The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-07
DEBATE ON TRUST BILL
Crowded Galleries Listened TO The
Closing Speeches,
THE ADDRESS OF Mr.. De ARMOND
Was Powerful Plea for Legislation such
as Would Be Of Real Relief to
the Country.
IR ADDRESS OF Mr.. DE ARMOND
tspeclal TO Tho po,tN

/ In the house today was the speech mado
/ BY Mr.. Henry Of Texas, who succeeded
/ Governor Lanham on the judiciary commit
/ tee The speech was Enthusiastically
democratic as was amendment which
! Mr. Henry read while on the door. and
! which he said he would offer az the proper
/ time. r.. he said. It was really desired TO
! enact legislation which will effecmally re
/ strain and regulate trusts aud monopocs,
congress should define in explicit terms just
what constitutes hurtful combinations Of
capital and should provide ample penalties
for all violations Of laws One effective
means Of arriving at the desired end, he
said. was 70 take the tarIn on trust-made
articles and thus open our markets to for
oign competition.
When Mr.. Henry read the amendment |
referred TO above Grosyenor Of Ohio asked (
him II It would not tend TO interfere with /
labor unions.
"rhe amendment speaks FOR itself" said
the Texan, Il am not seeking votes.
want To settle this question on n basis OF
legal principles
Grosv6nor-so do ], hut It occurred to me
that in several subdivisions OF your amend
ment those organizations would 10 re.
strained from operation,
Henry-If the gentleman viii study the
amendment he will support IT, as he has
evoluted heretofore on the subject.
Grosvenor--oh. ! have not changed that
know Of
Henry-Did you not say Ia your speech
In the last congress that congress- had OK
hausted it's power?
Grosvenor--I did not ! said and I still
think that the sherman law was sufficient
to deal with the evil.
. I o. WIN fle
I trusts suppressed by a republican admin
n istration? why docs the president ask CON.
q gress for additional legislation7
D Grosvenor-There was time when was
charged with being the mouthplece Of the
administration on this Aoor but the gen
tlemnn viii concede that that is no longer
the case.
Another Texan who spoke during the
afternoon was Mr.. hleberg he laid par
Il ticular stress on the Interstate commerce
feature.
q Washington, February 6--General debate
g on the antitrust bill closed In the house
! shortly before G o'clock this evening The
' debate had proceeded sine, 10 a. IN. Moro
'e Interest was aroused as t proceeded aud
S the closing speeches by Mr. De Armonu
q Dem, MOI and AIr. Llttle6eld Eep.,
$ Maiue) were delivered to crowded galleries
5, ana a fun attendance ON the door.
The closing hour was devoid OF all clashes.
The other speakers today were Messrs.
10 Lawrence Rep., Mass), Park crop, n. -.
Terrell Rep, Mass.l, jenkins (liep., Wts),
: Douglass tRcp., \. ~, Henry tDem., Tex
. ns), Fleming LDem., GA, Mcclellan Dem,
n. W, williams Dem, Miss,) aud klepers
In Dem, TcxasJ
n Tomorrow for three hours the bill viii
re be considered under the hve-minute rule
lr utter which the final vote wiz be takon.
Al the opening Of the house Mr.. Boss
ul) reported the naval appropriation bill
and the debate on the anti measure
an was opencd by Mr.. Lawrence CMussl, who
took issue with Senator Morgan (Ala), re-
eardlng the lattcr's statement in recent
rs Interview TO the effect that neither party
nj was in enrnest on tho question
"a Mr. Henry tTeXasl dill not desire 70 fight
ia legitimate corporations, but believed that
op tnonOpolies could be outiaWed The pending
re- bill, he thought did not aim NJ eklsuns
al. aud admitted combinations IN restraint OF
&c, Mr. Jenkins, chairman Of the judiciary
he committee, said the power of congress- wac
his limited on this question as taat OF 2 sny
40 common council ia tho cities OF the Unlteo
ry states He declared there were no trusts
no and that the business OF the country wa
=. carried on by corporations, He agreed
lel however. that the taxing power Of tho gov
ars crument might be Invoked 70 suppress IN
re. desirable corporations.
ho Mr.. Fleming (GaJ announced he woult
Iia vote {or tho bnl but criticised the weak
~ moss of ynrious sections, one OF which, ~
dN declared would place corporations now u
~, existence tu possession OF Information ahou
~ fmt1,rc concentrations He urged that section
ne. five be made applicable 10 wuter trnnsporta
MS Tim Uc opposed the section which pro
OF bibited the carrier from transporting trust
w made goods. He was Qpposeu 20 " bcyaus
OPP n placcd the responsibility OF determiuinl
nj what WAS trlst-made on the carrier
MIR. Gilbert tKy.j said his private 9pinio
on pathic dose. but that " would 90 MOI
ess harm than good. The republican party, j
OF said was now engaged in the same KIN
its ~ dcsncr,,ta cffofi to destroy the trust
cps yrbtcb characterized It IN It's attempts "a
in. Zen wears 10 establish bi-metallism by inte
.sn hp NJ wilkins tMiss9 replied at som
IN length 10 the assertions Of Mr.. Sibley va.
est made few days ago ,aat sne ny
ne Nj De Almond (No.), in closing the gcl
a. oral debate for hts Side, SAID ne reallIe
AZ how difficult 81 was 70 deal Adequately " y
un. ne trust question. Human greed with u
mn best human Intellect at its command vi
not too easily balhed ana thefed99Ie u hnI
zion Of the problem required sincere az
honest eudeavor. lie VAS one OF thosei
soid who believed that revision ~ u
tariff conld aeeompnsh nue. al an u tg,st
me stiii N n would break the bones OF az
and giant trusts why. he said should not y
~
ans IA "a said openly admitted that u
fari should Be revised ~ me certain SaTs PERU e.
Who 5,,1-r when tbe tarif had been made she
epe place and breeding gT5G1ea f4 3e dat
a ~ ntastdenf with powey 30 suspend dutl
on trust.made articles whs9syer b nees ssEe
lree 10 protect the public WY. s .1. H eIss
anne yyo,ild not the other side 1oin 10 the emu
Al m mSD Of that amendment DO yo'p pTei sis
my he asked. addressing ne TtPup",ran s ~
-sy. TO trust the trusts rather than your o'
ood PRESIDENT t..r,,. q, Mr. Z
est. Almond gaid 'hut 70 preserve 20 ~ ~
To | buivvark "a prevent the consolidation on
constantly multiplying monopoly W ,i,ieH y, 3"
INST dnalfy crush the American indi,la
~ Mr. De Almond said the bill report
,tns sron, the indiciarv committee was quitg
ros diffcrent measure from that originally lhii
ave duced by Ar. Littleneld ,,-,... 80.
and when tho gentleman fr& bIoo S5l y ia so y
- ana +ona hawk IN his hand But bg 2
lply time he and his COLLEAGUES, caught .b u3 ,r VI
alnf resoa srse eirv was clear and the PIC