The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-29

- p"s guy price up or down by the Big
reea,oS ION at Chicago. The senator
,or,at VI. circumstances OF the SEN
a s.u inquiry into the beef trust IN
"nteh he participated.
,, ueh Mr' Vest spoke Of oppressive ac-
ioh py MI. Armour 10 compel butchers IN
use MS dressed beef, Mr.. Allen az Ma |
plasha remarked that the evidence seemed |
sufficient for an indictment ana why. tben
| tion? '""'u Ptoseeu-
Fais developed warm controversy No.
| tween Mr.. Hoar and MIR, Alien ne ~ M
iiEnt OF Federal prosecution for an Of |
,ense wholly within state lines which nj |
LINES became rather personal,
Mr. Allen said that while M, n, 3D. |
soca.e OF general protective system. vet |
ne eoncurred with the view that IL thcre
was 10 be such bill every section should |
sHare IN the benefits It gave He spoke |
,ar .no dement's OF hide duty to the |
,atinefs and in particular Of the extent OF |
| me industry In Nebraska.
o,,,i ns discussion hranched of to the prose-
eut'on OF trusts in which Mr. Allen and |
Mr' Hoar discussed the law Mr. uoar
stated mat he thought 1t likely an amend.
heht relating to trusts would be offered
IA connection with the present bin tend
rug 10 perfect the provisions on that SUBJ
)ect In the tariff bill OF 1894 and DE-
ciaring that such provisions are no, ro-
leaied by this bin Such an amendment
naa been prepared by Mr. Pettus of Ala
pama and Mr. Hoar said he expected 10
Note Tor 1t when it came UP.
MT Hoar said that while the question
OF trusts could be dealt with to some ex-
tent by striking at thciS Imports as In
the law Of 1894, yet the most serious phase,
of the evil must be dealt With hv the
states. He showed the technical legal
meaning of the word trust" and show, d
the diiliculties In making the sugar trust
ana standard Oil trus, amendable to Fed
eral law. He regarded these monopc,ies
as menace to the Republic and WINS hope
iui mat some means might be found 10
check Them yet he could not say how they
could be hit. The State could limit their
amount of capital, which would be one
effective means of dealing with them.
Mr.. Lindsay OF Kentucky 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 i, no
further benefits from tariff legislation.
When the point was reached in tariff
bill where sugar was to be dealt with
then it should be so shaped as not to he
In the benefit OF the trust.
Mr.. Hoar reDlied that the policy seemed
to be established that revenue was to De
raised on refined sugar and II was further
desired that the business of refining sugar
shall he done in this country rather than
abroad
} A great foreign government was about
the biggest trust that could menace the
trade of the United States. Mr.. lloar as
serted. He hoDed that some effective rem
edv would be found instead of going or
the theory that because a iackal c. fox
prevs on our commerce 1t should be gNer
over to foreign wolf of lion
Mr.. Caffery OF Louisiana argued that the
sugar trust was within the operation of
the antitrust law. and he felt that !; Wal
time the attention of the attorney genera
and the United States district attorney
was called to tho frequent and tioriani
violations of the law by the sugar trust
The senator declared that the sugar trus
was the most arrogant and Ubiquitous trus
in the world.
MIR. Allies. resuming, declared that the
country was rotten with trusts every
article We eat and wear and use being cen
trolied by trusts. while congress, the ju
dietary and the executive authority Is i'm
potent and powerless to act a3cor1iJg Il
those who argued that the Federal law
can not reach the trusts. He maintained
that the laws are sufficient if onergotioall.
enforced. but that the authorities have nc
executed them with zeal.
) The vote was then taken on the hide
paragraph as amended by the COMMITTEES
and il was agreed 10. 80 TO 90.
The committee presented a substitute 10
/ paragraph 427 band or betting leather
: etc tho text of which is given in the re
port elsewhere OF the action of the com
mittce.
1t was agreed to--30 10 90
e The glove paragraph was taken up an
5 agreed to without change.
= The substitute previously agreed TO b.
the committee for paragraph IA was oil
r fered by Mr.. Allison and agreed 10; ais
Y paragraph 435. This completed the leathe
5 and glove paragraphs.
Mr.. Allison proposed substitute FOL
: paragraph 2l5. relating to cattle as fol
a lows Less than a year old, 50 head;
a all other cattle. II valued at not NOR
{ than Sl4. 50. 80 head: valued ut moro ina
c sli and not more than S25, 20 per cent a
!, yalorem; valued at more than $25. 30 pc
cent.
, The substitute was agreed to.
It The bill was laid aside at 3 o'clock on
4 ,fter AN executive session the senate "a
G iourned.
Washington. June 2s.-Speakor Rec
d said today that he had the matter OF tn
appointment of the committees under con
g sideration and that unless something I'm
. foreseen occurred to change his presen
Arrangement he would prepare the list an
d submit them prior 10 the anal adjourn
l ment He has had ample opportunity a.
d ing the extra session for ascertainng IN
81, wishes and qualifications OF memb.rs u
= committee assignment and although IN
IL actual work OF preparing the commute
Is lists has not been begun the task WI
I probably be rendered easier than usual
the fact that the chairmen OF the mos
~ important committees in tho last hous
10 arc members OF the present house anu u
speaker now hiss personal acquain'dh'
>. with all the new members.
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