Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-05-11
An Added Section Makes Press News
Gatherers a Trust if Not
Sold to All Newspapers.
APPROPRIATION BILL
BEFORE THE HOUSE.
A Joint Resolution Adopted Giving II
Precedence Over All business In
That Body Until the Measure
l. Finally Disposed or

Austin. May iO-After the senate at
tended 10 some routine business yester-
day, the antitrust bin was laid before
that body with Greers substitute amend
ment for the bill pending The substi-
tute amendment Is the old or present
law. with the affidavit Of the new bill
Incorporated and clause prohibiting
the selling Of articles, commodities. etc,
below cost. or giving same away for
the purpose Of driving out competition
Mr.. Patterson offered an amendment
TO the amendment making the penalties
the same as prescribed in the Davidson
bill.
The Greer substitute and Patterson's
amendment were tabled by vote Of II
| TOT
Mr.. Miller secured the adoption Of an
amendment providing for the suspen-
sion Of the constitutional rule.
Mr. Grinnan introduced an amend
ment which incorporates more thorough
IL the extra-territorial feature Lost
yeas. 81 nays H.
Mr. Atlee offered an.amendment TO the
affidavit providing that the corporation
making the affidavit has not entered in
to any conspiracy. defined in section =
Of this act to form or secure a trust or
monopoly in restraint Of trade that Il
has not been and is not now a monopoly
by reason Of any conduct on is part
which would constitute monopoly un-
der the provisions Of section ; Of this
net. and is not the owner or lessee Of
patent 10 any machinery. intended, used
or designed for manufacturing any raw
ma,erial or preparing the same for
market by any wrapping. baling
or other process. and while leas-
ing. renting or operating the same re-
fuses or fails 10 put the same on the
market for sale: that II has not issued
and does not own any trust certificates
and has not any trust certificates and
has not for any corporation or any agent,
officer or employee thereof, or for the
directors or stockholders thereof. enter
cd into and IL not now in any combina-
ton. contract or agreement with any
person or persons, corporation or corpor-
atoms. or with the stockholders. direct
ors or any officer. agent or employee Of
any corporation or corporations, the
purpose or effect Of which combination.
contract or agreement would be- a CON
spiracy TO defraud as defined in article
Of this act. or 10 create monopoly as
defined in . and 3 Of this Get.
The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Hanger offer an amendment add
ing an additional section. which reads
The following corporations. copart-
nerships, firms or individuals are adj
judged a monopoly and subject TO all
the pains and penalties provided in this
act.
Every corporation, copartnership,
firm or individual which may gather
items of news or press dispatches for
sale 10 newspapers and which shall re-
fuse 10 sell said items Of news or press
dispatches % more than one newspaper
10 a stated number Of inhabitants In any
city, town or subdivision Of the
state Of Texas or within certain
radius OF territory; every association OF
newspaper formed for the purpose Of
exchanging items of news and press dis
patches. which may require Of It's mem. /.
beers under pain Of forfeiting their mem /.
bership. that they do not sell 10 or ex-
change with newspapers not members
Of said association any news item or
press Dispatch Adopted by viva vocc
vote.
On motion of Mr. Atlee the vote was
reconrdered by which the following .
amendment by Mr. Davidson was
adopted
Section T. No purchaser Of any ar
ticle, thing or commodity from any in
diyidual, firm. association Of persons, |
company or corporations, or any agent
representative, solicitor or canyasser /
thereof from said individual, firm. asso.
citation Of persons. company or corpora-
ton handling or manufacturing for
sale any article. thing or commodity, .
the price Of which Is fixed by trust or
combine "a hereinbeforo defined. and .
transacting business contrary 10 the /
preceding sections OF this act, shall not .
DO liable for the price orpayment ofany /
article. thing or commodity which he .
may have purchased therefrom, whether
the article, thing or commodity be man
ufactured within or without the state
Of Texas, aud such purchaser may plead
this act a. defense 10 u suit against