan Condensed Milk
company. complaining of the sugar trust
and suggesting that in order to remedy
the evil the government should allow the
free importation Of sugar for sixty or
ninety days.
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, called atten
ton to the provisions of bill recently
introduced by him, to tax the products of
trusts, and said that the enactment of such
law would effectually abolish trusts,
pools and combinations. 1t would not be
in order to offer this bill as a substitute
for the pending resolution, but when the
pending resolution was disposed of he
would ask unanimous consent to present
his bill for Immediate consideration. His
bill would not bring IN any revenue, but
would put stop to the trusts forever
Mr. Breckenridge thought the investi-
CATION now in progress should be pursued
until the committee was in position to
recommend legislation which would tear
out these trusts by the roots.
Mr.. Spinola of New York, said that
there was but one way to deal with the
trusts, and that was to declare them con-
traband Of the public good and the public
interest, to declare them to be illegal and
to attach penalty to the passing from one
hand to another of certificates of trust He
would frame law SO that the penalty
wonld be the same for passing certificates
of trust as for passing counterfeit notes.
This question must be reached by cold
law. He was opposed to the passing of
any bill which would recognize trusts and
legaliZe them.
Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois, was convinced
that as to some trusts the committee had
sufficient information upon which to base
legislation.
Mr.. Weaver of Iowa. said that the cues
ton presented was whether the trusts
were stronger than the government and he
favored the Springer bill as being thor
ough, sweeping and crushing in its pro
visions
Mr.. Anderson. of Iowa, contended that
congress ought to condemn all trusts
sweepingly.
The resolution was adopted
Mr.. Springer then asked for the immcdi-
ate consideration of his trust bill.
A demand for the regular order, how
ever from Mr. Long of Massachusetts,,
operated as an objection.
The house then went into committee of
the whole (Mr. Springer, of Illinois, in the
chair on the deficiency bill.
The debate on the French spoilation
claims section was renewed.
Mr.. Thompson, of Ohio, was convinced
that the depredations were committed in
state Of actual and fragrant war, although
not proclaimed formally, but, if the claims
were valid, it did not follow that the
United States became liable for them
Mr.. Shaw, of Maryland, contended that
the United States having surrendered these
claims as a set-off for claims of France for
violation of treaty stipulations, she was
herself liable for their payment.
Mr.. Sayers, of Texas, opposed the pay
ment of the claims as proposed by the
bill, and he contended that France was
not bound to indemnify the United States
for the seizure of American vessels.
Mr.. breckenridge, of Kentucky, said that
after careful study of the questions in
volved, he was compelled by the irresisti-
bic force of the facts of the case to con-
clude that the claims were just and honest
and should be paid.
Pending further debate the committee
rose and the house, at 5 O'Clock, adjourned.