The Eddy current., 1899-05-06
Au,,.rrus, Hu.

In the senate Friday the antitrust
bill came up.
Greer offered resolution recltlng
that the courts Of Arkansas have de-
cidod that the oxtra-terri ,orlai feature
Of their antitrust act IL unconstitu-
tlnnal and providing that a commltte
composed OF Senators Davidson, Tur-
ney, and Dlbrel be appointed " look
into the constitntionality OF the BIT,
and draw up one which II equitable
and constitutional and that the present
bin be referred TO the said special com
mlttee.
Burns stated that he has a telegraph
ic copy OF the Arkansas opinion and
that some thirty authorities are cited.
and therefore favored the resolution %
as 10 look into the said authorities.
Miller moved 10 table the resolution.
Tabled-yeas IL, nays 10.
The bill then came up for consldcra-
tion with Dayidson's amendment pend
ing providing that the act shall not bc
come effective until Jan. 1. 1900.
Atlce offered an amendment 20 the
amendment making the act effective
Jan. 81, 1900. Adopted by viva voce
In lieu Of Davidsons amendment
Greer offered an amendment pro-
vidlng that this act shall be construed
20 apply 10 all pools, trusts. agree
ments, combinations. considerations or
undertakings, whether made in or out
Of Texas, n TO be executed. performed
or applied In whole or IN part In Texas,
but Il is not 20 be 30 construed - TO
apply TO such above contracts. abree-
ments and undertakings made else
where and 10 be executed and per-
formed wholly outside OF Texas and
with respect TO commodities and prop
erty situated within this state.
Turney offered a substitute for the
amendment providing that the provls-
ions OF this act shall not affect any
agreement concerning Insurance. nor
insurance rates made beyond the linz
It's OF this state and which are intended
TO affect and operate upon property
outside OF this state and which was not
made concerning nor for the purpose
Of affecting, controlling nor operating
upon Insurance nor insurance rates In
this state, nor which could In fact az.
feet nor be construed as affecting nor
IN anywise operating upon any insur-
anco nor insurance rate within this
state, provided such agreement was
and 10 lawful In states. territories and
countries when entered into or intend
cd 10 be put into effect or actually put
into eifect and operative.
Greer took the position that Texas
could not regulate the method OF cor
porations doing business In other
states, providing such method Is law
ful la such states Ne thought his
amendment covered the ground more
fully than Turneys substitute. lie
was also Of the opinion that the pres
ent Texas antitrust law Is superior to
the Arkansas enactment
Davidson answered Greer and con.
tended that Texas could qiass such
law as contemplated and further that
Texas could place such restrictions as
would be constitutional on corpora
tions seeking 70 d business In Texas
and contendcd that the conditions
sought to be imposed are within the
Jurisdiction OF the legislature and re.
cited authorities In support Of his posi-.
tion. Adjourned.
House worked on appropriation bill.
House bill 20 authorize the 81. Louis
southwestern Railway company 70
purchase the Tyler Southeastern rail.
road Passed