Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-26
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
A Number of Appropriation Meas
ures Disposed OF.
sAERMAN's ANTITRUST BILL.
Several Amendments Made to II i'm
the Senate-A Conference Asked
on the TariT-Other
Business.
Senate.


WAsnlNGToN, Jan. 25.-In the senate to.
day the credentials of Mr.. Culom were pre-
sented by Mr.. Farwell for the new sena-
torial term. Read and placed on tile.
The consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill was reported back from the appropria-
tion committee, and Mr., Hale said he would
call 1t up early next week.
MIR Allison moved that the senate insist
on its amendment to the tariff bill, and
asked for conference with the house on
the bill and amendment. The motion was
agreed to.
The pension appropriation bill was then
taken up and passed with one amendment,
approprating SIS, 900 for rate of pension
agencies The military academy appropra-
tion bill was taken up, amended and passed,
Mr.. Allison explaining that the increase or
the bill over last year was due to the ereC-
ton of two new buildings at the academy
The senate then proceeded to consideration
of the bill reported from the finance com
mittee TO declare unlawful trusts and COM
bnations in restraint of trade aud pro-
ducton.
Mr. Hoar offered an amendment to come
in as an additional section 1t provides that
if one of the parties to partnership or cor
poration is compelled to become party to 1t,
or 10 cease from doing any lawful business,
to sell any lawful business such person,
partnership or company may sue for and re-
has, on account of such combination, to pay
an increased price for the article purchased,
may sue for and receive damages from any
party to the combination. Agreed TO.
Mr.. Eustis called the attention of Mr..
Sherman lin charge of the bilD to the fact
that the bill did not seem to apply to the en-
isting trusts, ana offered an amendment pro-
viding (as an additional secton) that any
person who. thirty days after the enactment
of the law, shall act as manager, officer,
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shall be liable TO the penalties provided in
the bill
Mr.. Sherman had no objection to the
amendment, except that he thought longer
time than thirty days should be allowed.
Mr.. EuStls modified his resolution so as to
make the time ninety days.
The matter was under consideration at .
o'clock, when unfinished business" the
Union Pacific funding bill, was laid before
the senate
Mr.. Plumb, however. called up the District
of Columbia appropriation BILL and he then
yielded to have some amendments offered to
the trust BILL
Mr.. Platt offered an amendment making
the law apply whether the principal of the
trust resides in the United States or in for
eign country; and MIR. Stewart offered as an
amendment his gold and silver certificate
bill"
The bill, as amended, was ordered printed,
as well as the pending amendments.
On motion of Mr.. Paddock, the senate bill
establishing two additional land districts in
the state of Nebraska, was passed.
The District of Columbia appropriation
bill was then taken up, amended, and passed.
One of the amendments apprOpriates $780,
600 for a geological park near the city of
Washington. Conferees were appointed on
the part of the senate, and then the follow
ing bills were passed:
To provide for the sale of land allotted and
patented to certain members of the Black
Bob band of Shawnee Indians. blouse
bill.)
To authorize the construction Of a bridge
or bridges across the Mississippi river at La
Crosse, Wis. (Senate bil)
To authorize the conveyance to certain
absentee Shawnee Indians of lands in Kan
sas. (Senate bill.)
The senate then proceeded to consideration
of private pension bills on the calendar,
Among the thirty bills passed was one (scn-
ate bilD increasing the pension for the widow
of General Rousseau to 500 month.
After an executive session the senate ad-
journed to Monday.