Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-26
SOME TARIFF AMENDMENTS.
One is Directed Against Combinations
10 Control Prices.
An kxsri to Defeat tho PurpsDe OF til @
Bill ana Force any Article TO
she Free List.

WAsHINGToN, March 20 The real
consideration of the tarlff bill began
tlis morning when the bill was throw n
open for amendment under the five
minute rule.
Lanham tDem., Texas, as soon as
the enacting clause was read, moved
to strike 1t out.
serman tRep., N. " In the chair,
ruled the motion out OF order.
Dockery tDem., Mo- offered the
frat amendment. II was In the nature
OF a tprOvlso added TO the enacting
clause that whenever 1t was shown to
the Satisfaction OF the President that
there was trust or combination to
control the price OF any article on the
dutiable list the duty on such article
should be susI ended.
Dingley made the point of order
that the amendment IN effect was to
make free list, anu as the House wac
now considering the dutiable list It
was not in order.
81 have great respect for the parlia.
mentary knowledge OF the gentleman
from Maine," SAID Dockery, "but as 1t
Is probable the FREQ list never Will be
reached, hope 1t VIII be- held in order
now" tLsughter)
Cooper (Den., TsxRs) offered u cub.
stituto 10 Deskarv's amendment in
substance to accomplish the same puf.
pose but containing q definition Ut
trust and provision for the deter
minRtion OF its existence by a court.
eli you are 30 anxious TO incorpor.
ate such u provision as this in this Dlll,
way not insert 1t in the present law"
asked Tawney, (Rep., MIMI
"rrusts had hot gone quiIe so far
them" replied Richardson, (Dem.,
Tenn.,) amid laughter. He chal-
lenged the other eide who ostensiuly
opposed trusts to aid In the adoption
OF the amendment. ave never be.
FORE" said he, "heard such insi nsere
objections to Just RmenCment."
A long debate ON the point followed.
Bailey made an extended ais ument
appealing to the msJorlIy TO aid in
putting down these combinations,
which "preyed upon the energies OF
the people"
Hepburn, (Rsp., lowa,) raised a
laugh on the Democratic side by say
ing that this amendment, II adopted,
would defeat the purpose OF the bill.
"Don't laugh" he shouted, waving
his hand. He went one to explain
how easily 1t would be for a few men
who really desired Tree wool and Tree
sugar TO effect combination TO raise
the price ON sugar and wool and thus
under tee amendment force these
articles on the free list.
Baily thanked Hepburn for the
frank admission that the destruction
OF trusts would interfere with the pur-
pose OF the bill.
'Oh, no." said Hepburn. al was
trying to show that under the pre-.
tenses OF creating trust this legisla-
ton could be destroyed"
"But could IL curb the fight be.
tween sbam trust nnd real tIusi?"
asked Terry (Atk.)
81 suppose the courts could,' re-
piled Hepburn; "but snail the
revenues OF the country be destroyed
because OF the existence In violation
OF law, OF real truslP Trusts are H..
legal. Their creators are criminals.
Shall we place the treRsury's revenues
at the mercy of crlminaIt?"
Simpson (Pop., Kans.) said he
thought the majority mucn more con-
cerned about the falling of Of the
revenues OF the trusts that the falling
OIL of the revenues OF the treasury.
Democratic applause.
GrOsvenor (Rsp., Ohio) declared
that there never was u time when the
trusts had the government anu people
by the throat as The last four years.
"Ihe gentleman says the Democracy
has been the protector OF trusts," in
i.rrupt,d Terry (Dem,, Ark. y Wcan he
name trust in tue last campaign
which was not on the side OF Nc
Kinley"
81 can"
"Name them" shouted the Demo.
Gratis.
"phe trust" replied Grosvenor,
(which controls the monopoly OF what
God gavt-the silver trust"
The Republicans cneered this re-
spouse while the opposition groaned.
There was u further sharp cross firing
whicn aroused both Hides TO enthu-
| siGsm.
Newlands (Silver Rep, New de.
clareG that most trusts created the past
| fifteen years had been for the pTotec
ton OF falling prices. Even labor
was organizing trusts for the purpose.
Cotton planters were organizing tc
| limit the production In vain attempt
| TO resist the declining prices.
| The Chair ruled the DOckery amend
| ment out OF order. Doekery appeale ct
| from the decision o. the Cnair. TIT
| ruling was sustained, 1853 TO lO4.
LUZ " M recommended to the mercy
| OF the court. Ball WAS refused.