Los Angeles herald., 1890-03-25
Reports OH the Montana Senatorial
Contest Submitted.
A Ouiet Day in the House-The Window
Silver Bill Ready to Be Reported.
Capital Cuttings.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-In the Sen
ate today Hoar, from the committee on
privileges and elections, reported tour
resolutions in the cases of the persons
claiming seats as Senators from Mon
tana-two declaring Clark and Maginnis
not entitled to seats the other two dec
claring Saunders and Power entitled, on
the merits of the case, to be admitted to
seats. Resolutions from the minority
of the committee making opposite de-
clarations were reported by Gray, and
all were ordered printed, Hoar giving
notice that he would ask the Senate to
consider them Thursday.
House bills were reported and placed
on the calendar as follows: To ensure
the purity of elections in Arizona; to
authorize Ogden, Utah, to assume an
increased indebtedness.
The Senate bill ceding public lands to
California and other States in aid OF irri-
CATION of dry arid lands was reported
back from the committee of public lands
adversely, and indefinitely postponed.
Several petitions against the ratifica-
ton of the eXtradition freely with
Russia having been presented, Hoar
said he would once more question as to
their presentation in open session.
After considerable debate the point OF
order was withdrawn for the time being.
The Antitrust Bill Discussed.
Sherman's Antitrust bill was taken
up, and Turpie discussed its constitu-
tional points.
George opposed the amendment offered
by Reagan, being his Antitrust bill.
Teller said he was inclined to vote fol
the bill, although he was not sanguine
of it's accomplishing its purpose. Unless
the States took hold of the question and
suppressed those trusts by limiting the
amount of capital that can be aggregated
in any corporation, the trouble would
continue. The bill, he said, would ap
ply to the Farmers Alliance and Ma
tional Farmers League, which were or
ganized with the ayowed purpose of in
creasing the prices of farm produce, 6
thing which he regarded as most desir
able, and as absolutely essential to the
prosperity Of the country. He was eX
tremely anxious to take hold of and con
troll those great trusts and combinations
of capital that were disturbing the com
merce of the country. He did not want
however, TO go to the extent of interfer
ing with organizations which he though
were absolutely justified by the remark
able condition OF things in the country
George referred to the Knights OF La
Dor as another organization that wouit
come within the scope OF the bill, be
A.. II, ~ 4l,n vi tC in
crease their wages, and consequently III
crease the cost OF production.
Teller admitted that the Knights o
Labor and all the trades-unions OF thu
country were practically included in th'
bill, and suggested to the committee
which reported it whether it could be 81
worded as TO confine it to trusts whicl
were offensive to good morals.
The discussion then drifted to th'
amendment offered by ingalls,, aimed a
dealings in futures" and "options."
Sherman opposed it as not in harmon,
with the bill, as proposing a tax (Which
could not originate in the Senate), ant
as not having been considered by tn
committee. He also opposed Reagan
amendment.
Stewart said the bill was unconstitu
tional.
Hoar criticised the bill in some of it
legal aspects, and claimed that it faile'
to afford any adequate remedy.
Sherman said if the duty on cottol
clothes or woolen clothes was too low t
protect the manufacturers of Massachu
setts, not a month or day would be al
lowed to pass before Hoar would deman'
a remedy in the way of raising the duty
n
than anv that resulted from low tariff
and the farmers associations Throughout
the country could not see the source OF tn
evil, but they demanded a remedy, an
their demand had to be heard. Th
power of Congress was the only powe
that could deal with those corporations
George asked Sherman whether tn
Standard Oil Company was a corpora
ton under the law OF Ohio, and whethe
the Legislature of that State could no
annul it's charter.
. Sherman replied that the Standar
Oil Company had been originally organ
lied with the modest capital OF $500, ,O0O
but there were forty or fifty companie
in other States combined with it. II
had been in favor OF a general law de
claring certain contracts null and void
Ouu liu,t biOAiliSu tilO Piolc''AeA-
the views of others who thought he wa
going too far, and how the objection t.
the bill was it's weakness, but it was
weakness drawn into the bill by obJet
tions made in the Senate.
Vest and Hiscock spoke against To
bill, which went over till tomorrow with
.e out action.
After executive session the Senat
adjourned.
House Proceedings.
In the House, today, a resolution wa
adopted making the Worlds Fair bill
special order for tomorrow, to be vote
on at pm.
The Rock-creek bill was considered
but no action was taken, and the Hous
adjourned.
THE WINDOW BILL,
With sSundry Amendments, Ordered he
ported to the III use.