New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-18
HOTSE IN AN UPROAR.
n1cCrSSES MERGER SUIT.
p,pobEcans Uphold President
Pouqh Sailing for Postofce Bill
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EarIIb.lrau majority ia All1 LlDiAse
g.-.. 5e-ro-gtrate6 today. The cernonstrston
SIS - z d, che reading %, an editorial from
-o-~sff- reurspaper strongly commencing tho
-. =. The administration on the proper en-
- ~ the sherman Anu-IrUst Jaw. snd Sc
49,. --f+i-istng tre Cleveland acinlnlstratlon lof
80 20 perform its duty ln this respect W ME
- -,.t,erce Apuropr'ation BIN was under consid-
" r5.-,-s-e-.stfve SouthwIck. a New-Gork.
81 80 chance. and just before adjournment
- ~s0ogrition and exploded his mine The
..-,s,,ee n he majority was n striking con-
-. =, she CONSERVATION on the Democratic SIDE
-, chamber as the reading OF The eoitoTlaI pro
- when 81 was al over John Sharp VIII
80. minority leader for thu first time since
~, la she Democratic forces On the floor. was
-. ~ art retart. lie finally gave some little
,,s-i-, % his f1ll 1rers by expressing his doubt
: -. si-,sftv OF the administration In the prose
-u-on Of the merger
- r7ors, fas not entirely recovered from its
- ,,-+rs.-s+ o. last week and IS stiH some
-. t,-,s-sF 10 show It's resentment against the
.-,+taA o- posrofices and POst-oads FOR having
s,os5 the PAYNE report. For this reason Chair
=, Ove-str4et's PostofiCe Appropriation oil IS
s,v,~r ANYTHING bur smooth sailing. Every Item
.,-.f-rrv s-~.-tfuize5. an6 so many explanations
= ..--s-sss that those IN charge OF the measure
=. - fairly overwhelmed and VIII welcome th@
sarfv adjournment ro-norroT-
CREDIT DUE TO REPUBLICANS
~ s,,,.tv4-ly. referring no Dir. Willlamss re-
.-,,s yesterday on the subject Of trusts had an
.s,-o--sI from The Nev-YOrk World" read. sayirS
,bst --e Antitrust law was framed by Repuhd-
. -sesas tv a Republican Congress and signed
Nv q Repubioan President. and that Il had re-
-.,-.5 q dead letter on the statuts books in the
r.,o,s ter, ~ President Clevel I'D The Repuh-
ncans vigorously apQlauded.
~ v-,rffe-,s SAID De was more than delegated
20 Sc the Republican majority on tbs floor cheer
.be hounds on 10 hunt down the combines and
TTa
eve, mora delighted 81 he did not know that ''yoG
s-s ve-v much like the month o. Narch-you CONE
IN uke lions and 80 out Ike lsnbs' which created
laughter on the Democratic SIDE.
n want the country 10 watch" he said. and
see how far the applause is going 20 end in frui-
zion" Already. he continued. air. Knox had been
careful 10 be interviewed and ID permit the country
10 know that you are not running smuch' against
trusts generally. that the Northern Securities case
tust settled the Northern Securities case. and that
Il does not mean anything particularly anyhow.
and seemed 10 De fully anxious that the country
should understand he does not mean anything
psrricusr any how One statement 'n the article re-
fe-rsd 10 he said. credited this administration as
being the author OF che prosecution. II happened
10 BE- he declared lone Van SAINT. out In the West
somewhere. who started the case, and Tor very
shame after he had GOT the case 90 the docket the
administration prior 20 an election. could not hold
itself stiU." II the only thing the Republican
party did not stand pat on until after the election
he said. amid Democratic applause. and you
would have stood pat that II you had dared"
Governor Van SAINT was blanket Indian Re
publican. and De- did not consult headquarters but
prscipitsted the litigation"
VAN SAINT A BLANKET INDIAN"
Answering AIr. southvick AS to whether he knew
Governor Van SAINTS politics Nr. Williams said
he already had stated him 10 be a blanket Ind
fan Republican Tan who actually meant what
you fellows were pretending 70 mean when you
were applauding moment ago loud applause
or the Democratic sideD
Continuing M Williams said he had seen
Blanket Indian Republicans" before. and he had
seen them 'quened when the time came And"
he declared. ~ you dare 10 attack TIE men who
are furnishing your campaign expenses and carr-
81 far enough to persuade them you are in earnest
you win he puzzled, too II you do not do . YOU
win be cuele6 by the people. Your Attorney Cen
eral has said that ne is nor running smuck~ M
Williams then warned his hearers 70 continue ~
prosecute and attack combinations which restrain
trade and stife competition.
Nr TEwrev. Of Muuesora Inquired az Nj VIII
Sans IL be could state how the Democrats IN the
List Congress voted when tho Sherman law was
Up to- consideration. He declared that every Dam
Ocrat voted against tt
The House az once vas in an Lnroar. Mr. Gaines.
o. Tennessee. Festicuatrr wildly asserted that
every one voted for the bin when it was PASSED IN
the House and that IL passed the House and S=n-
ale unanimously. His remark was met by laughter
and jeers from the Republican side He said that
the FIRST bin hsT been fr-~.1-oz I- Sa-a+o~ Teller
- 49,. ., 11--'
- '75e- I'd hlAN s. history ~ lne legislation Wnen
he was Interrupted by MI Tavuev who said that
when Nr Mckinley presented the rule for the con
soeration Of the antitrust law the Democrats op-
posed ~
'Get out" shouted Mr.. Gaines. amid great CON
fusion.
--- inquiry from Ny '1foHNeiiof as 70 what han
boone ~ The P0srof1ce APPROXIMATION bill uarrfaIly
~ae-ores 1~-r.- A. 7K-,1rf---s .-....--- - g.
,e-,f- 80 i. - -. - - + Il,
- - - -i'' -'' ,l-@-' III" 'eIlloTl- ais "A-
posed any legislation calculated 10 down trusts