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PROTECTED THE TRUSTS.
Legislation Intended
Them Record Referred 10.


Missouri simply proposes to except from
your general provision all articles con
trolied BY trust. ! am totally unable 10
perceive how Il can be contended that the
exception is not germane to the general
provision This amendment does not
transfer csrtain articles TO the free list.
II simply provides that they shall not pay
duty when controlled BY a trust.
The amendment can only be successful
iy resisted by admitting that It is not the
purpose OF your bin to destroy the trusts
and combinations which exist; and IL you
are willing to go to the country with that
admission on your lips. we are willing to
90 TO the country with that issue TO be de-
c.ded."
Mr.. McMillin said: Exception has been
taken to the amendment On the ground
that i proposes to give to the secretary
81 the treasury discretion which amounts
70 judicial power. Why. sir. what does
TINS bill. as submitted TO us, propose to do
IN Increasing the presidents power? AS
stated by my colleague (Mr. Richardson),
this power might be readily lodged in thu
president IL we SO desired but the presi-
dent Is no more appropriate an officer to
be clothed with judicial power than the
secretary OF the treasury. The amendment
IS certainly in order, and it is the duty,
as well as the power, of this house to
adopt such provision"
Mr. Richardson Of Tennessee declared
that nothing can be palmer from a par
iiamentary standpoint than that the
amendment Of the gentleman from Mis-
souri, Is germane, according to the provis-
IONS Of the bill itself. insist, Mr.. Chair
man, that the point Of order should be
overruled and the amendment voted upon
by the committed"
Mr.. Simpson OF Kansas, in the course ~
the debate, said: Il make no professions
as TO knowledge of parliamentary law. hut
must express my very great surprise at
the opposition on the republican side to a
vote upon this measure. Ii strikes me that
the gentlemen over there are very much
more concerned about the destruction or
falling OF Of the revenues Of the trusts
than they are about the revenues OF the
government and hence their opposition. -
Governor Sayers OF Texas was emphatic
in The statement that IF the majority shall
now refuse to consider the proposition Of
ieTed by the gentleman from Missouri. the
FerdicS OF the country will be that they are
opposed 10 any legislation OF this charac-
ter.
Silver Dick Bland said II do not see
how gentlemen OF the other side can have
me hardwood 10 stand here and ask the
chairman Of the committee OF the whole 10
rule this amendment out of order; to make
such decision would be to az in the face
OF every provision of the bill itself and of
al parliamentary rules The amendment
IS germane. II relates TO the subject mat.
Ter. Are we TO stand here idle as the sub
missive victims OF these trusts and permit
them 70 grow stronger and stronger under
a tariff system like this?"
Mr.. Cochran Of Missouri was also elo-
quen, in denunciaiion OF the position o.
the republican parry. But If gentlemen, .
he said, ION the other side admit that there
are trusts in this country which control
the necessarles Of life, and are made more
ohectual in that control by reason of tal
exclusion OF foreign composition by a high
protective tarid--if that is the situation,
I then ! say that a vote to exclude lnii
amendment is deliberate vote. 70 plac,
/ In this bill profession for the trusts and
combines"
/ AT the close OF the debate the chairman
( OF the committee OF the whole tMr Sher-
mani sustained the point of order. where
/ upon MIR. Dockery appealed in the follow
/ ing language In view of the great i'm
portanee 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 a
! yea and no vote. Upon vote by tellers
however the ruling of the chair was up
held by strict party vote--yeas 15s, noes
10i
Propositions OF similar character to the
one offered by Mr. Dockery were then pre-
scented by Judge De Almond and Colonel
1 cochran OF Missouri Mr.. McRae OF Ar
/ kansas, Mr.. Cooper of Texas, Mr. Skinner
] Of North Carolina and Mr.. McMillin OF
/ Tennessee. 81 OF which were held by the
chair obnoxious to the rules, upon points
Of order made by Mr.. Dlngley OF Maine
After the consideration of the Dingley
act IN the committee of the whole had been
Concluded and just before the passage OF
the measure OF the house, Mr.. Dockery Of
fered the following motion to recommit the
bill:
RESOLVED. That the bill II. r. 37s. en-
| Titled "A bill TO provide revenue for
the govern ment and TO encourage The
industries OF the United States be
recomnitteu to the committee ON WAYS
ana means with instructions to report
| tnS SAME back 10 the house with
amendments ptacb1g upon The free list
all articles manufactured produced
or controlled BY any combination or
organization OF persons or corporations
! formed in the United States for the
purpose OF limiting, regulating or con-
trolling the supply or price OF any
sueh articles: AID with the further
/ provision that the rates OF duty now
/ prescribed by law shall be levied and
/ collected on any or all OF such ar
ucles when, In the opinion of the
! secretary OF the treasury. such az
! ucies shall cease to be manufactured
J produced, or controlled IN the United
States by any such combination or or
| ganization.
Speaker Reed promptly entertained ina
motion to reeommit. thus reversing the de-
eision OF Chairman sherman, because. I'M
deG well settled principle OF parliauen-
sary law nothing can be accomplished in =
directly that can not be done directly
me pressure Of republican representatives
upon the speaker TO hold the motion. while
az the same time preventing a record vote
was very great The speaker. however
was hrm. and held that the motion was IN
order. The democrats promptly demanded
aye ana noe vote upon the motion 10 re-
commit and upon page 54S OF the Record
March 81, 1897, the vote appears. 1t dis
closes the fact that every democrat. popu-
list and silver republican present voted
tor the motion 10 reeommit. and against
tariu trusts, while every republican vino
voted recorded himself against the amen,f-
ment, thus fostering and encouraging all
trusts intrenched behind the wall OF rro-
lection. which prevents competition. iFhs-