Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-03

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County members can he expected TO
line up solidly for Mr.. Boyd.
Dave Shanahan's real anxiety is to
get appointed on good committees at
Springfield next January. hence the
reason lc is pushing along the Shnpa-
han snowfall for Speaker.
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Gallant John a. Reeves will again be
Clerk of the House at Sprin giicld next
winter.
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The only man we have heard of who
favOrs Dave Shanahan for Speaker Of
the Illinois Legislature Is Shanalan
himself.
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Hon. Francis j. sullivan will be n
member Of the Democratic Steering
SOIUitiIttce ut SprIngHelu.
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Most of the new members of the Leg
islaturc who have been talked with by
The Eagle are brimful of antitrust
legislation.
n searching inquiry is to BE- made as
to why the antitrust legislation now
on the statute books Is not enforced.
The act of 1891 provides that any.
thing bought Of a trust, whether air
water, or other material, does not have
to he paid for by the purchaser.
The Secretary of State recently sen,
copies of this act broadcast ana 1t has
stirred up the new members prodig
iously.
The trusts will suffer at Springfield
this winter.
The following act now on the statute
books. became a law ana went into ef
feet June II. 1901:
POOLS, TRUSTS AND COMBINES
PROHIBITED.
An act to provide for the punishment
Of persons, cO.partnerships or cOrpOr
atlons forming pools, trusts and com
blnes, ana mode Of procedure ant
rules of evidence In such cases.
Section ]. BE 1t enacted by tn,
people of the State of Illinois. repre-
scntcd In the General Assembly: /
any corporation organized under til,
laws of this or any other State or cOun
try, for transac,lng or conducting IN,
kind Of business In this State. or an,
partnership or Individual or other as
ISOLATION of persons whosocvcr. shal
create. enter into, become u member o
or u party to any pool, trust, agree
ment, combination, confederation O
understanding with any other corpora
tlon, partnership, individual, or an,
other person or association of persons
to regulate or fix the price of any artI
Gle OF merchandise or commodity. o
shall enter into, become q member o
or party to any pool, agreement, con
tract, combination or confederation I,
fix or limit the amount or quantity O
any article, commodity or merchandis
to be manufactured, mined, produce,
or sold In this State, such corporation
partnership or Individual or other as
ISOLATION Of persons shall be deeme,
and adjudged guilty OF a conspirac,
to defraud, ana be subject to indict
ment. and punished as provided In thi
act Provided, however. that In tn
mining, manufacture or production o
articles of merchandise, the cost O
which Is mainly made up Of wages.
shall not be unlawful for persons, firm
or corporations doing business In thI
State to enter into joint arrangement
OF any sort, the principal object or Of
feet Of which Is to maintain or increas
wages. Approved June 10. 1S07)
Sec. .. 1t shall not be lawful for an,
corporation to issue or to own trus
certificates, or for any corporation
agent, officer or employees, or the dircc
tors or stockholders of any corporation
to enter into any combination, contrac
or agreement with any person or pc,
sons, corporation or corporations, o
with any stockholder or director there
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combination, contract or agreemen
shall be to place the management o
control OF such combination or CON
blnatlOns, or the manufactured produc
thereof, In the hands of any trustee o
trustees, with the intent to limit or Il
the price, or lessen the production an
sale OF an article OF commerce, use O
consumption, or to prevent, restrict O
diminish the manufacture or output q
any such article.
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@. ANY PURCHASER OF AN
ARTICLE OR COMMODITY FRO!
ANY INDIVIDUAL. COMPANY o.
CORPORATION TR A NSACTIN
BUSINESS CONTRARY 10 AN
PROVISION OF THE PREVIOU
SECTIONS OF THIS ACT, SHAL
NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE PRIC
OR PAYMENT OF SUCH ARTICL
OR COMMODITY, AND MAY PLEA
THIS ACT AS A DEFENSE IN AN
SUIT FOR SUCH PRICE OR PAY
MENT.
A number Of trusts that are eatln
the lives out of the people have bee
set aside for dlsclpllnlng;