The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-29

such provisions are not repealed by this
bill. Such an amendment had been pre-
pared by MT Pettus, or AIabama, a9a Mr.
1t came up Mr.. Hoar said that while the
question of trusts could be dealt with TO
some extent by striking at their imports. as
most serious phases of the evil must be
dealt with by the States. He showed the
and showed the difficulties in making the
Sugar Trust and Standard OIL Trust
amenable to federal law. He regarded these
rnonopolies as a meance TO the Republic,
and was hopeful that some means might
be found TO check them, yet he could not
say how they could be hit. The State could
be one effective means of dealing with
them.
Mr. Lindsay said that in the case of a
confessed monopoly, such as the Sugar
Trust one effective means of dealing with
1t would be to extend 1t no further bene-
fits from tariff Legislation. When the point
was reached in a tariff bill where sugar
was to be dealt with, then ii should be
so shaped as not to be in the interest of
the trust.
THE TRUST TO BE FEARED MOST.
Mr.. Hoar replied that the answer to this
was that the policy seemed to be estab-
lished that revenue was to be raised on
refined sugar, and it was further desired
that the business of refining sugar
shall be done in this country
eminent was about the biggest trust that
could menace the trade of the United
States, Mr.. Hoar asserted. He hoped that
some effective remedy would be found in
stead OF going on the theory that because
a jackal or fox preys on our commerce 1t
should be given over to a foreign wolf or
lion.
Mr.. Caffery argued that the Sugar Trust
was within the operation of the antitrust
"a uTa 10 n f.
tention of the attorney general and the
United States district attorneys was called
the law by the Sugar Trust. The senator
declared that the Sugar Trust was the most
arrogant and iniquitous trust in the world.
Mr.. Allen, resumng, declared that the
country was rotten with trusts" every ar
ticle we eat and wear and use being con-
trolled by trusts, while Congress, the judi
ciary and the executive authorities are i'm
tent and powerless to act according to
those who argued that the federal laws
cannot reach the trusts. He maintained
that the laws are sufficient if energetically
enforced, but that the authorities have not
executed them with zeal
The vote was then taken on the hide
paragraph, as amended by the committee,
and It was agreed to--39 to 20. One Demo
crat. Rawlins, of Utah. and Messrs. Allen,
Butler, Heitf fe Jones of Nevada Stewart,
ans in the affirmative. The rest of the vote
was on party lines.
The committee presented a substitute for
Paragraph 4z7 (band or betting leather.
etc., the text of which is given in the
port, elsewhere, of the action Of the COM
mittee. 1t was agreed too to 49,
The glove paragraphs were taken up and
agreed to without change from Paragraph
AS to 1884,
The substitute previously agreed to by the
committee for Paragraph 434 was offered
by Mr.. Allison and agreed to; also Para
graph 435 This completed the leather and
and gloves paragraphs.
Mr.. Allison proposed a substitute for Par
agraph 215, relating to cattle, as follows:
other cattle. If vaIned At not more than
$14, $3.50 a head; valued at more than $14
and not more than $25, % per cent. ad va
loren; valued at more than S25, 80 per cent.
The substitute was agreed to.
The bill was laid aside at O'Clock and
after an executive session the Senate adj
journed.