Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-03-26

Washington, March 26.-The real con
sideration of the tariff bill begun this
morning, when the bill was thrown open
for amendment under the five minute
rule. Mr.. Lanham, Democrat, of Texas.
moved to strike out the enacting clause.
Mr.. Sherman, Republican, of New York,
in the chair ruled the motion out of or
der and Mr.. Dockery, Dem ocrat, of Mis-
souri,, offered an amendment to the enact
ing clause in the nature of provisions,
that whenever it was shown to the satis'
faction of the president that there was a
trust or combination to control the
price of any article on the dutiable list,
the duty on such article should be sus-
pended Mr.. Dingley made point of
order that the amendment in effect was to
the free list, and as the house was con-
sidering the Gutiable list it was not in or
der. 81 have great respect for the parlia-
mentary knowledge of the gentleman
from Maine, said Mr.. Dockery, but as it
is probable that the free list will never
be reached l hope it will be held in order
now" Naughter.)
Mr.. Cooper, Democrat, of Texas, Of
fered a substitute for the Dockery amend
ment, in substance to accomplish the
same purpose, but containing detini-
tion of the word trust, and provision for
the determination of it's existence by the
courts.
"If you are so anxious to incorporate
such provision as this in the bill, why
did you not insert it in the present law?"
asked Mr.. Tawney, Republican, OF Min
nesota. "Trusts had not gone quite 80
far then" replied Mr.. Richardon, Demo-
crat, of Tennessee, amid laughter. He
challenged the other side, who ostensibly
opposed trusts to aid in the adoption of
the amendment. II never before" said
he, "heard such an inslncere objection to
just amendment"
Mr.. Bailey made an extended argument,
appealing to the majority, to aid in put
ting down these combinations, which
"preyed upon the energies of the peo-
pie" Mr.. Hepburn, Republican, of
Louisiana, raised laugh on the Demo-
cratic side, by saying that this amend
ment if adopted would defeat the pur-
pose of the bill.
Mr.. Bailey thanked Mr.. Hepburn for
his frank admission that the destruction
oftrusts would interfere with the pur-
pose OF the bill.
ssOh no." said Mr.. Hepburn, was
trying to show that under the pretense of
creating trust, this legislation could be
destroyed" "But could not the courts
decide between sham trust and a real
trust" asked Mr.. Terry, Democrat, OF
Arkansas. 81 suppose the courts could"
replied Mr.. Hepburn. "But shall the
revenues of the country be DESTROYED be-
cause of the existence in violation OF law
of real trustss" Mr.. Simpson, Populist,
of Kansas, said he thought majority
were more concerned about the falling
off of revenues of trusts, than in the fall
ing off of the revenues of the treasury
Democratic applause). Mr.. Grosvenor'
Republican, of Ohio, declared there never
was time when trusts had the govern
ment and the people by the throat as in
the last four years. "The gentleman
says that Democracy has been the pro-
tector of trusts" interrupted Mr.. Terry,
Democrat, of Arkansas. "Can he name
the trust in the last campaign which was
not on the side of President Mckinley"
The chair ruled the Dockery amend
ment out of order and Dockery then ap-
pealed from the decision. The ruling was
sustained by vote of 158 to 104.
DIPLOMATIC SERVICE.
The president today nominated Edgar
Thompson Scott of Pennsylvania to be
second secretary of the embassy at Paris.
AMuRDER INVESTIGATION.
The senate, in view of great demand
for it, today adopted a resolution to
print the recent Supreme court decision
on the Transmissouri Traffic ASSOCIATION
case. There was more discussion without
result, of the alleged absurdities of the
civil service system. Then after adopt
ing resolution inquiring for informa-
tion regarding the killing of two sailors,
Richelieu and Bolon, at Santigo de Cuba,
the senate went into executive session.