Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-19
FORSUGAR ONLY.
Anti. Trust elll Consayucted bv
Nelson Of Minnesota.
HEAVY PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS

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Washington. June 1s.-Nelson Of Mn
neSota has prepared an, antitrust
amendment which he will offer to the
tarin bill in the senate and which he
thinks win meet the objections that have
been made to other amendments of
similar character. Itisas follows: Every
person, firm or corporation who shall
monopolize or engross. or attempt to
monopolize or engross, or who shall
combine or conspire with any other per-
son. firm or corporation to monopolixe
or engross. the trade or commerce in
raw or refined sugar Of any kind among
the several states. or with foreign ma
tons. for the purpose Of unduly en-
HANGING the price Of such sugar, shall
be deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor,
and on conviction thereof, shall be pun
ished by a fine Of not less than $500 nor
more than $4,000. or by imprisonment
at hard labor not less than six months
said punishments In the discretion Of
the court.
How 70 Identity Trust.
And in case Of q corporation found
guilty Of said offense the jury shall also
ascertain and find what officers Of the
corporation caused or directed the cor
poration to commit such offense, and
such officers. on being found guilty of
causing or directing the corporation to
commit the offense OF which 1t is found
guilty, shall be liable to the punish
ment aforesaid. It shall be a sufficient
pleading in the indictment to describe
the offense in the language Of this law;
and the fact that a manufacturer or
refiner OF sugar refuses to sell his sugar
to the public in Interstate or foreign
trade otherwise than through special
factors or agents shall be deemed prima
facie evidence Of monopolizing or at
tempting to monopolize the trade in
sugar among the several states, or with
foreign nations.
Uncle Sam 70 Execute the Law.
"The several circuit courts Of the Unit
ed States are hereby invested with juris-
diction to prevent and restrain viola
lions Of this law; and 1t shall be the
duty Of the several district attorneys Of
the United States in their respective dis
tricts. under the direction Of the at
torney general. to institute proceedings
in equity to prevent and restrain such
violations. Such proceedings may be
by way Of petition setting forth the
case and praying that such violation
shall be enjeined or otherwise prohibited.
When the parties complained Of shall
have been duly notified of such petition
the court shall proceed as soon as may
be to the hearing ana determination Of
the case: and pending such petition and
before a final decree the court may at
any time make such temporary restrain
ing order or prohibition as shall be
deemed just in the premises"
SENATE YEARNs FOR SOME TALK
And Puts in . Day Threshing Lot Of
Very Old Tariff Straw.
Washington, June 19-The tariff bill
came to halt in the senate yesterday,
less than one page Of the fax schedule
being disposed of. The debate drifted
into political channels. Bacon, Vest,
Jones Of Arkansas. and Tillman taking
part in the exposition OF Democratic doc
trine on the tariff. It led to several
lively exchanges. during which the
cleaning Of political dirty linen" was
frequently referred to. Tillman's re-
marks were made with his characters
tic vehemence, and at one point he
frankly stated concerning the tariff that
il there was to be stealing he wanted his
share for South Carolina. Late in the
day Morgan proposed . sweeping
amendment to place a 10 per cent. ad
valorem duty on all articles now on the
free list, with few exceptions. In sup
porting the amendment Morgan called
attention to the singular fact that the
income tax feature Of the Wilson bill ID
not repealed and can be enforced by a
change in the personnel Of the supreme
court Of the United StateA
When the fax schedule came nm
Vest made a contest at the outset,
moving to strike out the first paragraph,
max straw. at s. per ton. The amendment
was rejected-1S to 2S-McEnery voting
with the Republicans. In criticising the
fax paragraph Vest ironically referred
to that era OF prosperity which had been
"ofhcially and enthusiastically an
nounced." in q recent prayer by the
chaplain Of the senate. IAN emissary Of
Providence" There was An exciting In
terruption when Bacon criticised the
position of some Of his associates in not
favoring q revenue duty on raw mate
rails. Vest sprang TO his feet and with
great vehemence exclaimed: This Is
very delectable to Republican senator's.
Their hearts are cheered, and can see
their eyes gleam." He had refrained thus
far, he said. from exposing Democratic
discorcs but since the senator from
Georgia had gone into "this lavatory fol-
washing Democratic dirty linen" he
(Vest) would ask his associates q few
questions.
He questioned Bacon as to whether he
believed In taxation limited to the needs
Of an economical government and Bacon
said he did. Then Vest said he couldn't
see how Bacon was In favor Of more rev.
enue when there was a surplus OF mill
ions in the treasury. Bacon said he did
not want any more revenue or any tarifI
bill. but as the bill was to be passed he
wanted its benefits equalized. Tillman
here came In. to call the attention Of
his Democratic brethren" to the rates
they had given In the Wilson bill to Ger
tain raw materialA II this was fraud
then the present contest over taxing raw
material was merely as to the amount
OF the fraud. Then Tillman added. and
I say plainly. II we are to have this
stealing. I want my share Tor South
Carolina"