Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-12
A BLOW AT TRUSTS.
aN,.ANTI-CoMBINAToN BILL OF
FEREp IN EACH HOUSE.
AN EXTREMELY STRICT MEASURE.
Everything I'm the Way OF Pool on
Monopoly Suppressed-Iiiii to In
fcderRtc Veterans.


taneously intended TO destroy in this
state combinations OF trade known as
trusts and TO prevent their formation.
The patron Of the Senate bin is Mr..
Barksdaic: Mr.. Gravely introduced the
House bill.
The measure is a copy Of the Texas
law. which Is said to be the strictest OF
,bc kind ever placed on the statute books
pv any legislative body. The Texas law
has the commentator OF Hon. William
jennings Bryan.
The bin makes any person or corpora
ZION entering into or having any con-
r,ction with cny pool or combination to
control the price Of any commodity guilty
~ "a conspiracy to defraud. All amalsa-
nations and consultations however cl-
r.e,ed designed to Great trust or mo-
uopoly or To fix prices are declared uh-
lawful. Persons or corporations selling
roanufactured articles below the cost Oh
,.rosuction for the purpose of creating
lnrnopoies are subject 10 the penalues OF
lhe bill.
Violators of the law are subject TO
f,rfeiture " not less than 800 nor more
rbsn 5000 per day during the continuance
a. their offence.
combinations for refusing TO buy or
for boycotting with view TO conroillhs
.r limiting trade In any article are lot
hidden. Any corporation violating the
law forfeits It's right 10 do business III
line state and all its charter privileges
Provision il made for a stringent ALL
davit TO be taken by the officers oil cor
porauons doing business in TINS STATE
that such corporations have no conhec-
ZION with any trust. combination or pool.
Failure 10 return said aindaVlt 10 INC
Secretary Of the Commonwealth as pro-
yided By the bill works a forfeiture ana
destruction Of corporate franchises.
Section II OF the bill virtually PROVIDES
that article produced by trusts shan DC
contraband Of commerce IN TINS S'ale'
The Attorney General and attorneys lor
The Commonwealth are required TO prose
cute violations of the law. and are 10 re-
ceive one-fourth of the penalties recoV-
cred for their services
Mr.. Gravely also offered in the House
A bill providing for an increase IN the
pensions Of Confederate veterans The
ssnate adopted a resolution. offered by
AR. Opie. providing for an investigation
or The affairs Of the Soldiers Home.
The Day la the senate.
The session OF the ocH"tC No
opened with prayer YESTERDAY me po"E
,,rocoeaing al onoe to routine business
The standing committees were Nalo"' D"'
none OF them reported
This completed, Mr.. Barksdale arose
ana offered hts much talkcd-Of antitrust
bill ,.
Mr.. JeffYies sought to have bill refer-
ring to the Delinquent land law piaceu
mon the calendar, but Mr. Morris OBJ
iected. and the bill was referred.
TO INVESTIGATE THE HOME.
Mr. Opie who presented Saturday a
petition from five veterans OF me SUI
dlers' Home, asking that a committee j..
appointed TO investigate the mahas eIieA'
OF the home, offered JOINT IeaoiutiOH'
providing for a couhmittee Of three from
the Senate and five from the House TO
make such investigation. The resolution
was accompanied by a letter TO Mr.. Opie
from Major Norman Y. Randolph, presl-
dent of the Board Of Visitors Of the
nome which stated that q fun inveshga-
ton OF the mana cement OF the institution
was cOurted.
When the resolution offered by Judge
Mann Saturday. providing for a commit
lee of two lawyers from the Senate ana
three from the House, whose duty il
should be 10 pass upon the constitution
atty Of all bills reported from standing
ronnittees Of the two branches, came
rp the patron withdrew it, lie stated
that there was a committee OF such chaf-
ag.er IN the English Parliament, ana
,n the legislatures OF several States
If the Union, but as II was much OBJ
jected 70 by several senator's he desired
10 have its consideration indefinitely post
louod.
THE LYNCHBURG JUDGESHIP
Nfr. Glass offered q bill TO allow the
CITY Council of Lynchourg to increase
tls salary of the Judge OF the Corpora
lion Court. if deemed advisable. The bill
simply puts the Judge Of the Lynchpurs
court upon footing with the judges Oh
The courts of other cities of the Common
wealth.
BILLS PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
By. Mr.. steele: To amend and re-enact
an act entitled an act 10 declare Cllhch
river and Clinch mountain q ldWIul
fence ln the county Of Russell.
By Alr. Claytor: A bill in relation to
The eject Of evidence in suits upon an
insuraao. uOlicy as to immaterial allega-
lions D.. ae policy.
lAe Dill changing the name OF the
Lakeside Wheel club to The Lakeside
Country Club was passed. Mr.. MunlOrd
J1k.lgy stated that the change Of name
was made in Difference 10 his farmer
1r.lls.
APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED.
Th. Senate went into executive session
a. tho close Of the opening session. at I 80
o'clock. and confirmed the following APP
I0ltmcnts 20 the position Of county su-
Iefiutendents OF schools:
u +. Wood, Bath county, vice L. L.
larue. resigned.
petor T. Cowles, James City county,
wee James II. Alien, deceased.
u. VI. Smith. Spotsyyania county, vice
CHANCELLOR Bailey, deceased.
3lr. Barksdale held the gavel during the
executive session. II lasted not five
minutes.
The Session Of the House.
The session Of the House yesterday did
not extend over a half-hOur. and that
biief space Of time was devoted 10 active
work. a number of bills were introduced
and passed, ana there was absolutely no
discussion.
Rev Sidney L. Peters opened the SEES
sion with prayer, and the work Of the
body was then rushed through most eA-
Icdiuously.
INCREASE THE PENSIONS.
Mr.. Grayeiy introduced a bill 10 in
crease the pensions now paid by Virginia.
o.