The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-29
MORE TRUST HUMBUG
Penalty Proposed for Conn
bination in Articles
Which Are Protected.
BUT TARIFF ROBBERY GOES on
Committee on Finance Trying to
Hoodwink the Pnblic-senate
Keeps on Plundering.

WASHINGTON, June 20, 1897.-The Re-
publican members of the Senate Commit
tee on Judiciary today had under con-
sideration the form of an amendment to
be submitted for the control of trusts
They practically agreed upon an amend
ment making it an offense, punishable
by fine and Imprisonment for any per-
son or corporation to monooolize or con-
spire with any other person or corpora
tion to monopolize the trade in any ar
ticle protected by the tariff bill. The
amendment when completed, will pre-
scribe penalties and supply directions for
the detection of fraud The preparation
of the amendment has been referred to
a Subcommittee consisting of Messrs.
Thurston, Davis and Spoo1er.
When the tariff bill was taken up in
the Senate today, Paragraph 1ss, relating
to watch movements, clocks, etc. was
perfected by striking out the clauses on
watches, and confinings the Ell paragraph ira to 10
those articles not made of china, porce-
lain, etc.
The foregoing changes were made to
the original House paragraph. They led
to extended opposition from Mr.. Vest
and Mr.. Jones (Arkansas), who protested
against the heavy duties on articles OF
Mr.. Lodge (Massachusetts) answered
that the watch industry had been revolu-
tionized by American machinery. We
made watches SO much better and cheap
er that no handmade watch could COM
pete with them. Now the Swiss makers
had bought American machinery, and
operated with comparatively cheap labor.
Mr.. Lodge exhibited Swiss watches which
purported to be of American make, and
as such were invading the American mar
ket
Mr.. Hoar CMass.), after reviewing the
growth of the American Watch Industry,
predicted that the proposed duties would
give the American market better Adneri-
can watches, and in time ait reduction
of SO or go per cent. of present prices.
Mr. Gear Qowa) showed a Japanese
watch purporting to be of American
make, produced by cheap Japanese la
Dor and selling for S., while the Ameri-
can watch of the same kind could not be
produced for less than ST.
After further debate the paragraph was
agreed to, with the changes noted, 36-26-
Pine apples were changed to seven cents
per cubic foot In barrels and packages and
81 per Thousand in bulk.
Mr. Vest asked what climate or sanitary
reason justified this heavy duty.
Mr.. Allison responded that Florida pro-
duced pineappleS and great pressure had
been brought to bear for adequate pro-
lection.
"where did the pressure come from7'
'I cannot give specifications respond
ed Mr.. Allison, but will say 1t comes
from both sides of this chamber"
The Florida Senators, Mallory and
Pasco, Democrats, explained the recent
development of the pineapple industry in
Florida, which led Mr.. Gray (nel.) to say
| in an animated response, that it would
| have been better had Florida lands been
| left in primeval simplicity If their use
| for raising pineappIes was to be followed
| by a tax on the bulk Of the people.
should receive the same benefits as those
1 of the North