New-York tribune., 1903-02-07

can individual and make a husk and shadow OF
what his proud American citizenship
Mr.. De Almond said the bill reported from the
Judiciary Committee different measure from
that originally introduced by Mr. Littlefield
When the gentleman from Maine started out
said he, he had blood in his eye and tomahawk
in his hand But by the time he ana MS col
leagues caught up with the trusts they were
smoking the pipe of peace, The sky was clear ana
the pickings TO continue good for the trusts
democratic laughter and applausel
II il desired 10 do something efectlVe MI
De Almond said the minority amendment shoulo
be adopted. Corporations should be MADE amen
able TO local courts individuals were The tax
ing power of the government should be employed
it TO suppress State banks. The bankruptcy
could be used to throw trusts into court IL
they violated the law He believed that members
should seriously. without seeking party advantage
strive place an effective law on the statute
books The administration and the Republican
majority in Congress- he said. will go lar enough
satisfy people that they seek to do something
for the peoples good, but not far enough to hurt
the peoples enemy" Democratic applause)
Mr.. Littlefeld, in closing the debate Tor the ma
jority that no one seriously believed, with the
existing constitutional limitations. that a Dill
could be prepared that would fully and adequately
the stuation. But he believed the committee
had presented a fair. reasonable and constitu-
tonal measure and such he hoped it would ad-
dress itself to the members of the House
Mr.. Littlefeld created considerable amusement
by reading extravagant denunciation OF coniol-
nations and then announcing that the extract was
not from the speech of any on the other side,
but from a speech of Sir John Culpeper, delivered
in the English Parliament 262 years ago They
had EN- them said he: Just as we have EN- no..
U,aughter.) / call your attention TO the fact that
there no protective tariff in those days
He traced the history of combinations back TO ZSo
B. C. TO show. lie said. that combinations always
had existed and that there had been an outcry
against them. 1t showed. further. he said now oid
and how difficult the problem before Congress was.
Speaking of the bill. Mr.. Littlefeld SAID 1t was
not contended that the publicity feature was q
specific cure-aI for monopoly but only tnat II
was "A step in the right direction. helpful 10 the
public in the three connections where corporations
touched the people-namely. investors creditors
and consumers In reply to question MT: Little
field said he did not believe Congress should penal
ize overcapitalization. To do so would produce
panic. But publicity he insisted: would acqualnt
the peonle with the facts. and the evils OF over
capitalization gradually would be corrected Tow
ard close of his speech Mr. lIttleneld was ire
quently interrupted with questions ~
The other speakers were Messrs. Lawrence rep
Mass.l. Parker (Rep. n. J9. Terrell Rep: Mass;l. &
Douglass (Rep.. y. ". Henry (Dem Tex:1:. Eienl-
ing Dem. Ga) MCCLELLAN DEN \ y MtlIams nln,n1
row for three hours the bill will be considered
under the five minute rule, after which the maj
will be taken