The record-union., 1897-03-27

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Bailey thanked Hepburn for a frank
admission that the destruction of trusts
would interfere with the purpose of the
bill. "Oh, no." said Hepburn, II was
trying to show that under the pretense
of creating trusts this legislation could
be destroyed"
But could not the courts decide pe-
tween the sham trust and the real
, trust?" asked Terry (Dem) of Arkan-
sas.
Il suppose the courts could" replied
Hepburn. But shall the revenues or
| the country be destroyed because OF the
existence in violation of law of real
trusts? Their creators are criminals
Shall We place the treasury's revenues
at the mercy of criminals?"
| Simpson (Pop) of Kansas said he
| thought the majority much more con-
cerned about the falling off of revenues
of the trusts than the falling off OF rev.
enues of the treasury. Democratic ap-
| plause)
! Newands (Silver Rep.) Of Nevada de-
clared that most of the trusts created
during the past ten years had been for
the protection of falling prices. Even
labor was organizing trusts for the
purpose. Cotton planters were organlz-
! ing to limit the production in VAIN
attempt to resist declining prices.
| Bland CD of Missouri declared that
hardly State Legislature met last
winter but that did not seek to lay the
heavy hand of the law upon these gi-
gantic corporations.
Tawney declared that the opposition
| tn
political capital out of this alleged as
sault on trusts. The Republican party
was the only party that had ever enacted
antitrust legislation in Congress. he
created much amusement by reading
| list of the prominent Democrats IN the
present House who voted against the
| consideration of the antitrust law
passed by it at the last Congress.
"Will you name a single conviction
under that law" asked Richardson.
| Why" replied Tawney, 'only last
Monday the Supreme Court decided that
the great railroad trust of the country
violated that law" Republican ap-
plause.)
Richardson" Tawney said, raised
the question of consideration against
the antitrust bill.'
In reply, the Tennesseean produced
| the record to show that he raised the
question in the interest of the silver
bill The Republicans jeered this state
ment.
Tawney said that that was exactly the
method pursued by the free silver Sena-
tors at the last session to defeat the
| Dingley bill.
BLAND and McMillin insisted that the
Democratic position was misstated, and
| the latter inquired why Tawney had
not had the courage to read the vote
on the final passage of the bill. Every
! Democratic vote on the floor was cast
| for that bill.
Dalzell admitted this, but said the
| Democrats had attempted to prevent
a vote. 1t was only when their hands
We're forced and they were forced into
! the open that they worked for the meas
ure, because they dared not oppose it.
Henderson R) of Iowa and Bland
engaged in a lively passage at arms, in
which considerable temper was dis
played on both sides.
Dingley, in closing the debate on the
point of order, contended that the
amendment was not germane to the
para graphs to which it was offered, and
| should be ruled out in the interest of
orderly procedure. The amendment, he
! said, would be in order when the free
| lost was reached. When the time ar
rives to deal with trusts" he said, rest
assured that we will meet the question.
| We understand that the purpose of the
| other side is to destroy the revenues
| To he T,y-t ic h
! Sherman made an elaborate ruling, in
which the House displayed great inter-
est, holding that the amendment was
not in order.
! Dockery Immediately entered an ap
peal from the decision of the chair.
AS a way out of the difficulty. pending
the appeal, Richardson asked unani-
nous consent that the amendment be
| admitted.
Dingley insisted that the appeals
should first be disposed of, and the
chair held that Dingley's demand was
equivalent to an objection.
Then the gentleman from Maine OBJ
! jects?" inquired Richardson.
| The Democrats smiled in self-satis-
! faction 1T this attempt to get the leader
of the majority on record.
The vote on the appeal>was taken,
and the Chair was sustained by strict
! party vote-15S to 104. The combined
opposition voted against sustaining the
| Chair
Similar amendments against the
trusts were offered by McRae (D.) of
! Arkansas and Cooper CD Of Texas,
but ruled out Of order.
| Robinson CD of Indiana offered one
! to put goods on the free list when the
| prices in this country were the prices
/ charged abroad, plus the duty and two
per cent. for transportation: Smith CD
/ of Arizona one providing for customs
! duties to be paid in silver bullion 412la
/ grains to be equivalent to one dollar;
/ Wheeler D) of Alabama one directed
/ against Gil, railroad and other trusts
| McMillin, for the payment of customs
! by the same ruling.
A committee amendment fixing the
( duty on boracic acid at four cents a
/ pound was agreed to.
The Democrats offered various
| amendments as the reading of the bill
/ proceeded, but all were rejected. Com
! mittee amendments offered, however,
We're in each instance agreed to.
The duty on carbonate of ammonia
was increased from IL to 21a cents per
pound. The duty on crude tartar. wine,
J lees, etc. testing less than forty per
cent. of bitartarate of potash was fixed
! at one cent, over forty per cent, one
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