The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-06-09
CONGRESSIONAL GRIST-
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

:,
so suggests that strikes should de legnl
except when they cndanger health and
safety. a boycott or combination wher,
liberty Is injured is illegal and in som,
cases. criminal.
In the final vote on the antitrust bill
In the House on the 2nd Mr.. Mann OF
Illinois east the negative vote. The
Dill, according to the statements OF the
Republican leaders. goes to the limit
Of the authority Of Congress- under the
constitution. All the Democratic mi
nOrity amendments except one Were
defeated. That was an amendment
declaring that nothing in the act should
be construed to apply to trades unions
or labor organizations. All except
eight Republicans, Messrs. .Aldrich of
Alabama, Allen and Iittletield of
Maine. Bailey Long and Calderhend
Of Kansas and Cannon and HIT OF IL
linOis voted for it. The bill amends
the Sherman antitrust law so as to
declare every contract or combination
in the form of trust or conspiracy III
restraint of commerce among the
states. or with foreign nations. Illegal.
and every party to such contract .:
combination guilty of crime punislia
BILE by fine Of not less than $500 nor
more than 5000. and by impris0n-
ment not less thnn six months >nor
more than two years. 1t provides thai
any person injured by violation of
the provisions of the law may recover
three-fold damages. The definition OF
person" and persons IN the present
law is enlarged so as to include tn"
agents, officers or attnrneyS of corpora
tons. For purposes of commerce il
declares Illegal all corporations formed
declared Illegal by the common laws:
provides that they may he perpetunlly
'enjoined from carrying on Interstate
commerce and forbids them to use the
mails. 1t provides for the production
of persons and papers and confers jul
risdiction upon United States Circlii.
and District courts for the trial of
causes under 1t and authorizes any
person. firm. corporation or association
to begin and prosecute proceedings
under 1t.
As the result of conferences between
President j. W. Springer of Denver OF
the National Live Stock Association
and members Of Congress relative To
the German meat inspection bill. the
following bill was introduced In the
House by Representative Bailey of
Kansas: THAT whenever the President
Of the United States shall be Informed
that the government of the German
empire has passed law imposing pro-
hibitory duties OH meat products which
may be imported into that country
from the United States. he shall issue
proclamation fixing a time when all
articles produced or manufactured In
the German empire, when entered for
consumption at the ports Of the United
States, shall pay duty OF ten per cent.
In excess Of the duties imposed there
on prior to the passage OF this act: and
all such products and manufactures
when so entered for consumption after
said time, fixed by the President shall
pay such increased duties" The bill
WAS referred to the ways and means
committee and Mr.. Springer saw mem
bers of that committee with view to
urging early action. He. said as to the
measure: 1.-THE National Live Stock As
sociation IL the largest organization OF
its kind In the world. representing over
$GOO. OOO, 600, and with 1t are federated
on this subject the American Short
Horn Breeders Association, the Ma
tional Hereford Breeders Association
and some hundred live stock organiza.
tons. We feel that the live stock in
dustry Is singled out by the German
empire for direct discrimination, and
all the stock people will feel the effect
of such action. They feel. too. that the
time has come for the allied stock inter
ests of the United States to speak on,
in no uncertain tones, and they hope to
direct the attention of Congress and
the government to the situation. All
the live stock states are deeply inter
ested in what is being done and are de-
slrous of having adequate measures
adj Ntnx1 10 u r{t,,ip,
ton by Germany"
The hottest fight we have had in Con
gress this winter has been between the
."cow-butter" and the bull butter' in
terests-that is. over the efforts Of the
National Dairymen's Association to re-
strict the manufacture and sale of oleo-
margarine butterine and other imita-
lions of butter by imposing an inter
nal revenue tax of 10 cents II pound
upon that product. by requiring manu-
fncturers to pay license OF 5000 Il
year. wholesale dealers 1870 and retail
dealers $4s. and by requiring thai all
limitations Of butter be put up and sold
in one and two pound packages plainly
stamped in sunken letters and wrapped
in a distinctive paper plainly printed
with the name of the manufacturer
and sealed with 10 or 20 cent revc-
nue. stamp. 1t Is estimated that the
additional labor required in preparing
Oleomargarine for market in the way
described would add about fifteen per
cent. to Its cost. AT first the dairy
men had II all their own way. but the
further the subject is investigated and
the more it is discussed the less prob
able seems the passage of their hill.
because the pretensions OF their repre-
sentntives here have not been proved
and the oleomargarine men. with the
aid of the labor organizations, have
made very strong fight. Both
branches of the committee are agreed
that oleomargaraine. and all other imi-
tations of butter should be marked TO
show exactly what they are. and the
oleomargarine manufacturers will also
nanSaut In Tin smal ll a q q II