The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-06-03
House Passes a Measure That
Goes Far as Law VIII Allow.
ALL APPROPRIATIONS MADE
Stewart Defends the cOurse Of the Adniis.
tratiOn in ths Philippines Ia an Eloquent
Speech Both Branches Of Congress
Closing Up Their Work.

WASHINGTON. June 2.--onlx one
vote was cast in the house today
against the LlttleHeld antitrust bill.
to amend the Sherman antitrust act.
to make it more effective in prosecui-
ing trusts. their agents or attorneys
Mann Crep), Of Illinois. cast the mega
tive vote.
The bill, according to the statements
Of republican leaders. goes to the lin
It Of the authority Of congress under
the constitution. All the democratic
minority amendments, except one. were
defeated. That was an amendment de-
cIaring that nothing in the act should
be construed to apply to trades un-
ions or labor organizations. All ex-
eept eight repubilcans-Aldrich Of Ala
bama. Allen and Litteheld Of Maine.
Bailey Long and calderheac Of kan
sas. and Cannon and Hit OF Illinois.
voted for it.
The bin amends the Sherman anti
trust law so as to declare that every
contract or combination In the form Of
a trust CT conspiracy in restraint Of
commerce among the states or foreign
nations. is illegal, or a party to such
act. or combination, is guilty Of a
crime punishable by fine OF not less
than $500 nor more than $1,000 and by
Imprisonment for not less than six
months nor more than two years.
II provides that any person injured
by violation OF the provisional pro-
visions Of law, may recover three fold
damages. The definition OF person
and persons" in the recent law. Is
enlarged so as TO include agents. Of
ficers or attorneys Of corporations.
For the purposes Of commerce, 1t de-
clares illegal all corporations or asso-
Citations. formed. or carrying on busl-
ness for the purposes declared Illegal
by the common laws; provides that
they may be perpetuaIly enioined from
carrying on interstate commerce ana
forbids them the use of the United
States mails. 1t provides for the pro-
ductiOn of persons and papers anl con-
fers Jurisdiction upon the United
States circuit and district courts for
the trial of cases under 1t and author
ICES any person, firm, corporation or
association to begin and prosecute pros
ceedings under it.
The senate today passed a bill pro-
viding for the extradition OF persons
who have committed certain crimes in
Cuba from the United States TO the
island. AS amended the bill provides
that the alleged criminal shall be pun
ished under the laws of Cuba as ad-
ministered by Cuban courts.
The last Of the appropriation bills,
the general deficiency bill. was passed,
as also was the emergency river and
harbor bill, providing for numerous
surveys and for certain other public
works.
Stewart (sil). of Nevada. addressed
the senate on the Philippine bill. He
argued that the treaty Of Paris was
the law of the land. Every American
citizen is bound by it, To advocate
the cause of Aguinaldo is to oppose the
law of this country. Advocates OF
Aguinaldo have challenged the forces
OF the administration to battle at the
polls and that challenge has been ac-
cepted. The result would not be doubt
full. The American people will sup
port the administration.
He said Cuba was the key to the Gulf
of Mexico and should always be con-
trolled by the United States. He was
inclined to the belief that Cuba even
tually would be annexed to the Unit
ed States by the wish of the Cubans
themselves.