The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-16

Mr.. Pettus, Democrat of Alabama. said
he begged his Democratic associates to
ego Slow on this kind of an amend
ment, lending by lll-advised action to
break down all classes of commerce and
manufacture. 1t was patterned, he said,
after the Canadian law, but was wholly
unsuited to our institution. He sy1npa-
thized with the aim of the amendment,
for we had become government by the
trusts, and by money, and the govern
ment's heel should be put on the neck of
| the system. But in striking at trusts the
| mistake should not be made of destroying
the entire manufacturing business Of
| the country, by throwing into the courts.
| Mr.. Pettus said this tariff bill was an
other evidence of the power of wealth
which was first driving the country to the
commune. He was not for communism.
but he warned Senators that they were
plunging along road leading to the
| commune.
| Mr.. Caffery spoke for the amendment
| Mr.. Lindsay ironically pointed out that
| it would be serious by this amendment,
to kill the sugar trust after the bill took
such care in the sugar schedule to foster
| the trust.
Mr.. Allison again urged that the
amendment ought to go over for the time
being and he appealed to Mr. Pettigrew
| to allow this to be done.
| Mr.. Pettigrew answered the objections
made to his amendment. He said the OBJ
| jections were in the nature of excuses and
/, the weakest of these had come from the
| Senator from Massachusetts, (Hoar) He
maintained that every objection could be
met and that he was willing to so amend
his proposition as to make it an effectual
remedy against trusts. He was willing to
| let the amendment go over until tomor-
row, when he hoped it would be passed
on, as he asserted that the people would
| not allow Senators to crawl out of the
matter In the course of his remarks Mr.
Pettigrew referred to the rise in sugar
Gear, Republican of Iowa, said the sugar
debate of three years ago sent up sugar
stock forty forty points.
"I think" exclaimed Mr.. Pettigrew,
that the two debates on sugar-now and
three years ago-justify the existence of
new political party
| Mr.. Morgan of Alabama, pointed out
what he regarded as fatal defects of the
amendment. He regarded the existing
| Sherman antitrust act REINFORCED by the
recent decision of the Supreme court OF
the United States, as the real remedy
| against trusts.
Mr.. Allison moved to lay the Pettigrew
amendment on the table.
This speedily developed something of
a breeze. Mr.. Chiffon of Texas, moved
an amendment perfecting the procedure
under the Pettigrew amendment.
Mr.. Allison had remained standing
\ claiming the floor.
Mr.. Chiffon yielded to Mr. Faulk ner
who declared that the purpose of Mr..
Allison to table was to avoid direct vote
on the trust proposition.
Mr.. Allison hotly resented this sug-
| e,,6 o1o ,nI fhn
Senators were claiming the f1oor-Allison
Chiffon and Faulkner. The presiding
officer, Mr.. Gallinger, being temporarily
in the chair, held that Mr.. Allison was
entitled to the floor. Senators asked te
perfect the amendment, but Mr.. Allison
insisted on testing the sense of the Senate
on the amendment.
A vote was then taken on Mr.. Allison's
motion to table the amendment, and il
was agreed to, nays 35; years 80. The de
tailed vote is as follows:
Yeas-Allison, Burrows, Cullom, Davis
Debeo, Elkins, Fairbanks, Foraker, Frye
Gear, Hanna, Hawley,. Hoar, Mcbride
Mcmillan, Mason, Nelson, Penrose, Per
kins, Platt of Connecticut, Platt of New
York, Pritchard, Proctor, Quay, Sewe1l
Shoup, Spooner Thurston, Warren
Wellington, Wetmore, Wilson, Republi
cans; Jones of Nevada, Silver Populis
and Morgan and McEnery, Democrats
1
Nays-Bacon, Bate, Berry, Caffery
Chil5on Clay, Cockrell, Faulkner, Gray
Jones of Arkansas, Kenney, Lindsay, Nc
Laurin, Mallory, Martin, Mitchell
Murphy, Pascoe, Pettus, Rawlins, Roach
Tilllnan, Turpie, Vest, Waltham ant
White, Democrats; Butler, Harris o
Kansas, Heitfeld, Kyle and Turner
Populists, and Pettigrew, Silver Republi
can-33.
Mr. Pettigrew gave notice of anothe
amendment, that none of the increased
duties of the bill shall apply to any articl
made by trusts.
Messrs. Pascoe and Chiffon gave motto.
of similar amendments.
Mr.. Allison asked that the tobacco sched
ule go over and that consideration of tn
agricultural schedule be resumed. Thi
was agreed to and the Senate took up tn
provisions as to dairy products in tn
agricultural schedule.
On the first paragraph (234) butter an
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas moved to reduc