The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-02
DEFEATED IN THE HOUSE
The Antitrust Resolution Fails
of Passage.
Does Not Command the Necessary
TwG-thirds Note-Ycas I53. Nays
Two Republicans Oppose the Pro-
posed Constitutional Amendment.

The joint resolution proposing an anti
trust amendment to the Constitution was
defeated in the House yesterday afternoon,
the vote being 153 yeas and 1873 nays, not
the requisite two-thirds in the affirmative.
Ii WAS strict party vote, except that
Messrs. Campbell. Naphen. Scudder, Sib-
ley, and Thayer, Democrats, voted with
the Republicans in the affirmative, and
Messrs. Loud and Mccall. Republicans,
voted with the Democrats, Populists, and
silverites in the negative.
The vote was:
Yeas-Messrs. Adams Aldrich Alexander, Allen
OF Maine, Babcock, Bailey OF Kansas, Baker,
Barney, Barthodt, Bingham, Bishop, Borelng,
Bouteli OF Illinois. Bowersock, Brick. Brosius,
Brown, Burke uf South Dakota, Burkett, Bur
leigh, Burton, Butler, Calderhead, Campbell, Can
non, Clark, OF New Hampshire, laclrane of New
YORK, Connell, Cooper OF MiscOnsin, Ccrllsa,
Cousins, Cromer, Crumpscker, Curtis, Cuslman,
Dahle. Ddzell, Samuel davenport. Davidson. Dick,
Dolliyer, Eddy, Emerson, EscI, farls, Fletcher,
Foss, Fowler, freer, Gardner OF Michigan, Gard
OF New Jersey, Gibson, Gill, Gillett OF Massa-
chusetts, Gillet OF New York, Gran, Graham,
Greene OF Massachusetts, Grosyenor, Crout, liam.i-
ton iaugen, Ilawley. i!eatwUe. HeGgc Henen-
way, Henry OF Connecticut, Hepburn, HILL HIT,
Hcffecker, Howell, Hull, Jack JONES OF Wash
ineton, JOY. Kahn, ketcnam, knox. Lacey, Lane,
Lawrence, Littleiield. Long, Lorimer, Loudens-
lager, Lowering, i.ybrand, MeCiear?, Mcpherson,
Marsh Mercer, Mosick, Melcalf, Miller, Minor,
MondeIl Moody of Massachusetts,, Moody OF Ore
gon. Morgan, Mudd, Naphen, Needham, o'Grady,
Clms,ed, Often. overstreet, Parker, Payne, Pearce
Of Missouri, Pearre, Phillips, Prince. rueh, Ray,
Reeder, Reeves, Roberts, Rudenherg. Russell,
Scudder, Statue, Sheldon, Sherman >howaiter,
Sibley. Hemy Z. smith, Samuel W. Smith, spald-
NHr
York Stewart of Wisconsin, Suloway, Tawney,
Tsyler OF Chic, Thayer, Thomas OF Iowa, Thropp.
Tongue, Van Noorhis, Wachter, Nadsworth, VAN
ger, Warner, Waters, Watson, Weeks, West,
Wright, Young, the speaker-l5S.
Nays-Messis. Adamson, Alien OF Kentucky,
Bailey Of Texas, Bail, Barber, Bartlett, Bell,
Belamy. Benton, Bradley, Brantley, Braezeaie,
Brenner, Brewer, Bruadidge, Burlcson, Burnett,
Caldwell, Chanler, Clark OF Missouri, Clayton OF
Alabama, Clayton OF New York, Cochran OF Mis-
souri, Cooney, Cooper OF Texas COwherd, Cox,
Crowley, Cummings, Stanley Davenport, Davis,
DE Almond, De Graffenreid, Desries, Denny,
Dinsnore, Dougherty, briggs, Elliott, Finley,
Fitzgerald of Massachusetts, fitzgerald OF New
York. Fitzpatrick, Fleming, Foster Gaines, Gas
ton, Gilbert, Glynn, Gordon, Green OF Pennsyl-
yania, Griffith, Griggs, Han, Hay, Henry of
Johnston, Jones OF Virginia, King, hitchin kle-
beiG. kiuttz, Lamb. lanham. Lassiter, Latimer,
LeItz- Lester, Levy, Lewis, Little, Livingston,
Lloyd, Loud, Mccall, Mcclellan, Mol.ain, McRae,
Maddox, May, Meekison, Meyer, Mers, Moon,
Muller Neville Newlands. Noonan, otey, Pierce,
Polk, Quarles. Ransdeii, Rhea of kentucky, Rhoa
of Virginia, Richardson, Ridgely, Riordan, RiNey.
Robinson OF Indiana, Robinson OF Nebraska, Ruck-
er.. Ryan of New York, Sheppard, Sims. Smith OF
Kentucky, Snodgrass, Spight, Stallirgs. Stark,
Stephens, Stokes, suizer. Sutherland Swanson,
Talbert, Tate, Taylor. Terry, Thomas OF North
Carolina. Underhill, Underwood, Wheeler. James
Il. Williams, William L. Williams. Williams OF
Mississippi, Wilson o; Idaho, Wilson OF New
York, Zenor, and ZiegleT-13S.
The following pairs were announced, the
first in favor of and the second in 1ppo-
sitiol to the resolution:
Mcse1s. Bull and Burke OF Texas; Kerr and
Berry; acheson and Allen OF Mississippi; jenkins
and small; Smith OF Illinois, and Ryan OF Penn,
sylyarlia: Weaver and Norton o. South Carolina;
Tompkins and Fox; Gamble and Sparkman; Lit
lauer and RUPERT; Linney and Robb; Pearson
and Salmon; sprague ana Gayle, horklis Ahi
Cusack Doyener and oI;chinss; weymouth aY9
Broussarc; Powers and Bankhead; Brownlow aud
Csrrnack; yreeiand and Robinson Of Louisiana;
Southard and Norton OF Ohio; Stewart of New
Jersey and McAleer; Morris and McCuiioch;
Crurnp and Atwater; Barhain and Turner; Day
ton and Dayey; DAILY and Shackleiord; Mahon and
Mann; Capron and Slayden.
The Debate Resumed.
The House, at II o'clock, resumed de-
bate of the antitrust joint resolution. The
first speaker was Mr. Boreing. He said
that the Democratic party had always re-
fused TO enter a contest upon any issue
made with the Republicans. In this in
stance, not being able to oppose the propo-
sition. the Democrats charged the Repub-
licans with being insincere in their sup
port of the pending measure. If they
wanted TO test the matter he advised them
10 vote with the Republicans. and then
have the Legislatures of the Democratic
a-a nsiT G
ion that would be an excellent chance for
the party to get out of the wilderness.
He was followed by Mr.. Fleming, VINO
said ii was evident that II was not the in
tention to have the pending measure en-
acted into law at this session of Congress.
This was proved, he said by the action of
the committee, which had waited until the
close of the session to bring it into the
House. Republicans did not expect it to
pass and did not want ii TO pass.
The machinery of the majority had alb
solutely prevented the Democrats from
Offering any amendment TO the joint reso-
luton thus showing that they did not want
votes OF the minority to enable them TO
pass it. Another evidence that ii was not
intended TO pass the joint resolution was
that no representatives of the trusts were
here 10 protest against its passage, az
they would be in numbers were there any
Mr.. Hamilton read a speech in favor oil
the pending resolution and defending the
attitude of the Republican party toward it,
Mr. Hamilton expressed an unusual view
regarding trusts, beginning with series
OF proverbs. of which these are samples:
LET US not be self-righteous because We
are hard up"
There is really no piety in being poor"
LET US not be seduced by demagogues
into class prejudice"
ITO put down and destroy business en-
terprise gives no man a days work except
the agitator and the Gemagogue.
Many people mistake envy for political
economy"
at is very easy for the man of mod
crate income 10 see mat a millionaire
ought TO be disciplined"
But IT, by a sudden turn Of fortunes
wheel the strong and the rich should be