The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-27

WASHINGTON, D. c.. March 2s-
The real consideration OF the tariff bill
began this morning at 10 O'Clock, when
the bill was thrown open for amend-
tnent under the i've minute rule. The
leaders on both sides were in their
places, but there were hardly more than
seventy members on the floor. Mr.
Latham (DeIli., TeXAs) aA soon as the
0nactlhg clause OF the bill was read,
moved 10 strike Il out.
Mi Sherman (Rep,. N Y..) who was
In the chair. ruled that the motion was
out Of order
Mfr D0Ukery (Dem., M0.,I offered the
fiFst amendment. 1t was to the enact.
ing clause and was In the nature Of a
pf0viAo that whenever Il was shown TO
the satisfaction OF the President that
there was trust or combination that
rnhtrDlled the price Of nm article on the
dutlNhla list the duty on such article
should be suspended.
MI Dlngley made the point OF order
that the amendment In effect was to the
free list, and Hs the House was now con-
sl1etlhg the dutlable list 1t was not In
order,
tiHhtafy knowledge 81 the gentleman
from Maihc," said Mr.. Dockery, but
as Il is probable that the free list viii
never DO reached hope It will be held
fii order now" {I4RuEhteE)
Aif. Cooper CDenl., TeXaS,) offered a
substitute for the Dockery amendment,
II substance to accomplish the same
purpose, but containing definition OF
d trust and provision for the determina
alton Of its existence by a court.
III YOU are anxious to incorporate
suCh a provision RS this in the bill why
did you not insert 1t in the present
Iaw5"t asked Mr. Tawney (Rep.. Minn.t
Trusts had not gone quite 30 far
then" replied Mr.. Richardson's (Dem.,
Tehti..) amid laughter He challenged
the other side, who OEtehslbly opposed
trusts, TO aid In the adoption Of the
amendment. II have never betOre,
said he, heard such inslhcRfe 0bjec-
tIons to a Just amendment"
Mr.. IIepDarH'a Good Point.
A long debate on the point Of order
followed. Mr. Bailey made an extended
argument, appealing TO the majority to
aid In putting down these combinations.
which ''preyed upon the energies OF the
people"
NIr. Hepburn CRep,. IOwa,l raised a
laugh on the Democratic side by saying
that this amendment u adopted would
defeat the purpose Of the bill.
Don't laugh" he shouted, waving
his hand. He went on 70 explain how
easily It would be for FEW men who
really desired free wool and free sugar
to effect combination to raise the
prices OF sugar and wool. and thus uns
der the amendment force those articles
to the free list
Mr.. Bailey thanked Mr.. Hepburn for
his frank admission that the destruc-
LiOn OF trusts would interfere with the
purpose OF the BILL "0h, no, +" said MF.
Hepburn. II was trying to show that
under the pretensC Of creating trust
tf,ls legislation could be destroyed"
"lIlt could not the courts decide be-
tween q sham trust una real trust?"
asked AR. Terry (Dem., AtlE,O
."I suppose the courts could, replied
Mr. Hepburn.
"BUt shall the revenues Of the coun-
try be destroyed because OF the exist,
etre In violation Of law Of q real trust? :?
Trusts Are illegal. Their creators are
criminals. Shalt we place the treas9s
ry's revenues at the mercy OF criml-
naiB2"
Nj. Simpson tP0p., RRnSas,> said he
Thought the majority were very much
ninrS concerned about the falling OF OF
ths revenues Of trusts than the falling
on OF the revenues OF the treasury.
Democratic applauSe).
Mr., GrOBvenor (Rep.. Ohlo,l declared
there never was n time when the trusts
had the government and the people by
the throat as they had In the last four
wears. and now, when the Democrats
we're again in the minority, they came
here and raised q great ZOE aDout
trusts. He said the ways and means
committee had already been assailed
because they had refused to aecede TO
the demands Of the sugar trust for an
ad vaiOreIn duty on sugar,
One Great 1rHst.
"rhc gentleman says the Democracy
has been the protector of trusts" inter.
rupted Mr.. Terry (Dem., Ark,). Can
no name a trust In the last caEnpaiBn
which was not on the side OF Mckin"
ley7"
"NRme them" shouted the Demos
et%fgi "The trust" replied AIr. Grosvenor.
(Which controls a monopoly Of what
God gave--the silver trust
1fhe Republicans cheered this re-
spnTEe. while the opposition grOaned.
There was some further sharp CROSS
firinE, which aroused both sides to en-
'"Sg Wr NSglands (sIlverlle, Nev.,) de-.
clnred that most OF the trusts created
In the past ten years had been for pro.
tgctIun against falling prices, even laS
bOy. was organizing trusts for tnat pure
nose, ana the cotton planters were orr
rSul5lng to limit production IN d VAN
attempt TO resist declining prices;
Nr RIand (Detrl., MOI declared that
hardly h state legislature but did not
sccl, 10 lay the heavy hand Of the law
m these gigantic corporations, Mr,
'r5wr,pv declared the opposition was ats
tSnntInv to make some cheap capital
S,'t ~ iGe alleged assault on trusts. ThS
pan,biican marty was the only party
tSnt mad ever enacted antitrust leglss
Sntinn IN Congress. He created much
HTtttselneht BY reading n list OF the
nt6irInpnl Democrats In the present
house WHO voted against the cohsluerS
alton Of the antitrust law passed ny
ire FIfty-frst Congress.
"WiIl YOU name single CONVICTION
under that law?" asked Mr.. Rlchard-
SOIL. ,..,. a..
lnst Monday the supreme court ordered
that the great railroad trust OF the
country violated the law" tRepubll-
can appIuusel.
40 HAHpsat Taken.
Mr.. Henderson, tRep., 1own). and Mr..
Bland engaged IN lively passage nt
arms, In which considerable temper WIS
displayed
Nr DlnRlcy, In closing the debate on
thc nhlrt Of order, cdttcHded chat the
amendment was not Rerinane 10 the par
NWraph IL which II was OiHered. The
amendment, Ne said, would bp In order
when Inc free list Waa reached. When
Xxx time arrives to deal with trusts, he
said. .'Fest assured That we VII meet the
mIsstlon, Wa MI understand that the
n,irnnse OF the other aide ia TO destroy the