Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-02
WILSON ON TRUSTS.
The ELOQUENT WEST yIRGINIAN MAKES
GREAT SPEECH
Under Reeds Gag Law -ScaihiEg Dengnciahol o
tie Rules Cutting OF Debata-The War
Tax the Parent Monopoly-Gen-
er2l Washington News.

Special TleIr1fH f0 ht Register.
WASHINGTON. May 1.-The antitrust
bin passed the House to-day. 1t was
called mp suddenly, just as the Rcpubli-
cans are now i'm the habit of doing things.
This morning Mckinley. from the Com
mittee ON Rules reported a resolution
assigning to-day and tomorrow 20 the
consideration of the antitrust bill, the
copyright bin and the Torrcy Bank
upt law. These are three
very important questions, worthy
of extensive delibcration and
discussion, but the Republican bosses,
as will bc seen. devoted only ten hours
discussion. AN told, 20 the three bills.
The Democrats, of course, objected as
usual and demanded more time for de-
bate. The Republicans. however, put
their motion through Solidly, and as
they have q majority in the House. they
have their way. The antitrust bill,
which was debated for over fifteen days
iu the senate. was disposed of iu three
hours and % half
WILSON AERAIGNS TIE Gao LAW.
Mr.. Wilson. of West Virginia, made
the pitiablc condition In which the
House found itself. That IL was NO long
er % delibcratiVc body. but WAS forced
to swallow at will the decrees of a secret
caucus. lie said that he had some notes
and data prepared To- make some re-
marks ON the bin, that ne had left at
home. having uo idea that the bill was
about to he considered: but that sud-
denly the caucus mandate lauhchcd 10
ou the House without giving amy prcpa-
ration for debate or discussion. and with
only 90 few hours to consider the
measure. His indictment OF the Ropub-
lirauS was terrific. Wilson IS at all
times strong. but hc never appeared to
better advantage than to-day. He
spoke for about thrce-quartcr> of am
hour and was listened 20 with the most
rapt attention bv everybody within his
hearing. Mr.. Wilson doubted very
much IT the present law would relieve
the distress the people of the country
were grooming under lie caudidly adj
mittcd himself that hc did NOT know
much about the bin. as the report OF
tlc committee had been exhausted long
ago. and DC wa> with difficulty he was
able to procure copy OF the BILL lie
expected. of course. that hc would have
had some ntimation when the bill
wa> coming zap and am oppor-
fuuftv to give 70 close examination.
This being denied him by the mandate
of the Republican caucus. hc was forced
ro accept tho bin as the man "Who
bought the pig iu the BAG. at haphaz-
ard He then proceeded 90 tell some
very plain truths about trusts and thc
causes for their being. He land the
h'amc fatty ou the tariff legislation OF
. Congress. and poiutcdly called attention
+ that tine majority of the House We're
handing out au ANTITRUST bill in their
. Left hand. while iu their right hand
they were holding % bii+, reported by
Mckinley few days ago, for the per-
rcuation of trusts mOnopOlle> and the
power to maintain their being
WARNED THE uULpozEES.
NIr. Wilson made very evident im-
ura>,.oa ou tine House aud worried the
Gcpubicau~. A half dozen OF them at
one time tried to interrupt him but they
wore unable to di>couccrt him. He AM
~wcrcd ail their questions and took
their Interruptions gracefully. and as "a
general rule those who asked him amy
questions were sorry that they did. ai-
ter they heard his answer. He again
convinced the House that not only i'm
learning and information and knowl-
edge was hc q master but also in active
debate and repartee. After Wilson the
debate Jagged along, being divided mp
among thc different members of both
parties. ranging from minute 20 ten
minutes. The bin was finally passed 10y
La viva voice vote without amendment
land 10 now goes To- the President.