Coalville Times | 1900-06-08 | Page 2 | Anti Trust Amendment Defeated in the House

ANTI-TRUUT AMENDMENT DtPEATED IN THli HOUSE. Ilamoerata and 1'opntUta -inted Almost Kolldlr Against II. The house of representatives, after a lively debate extending over two day, defeated tb Joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment emponcr log congres lo regulato trttsta It re quires a two-thirds vole under the constitution con-stitution to adopt an amendment to tho constitution. The vote stood, ayes 131, naya 131. The affirmative vole, then fore, wat 39 short of the requisite two-thirds, 103. Five Democrtli, Metsrt, Campbell of Montana, Naplicn of Massschtitatta, Bcudder of New York, Hlbley of Penn aylvaula and Thayer of Massachusetts, one Sllvcrltc, Mr. Newlandsof Nevada, voted with the Hepublicaut for the resolution, and two Republicans, Mr. Loud of California, and Mr. McCall of Massachusetts, with the Democrats. These were the only brrakt from party lines. The Populitti voted solidly against the resolution