Show DOINGS OF CONGRifcS A Heated Discussion Takes 11ace in the Huuse 11 BILL EO PKOIIIBK TRUSTS br SChe FUhericft Treaty Again Thor Tho-r Lie Paeans No Quorum In ibo House I SENATE WASHINGTON Angcafc 14 Reagan introduced in-troduced a bill to define trusts and provide pro-vide for the punishment of persons connected with them In the course of the dscussion as to its reference Sherman said he had given some attention to the subject in order to see ho N f ir it vas witnio the constitutional consti-tutional power of Congress to prohibit trusts and combinations in restraint ot trade It was very clear there wa no such power in Coagress to bs derived from its power to ruse and collect j taxes It was a power which might bs exercised by each State for itself tim ilar laws had been enacted in England and other contries Whether such laws could be engrafted by National authority author-ity on the tatuto books of the United ikates under its peculiar system of government there was some doubr R agan said tae bill was framed with a view of avoiding constitutional difficulty diffi-culty of assuming t > legislate on tue matter of state jurisdiction JLbeie was also difficulty in defining wnat a 7 trust was and in providing appropriate penalties After furtuer dISCUSSIOn tue Dill was referred to the committee on finance Reagan also introduced a Dill which was referred to the committee on commerce requiring officers or at least threequarters of the crew ot every merchant whaling or fishing vessel ves-sel to be either native born or naturalized natural-ized cr zics of tn s United rftatea p ihs retoluiun offered some time since by Gnaudier instructing tne select committee on Indian traders to continue con-tinue its investigation during recess was reported back and agrted to The Senate then resumed consideration considera-tion of the fishery treaty addressed by Morgan Having quoted from Chandlers speech some extracts reflecting on the Secretary of estate Morgan said the tcngue of scandal had been let loose in th s debate in a way which might cou vine the world that when he Senate sat w tb closed door nothing but scorpions scor-pions were applied to the backs of American citizens who bad been ruminated rumi-nated for office or who had taken part in negotiating treaties < < In discussion dis-cussion of the quetion of free fish Morgan said tbe New England senators 0 and owners of fishing vessels hud thought they were putting up the smartest sort of 8 jo > in trying to ue the treaty making power to issue a proclamation of nonintercourse as a means of prohibiting the instroduction of free fish The Senate then resumed consideration L considera-tion of legislative business y blierniau introduced a bill to declare unlawful trust and comainations in restraint of trade and production end had it referrtd to the committee on finance After executive session the Senate adjourned HOUSE ONell of Missouri rising to a question ques-tion of privilege sent to the clerks desk and had read an article in Ii Washington paper to the fleet that the effort of the Democrats to pass a bill for the relief ot the Cherokee freedman men was the result of a bargain with J Milton Turner the freedraens attorney attor-ney and was intenied as compensation compen-sation to him for his services to the Democratic party at an Indianapolis colored convention ONeill said he desired to biand the statement as an absolute lie from beginning be-ginning to end Owenof Indiana who is mentioned in the article us Having objected to the consideration of the bill Oecause oft his knowledge of the bargain inqnucd whether the gentleman in oaarHcteriz ing tho statement us a lie meant any reflection upon him ONeill repeated that the statement that there was Hey bargain in the introduction intro-duction or preparing of tne bill no matter by whom made was a lie an i absolute plain unvarnished and unqualified f un-qualified lie Owen suggested that the gentleman i had not answered his question I ONeillIf the gentleman says that I am a party to any bargain iu connection connec-tion with this bill he states what is a lie Owen thought that the gentleman Campbell was offering him a personal affront He bad objected to the bill ou account of certain language which he had heard J Milton Turner use and had subsequently told members of Congress with whom Turner Tur-ner had conversation that pcssibly a difficulty would arise upon the floor or during the campaign concerning the matter The language Turner had used had caused him to make hia objections ob-jections He did not believe it was his duty to allow the Democratic party to pay its debts to J Milton Turner for services tendered at the Indianapolis convention Sayres of Texas moved that the House go into committee of the whole for consideration of the general appropriation appro-priation bills Townshend inquired of the Speaker What bill would be considerd the motion should prevail The Speaker declined to say declaring declar-ing that it was a matter to be determined determ-ined by the chairman of the committee of the whole Townshend said he wished that the difficulty should be considered The I subject to fortifications being in conference con-ference on the army appropriation bill Sltyrrs motion was carried but the fight was resumed in the committee Townsbend objtoted to consideration of tho fortifications bill and that objzc ion was reported to the House Ou toe question as to whether the Koine would direct the fortification tiili to be laid aside the vote resulted yeas 17 nays 132 There being no quorum a call of the House was ordered or-dered The afternoon was consumed in an buff olual effort to fecure and hold a quorum On each call of the House a bare quorum would be developed but the margin of votes would be lost when the question recurred on the setting aside of t e fortification bill and finally I on motion of Sayres the House ad jour ed |