, 1897-03-27

lllONH open IOT d"lueluHleuJ uHueT the
five minute rule. The leaders on both
sides were in their places, but there were
hardly more thai 20 members on the
floor. Mr.. Lanham, democrat of Texas,
as oon as the enacting clause of the bill
was read moved 70 strike il out.
Mr.. Sherman, republican OF New
York, who was in the chair, ruled that
the motion was out of order.
Mr.. Dockery, democrat OF Missouri, Of
fered the first amendment. 1t was to the
enacting clause, and was in the nature
of a provisO that whenever it was shown
10 the satisfaction of the president that
there was a u or combination to con-
troll the price of any article or the duti-
able list, the duty on such article should
be suspended.
Mr.. Dingley 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.
nave SlOal ltSDttl lol lut Pal La
mentary knowledge OF the gentleman
from Maine" said Mr.. Dockery, but as
it is possible that the free list will never
be reached. | hope it will be held in Or
der now" (Laughter.)
Mr.. Cooper, democrat of Texas, offered
a substitute for the Dockery amendment.
in GhhOflnpn .N nan1p,y1tch tho an,
purpose, but containing a definition of a
trust and provision for the determina-
lion OF its existence by a court. IF you
are so anxious to incorporate such a pro-
viso as this in this bill, why did you not
insert it in the present law" asked Mr..
Tawney. republican OF Minnesota.
TRUSTS mad not gone quite so far
them replied Mr.. Richardson, democrat
Oh Tennessee, amid laughter. He chal-
lenged the other side, who ostensibly op-
posed trusts, to aid in the adoption of
the amendment.
Il have never before" said he, heard
such insincere objections 10 a just
amendment"
A long debate on the point If order
followed. Mr.. Bailey made an extended
argument appealing to the majority TO
bid i'm putting down these combinations,
which "preyed upon the energies of the
people," Mr.. Hepburn. republican,
Iowa, raised Il 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 easily
1t would be tOr II few men who really de-
sired free wool and free sugar to effect
a combination to raise the price of sugar
and wool. and thus under the amend
ment force those articles to the free list.
Mr.. Bailey thanked Mr.. Hepburn for
his frank admission. hat the destruction
Of trusts would interfere with the pur-
pose Of the bill. 'Oh, no." said Mr.. Hep
burn, Il was trying to show that under
the pretense OF creating n trust This leg
islation could be destroyed"
But could not the courts decide be-
tween a real trust and a sham trust?"
asked Mr.. Terry, democrat of Arkansas.
Il suppose the courts could" replied
Mr.. Hepburn.
But shall the revenues of the coun-
try be destroyed because of the existence
in violation of the law of a real trust?
Trusts are illegal. Their creators are
criminals. Shall we place the treasury's
revenues at the mercy of criminals?"
Mr.. Simpson. populist OF Kansas, said
he thought the majority were very much
more concerned about the falling off of
the revenues OF rusts than the falling
off Of the of the treasury.
Democratic a%pplause.)
Mr.. Grosvenor, republican OF Ohio, de-
clared there never was a time when a
trust which had the government and the
people by the thoat as they had in the
las four years, and now when the demo-
Gratis were again in the minority they
came here and raised a great fog about
trusts. He said the ways and means
committee had already been assailed be-
cause they had refused to accede to the
demand of the sugar trust for an ad va
loren duty on sugar.,
THE gentleman says the democracy
has been the protector OF trusts" inter-
rupted Mr.. Terry. democrat of Arkansas.
Can he name a trust in the last cam
patgn that was MOI on the side Of Nc
Kinley?"
81 can"
Name them shouted the democrats.
The trust" replied Mr.. Grosvenor,
which controls the monopoly of what
God gave-the silver trust" The repub-
licans cheered this response, while the
opposition groaned. There, was some
further sharp cross-fring which reused
both sides to enthusiasm.
Mr.. Newlands, silver republican Of Ne
vada, declared that most Of the trusts
created In the past 10 years had been for
protection against falling prices: even