The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-02
An Cutlery Raised.

Inc febOluuOn WAS ny Stnd
tor Stone and Immediately there was such
n general cutlery against the language of
the resolution that 1t was modified 10
as not to bind any Senator to vote for
the passage Of any Of the three trust
bills.
senator Pomerene OF Ohio. for example.
went on record as saying that he would
not approve the Clayton bill with the
exemption for labor unions Senator Reed
avowed himself against the nth section
OF the pending Federal trade commission
bill. which forbids unfair competition"
and instructs the new commission TO put
n stop to It. Senator Reed has attacked
that provision on the floor OF the Senate
Many Democrats wanted to go home
after the Federal trade commission bill
Is passed. II 1t Is ever put through. More
than one OF the Democrats present served
notice that Congress would not get away
before September IL the trust legislation
was insisted upon
AS passed finally the resolution reads:
Resolrcd. That this conference OF
Democratic Senators. after due CON
sideration. hereby declares that the
present session Of Congress should not
adjourn until AT least the following
bills. now pending In the Senate, are
disposed Of.
Then follows q list of the three trust
measures by their number. the Clayton.
railroad securities and Federal trade com
mission bills.
The u solution Interpreted.
Even after the adoption ~ the modified
resolution some Of the Democrats present
thought they had been committed too far
and they proposed and passed the follow
ing resolution. Interpreting the resolution
The resolution hereinbefore adopted
is intended merely as an expression OF
the purpose OF the majority ~ the
party In reference to adjournment.
This resolution was bitterly opposed by
the Presidents friends and the promoters
OF the trust programme The vote on u
! was II 10 l6.
Chairman Kern Of the caucus was III
! rected to move for night sessions mex
week 20 dispose of bills on the calendar
and other important business
senator stone raised an uproar by pro
| posing a resolution declaring that 1t wa
! the duty OF Senators to remain in the Sen
| ate while the trust legislative programme
! was under way, and that their absence "A
| this time, especially Of the Democrats
was little short of reprehensible.
This aroused such opposition that 4
! was finally withdrawn, but senator Lewii
/ was asked to keep quorum present AT al
/ times. Even this was not put in writer
| form When presented In writing IL Wal
, objected to as probably rejecting oi
| Senat tors necessarily absent and II wa
| finally confined to "A verbal instruction L
| Senator Lewis. who IL the whip
Speeches were made by Senators Clarke
williams Shlvely. Reed. Pomerene. Lewis
| Kern and Stone.
| II came out In the conference tina
| Senator Stone had conferred with IN
/ President, who favored the resolution AM
| approved OF the caucus. but IL wa
said for him that at this time he wa
! opposed to making the trust bills part
measures and objected 10 an attempt {
bind the action OF individual Senators.
| 4 motion to make the trust bill
party" measures by a specific declara
ton was rejected by the caucus, whic
In turn rejected u declaration that the
were mot party measures
The caucus decided to say nothing n
TO the party coloring Of the bills and :
keep them open for the greatest treedoi
OF amendment and free individual actio
by senators. II was conceded, however
that a caucus may be necessary later