Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-27

The First Proposition Was to Strike
Out the Enacting Clause.
Ruled Out Of Order-Mr Dockery
Then Offered the First Amend
ment and Was Met by a Parlia-
mentary Objectionable Dingley
Bill Being Considered Under the
Five Minute Rule.

consideration of the tariff bill began
this morning at 10 o'clock, when the
bill was thrown open for amendment
| under the five-minute rule. The lead
ers on both sides were in their places,
but there were hardly more than sew
enty members on the floor. Mr.. Lam
ham, as soon as the enacting clause of
the bill was read, moved to strike it
out.
Mr.. Sherman, who was in the chair,
ruled that the motion was out of Or
Ger.
Mr. Dockery offered the first amend
ment 1t was 10 the enactment clause
and was in the nature of proviso that
, whenever it was shown TO the satlsfac-
ton Of the President that there was a
trust or combination TO control the
price of an article en- the dutiaDle list,
the duty on such article should be sus-
pended.
Mr.. Dingley made the point Of order
that the amendment in effect was to the
free LIST, and as the house was now
considering the dutiable list, it was not
in order.
Il 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, hope it will be held
in order now." Laughter.)
MIR. Coopr offered a substitute for the
I in, bcf
accomplish the same purpose, but con-
tanning definition of trust and pro-
vision for the determination Of its eX-
( istence by court.
IF you are so anxious to incorporate
such a provision as this in the bill why
did you not insert it in the present
law?" asked Mr.. Tawney.
TRUSTS had not gone quite so far
then" replied Mr. Richardson, amid
laughter. He challenged the other side,
who ostensibly opposed the trusts, to
aid in the adoption of the amendment.
81 have never before" he said, heard
such sincere objections to just amend
ment."
A long debate on the point or order
followed. Mr. Bailey made an extend
rc aid In putting dCwr these comb.na
tons, which ''preyed upon the energies
Of the people"
Mr.. Hepburn raised a laugh on the
/ Democratic side by saying that this
/ amendment, if adopted, would defeat
| the purpose of the bill. Don't laugh
he shouted, waving his hand. He went
1 on to explain how easily it would be for
a few men who really desired free wool
/ and free sugar to effect a combination
/ to raise the prices Of sugar and wool,
I and thus, under the amendment, force
/ those articles to the free list.
Mr.. Bailey thanked Mr.. Hepburn for
his frank admission that the destruc-
/ tion of trusts would interfere with the
/ purpose of the bill.
! "Oh. no" said Mr.. Hepburn. 81 was
| trying TO show that under the pretense
/ Of creating a trust this legislation could
/ be destroyed" ="
But could not the courts decide be-
/ tween a sham trust and real trust?"
( asked Mr.. Terry.
! Il suppose the courts could" replied
( Mr. Hepburn. But shall the revenues
/ Of the country be destroyed because Of
! the existence in violation of law of
! real trust? Trusts are Illegal. Their
/ creators are criminals. Shall we place
/ the treasurys revenues at the mercy of
/ criminals?'
| Mr. Simpson said he thought the ma
| ioritv were very much more concerned
about the falling off of the revenues
of trusts than the falling off of the rev.
enues of the treasury. Democratic
applause)
Mr.. Grosvenor declared there never
was q time when the trusts had the gov
ernment and the people by the throat
as they had in the last four years, and
/ now when the Democrats were again in
! fbe minority they came here and raised
/ = oreat fog about trusts. He said the
/ vavs and means committee had already
| been assailed because they had refused
4 IN accede to the demands of the sugar
trust for an ad valorem duty on sugar.
"Tbe gentleman says the Democracy
! has been the protector of trusts inter-
/ rurted Mr.. Terry. Can he name
trust in the last campaign which was
NOT on the side of the Mckinley bill?"
Il can name them.
oName them" shouted the Demo-
Gratis. -
(Which controls q monopoly OF what
God gave-the silver trust
The Republicans cheered this re-
srorse while the opposition groaned.
Tbcre was scme further sharp cross
firing which reused both sides to en-
! thusiasm.
Mr. Newla1ds declared that most Of
the trusts created in the Past ten years
had been for protection against falling
nrices. Even labor was organizing
trusts for that purpose, and the cotton
nlanters were organizing to limit pro-
| auction in a vain attempt to resist de-
clining prices. -
or,ordment 10 the tariff was out of or
60 CO... Mr. Dockery appealed from the
Secis;on oc and the chair was sustained
l'4 TSe 10 ~ Democrats T offered various
o,,io,dr,ents as the reading of the bill
T-ocoeded but we're all rejected. Com
rp,i+tee amendments offered. howeyr,
NO IN oacb instance agreed to.
rroarentlv ~ the discussion drifted of
~ ;rto ro,iticaI questions. Appropria-
tioUs ti,,o The money Quesction and general
nartv rsT,ty, policies furnished topics for am
DE S,r a. IBrnmwell rep, Ohio, and Mr..
crosvenor rep. Ohio). got into con-
trorerey over the protection accorded
- Tho hill TO soap. 1t was listened to
rl;+t IL Tne considerable interest, and when
" VII oiosod Mr.. Champ Clark, Of Mis-
souIi ~ made it the text for a character
istic speech. 49,