The sun., 1901-02-22
'THEWORK
Question of Trusts Comes Up In the
Senate.
HOUSE DISCUSSES HAzING,
Representative Dayton Believes
There In Less OF 1t at the Naval
Academy Than at Any Sim
liar Sized College.

Washington, Feb. 21.--At the conclu-
sion of routine business in the senate
the resolution previously offered by
Mr.. Jones (Ark.) to discharge the COM
mittee on judiciary from consideration
Of the SO called antitrust bill and to
proceed to the consideration Of that
measure was called up. Mr.. Hoar,
chairman of the committee on judici-
airy, discussed the bill at some length.
He said he was not speaking too con-
fidently when he stated that no mem
Der of the senate on either side would
approve the house bill after considera-
tion. He pointed out that the most no.
torious and wicked offender under the
proposed law would have only to get
somebody to institute against him a
civil suit to 90 absolutely free.
1t did not seem to him that for any
political advantage or any other pur-
pose in the effort to cure great public
evil the senate or any senator was like
ly to consent to the provisions of the
house bill He further directed atten-
ton to the fact that the house bill con
tained provision that no labor organ
ization should be liable to punishment
under the proposed act. He had given
hearings, he said to labor organiza-
tions interested in promoting the legis-
lation. They had agreed with him that
his points against the house bill were
well taken. Thereupon he had prepar-
ed a carefully considered substitute for
the house bill. He would be glad tC
have it taken up and passed.
Personally, he said, he would be de.
lighted if the resolution Of Mr.. Jones
were adopted and the pending measure
thus be brought before the senate.
Then he would offer his substitute fol
the house bill.
Mr.. Platt Comm, a member of the
judiciary committee, said that with
only eight working days Of the ses-
sion remaining and many of the ap-
preparation bills yet undisposed of II
would be impossible to discuss prop
erly what congress should do with
trusts.
The senate took no action on the mo-
tion Of Mr.. Jones, it going over. The
senate then proceeded with the post
office appropriation bill, and Mr.. VOL.
colt addressed the senate in opposition
to the pneumatic tube service.
In the House.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal the house went into committee
of the whole and resumed the consider
alton of the general deficiency appro.
priation bill.
The point of order against Mr.. Sher.
mans amendment to prevent hazing al
the Naval academy at Annapolis
which was pending when the house adj
journed, was passed over temporarily
After some discussion on other proyi
| sions of the bill, Mr.. Sherman's amend
ment was taken up.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Mudd, q
member Of the naval committee, Mr.
Sherman modified the amendment SC
as to make cadet dismissed on ac-
count of hazing ineligible for reap
pointment as a cadet at Annapolis ol
West Point.
MIR. Sherman said his only object
was TO effectively abolish hazing at The
Naval academy, as he believed the nc
ton of the house had stopped the prac
tice at West Point. He thought the
whole country desired to see such plac
tees abolished.
Mr.. Dayton CIV. Va), member OF
hn npv
amendment as modified. He said Ii,
had made personal investigation OF
the subject Of hazing at Annapolis, ant
he was satisfied that less of the objec
tionable practice of haZing existed
there than at any college of its size il
the United States. Still he favored
4 this amendment.
Mr.. Grosvenor (O.) said he was a.
anxious as any other member to abol
ish the practice OF hazing but he di,
not think young man who NIGH
have been guilty OF the practice of haz
ing should he forever debarred from
aspiring to the dignity Of being sol
dier of the United States. The highcs
crime in the calendar was treason
Yet men who had fought four year.
against the flag of the United State.
were on the rolls Of the army as brig
adler and major generals. as loyal mel
as ever lived. No cadet should be for
ever branded. He favored the Sher
man proposition as it was proposed t,
amend it.
Mr.. Wheeler (Ky) did not believ,
the measure 20 repress hazing shoul,
be too harsh. Every college bred man
he said, had experienced hazing il
some form. While he believed publi
sentiment should have weight in legis
lation, he did not believe passin.
agitation should govern in legislation
Mr.. Hepburn Qa.), who followed, eve
ated sensation. When he declare,
that he favored certain, fixed, sever
punishment for the cowing and brow
beating of the younger class at tn
academies, his statement received
! round of applause.
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