Wichita eagle., 1888-07-10
HOUSE,.

WASHINGTON, July 9.-Mr Adams, OF
Illinois, offered a resolution directing the
committee on manufactures to investigate
the subject of trusts, stating that the
scene of the investigation was so broad as
to render it impracticable for the commit
tee to report at the present session, and di-
recting the committee to report imne-
diately, with or without recommendation,
all the evidence taken by it relating to the
so called sugar trust, and also, in sepa-
rate report, to report the evidence taken in
regard to the so called Standard Oil trust.
Referred to the committee on rules.
Mr.. Ford, of Michigan, offered a resolu-
ton reciting the allegation that the
present immigration to the United States
is excessive, artificial and injurious and is
encouraged to satisfy private greed, and
the further allegation that the law pro-
hibiting the Importation Of convict labor is
being evaded owing to the lack of suffi-
Gent machinery to enforce it, and direct
ing the speaker to appoint special COM
mittee of five members to investigate the
subject matter herein referred to-, with
leave to sit during the congressional re-
cess Referred to the committee on mill
tary affairs.
The following bills were introduced and
referred: Mr.. I. f. Brown, of Virginia,
offered a resolution releasing the commit
tee on education from the further consider
alton of the Blair bill, and making that
measure a special order for July IL. Re
ferred to the committee on rules.
The house then went into committee of
the whole. (Ma. Springer, of Illinois, in
the chair. on the tariff bill, the pending
question being Mr.. Cannon's amendment.
Mr.. Fuller, of Iowa, offered an amend
ment placing all sugars on the free list.
After long debate, participated in by
Messrs. Wilkinson, of Louisiana. Conger,
of Iowa; Cannon, of Illinois; Houck, of
Tennessee; McComas, of Maryland; Brock
enridge, of Arkansas; Mills, of Texes:
breckenridge, OF kentucky, and
others. The Cannon amendment was
rejected, yeas 81, nays los, during the
debate on exciting colloquy occurred be-
tween Mr.. Breckenridge, OF Arkansas, and
McComaS. of Maryland, the latter charg
ing that while the committee Oh ways and
means denied a hearing to Manufacturers
and laborers it received and heard Mr..
Havemeyer the head of the New York
sugar trust. Mr.. Breckenridge denied the
| accusation.
| On motion of Mr. Mills the duty on
molasses, testing not above 81 degrees, was
! fixed at 2sl cents per gallon.
Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois. offered an
amendment substituting for the sugar
| schedule the schedule as it originally ap-
sorrow, surprise and indignation at seeing
that the committee had departed from its
| original proposition, and he intimated
! that the changes had bee brought about by
| the fact that Mr.. Havemeyer had sup
/ ported Mr.. Cleveland. Take the bill as
originally reported TO the full committee.
! take the bill as it now stood, take the
| fact of Mr.. Havemeyer's presence, take the
monopoly which would still grind the peo-
/ pie by virtue of the Mills bill. and it was
/ so plain that the wayfarlng man who ran,
( might read how the whole thing went. He
wanted to call mention to the matter and
! then appeal from the Democratic majority
/ who paid the taxes who would try the ca Sc
l next fall.
| Mr. Reed inquired if the chairman of
| that committee would not explain why the
| change had besn made.
! Mr.. Mills retorted by inquiring why it
/ was that when in former congresses the
committee had sought to change. the gen.
tlemen had stood by this great cheats
! Mr.. Cannon qCeried whether two wrongs
| made rights
| Mr.. Mills wanted TO know why it was
/ that the gentleman had stood by Have
meyer and the sugar trust and all the
| other trusts. and had even refused IN
| former congresses to accord consideration
/ 10 measures affecting the revenue and con
| sequently the trustss Now gentlemen on
| the other side paraded themselves as
super-houest aud super-patriotic, and
when the Democratic party proposed to
| smite the idols of monopoly they raised
! the cry of "Havemeyer and the sugar
/ trust He would tell the gentlemen that
| they would have an opportunity to vote on
this business of trusts before congress ad
/ journed and he expected that every one of
/ them would be found voting for the trusts.
/ LApplause.
| Mr. Reed said that it seemed strange
| that the chairman OF the committee when
/ he was asked 20 explain anything found il
/ Necessary 10 f,y into a passion. and found
it necessary TO go of in defense Of his own
virtue. Possibly such defense was neces-
sary but after al the gentleman might