The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-03-27
IN THE SENATE.
shcrman's Antitrust Biii Again the sub
Iect Of Much Debate.

lect nj Much Debate.
WASHINGTON. March a5.--In the senate
to-day after transacting business of minor
importance, the antitrust bill was taken
up and various formal amendments made.
Spooncr offered an amendment giving
the courts authority to issue writs at IN
junction prohibiting combinations from
proceeding any further In the business c>-
cept to wind mp their Affairs.
The legal bearing and effect of The
amendment, as well as the hill GENERALLY,
was discussed by Spooner, Gray, Hopr,
Stewart, West, Reagan and Eustis.
After some remarks in rcpF
to something said 10y RcaganN
yesterday Vest said he would not say an
other word about the constitution. He
was prepared to "join the procession" He
would like the senator from Ohio tSher-
man TO say whether hc considered the
clause Incorporated in the bill by ingalls,
amendment "imposing tax on dealings
in options" constitutional or not. He
characterized the hill as a "rcmarkable
act OF Legislative legerlemain."
Eustis said lac regarded the bill as the
| grosscst usiirption OF states rights ever
attempted in the history of the govern
ment
ingalls, said the amendment was not in
| tended To Interfere with bargains, pur-
chases, sales or exchange of any pro-
ducts Of which the parties might he pos
| -es,ed or bc the producers, or which they
intended actually To deliver. II was di-
rcctcd against the gigantic modern IN.
| known as ''dcaling i'm futures.
| His amendment had been met At every
| stage of proceeding by the intcrposition
| of some question Of order. or some ,iues-
| tion of etiquette, or some question OF con.
stitntionality. The people of the United
States, Ingalls, continued, have reason-
f..r sl...s flsarl
hut they were not afraid of II. The con-
stitution was growth and not "a manu-
| fact,,re; and the constitution of 1ssU ,by
reason Of the operation of the will of the
| pcoplc who made itl was vastly diiier'nt
instrument from the constitution OF i.S':
Its authors would not know II. They had
made IL for n specific purpose. not FOR the
object of enabling country lawyers to tie.
| wise definitions, OF to put obstacles ana
barriers to the will of the people, hut the
constitution was perpetually invoked by
narrow and rigid and illibcral constitu-
tionists and was surmountable barrier
against every effort 10 benefit the condi-
tion of the people. Senators supporting the
hill had been taunted with bad faith, with
false chivalry, and with fighting shan,
battle, because they attempted to carry
into effect II provision which ~ cnurely
within the limits and pcrview Of the CON
stitution. Those gentlemen ,Eusiis
George and Vest, had spent considerably
! time endcavoring To destroy that consti
tuition and they now plead on every
occasion. There had been no step u
national progress i'm the last 35 years
against which these senators have no
5 risen and declared il against the constitii
ton He ungalls) rccollccted there wa,
2 once great demonstration To prove
there was no power in the constitution u
5 the union; yet the people had found u
5 There had been similar protests agatns
= the abolishing of slavery, the rcconstruc
}. ton laws, etc. Recently when rsol'i
+ tion was offered To inquire into the viola
9 tiou of the constitution the government
] had the right TO go anywhere els
2 in the world where the rights O
2 American citizens were violated, but has
5 no power to take carr. Of the rights OF Am
D crican citizens assailed In Mississippi
2 He commended To these construcrs of tn
2 constitution a contemplation OF the n
( suits of their criticisms during the la.
r 10 years. Vest said if senator represent
= ing the southern states were TO be under
= prescription announced by the senate
= from Kansas, they might as well he on
of the union. He was unsierau obligation
l 70 obey the constitution, but not to TAX
: the construction put upon IL 10y ingalls,
He moved an amendment To ingalls,
= amendment, making the license $1,000
] instead Of 8, 800.
: Eustis also replied 10 Ingalls, remark
l briefly and argued against the amen,
2 ment. IL the senator ,Ing,lis sought
;. correct the morals of the people, he tEu'
z tisI asked him To leave out Louisiana.
I Ingalls,: We want to take hold of yoti
e lottery by and 10y.
I Vests amendment was then adoptc,
! as were also the following:
Il BY Butler: Extending the provisions 9
u the bill To stocks aud bonds.
u by Eustis Extending the powers I
IA cotton prints. steel rails, boots aud Shoe
= lead and lumber.
r by Blair: Including WOODEN goods an
:, whisky and all kinds 81 intoxieatip
u drinks.
" The committee of the whole then aros'
Is reported the bill, and after the excrutiy
a session the senate adjourned.