The National tribune., 1900-06-07
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE: WASHINGTON c. THURSDAY T.

provided with the rank, pay and allow
ances of n Lieutenant General and his
staff given the rank, pay and allowances
authorized for the staff of q Lieutenant
General thus promoting Miles, so far rs
the Senate is concerned). Adjt-Gen. Cor
bin was provided with Major General
ship in the same way, but the provision
is made applicable only to him, not to fu-
ture Adjutant-Generals.
In the House the antitrust debate was
continued, speeches being made by
Messrs. Newlands, Reeves, Clayton and
De Almond.
Mr.. Littlefeld, of Maine, closed the de-
bate for the Republicans. Indiscriminate
denunciatiOn of combinations of capital,
he declared was unwise. Many combina-
tions conserved the interests of the public.
Great railroads and other great public
conveniences and necessities would be i'm
possible were it not for great aggregGtions
of capital.
The members of the opposition, he
thought, were laboring under an attack
of intellectual billiouSness. Throughout
Mr.. Littlefield's speech he was bombarded
with questions, and there was some pretty
fencing. He met all comers. Mr.. Little
field contrasted the records of the two par
ties on the trust question to show that
such legislation as had been enacted
aSalHSl LTuSIS HdQ Deeu pldCeu upoii lue
statute book under the auspices of the Re
publican party. Republican promises, he
said, We're never outlawed. Democratic
promises We're never fulfilled. Amid much
amusement, he read list OF Democrats
of the present House who voted to side
track the Sherman antitrust law of 1891.
Didn't every Democrat vote for it?"
asked Mr.. Gaines, of Tennessee.
yes" replied Mr.. Littlefield, when
you couldn't do anything else. You voted
to sidetrack it, but you did not dare vote
against it when sQuarely confronted with
it.
eve are ready to go to the people in
November and to submit to their candid
common sense judgment whether the Dem
ocratic party, that has proved itself in
competent to deal with this question, shall
be trusted, or the Republican party"
After this lively debate the vote was
taken on the joint resolution, proposing the
constitutional amendment empowering
Congress to regulate trusts. 1t requires a
two-tbirds vote under the Constitution to
adopt an amendment to the Constitution.
The vote stood, ayes, 154; nays, 131. The
affirmative vote, therefore, was SO short
of the requisite thirds-192. Five
Democrats-Mr. Campbell, Mont; Mr..
Naphen, Mass; Mr.. Scudder, n. Y; Mr..
seey srerMr Ra snd Mf Heazsr n's and
voted with the Republicans for the reso-
luton, and two Republicans-Mr. Loud,
Cal, and Mr.. Mccall, Mass, with the
Democrats against it. These were the only
breaks from party lines. The Populists
voted solidly against the resolution
SATURDAY.
In the Senate on Saturday routine bus
mess was transacted.
In the House the Littlefield antitrust
bill, to amend the Sherman act of 1890 to
make it more effective in the prosecution
of trusts and combines, was passed with
but one dissenting vote, that OF MIR. Mann
Qll., r..
The bill amends the Sherman antitrust
law so as to declare every contract, COM
bination in the form of trust or conspir-
acy in restraint of commerce among the
States or with foreign nations illegal, and
every party to such contract or combina-
ton guilty of crime punishable by a
fine of not less than $500 nor more than
s., 600, and by Imprisonment not less than
six months nor more than two years.
1t provides that any person injured by
violation of the provisions of the law
may recover threefold damages. For pur-
poses of commerce it declares illegal all
corporations, associations formed or carry
ing on business for purposes declared il.
legal by the common law; provides that
they may be perpetually enjoined from
carrying on interstate commerce, and for
mails. 1t provides for the production Of
persons and papers; confers jurisdiction
upon United States circuit and district
courts for the trial of causes under it, and
authorizes any person, firm, corporation,
or association to begin and prosecute pro-
ceedings under it.
MONDAY.
Routine matters mostly occupied the
Senate on Monday, last. Mr.. Teller spoke
on the Philippine question. Entering
upon sharp and extended criticism of the
government provided by Congress for the
people of Porto Rico, MIR. Teller said it
was part of the imperialistic policy Of
the Republican party.
In conclusion, Mr.. Teller said he would
not support the Republican party in the
approaching campaign.
In the House. minor legislation was
under consideration. There was quite a
discussion, also, upon the pension ques-
ton.
Mr.. Miers Qnd), as matter Of priv
iIege, moved the adoption of a resolution
of inquiry, offered more than a week ago
and which had not been reported back
from the Committee on Invalid Pensions,