The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-18
Amendment Would Have Prevailed Had Populists
Jones and Stewart Voted for 1t.
Which Had Demonstrated ln.fecivsss of the Sherman Law HAS
Basis the New Trust Law Which the Texan Proposed
art Of Tariff Bill.

Trust amendment 10 the tar!C Dill, men
ton OF which has been made in this coll
umn, was one OF the ahiest made On that
subject during the entire debate. And had
Senators Jones and Stewart o. Nevada
who are supposed 70 be on the side o, the
people and against the trusts. voted FOR
the Chiffon amendment u would have been
engrafted on the Dinghy Jones tariff bill
The fact, however. that the amendment
was deseatej is proof positive tina. we have
To take many grains Of allowances tor the
unselfsh professions OF the professional
populists.
Senator chAton'a ergumeu. IS clear,
logical and convincing. ani g mistake
not 1t will prove very handy Document
for democratic rpeabers IN the congress
sional elections mex. year. The argument
speaks for itselt and here e Is:
Mr.. President Volumes have been writ
ten in the newspapers sni elsewhere In
description o, the wrunRs which trusts and
combinations infict upon the people o.
the United States
l wili not stop "a thrust inio this din-
cussioa any debated points. snch as the
influence Of tho ;stiH upon the erection OF
these Offensive iisssi r7iincn'aNNcs turtheT
than TO say that can noi sI'sp tIe -
soning "hlch ran. ,ne t'A, '4.'s ~.
tarir laws have n~hins 10 90 VIZ Wv
evil. Tr1iets might be- formed independents
ly Of tariff. but the Jnauageia"nt necea-
Rary 10 bring tho whole world into con
spiraCy would then be required
With tariff 10 hold at bsy foreign manu-
tactuf"ts' ~ oh,g Htc'N'afy 70 'al@ -
ss'btr tA'"' "-o nv ia "1' -
lhr'Hs hlN'' iuFa lNHt 80 ~ 1877
ioIi''aI'il, as ~ Yeopi-
ale sue..Ds HA'. - "a
ieta A'all'''' "a 90 lu'.'
bW ! pass from NJ - On, ti"alns
La the'e may ~ - ""D, - 70"
tne ene"N'ek e''l''u' Ni4'SN a. -. 80 ~"
ia tI1s's' YET pul"', ai''iN" ''''H't go
VdLlns CO NOR ko'' ITO" 'FuFia %" N- ~
But surely y mere be % iH'' l'A ut "h'oA
trutts ran b" oV~fthFo"h ana inr revenues
OF the country AMI q b" Profession o. lode-
pendent manufacturers AZ M same tine
fTeH@rYeH eyer2 senator ought 10 po VIII
ing to utlliEe such rua'ani
When tho nrst aD't-'rlst amen5men, 70
this bill was submitted by the senator from
South Dakota Nj Vrtfisrrw) n vas siren
uouHly conteE 81 on reteral grounds. u
was said that GCHflous combinations might
be set on foot 70 oyerreach M revenue
laws Of shc country and thereby Hectrs
the ~ liss.on OF foreign inlpor .atlons free
OF duly
THIS d.fficpl,y reerueO 10 be hardly
plausible. but 20 guard AGAINST all danger
prepared fur her Amendment, which |
Provided Tbst II uuo- the hearing f.
shali surrar io ne ccgr' thai he ;rlst
eornpls ned Of = an arrangement CON
trtyed 10 cyOGe or prevent the coliee-
tion OF duties. ,aep she petiBon herein
referred 20 shall b. dismissed
CO az r.
Amendment, J, removed nll faprlfM fears
OF collision between importers
AnOthcs dinlollry which WAS started 10
connection WIN that amendment. and
whteh has done duty in come ton with
every anu tr1ls4t amendment truprsel a.
tariff bills. wss thc oppo,l'loa 90 IL policy
which would mage the rcye1tes 10 hc de-.