, 1890-03-27
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
A Spirited Debate on the Antitrust
BILL

importance, the antitrust bill wa
Rtaken up by the senate, and vahou
formal amendments were made.
Mr.. Spooner offered an amend IN en-
giving the courts the authority to IssI,
writs Of injunction prohibiting com ma
ions from proceeding any further IL
business except To wind up their affairs
The legal bearing and effect Of th'
amendment was generally discussed by
Messrs. spooner, Gray, Hoar, Stewart
Vest, Reagan and Eustis.
After some remarks, In reply to some
thing said by Mr.. Reagan yesterday
Mr.. Vest said that he would not say an.
other word about the constitution. He
was prepared to join the procession. HC
would like the senator from Ohio
(Sherman) to say whether he considered
the clause incorporated in the bill by
Mr.. Ingalls, amendment imposing tax
on dealings in options was constitutional
or not. lie characterized the bill as a
remarkable act oflegislativo legerdem al n.
Mr.. Eustis said that he regarded the
bill as the grossest assumption of state 5
rights ever attemp pied in the history oi
the government.
Mr.. Ingalls, said that the amendment
was not intended to interfere with bar
gains, purchases, sales or the exchange
OF any products ofwhich parties might
be possessed orbc the producers, orwhich h
they intended actually to deliver, II
was directed against the gigantic mod
ern invention known as dealing in ia.
lures" His amendment had been met
at every stage Of the proceedings by the
interpOsitiOn of some question OF order
or some question OF etiquette, or some
question OF constitutlonality.
1.-The people OF the United States"
Mr.. Ingalls, continued, ''haye a reasona-
bic degree of respect for the constitu
ton, but they are not afraid of 1t. The
constitution was a growth and not a
manufacture, ana the constitution of
1890, by reason of the operation Of the
will OF the people who make II, is vast
ly different instrument from tho consti-
tuition of iTSD. Its authors would not
know it, They made 1t for specific
purpose, not for the object OF enabling
country lawyers to devise definitions or
to put obstacles and barriers
to the will of tina people, but
the constitution is perpctually invoked
by narrow and rigid and illiberal con.
strtictionists, ns an tnsuperable barrier
against every effort to benefit the CON
dition Of the people. Tho senators sup,
porting the bill had been tauntod with
bad faith, with false chiyalry and with
fighting n sham battle, because they ut.
tempted to carry into effect provisions
which were entirely within the limits Of
the constitution. Those e ntlcmcn
(Eustis, George and Ne7D have spent
considerable time endea yoling to do
stroy that constitution. There has been
no step In national progress during the
last thirty years against which these
senator's have not risen and decided il
against he constitution"
lie Cngalis) recollected that there was
once "A demonstration to prove that
there was no power In the constitution
to coercc q state which saw tit to go out
of tho Union, yet the people had found
1t. There had been similar protests
against the abolition of slavery, recon-
struction laws, etc.
These senators claimed that the gov
ernment had the right to go any where
else in the world where the rights Of
American citizens were violated but
had no power to take care OF the rights
of American citizens assailed in Mlssis-
sippi. He commended to these constru-
ers of the constitution contemplation
of the results of their criticisms during
the last thirty years.
Mr.. Vest said that II the senators
the Southern ST ates were 90
bo under the prescription announced by
the senator from Kansas they might as
well be out OF the Union. He was under
to obey the constitution, but !
not to take the construction put upon IL
by Mr.. ingalls,. lie moved mn amend. |
ment TO Mr.. ingalls, amendment, max. /
ing the license 81, 900, instead of 81, 500,
MIR. EIistis also replied TO Mr.. Ingalls, /
remark briefly, and argued against the
II the senator Ungalls)
sought to correct the morals of the peo-
Die Re Osustis) asked him 10 leave out
louisiana.
ingalls, want to take hold of your
ottery by and by.
Mr. Vests amendment was then
ldopted, rs were also the following; by
Mr.. Understanding the provisions 10
,tocks and bonds.
BY Mr.. Eustis-Extonding its powers
o cotton prints, steel rails, boots and
hoes, lead and lumber
by MIR. Blair - Including wooden
foods and whisky, and all kinds OF in
oxicating drinks.
The committee of tho whole then rose
md reported the bill, aud after an exec.
tive session the senate adjourned.
For Violating the Civii Service Law.
WAsnISoroN. March 20. Warrants
we're to-day sworn out against q. II.
Newton and J. J. vcrser, upon the
barge of violating the civil service law
u soliciting and receiving contributions
rom government employees Tor political
purposes. Newton and Verser were
resident and treasurer Of the ''Old Do
mini on Republican League"
Indian Depreciation Claims.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-Mr. Herr.
ian, of Oregon, to-day reported to tho