Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-01
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.


II.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Hearst introduced q
bin to incorporate the Peoples Electric and Gable
Railway Co The same bill was introduced in the
House Monday, and an abstract OF 1t was pub
lished then in TIE STAR.
Government Printing Office.
A R1soLrfI0N PASSES TIE ROUSE INCREASING rHH
LEAvKS TO THIRTY DAYS.
After long debate the House, this afternoon,
passed the bill increasing the leave OF absence OF
employees OF the Government Printing ONCE 70
thirty days per year. that rate for service OF
fractional parts OF a year.
An amendment approved by the committee,
which provided that the employees could get extra
pay FOR working out their leave, was voted down.
To PrOhibit Trusts.
PROVISIONS OF MR. RAYNHR's BILL
Representative Rayner's bill to prevent the crea-
ton OF trusts provides:
Sec. !. That 1t shall not be lawful for apy ipdi-
viduals, bodies corporate, associations or COM
panies OF any sort, residing located or transacting
combination or TO make any contract, agreement
or arrangement Of any Kind or character directly
or Indirectly, with any other individuals, bodies
corporate, associations or companies residing,
located or transacting business In any other state
or territory, by which the price of any article OF
tended for sale, use or consumption, shall be liked
at any common standard or figure, or by which IT'S
Price price. 70 the public shall be IN any manner con-
persons or bodies mentioned In the rst section OF
tns act TO make any contract or to enter into any
which they snail bind Themselves not to IS sell or
dispose OF any article Of trade, use, merchandise
co@ con m OF consumption, below common stand;
such article at certain price, or by which they
shall agree, In any manner to keep the price OF
which they shall, in any manner, establish or SET
preclude amongst themselves al ali tipes nee and
agree to pool combine or unite any interests they
may have In connection with the sale or such arti
cis as me result Of which its price might in any
Sec. B. 1t shall not be lawful for any of the per.
sons or bodies mentioned in the first section Of this
act 20 COMBINE unite or consolidate, either directly
or through the creation OF trusts or Intervention
OF trustees. directors, managers, other duciary
agents, any interests franchises or property they
ing the prices Of any commodities Whatever that
they may sell, or for the purpose OF preventing
competition between them. and any contract not
time made between them, shall be unlawful.
Sec. 4 ANY contract made in violation OF any OF
me provisions OF the aIoregoing sections shall be
in law or equity.
Sec. s. Any person or the officer Of any corporate
foregoing sectoSs Or Who o. shall drecsy or nd
rectly enter into any OF the contracts therein
specined, or become party or priyy thereto In
and SMALL upon conviction In the District Court OF
the United States within whose jurisdiction the
contract Is made, or upon conviction In the Dis
tnct Court within whose jurisdiction the Offending
party resides sojourns, or lives, be flned in the
sum OF q, 600 or Imprisoned for period not eX-
eesding one year, or both fined and imprisoned. in
the discretion OF the court.
sec .. ANY purchaser buying any article from
any person or body mentioned In this act that is
transacting business contrary TO Its provisions,
snail not be liable for the price thereof and he
may at all times plead this act as delense 20 any
SUI that may De Drought against him therefor.
sec q Nothing herein contained shall prevent
the different assemblies and asSociat ons OF or
gained labor from passing and adopting such
regulations as they may think proper in reference
to wages or the compensation for labor, or the
price OF any article manufactured by the members
Of such assemblies or associations and such as
sembhes and associations shall retain, and there
Is hereby reserved to them all the rights and priv
tleges now accorded to them by law, not with
standing anything herein contained.
Sec. g. Nothing herein contained shall apply to
the sale OF any article OF merchandise which IS
sold entirely within the limits OF any state
territory by individuals corporations residing or
located solely within the borders OF said state or
territory.
Capitol Topics.
SUPERINTENDENT OF CHARIrIEs-PARTrCULARs OF
TIE BILL IHIRODUCED TODAY By SENATOR DAWES.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Dawes introduced a
bin for the appointment of superintendent OF
charities IN the district. 1t provides that within
thirty days after the passage OF the act
the Commissioners Shall appoint resident OF
the District to be known as supernten-
Office for three years. and until his successor APP
pointed and all receive salary OF 81 500
Such superintendent shall have fun power at all
times to examine into the condition and affairs OF
all institutions and societies OF The District having
for their object the administrator OF charity,
or the punishment OF ofrendersTwhich are
appropriations from the United States Treasury or
by the District 1t shall be the duty of The super
intendeat, at the request OF the commissioners. to
Inquire INTO and report concerning the financial
ana other Affairs Of all such Institutions and he
shall have free access TO them and to all books md
papers relating TO them. The officers and mana
gers Of such institutions are required TO furnish
all information desired by the superintendent and
neglect refusal to DO shall be reported to the
Government appropriation for the institution re-
fusng until the demand shall be complied with
The superintendent Is given power TO issue CON-
pulsOry process for the attendance OF witnesses,
production OF papers, &C., in making any investi
cation. Witnesses so summoned Shall be
paid regular fees. and shall be, punished
for perjury. The superintendent shall ascertain
whether any Of the Institutions subject TO his
jurisdiction require aid from the public Treas
ury, and shall annually. by September Is, re-
missionerS. The superintendent shall have direct
supervision OF the distribution OF funds for out
door relief subject to the the approval OF the
disbursements. For the keeping OF books, ac-
counts, &C., he is allowed clerk, at $1,000 per
Whenever in tie opinion Of the superintendent. II
is necessary or desirable TO place any person or
persons In institutions under his Jurisdiction
he shall SO report to the Commissioners,
and upon their approval such institutions
shall receive, and such person or persons upon
such terms as others are received, except where
special business has otherwise been made by law.
The superintendent shall keep a set OF books
showing the names, residences &C., Of those
who receive aid from such institutions and
societies, and maintain such supervision
as will prevent fraud and imposition; but
he shall not be interested directly or
indirectly In any contract connected with any OF
the institutions. He may appoint voluntary local
visitors without pay, and he shall make quarterly
reports In addition TO his annual report Referred
TO the District committee.
The friends Of the Wilkins BILL to permit the
national banks TO issue currency TO the full face
value OF their bonds, have practically abandoned
the proposition.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Daniel introduced
6ill 70 appropriate $4,000 for lighthouse at
A bill recently passed by the House to permit
Assistant Secretaries or the Interior TO sign letters
patent, was to-day reported 1avorably by Senator
Teller, from the committee on patents.
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The Smead Contracts.
TIE COMMISSIONERS REVOKE AN ORDER GIVEN BY
COL LUDLOW.
The Commissioners, hearing that Isaac B. Smead,
OF Toledo Ohio, has an order to put in CRATES and
side Innings in the furnaces Of thirty-six public
school houses, so as to adapt them for the use OF
1.-THE Commissioners are advised that an order has
been given to you to change the CRATES and side
Innings In thirty-six furnaces In public school
buildings in this District to adapt them for me