The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-27
Sneakingly Covers Trusts Un-
der a Point of Order.
SOME SPICY COLLOQUiES
CLARK WANTS FREE SOAP FOR
UNWASHED DEMOCRACY.
ALL AMENDMENTS DIS cARDED
Except Trifling Ones from Committee
--Ooiy 9 Pages of the I62 Gone
Over as the Days Work. Fun
tor the Galleries.


Washington. March 2G-The tariff bill
was thrown open for amendment under
the fye-minute rule in the House to-day.
but seven weary hours of work only sery-
ed to dispose of nine of the 162 pages of
the bill All of the amendments offered
by the Democrats were rejected. Three
slight committee amendments were
adopted, and also an amendment offer
ed by Mr.. Mahony rep, n. ", TO in
crease the duty on white lead from 2Ea
to ) cents per pound. the rate in the act
of 1890. The present duty is 1h cents.
BY far the most important feautre of
the day was the attempt of Mr.. Dock
cry, of Missouri, Mr.. Cooper, of Texas,
and others backed by the entire opposi-
tion to secure vote on an amendment,
offered in a multitude Of forms, which
provided that in case any article made
dutiable by the bill, was controlled by
trust or combination, the duty upon
such article should be suspended. Mr.
DingIey made the point of order that the
table list, and would not be in order until
the free hist was reached
Mr.. Cooper (Dem., Texas). offered 4
in substance to accomplish the same pur
pose, but containing definition of a trust
and provision for the determination of
it's existence by court.
''If you are so anxious to incorporate
such a position as this in the bill. why
did you not insert it in the present iaw"
asked Mr. Tawney (Rep.. Meinn.)
TRUSTS had not. gone quite so far
then," replied Mr.. Richardson Dem.,
Teaa.), amid laughter. He challenged
the other side, who ostensibly opposed
trusts to aid in the adoption of the
amendment. A long debate on the point
Of order followed Mr. Bailey made an
extended argument appealing to the ma
jority to aid in putting down these COM
binaftions, which .'preyed upon the ener-
gies OF the people,
Mr.. Hepburn (Rep.. Iowa, raised q
laugh on the Democratic side by saying
that this amendment, if adopted. would
defeat the purpose of the bill. Mr.. Bal
ley thanked Mr.. Hepburn for his frank
admission that the destruction of trusts
would interfere with the purpose of the
bill. "Oh, no." said Mr.. Hepburn, 81
was trying to show that under the pre-
text of creating a trust this legislation
could be destroyed
Mr.. Grosvenor Rep.. y. W, declared
there never was a time when the trusts
had the government and the people by
the throat as they had had in the last
four years, and now when the Democrats
were again in the minority, they came
here and raised a great fog about trusts.
'9The gentleman says the Democracy
has been the protector of trusts" inter
rueted Mr.. Terry Dem., Ark, "can he
name a trust in the last campaign which
was not on the side OF Mckinley"
Il can"
"Name them, name them,' shouted the
Democrats.
'0The trust" replied Mr.. Grosvener,
(which controls a monopoly of what
God gave-the silver trust"
The Republicans cheered this response
while the opposition groaned. There was
some further sharp cross firing which
aroused both sides to enthusiasm.
Mr.. Tawney declared the opposition
was attempting to make same cheap polit-
icaI capital out Of this alleged assault
On trusts The Republican party was the
sniy party which had ever enacted anti
trust legislation in Congress. He created
much amusement by reading a list Of the
prominent Democrats in the present
House who voted against the considera-
ton Of the. antitrust laws passed by the
Fifty-first Congress.
'tWill you name a single conviction an-
der that law" asked Mr. Richardson"
aWhy," replied Mr.. Tawney, "only last
Monday, the Supreme Court decided that
the great railroad trust of the country
violated that law" fRepublican ap-
plause).
Mr. Henderson, Rep., Iowa), and Mr..
Bland engaged in a lively passage at
arms in which considerable temper was
dispiaved on both sides. Mr.. Henderson
charged the Democrats with prolonging
the debate in order to secure partisan
.dy,ntage. while Mr.. Bland declared the
RepubIicans had dug up false political
record md had tried to foist it upon the
country.
Mr.. Dingley in closing the debate on
the point Of order, contended that the
amendment was not germane to the para
-raph TO which it was offered, and should
be ruled out in the interest or orderly
procedure.
Mr.. Sherman, Of New York. made an
elaborate ruling in which the House dis
rlayed great interest, holding that the
amendment was not in order. Mr..
Doc,yery Immediately entered an appeal
from the decision of the chair. The vote
ou the appeal was taken, and the chair
vas sustained by a strict party vote.
15S to 104 The combined opposition
voted against the chair.
Similar amendments against trusts
were offered by Mr.. McRae,( Dem.
Arkarsas). and Mr.. Cooper, ,Dcm.,
Texss.) but were ruled out of order.
The Democrats offered various amend
ments as the reading of the bill pro-
oil rain~iaI