Morning journal and courier., 1888-05-22
FIXING THE PRELImINAR1Es.

FIXING THE PRELEMINARTES. The subcommittee At Work Arrang-
 ing the Details of the Republican
 Convention At Chicago.
 CHICAGO, May 21.-The ub-committee of the National Republican committee has been in session in Chicago for two days arranging the details of the convention and deciding upon the distributing of tickets and the allotment of seats to the press and other matters of detail The seating capacity is seven thousand, thus necessitating smaller apportionment of seats than heretofore. The committee decided to give to each delegate three general tickets for distribution and one press ticket to each delegate, thus enabling the delegates to take one of the local press in their district One hundred and forty- seven working seats at tables are provided for such of the larger daily newspapers as will make up and send out the call and spec ial telegraph reports as well as the regular reports of the Associated Press. No other papers excepting those sending out such special reports can be given representation at these tables. In the 147 seats are included the seats required by the Associated Press and official stenographers. The local press committee was directed to carry out these provisions and also notified that the largest number of working tickets or seats given to any paper should be three. The greater portion of the daily papers talk ing reports will have but one seat. Alter nate delegates will have no tickets for distribution. It has been the custom to give to the city where the national conven- tion is held fiftesn per cent. of the tickets. The committee has reduced this for this con- vention to ten per cent. The remaining tickets will be divided between the press, members of Congress, governors and other distinguished attendants.
 RIGHT KIND OF FREE TRADE. A Bill to Put Trust Goods on she Free
 List.
 WASHINGTON, May 21.-Representative Springer to-day introduced bill '' to pro- vide for placing on the free list articles of merchandise the production of which may be controlled by trusts or combinations" It provides that whenever duty is imposed by law on any merchandise, manufacture, oom- modity or product which is manufactured or produced in the United States to an amount exceeding $2,000,O00, and over eighty per cent. of the aggregate value of the amount manufactured or produced in the United States shall be manufactured or produced by persons, partnerships or corporations who shall be parties to any agreement, combina- tion or trust for the purpose of controlling the production or price of the same, all such articles during the continuance of the agree ment, combination or trust shall be ad- mitted free. The bill gives authority to the Secretary of the Treasury when he shall receive information of the existence of any trust to make an investigation of the same and report the results and his recommends tions to the President. If the President shall find that the articles cone within the pro- visions of the bill he shall issue proclama- ton directing the customs officers of the United States to admit such articles free of duty. Whenever he shall receive informa- ton that the trust has ceased to exist he shall revoke the order admitting the articles free of duty