The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-06
a REPUBLICAN FIAsCO.
a Campaign Bubble Purctured by. the
Democrats.

Ihe House OF representatives FIJI
day, after lively debate extending
over two days, defeated the resolution
proposing a constitutional amendment
empowering Congress to regulate trusts.
1t requires two thirds vote, under the
Constitution, to adopt an amendment
to the Constitution. The vote stood,
ayes 154, nays l3l. The affirmative
vote, therefore, was 3S short Of the re-
ouisite two.thirds-l92. Five Demo
Gratis, Messrs. Campbell, Of Montana;
Nappen, Of Massachusetts,; Scudder, OF
New York; Sibley, Of Pennsylvania,
and Thayer, of Massachusetts,, and one
s;lverite. MIR Newlands, Of Nevada,
vo,cd 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 sol
idly against the resolution. The de-
bate preceding the vote had strong
political favor throughout and at times
very personal The features were the
closing speeches of Mr. DeArmond, of
Missouri, and Mr.. Littlefeld, of Maine,
for the respective sides, and the short
speech Of Mr.. Mccall against the reso-
lu;ion. Mr.. Mccall has distinguished
himself before during this session in
opposing the action of his colleagues
on the Porto Rican bill and in his
speech in the Roberts case. His &C
tion Tuesday was unheralded and,
therefore, attracted the more attention.
There was considerable discussion
before vote was taken. Mr.. Lentz,
of Ohio, said this constitutional amend
ment was fraud and Democrats would
prove the hypocrisy of the Republicans
before Saturday night. Elect William
Jennings Bryan democratic applause)
and he will place at the head Of the de-
partment Of justice an Attorney Gener-
al, not from the trust.lidden State Of
New Jersey, who will keep the trusts
so busy they will not have time to pur-
sue their rapacious vocation"
Mr.. DeArnond, of Missouri, clost d
the debate for his side with a spec Oh
an hour and half 10 length. In his
opinion the Republicans were thinking,
not of destroying trusts, but Of the
coming election. When Congress as
sembled the Republican leaders rushed
through, under whip and spur, the
financial law, which they really intend
ed 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, he said, bore upon its face
irrefutable evidence that it was not in
tended to be placed 10 the Constitution
to control trusts, but to be placed in
the campaign to delude voters Demo
cratic applause.)
MIR. Mccall, of Massachusetts,, said
he would vote for the Little6eld bill,
but would vote against the resolution.
1.-THE resolution" said he, brings the
promise to the ear, but breaks it to the
hope. Democratic applause.) The
amendment would strike deadly blow
at Individual liberty and might be used
to destroy labor organizations. No
amend ment was necessary until every
weapon in the constitutional armory
had been exhausted. prolonged Dem
| ocratia applausel