The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-26
MAKING WAR ON TRUSTS.
THE SENATE DEvoTEs ANOTHER
DAY TO THE MONOPOLIES.

An Attempt to Kill the Sherman Bill
by Referring it to the Committee
on Judiciary Fails-Mr. Reagan's
Antitrust BIZ Tackled On TO the
Sherman Measure.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-In the Senate
to-day among the bills introduced and re-
ferred was one by Mr.. Morrill, to establish
an educational fund from the proceeds OF
the public lands, and one by Mr.. Farwell
to give a pension of $1,000 year to the
widow of Gen. Crook; also q joint
| resolution by Mr.. George to amend the
constitution so as to empower congress to
make all laws that are necessary and proper
to suppress combinations in restraint of
trade or production, and to prevent trans
actions that create monopoly or increase
or depress the prices of commodities that
are or may become subjects of commerce
| among the states, or with foreign nations.
Mr.. Hoar gave notice that he would not
call up tee Montana election case until Mon
day next.
THE ANTITRUST BILL.
The antitrust bill was then taken I'D. and
Mr.. George addressed the Senate. He said
that he had heard wish expressed by sew
eral senators that the bill and its amend
ments should be referred to the judiciary
committee. He concurred in the propriety
Of that course, and now made that motion.
Mr.. Morgan moved as an amendment that
the judiciary committee be instructed to
| report it back within twenty days
Mr.. Pugh, as a member of the judiciary
committee, gave it as his opinion that
| reference of tho bill to that committee
would be the last OF it for this session, and
| that the enemies Of the bill could adopt no
more efficient action of destroying it.
The discussion having come to a close, the
question was taken on Mr.. Georges motion
to refer the bill to the judiciary committee.
| The motion was rejected: Yeas, Is; nays,
| %.
REAGAN's AMENDMENT.
The question was then taken on Mr..
| Reagan's amendment adding to the bill his
| antitrust bill as sections 3, and 81 and it
was agreed to: Yeas, "a; nays, Is.
PROVISIONS OF THE AMENDMENT.
Mr.. Reagan's amendment provides that
all persons engaged in the creation of aqly
| trust in any capacity, employed in any bus
| mess carried on with any foreign country or
| between any of the states or territories of
the union, using its powers for either of the
following purposes shall be deemed guilty
OF high misdemeanor and shall be
subject to fine of not more
than $1,000 or imprisonment not
exceeding five years, or both, viz: To
create or carry out any restrictions in trade;
to limit production or to increase or reduce
tho price of merchandise or commodities; to
prevent competition in merchandise, prod
uce or commodities; to fix the standard of
figure whereby the price of any article,
commodity, merchandise or produce in
tended for sale, use or consumption shall
| be in any way controlled; to create a
monopoly in the manufacture, sale or
| transportation of any such article; to enter
into siny obligation by which they shall
bind others or themselves not to manu-
! facture, sell or transport any such article
| below common standard figure; or by
which they shall agree to keep such article
| Or transportation at a fixed or graduated
| figure; or by which they shall settle the
price of such article 50 as to preclude unre-
| stricted competition.
| MIR. Sherman moved to amend the first
section by adding to it the following pro-
| viso, which had been suggested by Mr..
| George:
Provided, that this act shall not be con-
strued to apply to any arrangement agree
| ment, or combination between laborers,
made with view to lessening the number
of hours of their labor or of increasing
their wages: nor to any arrangement, agree
ment association, or combination among
persons engaged in horticulture or agricul-
ture, made with view to enhancing the
price of their own agricultural or horticul-
tural products.
A LITTLE HUMoR.
Mr.. Blair made humorous suggestion to
Mr. Sherman to include those engaged in
cod fishing and boot and shoe making in
New England, and Mr.. Platt asked, in the
same spirit, whether it included the wool
men of Ohio.
"Yes," said Mr.. Sherman, 81 think it
would include their own wool.n The
answer raised another laugh.
The amendment was agreed to-
MIR. Hoar moved to sJril1e out of the first
section the words "of the different states, or
between two or more citizens or corpora
tions, or both, of the United States and
foreign states, or citizens or corporations
thereof" and it was agreed to.
INGALLS, AMENDMENT.
The question was then on Mr.. ingalls,.
amendment aiming at dealings in futures
and options) and it was agreed to without
division.
Mr.. Stewart moved to insert in the first
section the words ''or of the value of the
money by which such cost may be advanced
or reduced"
Mr.. Hoar moved to amend the amend
ment by inserting after the word "mopeyn
the words tor of gold or silver"
Pending action on these amendments the
Senate at 4:10 o'clock adjourned until to-
morrow, Mr.. Sherman giving notice that
he would ask vote on the passage of the