The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-04-27
news FROM WASHINGTON
A Daily Record of the Work Being
Done by Lawmakers in the
Fifty-Sixth Congress.
IMPORTANT BILLS UNDER CONSIDERATION
Senate Shelves Resolution Favor
ing the Election of Senator'S by the.
PeOple-HOuse Committee Prepares
Two Drastic Measures That Are
Directly Aimed at Trusts.

Washington, April -Eighty-three
private pension bills were passed in the
senate on Saturday and the Alaska
civil code bill was considered.
Washington, April II. = The senate
yesterday referred the house resolu-
ton for the election of United States
senator's by the people to the commit
tee on privileges and elections.
Washington, April IS. = Senator
Hoar (Mass.) addressed the senate yes
terday in opposition to the policy OF
expansion. A bill was passed granting
Mexican war veterans pension of SIP
per month.
Washington, April 10. - During al
most the entire session of the senate
yesterday the Alaskan civil code bill
was under consideration. A resolution
was adopted to give medals to sailors
of the North Atlantic squadron and
documents were received from the
president bearing upon the insurrec-
ton in the Philippines.
Washington, April 20.-The senate,
passed joint resolution yesterday pro-
viding for the administration of civil
affairs in Porto Rico pending the ap--
pointment of officers under the law
recently enacted, and bills were in
troduced to grant a pension of $50 a
month to Gen. Longstreet and to repeal
the war revenue act.
Washington, April 21.-The senate
yesterday discussed the Hawaiian civil
government and the Alaska civil code.
bills. The committee favorably re-
ported the bill to give Gen. Miles rank,
of lieutenant general.
Washington, April 16.-Fifty-three-
private pension bills were passed in the
house on Saturday and eulogies were.
pronounced on the late Gov. Oliver p.
Morton of Indiana, in connection with
the acceptance of his statue, which has.
been placed in the statuary hall at the.
capitol by the state which he served.
Washington, April II. = In the house
yesterday the naval appropriation bill
| 1851. 2oO, OOO) was considered. Two.
drastic measures for the regulation OF
trusts were decided upon by the judi,
ciary committee. The first gives con-
gress full power to deal with them.
The second revises and galvanizes the
| Sherman antitrust law. It's main pro-
visions are:
al Requiring the branding or marking
of trust-made goods shipped out OF a.
state, so as to be easily identified as the
| product of a trust.
So Prohibiting the interstate traffic of
| trust-made goods not so branded, and
| making them subject to seizure and con-
! demnation.
.3. Requiring corporations having cap
| ital of over 81, 100000, or doing an annual
business of 81, 900 900, to file report of their
| affairs with the secretary of state.
a. Providing the process of injunction
| against combinations sending trust-made
| goods from state to state or to foreign
! countries.
"5 Prohibiting the use of the mails to-
| concerns and their officials proved to be,
| trusts.
Washington, April IS. : General
debate on the naval appropriation bill
was closed in the house yesterday.
bill was introduced to require payment
of interest on government deposits.
Washington, April 10. = In the.
house yesterday the naval appropria-
ton bill was discussed under the five.
minute rule and the conference report
on the urgent deficiency bill was,
adopted.
Washington, April 2o.-A bill was in
troduced in the house yesterday to PEN
sion ex-soldiers of the rebellion on
reaching the age of 62 and the naval
bill was further considered.
Washington, April 21.-In the house
yesterday the naval appropriation bill
occupied the time.