Hutchinson gazette., 1899-07-06
REPUBLICAN TRUST RECORD,
Found In the Pages of the Congressional
Record,

TRUSTS hnd been In operation TO q
limited extent prior to the passage Of
the Dingley net, but II will be noted
that the enormous growth Of these in
dustrlal vampires has occurred since
the enactment OF that law The effort
during the consideration OF the Ding
ley act TO destroy all trusts, which are
the outgrowth Of high protection, by
placing articles upon the free list
when used by trust, failed because
II was Antagonized by solid republi-
can vote
The Congressional Record OF March
20 aud March 81, 1897 tells the whole
story, and II will DO well for discharg-
cd employees und for taxpayers, who
are now paying increased prices for
what they are compelled TO purchase,
because OF trusts, TO note the attitude
OF the republican party Immediately
after the consideration OF the Dlngley
net was entered upon by paragraphs,
MIR. Dockery OF Missouri offered the
following proviso to the first section.
provided, that when II Is shown TO
the satisfaction Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury that such articles are manu-
featured, controlled or produced in the
United States by trust or trusts, the
importation OF such articles from for
eign countries shall be free OF duty
until such manufacture, control or
production shall hayc ceased In the
opinion OF the Secretary of the Treas
ury."
Mr. Dingley promptly interposcd
technical objection to the considera-
tion Of the proviso shown by the Con-
gressonal Record as follows
Mr.. Dingley-The point of order that
l make is that we are now considering
tho dutiable list, and II Is proposed 10
transfer articles TO the free list, This
Is not in order until we shall have
reached the free list
"At the close of the debate the
chairman of the committee Of the
whole (Mr. Sherman) sustained the
point Of order, whereupon Mr. Dock
cry appealed in the following Ian
guage:
"ln view of the great Importance Of
the issue involved and with entire and
perfect respect for the chair, appeal
from the decision"
In the committee of the whole there
is no opportunity under the rules to
secure yea and nay vote, Upon II
vote by tellers, however, the ruling OF
the chair was upheld by strict party
vote--yeas, 1885, nays, lO4
Propositions OF similar character to
the ono offered by Mr. Dockery were
then presented by Judge De Almond
and Colonel Cochran Of Missouri, Mr.
McRea OF Arkansas, Mr.. Cooper OF
Texas, Mr.. Skinner of North Carolina
and Mr. Mcmillan of Tennessee, all Of
which were held by the chair obnoX-
ious to the rules, upon points of order
made by Mr., Dingley of Maine
After the consideration of the Ding
ley act In the committee Of the whole
had been concluded aud just before
the passage of the measure in the
house, Mr. DocIsery offered the TO-
lowing motion to recommit the bill:
Resolved, That the bill of H. K, $40,
entitled "A bill to provide revenue for
the government and encourage the
industries Of the United States be
recommitted to the committee on ways
and means, with instructions to report
the same back to thp house, with
amendments to place upon the free
list all articles manufactured, pro-
duced or controlled by any combina-
tion or organization OF persons'or cor.
porations formed in tho United States
for the purpose of limiting, regulating
or controlling the snppy or price of
any such articles; and with the further
provision that the rates of duty now
prescribed by law shnll be levied and
collected on any and all Of such art!-
cles when, IN the opinion of the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury, such articles
shall cease TO- be manufactured, pro-
duced or controlled in the United
States by uny such combination, or
organization.
Speaker Reed promptly entertained
the motion to commit, tins reversing
the decision OF Chairman Sherman. be-
cause, under II well-settled principle of
parliamentary law, nothing can be
accomplished indirectly that cannot
be done directly. The pressure of the
republican representatives upon the
Speaker TO hold the motion 10 rcromr
mit out Of order aud thus vindleAte
the chairman OF the committee of the
whole, while Mt the same time pre-
venting record vote, WIS very great
The Speaker, however. was firm, aud
held that The motion was in order
Tho democrats pronptly demanded