Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-04-20
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON
A Daily Record of the Work Being
Done by Lawmakers in the
Fifty-Sixth Congress.
IMPORTANT BILLS UNDER CONSIDERATION
Senate shelves n Resolution Favor
ing the Election Of Senators by the
PeOple-House Committee Prepares
Two Drastic Measures That Are
Directly Aimed at Trusts.

Washington, April II. - II was
agreed in the senate yesterday TO
vote on April "a on the resolution rel
ative 20 the seating of NJ. ;. Quay as
a senator from Pennsylvania. The
committee on elections voted 10 de-
clare vacant the seat of W. ~ Clark,
of Montana. House amendments TO
the Hawaiian civil government bill
were not concurred in.
Washington, April I'm the SEN
ate Yesterday "A bill for Pacific cable
from san Francisco to Honolulu and
the District of Columbia appropria-
ton bill were passed.
Washington, April Ex-senator Bur
rows (Mich.) spoke in the senate yes
terday against the seating of Senator
Quay (Pa), and bill was introduced
to increase the pay of employees in first
class post offices.
Washington. April 1.-THE senate
was not in session Yesterday.
Washington, April 16-Eighty-three
private pension bills were passed in the
senate on Saturday and the Alaska
civil code bill was considered.
Washington April l.. - The senate
Yesterday referred the house resolu-
| ton for the election of United States
senators by the people to the commit
tee on privileges and elections.
House.
Washington, April lin the house
Yesterday the senate amendments 10
the Porto Rico tariff bin were con-
CURED in and the agricultural appro-
priation bill was passed
Washington. April The house
Yesterday passed the Porto Iican bill
by vote of lGl TO l53.
Washington. April IA resolution
was adopted i'm the house yesterday au-
thorizing the secretary of the treasury
10 designate Repositories i'm Porto Rico.
Cuba and the Philippines for govern
ment funds and bill was passed 10
give dependent mothers of soldiers ana
sailors of the Spanish war the benefit
of the general pension law.
Washington. April Il. - In the
house Yesterday a resolution for a
constitutional amendment providing
for the election of United States sen
ator by popular vote was passed by a
vote of 24O 20 IS. Several private pen
sion bills were considered.
Washington, April 16.-'Fifty-three
private pension bills were passed in the
house on Saturday and eulogies were
pronounced on the late GOV. Oliver 7
Morton Of Indiana. in connection witt
the acceptance of his statue, which has
been placed in the statuary hall at thu
capitol by the state which he served.
Washington. April l.. - In the hous'
Yesterday the naval appropriation bill
(S61 .2O0.0OO was considered. 1--WE
drastic measures for the regulation o
trusts were decided upon by the judi
ciary committee. The first gives con
rress full power 10 deal with them
The second revises and galvanizes tn
Sherman antitrust law. Its main pro
, visions are:
81. Requiring the branding or m.rhn
OF trust-made goods shipped out OF
state, so as 10 be easily ldentlhed as IN
| product of a trust.
"2 Prohibiting the interstate traffic c
trust-made goods not so branded an
making them subject 70 seizure and cor
demnation.
II ital Of over 100000, or doing an annui
business of 81, 600. 600 10 file report OF thel
affairs with the secretary OF state.
"a Providing the process OF inJuncuo
against combinations sending trust-mad
- goods from state TO state or TO iorelg
y countries.
"5. Prohibiting the use OF the mails
concerns and their officials proved TO /
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