The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-04-12


ing one year or both. Persons assist
ing in the formation of a trust
are subject to the same fine
on conviction. Circuit courts of
the United States are given jurisdiction
to prevent and restrain violations of the
act. ANY property owned under any
contract or combination, and being in
the course of transit from one state to
another or any foreign country, may be
seized and forfeited. Any person in
jured in his business by any trust, COM
bination or consp racy, may sue for and
recover three-fold the damages by him
sustained, the costs and reasonable at
torney's fees. The resolution 20 change
back the daily hour Of meeting to y
o'clock wss passed. The conference re-
port on the urgency deficiency bill was
agreed to.
THURSDAY, April 3.-NicePre sident
Morton announced that he would be abb
sent from Washington several days Dext
week, and Mr.. Ingalla was elected pres
ident pro tenn. The Montana election
case was then taken up, and after de-
rate it went over until Monday. The
House bill to amend the census law by
providing for the enumeration Of the
Chinese population was taken from the
calendar and read, with the amend
ments reported by the committee on
the census. After a brief debate the
bill went over until Monday. Mr.. Blair,
at his own request, was excused from
further service on the committee on
public lands. and Mr.. Pettigrew wasap-
pointed. Mr.. Blair introduced a bill to
regulate the compensation of per diem
laborers employed by the government,
fixing the lowest wages at - per day.
After an executive session the Senate
adjourned until Saturday.
SATURDAY, April 5.-The Senate to-day
passed the bill providing for an inspec-
ton Of meats for expectation, prohibit
ing the importation of adul'erated
articles of food or drink, and authoriz-
ing the President to make proclamation
IN certain cases and for other purposes.
The bill provides that the secretary
OF agriculture may cause to be made
careful inspection of salted pork and b :
con intended for expectation. with view
in determining whether 1t is whole
some, sound and fit for human food,
whenever the laws, regulations or
orders of the government OF any foreign
country to which such pork or bacon Is
to be exported shall require inspection
thereof, and also whenever any buyer or
seller or exporter of such meats
intended for expectation shall
request the inspection. 1t for
bids the inspection of any
adulterated or unwholesome food or
adulterated wines or liquors; provides
penalties for such offenses, authorizes
the president to issue proclamation
suspending the importation of animals
SO as to guard against infectious or con-
tagious diseases. The House bill to
provide for town site entries OF land in
what is known as Oklahoma, was taken
from the calendar, amended by the
insertion of a provlso that the certlt-
Gates mentioned therein shall not De
taken as evidence in iavor of any per-
son claiming lots who entered them in
violation OF the law and of the Presl-
dents proclamation, and passed.
Among the Senate iills passed were the
following: Appropriating 1000 for an
Indian industrial school at Flandreau,
S. D.; authorizing the secretary of the
treasury to pay to the owners of the
private dies the balance of commits
siOns due them and appIopriating
600; appropriating 100000 for
an additional fre-proof building
for the National Museum; to
amend section 1854 of the Revised
Statutes as TO preference of honorably
discharged soldiers in appointment to
civil office; House bill for the appoint
ment of an asslstantgeneral superln-
tendent and a chief clerk of the railway
mail service, with salaries OF 5000 and
s. eco; giving a pension of $50 month
to Mrs Caroline B. Stephens, daughter
of Senator Baker, of Oregon, who WAS
killed at the battle of Balls Bluff, and
one giving pension of 500 a month to
the widow OF Gen. John F. Hartranit.
MONDAY, April THE Montana elec-
ton case was taken up. Mr.. Vance, a
member of the committee on privileges
and elections. presenting An argument
in support of the minority report de-
claring Clark and Maginnls. the Demo
cratic claimants, entitled to the seats.
Mr.. SpooIer took the floor in support
of the majoritv report, but before COM
pleting his remarks gave way for an
executive session, after which the
Senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, April S.-The Senate to-day
took up the anti trust bill as reported
from the judiciary committee, the SUBJ
stitute for the Sherman bill, and passed
it with only one dissenting voice. The
bill provides that every contract, COM
bination in the form of a trust or
otherwise, or conspiracy in restraint OF
trade or commerce among the several
states, or with foreign nations, ls illegal,
A violation Is punishable by fine not
exceeding 5000, or imprisonn ent not
exceeding one year, or both. Persons
assisting in the formation of trust are
subject to the same fine on conviction.
Circuit courts OF the United States
are given jurisdiction to prevent
and restrain violations of the act.
Any property owned under any
contract or combination, and being in
the course of transit from one state to
another or any foreign country, may be
seized and forfeited. Any person in
iured in his business by any trust, COM
bination or conspiracy, may sue for and
recover three-fold the damage by him
sustained, the costs and reasonable at
tornev's fees. Mr.. Spooner then con-
tinued his remarks on the Montana con-
tested election case.