The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-03

countenanced the proposition of the Demo-
cratic party to remove the duty from ar
ticles controlled by trusts. He briefly ex-
planned the provisions of the bill which he
thought would do much TO control the
trusts.
Mr.. Fitzgerald of Massachusetts opened
for the Democrats. his remarks being de-
voted TO an attack On the Republican
methods of dealing with the trusts.
Mr.. Terry said he had not been able to
60 over the country TO find criminal prose-
cuuons under the Sherman act against la
boring men, as Mr.. Littlefeld had said
Yesterday were taking place, but he pre-
scented list of eleven cases of this kind
which had occurred in the District of Co
lumbia
Mr. Terry denied that the Democrats In
the House were at variance with the an
THRUST propositions laid down by Colonel
Bryan.
Mr.. Swanson followed with an argument
against trusts. He claimed that President
| Mckinley had been nominated and elected
| by the trusts.
| Mr.. Dalzell interrupted to deny his as
sertion that there was steel trust and
| that the Carnegies were in a trust. Mr..
| Swanson claimed the tariff was the mother
| of trusts and the custom of railroad rebates
| perpetuated the supremacy of the trusts.
] GfiSSS duu bSlidluN ClUseu tut
| general debate on the bill for the minority
and the bill was then read by sections for
] amendment.
Mr.. Ray said the committee thought it
! would be unwise to define in the bill adj
| ditional offences against the Interstate
| Commerce law. as the Supreme Court had
declared the Sherman act constitutional
and they did not wish to imperil its con-
| stitutionality.
During tilt between Mr.. Fitzgerald of
Massachusetts, and Mr.. Ray regarding the
extension of the Constitution ever the
Philippines and Cuba the latter said he
was certain the United States Supreme
Court would hold that the Constitution was
Tot a piece of india rubber to stretch all
over creation. Mr.. Fitzgerald was pleased
that the gentleman from New York was SO
learned he could tell what the Supreme
Court would do.
When that portion of the bill adding sec
ton TO the Sherman act was reached Mr..
Terry submitted the first OF the minority
amendments.
1t prohibits the interstate transporta-
ton of merchandise manufactured by
trust or monopoly upon penalty of $1,000
fine and SIX months imprisonment, and
, denies the use Of the mails to the corpora
ton.
Mr.. Parker wished to amend section
so as to strike at the evils Of the bust
ness as well as the business itself. He
thought the provisions were too broad and
general in their application. and would be
declared unconstitutional by the Supreme
Court.
The amendment was defeated-yeas 122,
nays $50.
A second amendment proposed by the
minority provided:
That whenever the President OF the
United States shall be satisfied that the
price of any commodity or article of mer-
chandise has been enhanced in conse-
quence Of any monopoly as defined in this
act he shall issue his proclamation sus-
pending the collection of all customs duties
or import taxes on like articles of mer-
chandise or commodities brought from for
eign countries. Such suspensions shall
continue as long as such enhancement in
price of such commodity or article of mer-
chandise exists and until revoked by the
proclamation of the President
The amendment was defeate0-yeas 122,
nays 1873.
minority provided:
Nothing in this act shall be so con-
strue3 as to apply to trades unions or
other labor organizations organized for |
the purpose of regulating wages, hours of
labor or ether conditions under which |
labor is to be performed"
Against this Mr. Ray raised a point |
Of order. but was overruled by Speaker |
Henderson, and the amendment was
adopted by 4 vote OF go to S, its an
being greeted with loud APP
plause.
Those voting in the negative were Messrs.
Aldrich, Allen of Maine, Bailey of Kansas.
Cannon, HIT Littlefeld, and
Lorimer. all of them Republicans.
The bill was then passed-yeas. 272;
nays, 1. Mr.. Mann OF Illinois. The pas
sage CT the bill was greeted with pro-
longed applause. At $50 O'Clock the House
adionrned