The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-26
A Prominent Feature Of the
Tariff Debate Today.
Their Creators Are Criminals
Says Mr.. Hepburn.
ALL FOR M'KINLEY
In the Campaign Says Terry of
Arkansas.
New1ands Says They Are Pro-
lection Against Falling Prices.

Washington, March 26.-The real con-
sideration of the tariff bill began this
morning at 10 O'Clock, when the bill
was thrown open for amendments un-
der the five minute rule. The leaders
on both sides were in their places, but
there We're hardly more than 20 men,
bers on the fiooor.
Mr.. Lanham (Dem., Tex-), as soon
as the enacting clause of the bill was
read, moved to strike it out.
Mr.. Sherman (Rep., n. Y.) who was
in the chair, ruled that the motion was
out of order.
Mr.. DOckery (Dem-, MOI offered the
first amendment. 1t was to the en-
acting clause, and was in the nature of
a proviso that whenever it was shown
to the satisfaction of the president that
there was a trust or combination to
control the price of any article on the
dudable list the duty on such article
should be suspended
Mr.. D1ngley made the point OF order
that the amendment in effect was to the
free list. and as the house was now con-
sidering the dutiable list it was not in
order.
4 have great respect for the parlia
mentary knowledge of the gentleman
from Maine" said Mr.. Dockery, but
as it is probable that the free list will
never be reached, l hope it will be held
in order now CLaughteF.)
Mr.. Cooper (Dem-, TeX.J offered
substitute for the Doc5ery amendment
in substance to accomplish the same
purpose. but containing a definition of
a trust and a provision for the deter
minatiOn of its existence by a court.
If you are so anxious to incorporate
such q provision as this in the bill, why
did you not insert it in the present
law " asked Mr.. Tawney O2ep., Mimi. }.
Trusts had not gone quite so far
then" replied Mr. Richardson (Dem.,
Tenn.) amid laughter. He challenged
the other side who ostensibly opposed
trusts to aid in the adoption of this
amendment Il have never before, -
said he heard such insincere objections
to a just amendment"
A long debate on the point of order
followed. Mr.. Bailey made an ex
tended order appealing to the majority
to aid in putting down these combina-
tions. which ''preyed upon the energies
of the people.
Mr. Hepburn CRep.. Ia raised a
laugh on the Democratic side by saying
that this amendment if adopted, would
defeat the purpose of the bill.
Don't laugh he shouted, waving his
hand. He went on to explain how easy
it would be for a few men who really
desired free wool and free sugar to eff
feet a combination to raise the prices OF
sugar and wool, and thus under the
amendment force those articles to the
free list
Mr. Bailey thanked Mr. Hepburn for his
frank admission that the destruction OF
oh. no. said Mr.. Hepburn, q was try
ing to show that under the pretenSe of
crushing a trust this legislation could be
destroyed.
tween a sham trust and a real trust?'
asked Mr.. Terry, (Dem) of Arkansas.
n suppose the courts could" replied
But shall the revenues of the country
be destroyed because of the existence in
Elolalion OF law OF a real trust trusts are
Illegal Their creators are criminals. Shall
we place the treasurys revenues at the
Mr.. Simpson. Pop,) of Kansas. said he
thought the majority We're very much
more concerned about the falling off of
the revenues of trusts than the falling off
of the revenues of the treasury. Demo
Mr.. Grosvenor CRep) of Ohio. declared
there never was a time when the trusts
throat as they had in the last four Years
and now when the Democrats were again
in the minority. they came here and rails
ed a great fog about trusts. He said the
ways and means committee had already
been assaned because they had refused TO
accede to the demands of the sugar trust
for an advalorem duty on sugar
The gentleman says the democracy has
Mr.. Terry. Dem.) of Arkansas. can he
name trust in the last campaign which
was not on the side of McKinley?'
Name them, name them" shouted the
Democrats.
The trust" replied Mr.. Grosvenor
which controls monopoly of what God
gaVe-the silver trust"
The Republicans cheered this responsa
while the opposition groaned. There was
reused both sides 10 enthusiasm
Mr. Newlands (SilverD of Nevada de-
cared that most of the trusts created in
tnt past ~ years. had been for the pro-
lection against falling prices, even labor
was organizing trusts for the purpose
and cotton planters were organizine to
limit production in vain attempt to re-
sist declining prices.
The chair ruled that the Dockery amend
ment to the tariff was out of order Mr.
Dockery appealed from the decision of the
tained, 15S against 104