The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-02
SO THE HOUSE DECIDES
The Makeshift Antitrust Resolution
Fails to Pass.
DEBATE IN THE H3USE A LITTLE T0RRlD
In tie Senate TiIIman and Hanna Cross Swords
in Debate, and Hale Araigns Eng
land For Her Treatment of In
dia's Starving Millions
(By the Associated Press.

(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, June 1.-The House of Rep
resentatves today after a lively debate
extending over two days defeated the
joint resolution proposing a constitutional
amendment empowering Congress to reg
ulate trusts. 1t requires a two-thirds
vote under the Constitution to adopt an
amendment to the Constitution. The
vote stood ayes, 154; nays, 131. The af-
firmative vote was therefore SO short Of
the requisite two thirds-192.
Five Democrats, Messrs. Campbell, of
Montana Naphen. of Massachusetts;
Scudder of New York; Sibley, of Penn
sylvania, and Thayer, of Massachusetts,
and one Silverite Mr.. Newlands, of Ne
vada voted with the Republicans for the
resolution. and two Republicans, Mr.
Loud of California, and Mr. Mccall of
Massachusetts. with the Democrats
against it, These were the only breaks
from party lines. The Populists voted
solidly against the resolution. The de-
bate preceding the vote had a strong
political flavor throughout and was at
times very personal The features we've
the closing speeches of Mr. DeArmond
OF Missouri and Mr.. Littlefield of Maine
for their respective sides and the short
speech of Mr.. Mccall, of Massachusetts,
against the resolution Ir. Mccall fEs
distinguished himself before during this
session in opposing the action of his col
leagues on the Porto Rican Bill and in his
speech in the Roberts case. His action
today was unheralded, and therefore at
tracted the more attention.
Mr. Bcreing, of Kentucky. was the first
speaker He advocated the adoption of
the amendment
Mr. Fleming of Georgia. reiterated the
charge that the Republicans had no
intention of putting through both Houses
either the resolution or the Littlefield
Bill
Mr. Newlands. of Nevada said he con-
Cured with the minority that the pro-
posed constitutional amendment was a
political makeshift, but he would vote
for it because he believed the Federal
Government should have enlarged powers
rather than that it should not exercise
any power at all.
Mr., Thayer of Massachusetts. defined
a trust as a business bastard. which
Mr.. Hanna could not palm off as the
result of the thrift. push and fair dealing
of the American people.
Mr. Lentz (Ohio). said this constitu-
tional amendment was a fraud and the
Democrats would prove the hypocrisy of
the Republicans before Saturday night.
Elect William Jennings Bryan Demo
cratic applause). and 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 pursue their rapacious vo-
cation" Democratic apDlause).
Mr.. DeArmond (Mo). closed the de-
bate for his side with a speech an hour
and half in length. In his opinion the
Republicans were thinking not of de-
stroying trusts but of the coming elec-
ton. When Congress assembled the Re-
publican leaders rushed through under
whip and spur the financial law which
they really intended should go on the
statute books. Now at the end of the
session they proposed trust remedy not
to remedy the evils of trusts but to tide
them over the campaign The proposed
amendment Ire said. bore upon its face
rrefutable evidence that it was not in
tended to be placed in the Constitution
to control trusts but to be placed in
the campaign to delude voters. Demo
cratic applause).
You have TYRANNY in your own house
hold" continued Mr.. DeArmond ITO
what chapter of your Republican per-
formances can you turn and hope for ap-
proval of the people?
"Can there be anything in the propo-
stiCn that because you label this anti
trust we shall not look beyond the label ?
You have labeled many things other than
what they are. CLaughter) There is
not package of your political nostrums
that will bear inspection. Laughter)
The power of the people to meet and
overcome trusts would be less if this
amendment was in the Constitution than
ii is today. | am willing to amend the
Constitution. but | am not willing to
amend it so as to take from A. States
the power that they now possess to
| create and control corDorations You
propose to take control of these corpora
tions? You proDose to say which one
of them you will denounce and destroy
it if you destroy any of them. which ones
you will shelter and protect. / am OPP
posed to that kind Of legislation.
Trusts have grown within the last
! three years as they never have grown
before. They are mighter they have
invaded new fields, conquered new prov
inces made new slaves. and are mightier
today than ever before. And yet you
say TO the people wait until we get a