Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-11
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
A BILL AGAINST TRUSTS.
Reported in the Senate by MI. Sherman
THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL

THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
Under Consideration in the House.
The Senate.
The House amendment to the senate bin for q
pension TO the widow OF Gen. Heintzelman-reduc-
ing the amount from 500 to SIS month-was
non-concurred In, and q conference was ordered
THE BILL AGAINST TRUsrs
Mr.. Sherman, from the committee on finance,
reported the Senate bill to declare unlawful trusts
and combinations in restraint Of trade and pro-
duction. Calendar.
THE FOURTH OF JULY CLAIMS BILL PASSED.
The House bill for the allowance OF certain
claims reported by the accounting officers Of the
Treasury Qknown as the Fourth Of July claims)
was taken from the calendar and passed. The
bill applies 70 some six hundred claims ranging
in amount between few dollars and few hum
dred dollars the claimants being residents Of the
Missouri, Indiana, Maryland, Pennsylvania and
Kansas The only large items were Two OF $S5, ,966
each. for John Reynolds and the representatives
inserted as an amendment
'NHFARIoUs DlsRDGARD OF DUTY ON THE PART OF
OON0RRsS."
Mr.. Blair made Q formal motion to reconsider
the vote passing the bill, and commented in q
satirical manner, upon the rapidity with which
sse claims !amountins TO slso.oo0 had been
minutes BY the clock. he alluded 70 It as an IN
stance OF nefarious disregard OF duty on the part
tized BY another department OF the Government
THE PRIsIDRNr INVITED 10 VETO THE BILL
These six hundred and eighty-six claims had
been passed, added Mr.. Blair, without the slight
est attention, without any apparent justification,
without any discussion whatever, witnout any IN
terference on the part OF the presiding olhcer,
side OF the chamber. The amount appropriated
was perhaps four times the amount saved to the
county y the yesons Of private @ pension S:
and veto bill by which three or four times as
much money would be taken out of the Treasury
, as would 10 nave @ been taken BY the pension bills
vetoed" by the President.
Mr.. BLAIR AND Mr. VEST.
Mr. Vest suggested that there were none Of the
items in the bill duplicated, as had been the case
with several OF the vetoed pension bills.
Mr.. Blair retorted on Mr. Vest and the committee
reminding him Of the SO 600 appropriation for the
Improvement or western harb0r which had gone
into the statutes as an appropriation for twenty
committee ON commerce, the two houses and the
President.
Mr. Payne demonstrated against the application
MI. Blair explained that he had only said that
some people
BAD sTYLRD THESE vEroEs "BRuTAL;"
but he would withdraw that word, lest his remark
might be regarded an indirect Endorsement OF it.
he had only desired, he said, to call attention to
the nonsenscal and abusive talk in the veroes, In
the remarks Of democratic Senators, and In the
talk ought to be stopped and apologized for
WHY Mr.. cocKRELL WAS GLAD.
Mr. Cockrell said he was glad that the nightmare
had seized the Senator from New Hampshire in
the daytime and not in his sleeping momenta
The bill, he said, was not, as the Senator had
suggested, for the benefit of disloyal people In
Southern states. It was for the benent OF the
loyal citizen in states and portions Of states that
had been loyal and dnon-lnSurrecttOnaryd during the
war.
Mr.. cocKRRLL 4uLoGIzEs THE PRESIDENT.
Referring to Mr.. Blair's illusions to the Presi-
dent, Mr.. Cockrell said: The President stands far
above the reach Of such malicious thrusts; far be-
yond the reach OF such envenomed arrows. They
from New Hampshire and his colleagues 'go on
lay on; gnaw the nle 70 your hearts content" "
The President can stand It. The people VIII under
which inspire such charges and such attacks
INSULTING cRITICIsMs-MR. BLAIR SAYS THE PREsI-
DENT BEGAN IT.
Mr.. Blair-The Senate or House of Representa-
tves s not in the condition Of aggressor In deal
ing with those pensioners. The criticisms in
sulting crtticisms-began with the Executive and
when there Is o little disposition to resent that
impertinent and insulting ana wholly unprece-
dented method OF dealing with the legislative de-
sentiment begins to hurt, the senator from Mis-.
souri, and his coadJutors ana apologtsts lie down
and whine under 1t.
House OF Representatives.
THE suNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL.
Immediately after the reading OF the journal,
dry civil appropriation BILL the pending amend
ment being that relative to the reclamation Of the
arid regions.
Mr.. Blount (Ga.) made an earnest appeal for
economy In the public expenditures, declaring
that q waste OF the public money and reduction
OF taxation were utterly inconsistent The only
way TO reduce expenditures was to reduce them,
ditures on moderate scale the judgment OF the
country would be one of scorn and contempt
THE PEOPLE NOT AFRAID OF HxPENDrruREs FOR GREAT
NATIONAL OBJECTS
Mr.. Cannon (In) advocated the amendment
and reminded his friend from Georgia (Mr. Blount)
that the people of the country were not afraid Of
any expenditure OF money for great national OBJ
Jects, when the expenditure was honestly and
justly made. They were not afraid OF taxation 70
raise the money for such expenditure There was
a broad line OF demarcation between the expendi-
ture Of money as proposed BY the amendment and
the expenditures which the present Congress had
"
crease Of salaries and ofnciala
Mr. HOLMAN THOUGHT
that the House should be In possession OF more
definite facts in relation TO the subject before tt
embarked upon an enterprise which would involve
the Government In such vast expenditure Of
money.
Mr.. Weaver Qowa) urged the necessity OF reserv.
ing the portions OF the arid lands which were suit
able for reservoir purposes.
MI. Bland Mo.l favored the purpose Of the SEN
ate amendment, but thought that the approprta-
tion should be reduced from $250, 900 to $4,000
The Senate Bil Against Trusss.
PRov4IoNs OF TIE MRAsuRE RRroRIxD ~ Nh. sHHR.
NAN TO-DAY.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Sherman, from the
finance committee, reported . substitute for the
bill recently introduced BY him to suppress trusts
The substitute provides that all arrangements,
contracts, agreements trusts, or combinations be-
tween persons or corporations made with Q view,
or which tend to prevent full and free competition
and the importation or sale OF articles imported
into the United States, or In the production manu-
facture, or sale Of domestic material which com.
petes with any article upon which Q duty is
levied, are declared to be against public
policy and shall b unlawful and void
A penalty OF nne OF not more than $4,000
or Imprisonment not more than flve yealS u pre-
scrfood II also provides that all persons enjolned
BY any such arrangement or trust may sue Per.
sons concerned or Interested In the combtnat1ous
or t9u1eS ana recover the full amount OF injury