The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-27
.TIE DEBATE LIVELY.
Congressman Cross Fire on
the Tariff Measure.
UNDER TIE FIVE MINUTE RULE.

+ Lathusiasm.
WAgM0roS, March gG-Roal con.
aderation Of the tariff bill began this .
morning when the bill was thrown open |
for amendment under the commute rule. f.
Leaders on both sides were in their
places. bat there was hardly more than
I no members on the nlor Mr. Lanham,
Dem, Tex as soon as the onactng
clause Of the bill was read. moved 20
strike it out.
Mr. sherman, crop. n. " who was
in tn, chair, ruled the motion out Of or
der
Mr. Dookery Dom. Mo- offered the
fret amendment 90 the onacting clause
and it was In the nature Of a proyiso
that whenever it was shown 20 satisiao.
tion 20 the president that there was a
Trust or combination 10 control the pr.oe
Of any article on the duiiable list the
duty Of such articles should be suspend.
cd
Mr. Dingley made point Of order
that the amendment In effect was 70 the
free hst and a. the house was now con.
sidering the duhablo list It was not In
order
The chair ruled the Dockory amend.
ment 70 the tariff bill was out Of order.
Mr. Dockcry appealed from the decision
Of the chair The chair was sustained
by a vote Of i5S to l0i.
Mr. Cooper dem, Tex offered
substitute for the D1ctcry amendment.
IN substance 20 accomplish the same pur.
pose. but containing a definition Of a
trust and provision Tor the deter
mination Of he existence by the courts.
III you are 80 anxious 20 incorporate
such a provision o. this Ia the bill why
did yen not insert % In the rrcsent
law" asked Mr. Tawlcy rep Mimi.
TRUSTS had nos gone quite 30 Ear
then. replied Mr. Richardson lD.m. .
Tenn amid laughter III, challenged
the ether side. who ost,ngb.y opposed
trusts. 90 aid 10 the adoption Of the
amendment Il have mover before. "
said be-. heard such insiuc,re objec.
tion 10 just amendment"
A long debate ou the point Of order
followed Mr. Bailey made an extended
argument, appealing b the maj irity to
q aid in putting down these combinations.
which prey upon the energies Of the
people"
Mr. Hepuurn tRop, la raised ID
laugh on the Democratic side by saying
that this amendment, u adopted. would
defeat the purpose 81 the bill Don't
laugh % he shouted. waving his hand
He went on 90 explain how easy II
would be- ior a few men who really de-
sired free wool and free sugar 90 effect
a combination 90 raise the prices Of ~
gar and wool and thus under the amend,
ment force those prices % the free lat
Mr. Bailey thanked Mr. Hepburn foi
the frank admission that destruction o.
trusts would interfere with the purpos,
= Of the bill
7" "Oh. no." said Mr. Hepburn. "
g was trying 90 show that under pretens
= the creating OF this legislation could b
y destroyed"
10 "But could no, courts decide betweel
,. sham trusts and real trusts p asked Mr.
Terry Dem, Ark.
y III suppose courts could" replied Mr.
q Hepburn "Bat shall the revenues o
% the country be destroyed because Of IN
existence IN violation OF law VI rea
trustsg Trusts are Illegal. their creator
arc criminals Shall we place trcssur
Of revenues AZ the mercy Of criminals ?
~ Mr. Simpson (Pop, Kanl, said h
thought the majority very much NOR
concerned about tho falling Oh Of rcve
nue Of trusts than the falling Oh OF On
revenues Of the trcasury Democrat
a applausol
- Mr. Grcsyonor (Rep. o. declare
there mover was time when trusts Aa
= the rovcrum nt and people by the thTo,
as they had in the last four years tn
I now WHOM the Democrats are again .
. the minority they come h.r' and raise
great fog about trusts. IT, said the was
y aud means committee had already be
= assaulted because they refused 20 aoced
= 10 demand Of the sugar trust icr adv
lorom duty on sugar
"Thc gentleman saws Democracy hi
been the protector % trusts, " Interrupt
20 ed Mr. Terry Dem, Ark Can ,
be- name a trust in the last camuairn while
So was not on the side with Mckinley -
% IL can" said Mr. Grosvoar.
lc Name them r. "Name thcm |
~ shouted the Democrats.
Dc TRUSTS" replied Mr. Grosveno
m (which controls a monopoly 81 VIII
os God gave the silver trust "
The Republicans ehoorci this r0poni
while the opposition groaned.
"a There was some further sharp Gro
re- firing which reused both sides to euthl
d, siasm.
~ The senate. In Wow Of the great a
is mand Tor the recent supreme courts a
ie cislon IN the Transmissouri Traffic ass
In ciation case. adopted a resolution