Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-19
THE WORLDS FAIR BILL.
Chicago Has Everything It's Own Way
Substitute for the Trusts Bill.

IBy telegraph 20 the Dlsp0tch.I
WAsHINGToN, March ls.-rhe Worlds
Fair Committee Of the House held what
will probably be its last meeting this morn
ing. The result Of the session was n COM
plete victory for the Chicago people. Mr.
Belden's proposition. which requires CHI
cago citizens TO present to the committee
an absolute guarantee of SIC, 900. 600 be-
fore the bill Is reported, was defeated,
owing TO the presence of Mr.. Wilson, of West
Virginia. In its stead MIR. Wilson offered
a proposition to amend the ninth section
of the bill, which authorizes the Presi-
dent upon notice that provision had
been made for the grounds and buildings,
TO announce the time when the exposition
will be held, so az 10 provide that he shall
issue his proclamation and the invitation
10 foreign nations wlsnever there has been
filed with HIM satisfactory proof 70 HIM
that not less than Sl0,000,000 has been
raised OF provided for by the Illinois cor
pOrntion.
The consideration Of the bill was then
completed, and 1t was ordered TO be report
ed TO the House Immediately without
further amendment. Tho dates for the ex-
positiOn-April 30th to October 90 1892 ;
were left as fixed upon yesterday; but the
chairman, Mr.. Gambler, has given notice
that he viii move IN tho House when the
bill Is under consideration that il be 50
tober ~. 1892. and the holding OF the far
the following year.
Mr.. Sherman, from the Committee on
Finance, reported to the Senate to-day q
substitute for his former bill against
trusts" in restraint of production, and IL
was placed on the calendar. In the shape
presented to-day Mr.. Sherman thinks he
has met and overcome all objections 10 the
measure on the ground of uncOnstltuton-
alitv. Tho members Of the committee re-
serve the right 10 express their opinion OF
the bill when IL comes up for cOnsldera-
ton.
The substitute provides that all arrange
ments, contracts. agreements, trusts, or
combinations between two or more cltl-
Zens or corporations, OF both, OF different
States. or between two or more citizens
or cOrporations, or both, of the United
States and foreign States, or citizens or cor
pOratiOns thereof, made with view or
which may tend to prevent full and free
competition in importation. tTanspOrta-
ton, or sale of articles imported into tho
United States; or with view or when
may tend to prevent fun and
free competition in the articles OF
growth. production, or manufacture of
any State or Territory OF the United States
with similar articles of growth. produc-
ton. or manufacture of any other state or
Territory, OF IN the transportation or SAFE
of like articles, the production of any state
or Territory of the United States into or
within any other State or Territory OF the
United States; and all arrangements,
trusts. or combinations between such citi-
zens or corporations, made with the view,
or which tend 10 advance the cost to the
consumer of any such articles, are hereby de
clared to be against public policy, unlawful,
and void. And the Circuit Court OF the
United States shall have original Jurisdic-
ton Of all such of civil nature at COM
mon law or in equity arising under this
section. and to issue all remedial process
orders or wTIts proper and necessary 10 en-
force its provisions: and the Attorney
General and the several District Attorneys
are hereby directed. IN the name OF the
United Statos, to commence ana prosecute
all cases to final Judgment and execution
Section ,. That any person or corpora
ton injured by such contract, agreement,
trust. or corporation defined IN the first
section Of this act may sue for and recover
in any court of the United States of COM
potent jurisdiction, without respect to the
amount involved, of any person or corpo,l
ration a party tothecOmbinatlon described
in the first section Of this act, twice the
amount of the damages sustained ana the
costs of suit, together with reasonable at
tOrney's fee.