The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-14
TO CHECK TRUSTS
The Interstate Conference
Recommends Action.
a STRINGENT TEXAS anAsURE.
Meuabers of Combinations Pnnish-
able ss censpirafors-Tuspee
sian Of Beef on the waof.

ST. f1oEzs. NarcA II-The legislative
enasenfS0n -eassemhled this raOsnsax. 4
number 81 resolutions bearing On trusts
loe2l inspection aze csae- matters sE<rs
insre<zE'-s1 assss referred % The committee
on resolutions xAas : known 81 tAs
trust bill aow hsfore the Texas ieSlsaasnr.
and copies NJ the Inspection hstss peuaiur
In fne legislatures Of Missouri, Kansas.
Indiana aas osae- states we're suazn ;stss.
and referred - she oEazaittse 81 nes.sssi
legislation
1t o'clock the convention zas sess-,
eaEle1 10 order. snd the cosn raitsee % rsso-
lusscns snbsnIfsei report recummending
1haf al the resolutions referred yesterday
X laid On fhE table. Hhich was done, The
cons nlsfee also begged leave to sazges-
taSE as t5s Conference was called Sn Fxsfer.
eace fo the beet and po-k eclnAaz1e sr
trust as 1eStgnase1 IN the Kansas resnlis-
ton. thai Il az there Is foE sfse Eeuypntsan
% esa1st9i-g. IL faa Gpiaion 81 5ae cnmnir-
lee TIE raly elective way 70 reach X il Efy
legs. 2fion. u the same cHa ~ done vita
Cut 0verrescasng upon the nrgsnsSss EaM
OF tas land The repoEs was sssogskss.
TIE cozmitEee en- nee1e<. lexssIasssn
prsseafed as dessrahse measure the hsll
Submitted by the Texas lelegatSsr. ;zisfch
VIZ pr1sasag oecozze iSw IL Texas. TefS
ni1l Geals alsA che GESastiun OF trusts anH
the penalties 70 BE- inflicted Tor yio,afton 81
TIE acL 1ne sectioa defining trusts = a
follows To make or enter into or eNrrv
OFT any cauggars II agreement Of ang kind
q description hy ghicn they shall bind
OF hASe bound themselves acst "a Seta. DIS
f-as@ Or transport any article or commodity
OF article ef trade, 1lse. rssFc s1tsise. cssin.
mtFsse ns eensIrapil neaow 3 COMMON
standard figure. or bv which they saseaf
fFa .
said articles, commodity OF Transportation
~ liked o. graduated figures or hy which
tsey snsis IN cay manner establish or set
Tie TAG price 0f any article commodity or
EBsn0zfai1uu between tkesngesTzS ard
othess- % nzecanae free and apEeSsriesei
competition among themselves and esners.
or ay which they shall sgree 70 poei, oo.n,
o4ae or Gnile any interest they mas have
IN connection with tae sales or frarxpsrfa-
ton OF sEs such article or eorarnoxiify that
ms price may De n any naaner affected. y
Tie clause concerning inflietson OF pm
lsnment provides that any corporation vie
lstlng aay Of zAe Provisions Of the art shall
forfeit It's charter and franchise and lis
corporate existe ace shall cease ANY for
sigd corporation under similar conditions
shall be dcased the right 70 do business in
the stste. Any violation is also declared
conspiracy against trade, and upon coayIc-
ton carries fine and imurisonneat. the
maximum being tNe0 and ten years' I'm
After few slight changes. the the hsH
was adopted bv the following vote. Yeas
Colorado :. Iowa s. Illinois :. Indiana :.
Kansas ;, Minnesota s. Missouri 7-S. Ne
0rasxs 1. Texas 5. nays-AissouFi SIS.
Nebraska 4. The various delegates were
pledged TO recommend the bill 10 their
The second BIZ introduced by the cam
inittee on needed legislation was pracsie-
ally 10 Nebraska bill providing for APP
poiuflnenf Of loe2l inspectors and iaspee-
rion OF al cattle, sheep or swine af hogrs
before siaugbteriUg. Penalties are pre-
seFihed for evasion of inspection, or sale
of meat taken froE1 animals Lot inspected /
II dos not apply 60 canfsed, smoked, cared
or salt meats
A warra debate ensae5. resulting in "a
lonfament 20 p "a. in order
that the hili might he printed.
The Texas nen claimed ;ae ae-
option OF the preamble would be
q fatal mistake. as II the convention
shoEld anncuaee 10 the world the neces-
ssty OF lsgi.tssirg 10 protect home ecll-
saTners against the sale Of diseased meat IL I
woalG ressslE In shGfss ons American
meats from ali foreign markets and De a
severe blow fo producers Thers was a
lively discussion nf the bill by sections at
the v9eniug session.
After prolonged debate, lasting until
sitter midnight. in which the Texas and
IlltnUls delegates were bitterly opposed 4,
the lnessure. the bin w4s saop,ss: By a vote
OF a. As 70 ~, and the convention ad.
,oErDsd sine die.