The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-24
THE BILL MAKING TRUSTS ILLEGAL.
A Measure Perfected by the Best
Lawyers In Congress.
Silver Dollar RIand's Enjoyment of
His Own Thunder.
Why South Carolina Democrats Are
Hard Money Men.
Especial to the Press.l

ever passed Dy congress-, ana emD0QleS the
results OF long study and consideration by
the best lawyers in the two houses Ed
munds, Sherman, Hoar, Stewart of Yer
mont and others. have expended upon it
a great deal Of time and attention. The
text of the bill is as follows:
An act to protect trade and commerce
against untatgful restraints and nonopo-
les
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled:
Section Livery contract, combination in
the form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy,
In restraint OF trade or commerce among the
several states or with foreign nations, Is
who shall make any such contract or engage
in any such combination or conspiracy, shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and, on
conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine
not exceeding five thousand dollars, or by
Imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by
both said punishments, in the discretion of
the court.
Section 2-Every person who shall mOnop-
olze, or attempt to monopoliZe, or combine
or conspire with any other persons, to mo-
nopolize any part OF the trade or commerce
among the several states, or with foreign ma
tiOns, shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor, and, on conviction thereof, thall be
punished by fine not exceeding five thousand
dollars, or by Imprisonment not exceeding
one year, or by both said punishments, in
the discretion of the court.
Section 3-Every contract, combination in
form of trust or otherwise. or conspiracy. in
restraint Of trade or commerce in any terri
tory of the United States or of the District
of Columbia, or in restraint of trade or COM
merce between any such territory and an
other, or between any such territory or terri
tories and any state or states or the District
NJ C0lnmhio wi
tween the District of Columbia and any
state or states or foreign nations, is hereby
declared Illegal. Every person who shall
make any such contract or engage in any
such combination or conspiracy, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on
conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine
not exceeding five thousand dollars, or by
Imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by
both said punishments, in the discretion of
the court
Section 4-The several circuit courts of the
United States are hereby invested with jur-
isdictiOn to prevent and restrain violations
of this act; and it shall be the duty
of the several district attorneys OF the Unit
ed States, in their respective districts, un-
der the direction of the Attorney General. to
institute proceedings in equity to prevent
and restrain such violations. Such proceed
iHgs may be by way of petition setting forth
the case and praying that such violation
shall be eDjoined or otherwise prohibited.
When the parties complained of shall have
been duly notified of such petition the court
shall proceed, as soon as may be, to the
hearing and determination of the case. and
pending such petition and before final de-
cree, the court may at any time make such
temporary restraining order or prohibition
as shall be deemed just in the premises.
Section 5-Whenever it shall appear to the
court before which any proceeding under
section of this act may be pending, that
the ends of justice require that other parties
should be brought before the court, the
s esS them m tho to ot be m Pcb
the court Is held or not; and subpenas to
that end may be served in any district by
the marshal thereof.
Section 6-Any property owned under any
contract or by any combination, or pursuant
to any conspiracy (and being the subject
thereof mentioned in section / of this act,
and being in the course of transportation
from one state to another, or to a foreign
States, and may be seized and condemned by
like proceedings as those provided by law
for the forfeiture, seizure and condemnation
of property imported into the United States
to law.
Section Amy person who shall be in
jured in his business or property by any
other person or corporation by reason of
anything forbidden or declared to be unlaw-
full by this act, may sue therefor in any cir
cult court of the United States in the district
without respect to the amount in controver-
sy, and shall recover three fold the damage
by him sustained, and the costs of suit, in
cluding reasonable attorneys fee.
Section S-That the word "person," or
persons" wherever used in this act shall
be deemed to include corporations and asso-
Citations existing under or authorized by the
laws of either the United States, the laws of
any of the territories, the laws of any state,
or the laws OF any foreign country.
"The most notorious silver man on the
Democratic side of the House," is the way
Mr.. Conger of Iowa described Mr.. Bland of
Missouri. Mr.. Bland is not only devotee
of silver; he is as we'll a most amusing man
OF medium stature and weight,
a face betokening more good nature than
force, Mr. Bland is very DECEPTIVE in his ap-
pearances He is parliamentary tornado
whenever silver comes up. He has roar
ing voice, the volume of which Is far out of
proportion to the size of his body; and in
all exciting times Bland may be heard roar
ing.
Uncle "Joe" Cannon, who is one of the
modern Spartans, quite often tackles Bland,
or rather Bland quite often begins to roar
when Cannon is talking. Such an incident
occurred Saturday in the closing battle on
the Speakers ruling. Bland had been roar
ing all the morning, having had good deal
of time on his own account, and having TAX
en- a good deal ON account of other people
who had the floor. He attempted to take
some of Cannon's time. Cannon refused to
be interrupted, limiting to Bland that the lat
ter was talking too much. Bland retorted
in his loudest tones, and accused Cannon
and the Republicans of trying to gag him.
Cannon, holding up his hands with gesture
OF the greatest SStonishment, retorted
Gag you! barrel of ipecac would not
gag you"
Conger of Iowa, who is always very SOL
emn and never tries to Joke, created consid-
cradle merIiment in conflict with Bland on
the same day. The Democrats had been
casting imputations on the Speaker for the
manner of making up the coinage commit
tee. why" said Mr.. Conger, looking over
towards Mr. Bland, "the Speaker put on
that committee the most notorious silver
blatherski-" and then, recolecting that he
was saying something unpar.iamentary, he
ended, most notorious silver man in the
House"
After all, Mr.. Bland is we'll liked by men
of both parties. After his fercest Trades he
usually starts for the cloak room, shaking
with laughter at the noise he has made.
One Of the most conspicuous boilers from
the Democratic ranks in the silver fight, was
Dargan of South Carolina. On former oc-
casi0n, two more of the congressman from
his state broke from the Democrats on the
silver question. When South Carolina
Democrat bolts from his party, it is worth
while to notice the reasons. Inquiry reveals
the fact that while the Southern Democrats
almost always chase all the fanciful financial
theories that their party invents or espouses.
the South Carolina men are generally sound
The explanation of this is not easy; but one
ma with England. Charleston is great port
for the shipment of cotton to England, now
as before the war; and English commercial
ideas, which are always hard money ideas.
have great influence in South Carolina, as
also do English social ideas to some extent.
One of the South Carolina Representatives.
Mr.. Elliott, in his speech against the free
coinage bill, argued that while South Carroll
ma always would have to sell her product In
England on hard money basis, she would
have to hire her labor on soft money basis
should free coinage prevail in this country.
When the long ana generally discouraging
three days of fighting were over last week,
and the Speaker was finally triumphant, he
was the recipient of many congratulations
from the Republicans who had made the
fight with him. Yesterday and the day be-