The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-04-20

Iw, Measures. n r~c,~d Against Trusts
formulated ~ the l"us- ia
dietary Committee.


Washington. April H.. TWO meas
ulrs directed against trusts were de
I. rmined upon Yesterday ~ the spe'
cial subcommittee on trusts OF the
house judiciary committee. The spe'
ciaA subcommittee has spent many
DAYS examining the ,ari"u> remedies
pr,.l,nae,. and the conferences were
| not concluded until late hoer ye>fer-
da.. A. agreed upon the remedy IS
iwn-fold. namely. constitutional
amendment giving congress fnll pow
az a. deal with trusts. and "A new anti
trust Law making the following eA'
tensions 10 the Sherman act
To G~srnd the sherman Act.
First Requiring the branding 81
narking ~ trust-mad- goods shipped
aut oi s;at,. ~ a. TO he easily ldenti-
iiei as the product % a trust.
SECOND Prohibiting the interstate
traffic of trn~t-madr goods not 80
branded. and making them subject 70
seizure and condemnation,
Third Requiring CORPORATIONS hay
ing a capital over Si.ooo.ooo or doing
nm annual business OF >i.OGo.Hio. 20 nis
a report 81. their affairs With the see
rotary oi state
Fourth Providing the PROCESS ~ IN
| iun,ri against combinations sending
trusi-nadr goods from stats 10 state
OF Il, foreign countries.
F,fih Prohibiting the use OF th'
mails 10 concerns and ''ieir officials
rro,cn 10 b. trusts.
>ummnr, 81 the Measures.
Judge RAY. Of New YORK. chairmai
o; the judiciary committee ard Of ths
special subcommittee o. trusts. ga. (
ont thc following SUMMARY Of ths
rca~nrc9:
THE suh-cosnniiiec of the cofamii.
to on The iudicinr, Yesterday agreed
10 report 10 The full committee a pro
posed constitutional amendment whic'
lloviue~ that congress shall have pow.
or to define. regulate. control. prohibit
or dissolve trusts. monupolicS. or com.
binaiions. whether existing IN III.
form OF "a corporation or otherwise.
I and which further provides that tn
several states ma, continue 70 eNe-e
cist srch power in any manner not II
conflict with the laws of the Unite.
States
| To Meet supreme Court Decision.
"rhc Necessity for his ameadnrni
crews out OF the fact thar il j. h-l,
ly The supreme court OF the United
s,ts ic~ that nanufarture and prodn'
tioI are no part OF Interstate con
merce. and can not bc reached under
HE interstate commerce clause OF tn,
constitution. cNtu though monopci,
in manufacture indirectly effects
I controls such commerce. Therefor
monopoly ia manufacture i not ~
strainahlc by congress even when II
cor trolls The output of an article .
necessity 10 an the people in al til
states and iiNcs the price az Mil
Amends the Act 81 July =. 1880.
"Anoiher measure amends the nc
Of July =. i>9o. being an acr 10 pre-
icct trade and commerce against III,
lawful restraints ard monopoly. ar
I KNOWN III IIt Nitff HltH dfi. Nv lph
IoScd bill increases The penalties iixc,
bv that act and adds thereto five ley
sections. Thc mew sections relate 4
producing ana manufacturing ,ui
poratiunS and associations organ 1e'
ma managed for the purpose OF eor
trolling or mnnopolixing manufactnr
nr production or SO conducting tirI
business a. 70 monopolizc manufa-
tnre. II provides that corporation
and associations organized art
carving business for such nu.
pose shall mar, goods shipped wit'
out he state IN which produced. av
that the sam. :.hall not bc iranspor'
90 or carried without such state whc
MOI so marked either upon the good
~, rsrlsrS. the packages eontainin
same or tho ~ IN which shipped.
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