The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-06-04
Republican Election Side
Play Given Laugh All
Along the Line
AMENDMENT DEFEATED
Had the Amendment Been Offered in
Good Faith 1t Would Probably
Have Fassed--Littlefield
Closed for Repub-
licans.

Washington. June The house OF rep
resentatives today. after n lively debate
extending over two days. defeated the
Joint resolution proposing n constitutional
amendment empowering congress to reg
ulate trusts.
II requires n two-thirds vote under the
constitution to adopt an amendment 10
the constitution. The vote stood ayes 1884,
NAYS 131. The affirmative vote. there
fore. was IS short OF the requisite two
thirds-l92.
Five democrats essrs. Campbell Of
Montana: Naphen. Of Massachusetts;
Scudder. Of New York: Sibey. of Penn
sylvania. and Thayer. OF Massachusetts
and one silverite-Mr. Newlands. of Ne
vaja-voted with the republicans for the
resolutions. and two republicans-Mr.
Loud. Of California. and Mr.. Mccall. OF
Massa chusetts--wit the democratic MEM
bers against IL. These were the only
breaks from party lines. The popullsts
voted solidly against the resolution. The
debate preceding the vote had strong
political flavor throughout and was at
times very personal. The features were
the closing speeches of NJ. DeArmond,
of Missouri and Mr. Littlefoid. of Maine
for the respective sides. and the short
tea'"'%A''N
ton. Mr.. Mccall has distinguished him
self before during this session in oppos-
ing the action of his colleagues on the
Porto Rican bill and in his speech IN the
Roberts case. His action today was un-
hcraided and therefore attracted tho
more attention. Mr.. Boreing. OF Ken
lucky, was the first speaker. lie advocat-
cd the adoption OF the amendment.
Fleming Takes the Floor.
Mr.. Fleming, OF Georgia. reiterated the
charge that the republicans had no inten-
ton OF putting through both houses
either the resolution or the Littletie.d
bill.
Mr.. Newlands. of Nevada. said he con-
curred with the minority that the piO-
posed constitutional amendment was Il
political makesnlft, but he would vote for
Il because ne believed the federal gov
ernment should have enlarged powers
rather than that it should not exercise
power at all.
AIR Tnaycr, of Massachusetts. defined
a trust as "A business BASTARD" which
Nj. Hanna cou-x not palm off as the
result of the thrItt. push ana falr dealing
OF the American people.
Mr.. Lentz. OF ONO. said this constitu-
tlonal amendment was a fraud and the
democrats would prove the hypocrisy
OF the republicans before Saturday night.
ELECT William Jennings Bryan
democratic applause) am he will
place at the head of the department
of justice an attorney general, not
from the trust ridden state of New
Jersey, who will keep the trusts so
busy they will not have time to pur-
sue their rapacious vocation" CDem-
ocratic applause).
AIR. Grosvcnor replied that should trusts
be destroyed IL must take place under
republican law placed on the statute
books against democratic opposition.
Mr.. G.osvenor and Mr.. LentZ eXchang
ell personalities again and again. Mr..
Grosyeno~ finally concluded with tac
statement that the favorite democratic
weapon Used for ngnting trusts was the
vocabulary. lie characterized Mr.. Lentz' s
remarks as "sluSh.
Not of Trusts but Election.
Mr.. DeArmond. of Missouri. closed the
debate for his side with a speech one
hour and a half In length. In his opin-
ion the republicans we're thinking not Of
destroying trusts. but of the coming cleo
ton. AZ hen congress assembled the re-
publican leaders rushed through under
whip and spur the financial law which
they really intended should g. on The
statute books. Now at the end Gf The
session ;hey proposed trust remedy not
To remedy the evils of trusts. but to tide
them over the campaign. The proposed
amendment. he said. bore upon Its face
irrefutable evidence that II was not In
tended to be placed in the constitution to
control trusts, but to be placed i'll the
campaign TO delude voters. democratic
appiause)
You have tyranny in your own house
hold" continued Mr.. DcArmond. ITO
what chapter OF your republican perform
snces can you turn and nope for approval
of the people?
can there he anything In the PROPOSE
ton that because you label this anti
trust. we shall not look beyond the label?
You have labeled many things other than
what they are. U-aughter) There is not
a package of your political nostrulns
that will bear inspection. lLaughter)
''The power of the people to meet and
overcome trusts woald be less IL this
amendment was I'm the constitution than
n Is today. | am willing 10 amend the
constitution. but am not willing to