Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-08
FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS
REPUBLICAN, ANTI TRUST REsOLU.
TION DEFEATED.
"A Warm Discussion Over Armor Plate
Amendment searching Investigation of
the Expediture of Paris Exposition An.
propriation Demanded,
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
Monday.-When the house convened
this morning it resumed consideration
OF the Alaskan civil government bill
and passed 1t. Oads and ends OF legis
lation were cleaned up in View of the
near approach Of adjournment. Recess
was taken until 8 O'Clock to consider
the District of Columbia appropriation
BILL,
Tuesday. When the house conven.
ed this morning Mr.. Grosvener, OF
Ohio, presented rule ordering tho pre-
vious question upon bills whose pass
age was obstruoted by Mr.. Talbert, of
South Carolina, who raised the point
OF no quorum. After agreeing to the
conference report on the naval ap-
preparation bill the house proceeded
to consider the items which had not
been agreed to, Some discussion on
the armor plate question took place,
and at 8 p. m, the house adjourned.
Wednesday. The 100 pension bills,
whose passage was obstructed by Mr..
Talbot's point of no quorum, were
passed this morning and the house ad-
journed as mark Of respect, 1t be.
Ing decoration day.
Thursday. Mr.. Daizell, from the
committee on rules, presented the spe-
cial ANTITRUST resolution order. Mr..
Richardson and Mr.. Bailey made
speeches in reply to Mr.. Dalzell. The
former accused the republicans Of
bringing In an antitrust resolution
for political effect, since they were the
promoters Of the Dingley law, which
has done more to create trusts than
anything,el Mr.. Dalzell closed his
speech and Mr.. Terry, of Arkansas,
spoke In behalf of the minority. Mr..
Lanham, of Texas, spoke IN opposi-
tion to the resolution, stating that It's
passage would confer unnecessary
power upon congress. The house took
a reoesss until 8 o'clock and debate
was resumed. The chief feature of the
night session was fiery speech made
BY Mr.. Sulzer of New York, against
trusts. Mr.. Sulzer charged that the
republicans were trying to deceive the
people with a pretense Of Legislation
against trusts. At 1890 the house ad-
journed.
Friday. Without preliminary bust
ness at II O'Clock the house toiay re-
sumed the debate on the resolution
proposing an antitrust amendment to
the constitution. Owing to the early
hour of convening there were few
members present, and the deba to open
ed quietly and without incident Mr..
DeArmond, of Missouri, closed the de-
bate for bis side. He said the prop
osition before the house might be
viewed from two standpoints. The
standpoint Of trust question and the
standpoint of the coming presiden tial
election. In his opinion the republi-
cans were not thinking of destroying
trusts, but of the coming election.
NJ. De Almond appealed to his demo-
cratic colleagues not to vote for the
resolution Mr.. Littlofeld. of Maine,
closed the debate for the resolution
The resolution was defeated by "a to
18i, the equisite -thids not having
voted for 1t.
Saturday. Only one vote was cast
In the house today against the Little
field antitrust bill to amend the Sher-
man act Of 1890 to make it more effec-
tive In the prosecution of trusts and
combinations, their agents, officers or
attorneys. Mr.. Mann, republican, of
Illinois, cast the negative vote The
bill according to the statements OF the
republican leaders, goes to the limit Of
the authority Of congress under the
constitution. All the democratic mi
nority amendments except one were de-
feated. All except eight republicans
voted for 1t. At $3.50 p. M, the house
adjourned.
SENATE.
Monady-Mr. Wellington In course of
aspeeoh ugln g the expression ofsympa-
thv OF the senate for the Beers, referred
10 q secret understanding between the