Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-15
sHeRMAN's ANTITRUST LAW.
Text of the Measure as Favorably Re
ported to the senate.

Text of the Measure as Favorably Re
ported to the senate.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan Ex-senator Nor
rill, from the committee on finance, yester-
day reported favorably Senator Sherman's
antitrust bill amended by the committee to
read as follows: "That all arrangements,
contracts, agreements, trusts or combina-
tons between corporations OF persons made
with the intention TO prevent full and free
competition in the importation, transporta-
ton, or sale Of articles imported into the
United States, or in the production, manu-
facture or sale OF articles of domestic
growth OF production, or domestic raw
material that completes with any
similar article upon which duty
Is levied by the United States,
intended for, and which shall be transported
from one state or territory to another for
SALE and all arrangements, contracts, agree
ments, trusts or combinations between per-
sons or corporations intended 10 advance
the cost TO the consumer Of any such article
are hereby declared to be against public pol
icy, unlawful and void
Damages for the Sufferers.
"That any person or corporation injured
or damnified by such arrangements, con-
tract, agreement, trust or combination may
sue for and recover In any court of the
United States of competent jurisdiction of
any person or corporation a party to q COM
bination described in this act, twice the
amount of the damages sustained, and the
cost of suit.
Punish meDt for the Combiners.
"Al persons entering into any such ar
rangement, contract, agreement, trust or
combination described in this act on her or
his own account, or an agent or attorney
for another, or as an officer, agent or stock
holder of a corporation, or as a trustee, COM
mittee, or in any capacity whatever, shall be
guilty of q high misdemeanor, and on con-
viction thereof in any district or civil court
Of the United States shall be subject to a
fine of not more than 900 imprison-
msnt in the penitentiary for a term Of not
more than five years, or to both such fine
and imprisonment in the discretion Of the
court And il shall be tho duty of the dis
trict attorney of the United States Of the
district in which such persons reside to in
Ititute the proper proceedings to enforce the
provisions Of this act"
| The senate and House In Brief
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. ia number
Of bills were introduced in the senate yester-
day, among them the direct tax bill; author
king bridge across the Detroit river at De
troit; providing for an examination to de-
b~mine the practicability Of brigding Oh
tunneling the straits OF Mackinac; authoriz
ing the retirement with the rank of brlga
der general OF volunteer officers Of tn
Union army Of certain rank and meritoriou
services; extending the right of pension Z
steamboatmen and others acting under tn
order of United States officers. Call an,
Plumb had an acrimonious debate in whic
each senator minated that the other was
liar, after which the senate held score
session, and then adjourned.
Among the bills introduced in the hous
was one to appropriate $4,000 to mark Tia
lines of battle, etc, on Gettysburg field, an
another TO make seven classes of railwa
postal clerks with salaries ranging fror
$500 up to 81, 800 per year. The Silcott In
vestigation and reports were taken up an
Adams argued in favor Of the majorit
report Hemphill and Holman opposed til
report and pending debate the house "a
journed