The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-07
.DEARMOND RIPS
 UP REPUBLICANS Closes Debate on Antitrust Bill for Democrats WANTS A TARIFF REVISION He Says G. o. p. Will Go Far Enough to Satisfy People, But Not Enough
 to Hurt the Peoples
 Enemy.
WANTS A TARIFF REVISION

ing. The debate had proceeded since lO o'clock this morning. More interest was aroused as 1t proceeded, and the closing speeches by MT. DeArmond, democrat. Of Missouri, and MT. Littfield republican, Of Maine, were delivered to crowded gall leries and a full attendance on the floor. The closing. however. was devoid of clashes. The other speakers today were Messrs. Lawrence, republican, of Massa- chusetts; Parker, republican. of New Jer- sey; Terrell, republican, of Massachu- setts; Jenkins, republican. of Wisconsin,; Douglass, republican, of New York; Henry, democrat, of Texas; Fleming, democrat, of Georgia; Mcclellan, demo- crat, of New York; Williams, democrat, of Mississippi, and Kleborg, democrat of Texas. Tomorrow for three hours the bill will be considered under the five minute rule, after which the final vote will be taken.
 At the opening of the house MT. Foss of Illinois, reported the naval appropria- ton bill, and the debate upon the anti trust measure was opened by MT. Law renee of Massachusetts, who took issue with Senator Morgan of Alabama regard | ing the latter's statement in a recent in- terview to the effect that neither party was in earnest upon the question.
 Fleming Reports Bill.
 Mir. Fleming of Georgia announced that he would vote for the bill, but criticized the weakness of various sections, one of which he declared was to place corpora tions now in existence in possession of information about future corporations. He urged that section be made appli- cable to water transportation. He opposed the section which prohibited the carrier from transporting trust-made goods He was opposed to it because 1t placed the responsibility of determining what was trust-made goods upon the carrier
 MT. Gilbert of Kentucky said his private opinion was that the bill was not only a homeopathic dose but that it would do more harm than good. The republican party, he said, was now engaged in the same sort of desperate effort to destroy the trusts which characterized it in it's attempts for ten years to establish bi- metallism by international agreement.
 De Armond Closes Debate.
 MT De Armond of Missouri. in closing the general debate for his side, said he realized how difficult it was to deal ade- quately with the trust question. Human greed, with the best human intellect at
 
 and therefore a solution of the problem required sincere and honest endeavor. He was one of those, he said. who believed that a revision of the tariff could accom- plish much. He did not believe that the tariff sheltered all trusts. Still if it would break the bones of any of the giant trusts. why, he asked, should not the remedies be applied?
 Some one on the other side openly ad- mitted that the tariff should be revised in certain particulars Why should not the bars be let down? The tariff had been made sheltering place and breed ing ground for trusts His side proposed an amendment to clothe the President with power to suspend duties on trust made articles whenever necessary to protect the public. Why he asked, would not the other side join in the enactment of that amendment? Do you prefer, he 1 asked, addressing the republican side, to trust the trusts rather than your own President?
 We are not seeking to destroy" MT. De Armond said. .but to preserve, to act as bulwark to prevent the concentra- ton and constantly multiplying monopo- ly which will finally crush out the Amer ican individual"
 Quite a Different Measure.
 MT. De Armond said the bill reported
 
 a difficult measure from that originally introduced by MT. Littlefield. When the gentleman from Maine started out" said he, !" he had blood in his eyes and a tomahawk in his hand. But by the time he and his colleagues caught up with the trusts they were smoking the pipe of peace. The sky was clear and the pickings were to continue good for the trusts" Democratic laughter and ap- plause). If It was desired to do some thing effective. Mir. De Armond said the minority amendment should be adopted Corporations should be made amenable to local courts as individuals were The | taxing power of the government should 1 be employed as it was to suppress state banks The bankruptcy act should be used to throw trusts into court if they violated the law.
 l He believed. he said that members should seriously without seeking party | advantage. strive to place an effective | law on the statute books. ",rhe adminis- tration and the republican majority in congress" he said, will go far enough to satisfy the people, that it seeks to do something for the peoples good, but not far enough to hurt the peoples enemy" Democratic applause).
 LittIefield Closes Debate.
 MT. Littlefield closed the debate for the majority. He said that no one serl- ously believed. with the existing eonsti | tutional limitations. that bill could be i prepared that would fully and adeauatelv meet the situation. But he believed the committee had presented flair, reason. able and constitutional measure" and as such, he hoped it would address itself tc the members of the house.
 l MT. Littefeld created considerable amusement by reading a most extrava- gant denunciation of combinations. and then announcing that the extract was nor from the speech of any gentlemen on the other side, but from a speech of sir John Culpepper delivered in the English par lament 262 years ago. ',rhey had lem then said he. just as we have 'ein now Uaughter) q call your atten ton to the fact that there was no pro- tective~ tariff in those days"
 In reply to a question Mir. LittlefieId said he did not believe congress should penalize over-capitalization. To do so. he said, would produce panic. When Mr. Littlefield concluded the gem eral debate was formally declared closed, and at 5:45 p. m. the house adjourned.
 British Steamer Crippled.