The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-11
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT.
House Adopted Conference Report
Creating New Cabinet Position.
MR. BALL SPOKE AGAINST MEASURE
De Almond OF Missouri Preeipitated an
Interesting Debate on Senator Hanna's
Bill to Pension Ex.Slaves.
R. BALL SPOKE AGAINST MEASURE



Ball OF Texas, De Almond Of Missouri,
Fleming and Lester Of Georgia Little and
kcid Of Arkansas, Robertson Of Louisiana,
shacsehord and Vsndiyer Of Missouri.
MI Ball was one Of those who spoke dur
ing the debate over the report
Mr.. Ball trexas). who followed Mr. Rich.
srdson, Hdiculed the program of the nd
| minisrHticn regarding antitrust lcgisls
! ton, The administration, he said. was rep
resented as anxious to secure the passage
Of the Nelson and ElSins bills, and II was
pretended that the Standard oil company
was sending kilograms to prominent sen
stors urging against It's passage be did not
believe &C.
Il don't believe" said he that John |
u. Rockefeller or any other trust msgnate
has raised a protest against the bills. They |
are no more harmful to trusts than would |
be Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup"
This speech and that Of MIR Richardson |
Of Alabama fairly represented the senti |
ment Of those who voted against the adop-
ton Of the report with the exception Of Mr.
Littlehold, who Is intensely chagrined be
cause the president has gone back on his
publicity bill aud because there is prac'
tcally no chance Of that measure being
passed The democrats who voted in the
affirmative did TO because they believed
they were getting q step nearer the regula-
ton u the trusts despite the obvious fact
that the space covered by the step is IN.
} hutcly small and that in helping to take
lt they were helping to carry out lcglsld'
tive plan of the republicans,
Mr.. Richardson (Alal, one OF the cou'
2 ferces on the bill, explained his reason Tor
Z declining to support the Nelson amend
mcut. covering the bureau of corpora tous
Z He said be did not believe ANY democrat
could sustain himself by opposing every,
thing aimed at the trusts because 1t was oil
republican origin, but he did not believe
toe Nelson measure was aimed at the
trusts He said 1t was a traYesty upon
what It claimed TO be. II was, he said,
: IAN ultra dilutioued dose; its purpose, ne
. declared was not to authorize thc pfesidcut
v TO proceed against the trusts hut simply 10
p I secure mforma ton ON which he could base
70 / and recommend action. THIS, he SAID, was
. pure response to threats which were
q hcralded abroad that an extra session
would be called unless effective legislation
was enacted. II was preteXt ana suo
terfuge.
He called attention to the language Of the
amendment that information obtained by
the bureau of corporations, or So mpcn
thereof M the president shaU direct; suIi,
{ be made public He did not doubt me
IL honesty uf the present executive, he sala
IS but suppose another man friendly 10 the
G.. trusts should be elected then what would
< the Nelson amendment amount to: lie said
no the amendment was framed TO defeat what
90 tho people wanled-proper regulation Of the
10 Mr.. Mann Ql) declared that the Nelson
w amendment would give 10 the bureau oil
le corporations no more power to investigate
the affairs Of trusts than was sought 10 nt
oe conferred 10y any bill presented 10 congress
n; Mr. Adamson (GHl said that. while h
lis realized the Nelson amendment was a de
be fusion and a snare. thinner tnaI INN ayr
at Vet, as notice had been served that II wal
Of the only measure on thC program OF tn
ID trust busters 1t would receive mis- vote
ly The previous question was ordered au'
, "a IF. 10 q
ference report The report was adopted
~ 251 to 10.
i'd Dem. Tevasl. De Almond Dem. Mo-
at Fleming DemN Ca, Lester CDem, GaJ
Of LittIeded REP, Maincl, Little tDem.
he Arkl, Reid Dem, Ark) Robertson Dem.
81 Lal, Shackleford Dem, MO- ana van
es The house went into committee of tn
o. whole and entered on the discussion OF IN
IT. sundry civil appropriation bill
MIR Cannon. chairman Of the appropria
or lions committee, In charge OF tho measurf
eSp9ssd II ao PFq bon9 & a afc css ba
lot thn estimates and $1s3G1, $40 more tina
ut the current law The big Increase, he sale
ice was more than accounted Tor by Sllfb ~
for rivers and harbors and Si,Om'oOo recon
he mended for the relief 81 distressed peopl
en- I'm the Philippines.
Of Mr. Cannon explained, % considerabl
MS length the necessity for big office Duil'
ito ing near the capitol and connected with
st., bv q subway, to he erected FOR tho q
coinmodatlon Of members. He said the d
signs had been prepared Tor three stoi
,,r bnildinr To contain 400 rooms which won
- cost building and site about &,SooW
The appropriation committee, he SAID, We
eht practically agreed that such huildh
should be built hut no provisions had be-
ava, pinccd IN the bill. because II was subje
10 a point OF order Then he stated, thr
=. Notwithstanding this, he proposed TO mo
I'm lis insertion in the bill His announC
hip mont was greeted With. enthusiastic a
ltes plause. r
ost This enthusiasm ended as Mr, Cann
the said that congress should go further u
are complete The central body OF the ouildi
md with the plans which were made when I
uu' nn1id bc completed for s., 100000 and DO
~ .f, rhis work and the now Office building col
tn ian be finished In two and half Tcsrs. fh'
~, was plenty Of money, ne said IN Inc tre
luge INV and now he argued was tho time
l , do the work. n ii was not authorized
NJ 10" This session Of congress, u might be
decade before st was done
Mr. MrRae iArkl, taking advantage
the latitude allowed IN general debate d
rnssed at some length The question Of
.;, western boundary line Of his state recen
SN' called to the attention OF me county,
the action of the Arkansas legislature
sscs Mr. Smith delegate from Arizona:
- cured the loor and replied 70 some OF
Inan stateuents derogatory to Arizona made
VIE the senate during the Statehood debate.
GUY declared that the HlIteracy charges "
rant uutrue and the Mormon scare a gross
sggeration He rldiculcd the inyestigat
Vhiie ~ the senate subcommittee on Ierrtor
me which he said spent two dnNs IN lhfe
'rscd ,atiug and two months IN telling the 5
yeral sts What they thought they learned,
declared that the outrageous misrcpreser
ed. Ann and SANDER OF the people 81 Ariz'
in the senate ana I'm the press had b
their credit and stending
Mr. DC Almond tMoI, In brief hnt
lined cecdipgIv sarcastic speech relative To
liver Nil introduced by Senator Hanna 10 T
after Sion the cx-slaves, precipitoted qultte
WIN Interesting debate. lie denominated
ents KIN IN curious evidence Of tho prevail
trend OF politics" which was more "
AKA as piece ~ political maneuveI
fhan niece Of prospective legislation
omer The introduccr Of the bill announced I
.i;iod he was not q candidate for the presideI
bnt from the same authority came tie
ayed notncenent that there were no trusts
wait syac4 facts he said. could, be balanced
yhich IN house mind after a STUDY or botE 81
,Tents The negro delegate, be said
81 important factor In republican Nati'
copventions and there was nothing
,..z, n,si-inr preparations In good time
'eiS II vas eu interesting game ana ~
2Sc ot concerned would watch u Win q
nJr,ltv N was farce, he said but
,sNa s.rces rad their solemn aspects and u
my soherInr 70 think OF the negroes in I
- e9bins in the South giving w their 81
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