The Anaconda standard., 1890-03-22
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
The Session Spent I'm Considering sher-
mans Antitrust Bill.

The Session spent I'm Considering sher-
mans Antitrust bill.
WASHINGTON, March 21.-In the senate
to-day Shcrman's antitrust bill was taken
up for consideration. On motion of Sher-
man il was ordered that the substitute r.
ported from the finance committee be
treated as the original text Of the bill and
so the amendments proposed by Reagan
and Ingalls, are TO be treated as amend
ments in the first and second three.
Vest argued against the constitutionality
of the original bill as well as of the sub
stitute. declaring his belief that the SUI
premc court would immediately
throw il out of court. The sen-
ate had been told last session
by sherman that whenever he was
satisfied that combinations were protected
by high protective duty he would be i'm
favor of a reduction of that duty, Vest
said, was the real remedy. Those trusts
were protected by high tariff and were en-
abied To work their iniguitous purposes
under the buttrcss afforded by the tariil
law.
Hiscock said no attempt should he made
TO give the federal government jurs.lic.
tion of a subject over which the states had
full and ample control.
Blair renewed his motion tn
reconsider the vote Of yester-
day by which the educational
bill was rejected and Ingalls, moved to lay
that motion on the table. No action was
taken. The motion tn adjourn over till
Monday was opposed by Sherman, who
wished to have action on the antitrust
hill tomorrow, and the motion was de-
feated.
Allison replied TO Vests argument as to
the connection between high duties and
trusts, taking the ground that all great
combinations were practically outside of
| the tariff and independent of IL and would
| not admit that even the sugar trust was
dependent ON the tariff. He was not sure
but that IL sugar were ON the free list
there would not be still n combination
among the rcfineries. In the great sta
| piles Of wooden and cotton goods, leather,
boots. and shoes and iron and steel, on
which duties were high. there was no trust
except, perhaps, as To the steel rails, SC
also with the silk industry of this country
consumed here, and which was protected
by heavy duty. There was no trust oI
combination for raising the price Of beet
and lowering the cost df cattle on
the hoof, and no one could say that the
| trust was the result of high duties. Their,
were also am oatmeal trust and 4 whisk.
/ trust which had nothing to do with duties
although he agreed with the gentlemen
who were in favor of remodcling and re-
yising the tariff. Still, the senators, il
they wished to correct the great evils al
trusts and combinations, would fall faI
short Of their purpose If they confined
themselves to modification OF the tarit
rates. II was the duty of congress To pu
ON the statue books such legislation as
| would prohibit trusts and combinations
Coke offered substitute for the bill
| and George offered an amendment, boil
of which were ordered printed.
The hill then went over till Monda!
when il is To be unfinished business. AN,
il was ordered that the session tomorrow
be confined exclusively TO the business ol
| the calendar. The senate then adjourned