The age-herald., 1901-02-22
SENATE DISCUSSES
 ANTITRUST BILL Jones of Arkansas Wants Judi ciary Committee Relieved SEVERAL WARM SPEECHES The Senate Will Again Have Night Sessions, But Democrats Won't
 Agree to Discuss the Ship
 Subsidy Bill.
SEVERAL WARM SPEECHES

Washington, February 21.-For nearly two hours today the Senate had under discussion resolution by MT. Jones of Arkansas to discharge the judiciary committee from further consideration of the antitrust bill passed by the House at the last session and to bring 1t before the Senate for consideration. To some extent the merits of the measure were discussed. MT. Hoar, chairman of the judiciary committee: MT. Platt of Con necticut, MT. Spooner, MT. Bacon, MT. Pettigrew, MT. Teller and others taking part in the debate The majority main- tained that the House measure clearly was unconstitutional They protested, too, against taking up so great question in the closing hours of the session The resolution finally went to the calendar.
 After a prolonged contest the appro- prlntlor for pneumatic tube service was eliminated entirely from the post office appropriation bill so that as the bill
 stands now the service will have to be
 discontinued after the first of July. The old controversy over the special appropriations for fast mail service en-
 gagged attention the rest of the day. It
 was decided to begin holding night ses- sions tomorrow night.
 The Antitrust Bill. At the conclusion of routine business In | the Senate today, the resolution previous | ly offered by MT. Jones of Arkansas, to | discharge the committee on Judiciary | from consideration of the so-called anti | truet bill and to proceed to the consid- | cration of that measure was called up. MI. Hoar, chairman of the committee | on judiciary said no Senator on either side would approve the House bill He | pointed out that the most notorious and wicked offender upon the proposed law would have only to get some body to in l stitute against him civil suit to go ab- | solutely free.
 He further directed attention to the | fact that the House bill contained pro- | vision that no labor organization should | be liable to punishment under the pro- | posed act. He had prepared very care fully considered substitute for the House bill and would be glad to have it taken up and passed.
 Will Not Discuss Subsidy Bill. MT. Tillman, South Carolina, said the minority was willing to meet at o'clock at night to discus the antitrust measure We are not willing to meet at night to discuss the ship subsidy bill. because that
 was not in the interest of the people" MT. Spooner, of Wisconsin: Will the Senator meet here at o'clock at night to discuss the oleomargarine bill?" MT. Tillman: Certainly" Mr. Pettigrew, of South Dakota, ar rt he
 said, bringing forward the bill before a presidential campaign for the purpose of
 decieving the people.
 MT. Bacon of Georgia, challenged MT
 Platts assertion that the House bill in the opinion of every lawyer in the Sen ate was unconstitutional He believed 1t was constitutional in its general features, although there might be some doubt as to one or two minor provisions.
 MT Spooner, of Wisconsin said: T am not willing to demagogue on this question. I am not willing to pass bill here that is evidently unconstitutional
 At this point the unfinished business the oleomargarine bill-was laid before the Senate.
 MT. Spooner asked that vote be taken upon that bill and all pending amend ments at p. m. March ?, but MT. Pettus of Alabama objected.
 Southern Mall Subsidy.
 MT. Pettigrew offered an amendment to the paragraph of the bill authorizing the postmaster general to pay H71, ,23S for nec- essary and special facilities on trunk lines from New York and Washington to Atlanta and New Orleans, instructing the postmaster general to withhold the ap- propriation if he can do so without in jury to the postal service The amend ment was rejected-19 to 40.
 The bill was laid aside for the day with out action upon MT. Rawlins' amend ment
 The Senate then, at 6 o'clock, ad- journed.