Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-06-07
signs THAT End IS NEAR.
business Of Congress Indicative Of
the Near Approach Of Final
Adjournment.
SYNOPSIS OF ANTITRUST BILL PASSED.
COnferees on the Sundry C,v;1 An
p"on Bill Unable to Agree ON a
Large Number Of Items, Among
Them Being the st. Louis Expoxt-
ton Appropriation.

S"~~r'A'S oo,AA' osuAlc o-A1l the scenes
about the house Monday presaged the
near approach of final adjournment.
The leaders in charge of the appro-
prlatlon bills were all conspicuously
IN evidence, the galleries and CORR
doris were thronged with advocates of
oelated bills, the engrossing clerks
We're, hustling about and the speaker
was constantly besieged by members
with, private bills which they desired
to get through.
BY an overwhe Ginning majority of 273
to"l Mann, H. the house adopted a
bill extending the provisions of the
sherman antitrust law, which is far
reaching in it's effect. A synopsis of
the new measure is as follows: -
1t provides that every contract co7nbina-
ton III the form of trusts or otherwise or
conspiracy in the restraint Of trade or com
tnerce rs illegal. Every person who makes
'such contracts or engages in combina lions
Or conspiracies in restraint of trade is
deemed guilty of a crime punishable by
me az or not less than $500 and not exceeding
So,oo0, and by Imprisonment of not less than
SIX months nor exceeding: two years.
Corporations, associations, joint stock
companies, or partnerships, when organ
lzed Tor the purpose of controlling or mo-
'nopolzfng the manufacture of any arti-
'cie OF commerce. or for increasing or de-
Screasing the price of such articles, or for
preventing competition in the manufac-
lure, productfon;s or sale thereof are IL
legal and may be proceeded against by any
person and perpetually enjoined or re-
strained from carrying on Interstate or
foreign commerce in the states or terri
tories. IT these corporations are adjudged
Illegal. their officers and members are for
bidden the use, of the mails in the aid or
1urtherance of their business. -, st = g.
The bill further provides that no article
OF commerce produced or manufactured
10y any corporation organized in restraint
OF trade shall be transported or carried out
OF the state or territory in which it is pro-
duced or manufactured.
All articles of commerce shipped in viola
ton of. the provisions of this act shall be
forfeited to the United States, and may be
seized by United States marshals or deputy
marshals and condemned.
Any railroad company transporting the
property OF the trusts is subjected to the
same penalties as the officers Of the trust.
An amendment to this bill proposed by,
the democrats provided that nothing in the
act should be construed to apply to trades
unions or labor organizations. Representa-
tive Ray, of New York, who has charge of
the bill, made a point Of order against the
amendment, but he was overruled by
Speaker Henderson. The amendment was
adopted, and as each republican recorded
his vote in favor of it he was greeted with
applause from the democratic side. f@
Many Items of Disagreement.
Washington, June 5.---aThe conferees
of the two houses of congress have
agreed upon about two-thirds of the
1S5 items OF disagreement on the sun
dry civil: appropriation bill and have
decided to report disagreement on
81 of those items. The items of dis
agreement include those making an
appropriation for the ST. Louis exposi-
ton and for the memorial bridge
across the Potomac at Washington,
and also all those relating 70 rivers
and harbors and lighthouses and pub
lie buildings.
Among many other items agreed to
are those for a quarantine station near
Key West, emitting the proviso that it
shall not be within five miles of Key
West island; 100000 for, Porto Rican
lighthouse ablishment; Denver
mint, limit of cost $15O.O00, and $4,000
appropriated; Hawaiian quarantine
service, $4,000; ,appropriating salaries
for Hawaii; classification of Montana
and Idaho mineral lands, $25, 1000; plac-
ing Yellowstone Park improvements
uuder chief engineer of the army; APP
propriating $500,0oO, as proposed by
the house, for the Eads, Mississippi, jet
ties; salaries for new United States
district judge in New York, and judi
ciary of Hawaii.
The disagreements besides those first
given include the provision giving the
secretary of the treasury control of the
Chinese exclusion and immigration
laws; plans for the enlargement Of the.
white house; settling Spanish war
claims for property taken by military;
branch soldiers home in Idaho; wom-
en- representative to unwilling of La
fayette statue at Paris; statue of
Rochambeau. ~ #
Senate Proceedings. .tl
Washington, June 5.-The senate
convened at ten o'clock Monday, with
no special order Of business in view.
Senator Morgan (Ala.) reported
from the committee on 8inter-oceanic.
canal resolution declaring the Clay
toni ulwer treaty abrogated. He
gave notice that he would call up the
resolution Tuesday.
Senator Allen asked that an hourfbe
set aside for the consideration of pen
sion bills, Senator Pettigrew objected.
Senator Aldrich Or. II reported
from the committee on finance bill
to provide better facilities for the
.safekeeping of public money in the
Philippines, and in Cuba and Porto
Rico
The bill provides for the deposit Of
money by the government in such
banks on the islands as will deposit
with the government as security
United States bonds to the full
amount of the deposits. The bill was
passed.
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