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introduced by Representative Greene-TS8-
Ter Resolution Defeated in the House.

mtfOduoed by Representative Greene-POk-
Ter Resolution Defeated in the House.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IAN antitrust
bill, explicit in its terms and naming
a penalty of $40, 900 fine or from two to
fifteen years imprisonment, has been
introduced in the house by Mr.. Greene,
of Nebraska. 1t makes it felony to
monopohze or attempt to monopolize,
or combine or conspire with any others
to monopolize, any part of the trade or
commerce among the states, or with
foreign nations, and the max
ing of every contract, agreement or
combination entered into by any per-
sons, firms, corporations. or combina-
tons of firms, trust or otherwise. to
restrain trade or commerce or limit or
control the output or price of any ar
ticle of commerce. The bill confers
jurisdiction on the several circuit and
district courts of the United States
and any state court having common
law jurisdiction, and forfeits to the
United States property owned under
such contracts, ETC., and in course OF
transit interstate or a foreign country.
The president and Mrs. Mckinley
were entertained at dinner Monday
night by Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs. Gage. The entire cabinet
was present with the exception of Sec
rotary Alger. The other guests. werG
Justice and Mrs. McKenna, Miss Lucy
Page, of New York, and Senator Hanna.
The decorations were the most elab-'
crate of the official season. The house
was decorated with pink roses and
hyacinths. The table decorations were
particularly beautiful.
Senator Vest, from the senate COM
mittee on public health, Monday made
a report upon the bill providing for
the creation of a department of public
health. The report is adverse TO the
proposition and it recommends sub
stitute for the bill for the enlargement
of the powers of the marine hospital
service: The report says the first bill
would deprive the marine hospital
service of it's jurisdiction over quaran-
tine matters, and that a change SO
radical would be impolitic and dan
gerous, The opinion is expressed that
if a health department is to be estab-
hshed it should be gradually done, and
that a transition SO sudden AS that
proposed would leave the gulf states
without quarantine protection against
yellow fever for time at least.
The Star says the president will
Tuesday send to the senate the omina-
tions of G. NJ. Earnett for surveyor of
the port and Leslie Combs for pension
agent at Louisville, KY.
The house of representatives Mon
oil
years 1872, nays 1S2.
WASHINGTON, Feb. John c. Nc
Laurin was sworn in as senator from
South Carolina to fill in the uneXpired
term of the late Senator Earle, the
term ending March 4, 1908.
Mr.. Turpie Qnd) presented an
amendment to the Legislative, eXecu-
tive and judicial appropriating bill,
providing that in the proposed reduc-
ton of the force of the pension Office
honorably discharged soldiers and
sailors or their widows and daughters
holding positions in that bureau shall
be protected. The amendment was re-
ferred to the appropriations committee.
Mr. Gallinger IN. H., chairman of
the pension committee, reported adj
versely the bill introduced by Mr.. Al
len (Neb.) providing that al pension
ers not receiving less than $40 a month
receive that amount after the bills
passage. Mr.. Gallinger said that the
whole number of pensioners affected
by the proposed bill was 46S, 465, and
that the total annual increase in pen
siOns would aggregate SIS, 1865 600. The
bill was placed on the calendar.
The agricultural appropriation bill
was reported by Mr.. Cullom Qll.) and
placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Foraker secured the adoption Of
a resolution instructing the secretary