The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-17
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
Omnibus Bill Laid Away Until Next
Year-Debate in the House.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-In the Senate
to-day Mr.. Dillingham; concluded his re-
marks in opposition to the omnibus state
hood bill and by unanimous consent 1t was
agreed there should be no further discus
sion of the measure until the Senate re-
convenes on Jan. 5. Mr.. Teller wanted 10
submit some remarks in reply, he said, to
the ISLANDERS on the committee on terri
tories and of Mr. Dillingham;. but senators
insisted that the agreement not to further
discuss the bill should be adhered to. Mr..
Morgan criticised salaries paid the 18TH
milan canal commission. For half an hour
the militia bill was up, Mr.. Bacon on
constitutional grounds opposing the section
which provides for a reserve force of
trained men. Several bills and resolutions
were passed including a joint resolution,
$1,000 for the purpose of bronze bust OF
the late President Mckinley. A bill was
passed providing for an additional district
judge in the district of Minnesota.
Mr.. Patterson, of Colorado, to-day intro
duced a bill providing that all national
banking associations and other national
corporations shall for the purpose OF all
suits in law be deemed citizens of the
States in which they may be located, and
that the United States courts shall not
have Jurisdiction in such cases other than
they would have over individuals.
Senator Quarles introduced bill for the
amendment of the antitrust law, the pur-
forcing ruinous competition on rivals in
the same line of business. The bill pro-
poses new section to the existing law as
follows: 1T shall be unlawful for any
person, who alone or together with others,
has engrossed or monOpolized or seeks to
engross or monopolize the production, con-
troll or sale of any article or articles the
subject of commerce between the several
States who alone or together with other
persons has control of the major part OF
such article produced or sold in the United
States to directly indirectly offer for
sale or sell any such article or articles in,
or for delivery in, any locality or localities,
at or for prices less than the prices
charged and received therefor by such
person in any other Iocality-allowing for
differences in freight and carriage-with
the view. intent or natural result of hinder
ing, preventing, sitting or forestalling COM
petition in interstate commerce, or In the
production for sale, or sale between the
several States of such article or articles,
or of similar articles. Fine and impris-
onment is proposed for persons violating
this provision. In case of such violation
by corporation the corporation shall be
liable to fine and everyone OF its agents
and officers participating in such VIOLA
ton also shall be liable TO fine or impris-
onment or both. No recovery of the pur-
chase price of any article sold In violation
of the section is permitted in any court
and any purchaser of articles so<sold may
plead such violation in bar OF any action.
Senator Scott introduced a bill for an
amendment of the civil-service law 1t
classified service shall serve for a term
of six years and that after the expiration
of their term they shall be eligible to an
other six-year term only. Railway mail
clerks are exempted and provision is made
for their permanent employment. The bill
also provides that the classified service shall
include only persons whose salaries range
from $500 to $l.S00
The House to-day passed the bill trans
ferring from the Treasury Department 10
the Department of Agriculture the power
to establish regulation for the suppression
Of contagious diseases among live stock,
and devoted the remainder of the day to
the legislative appropriation bill, on which
rapid progress was made.
Representative Martin, of South Dakota
| introduced a bill in the House making Oct
q. the anniversary of the discovery OF
| America, a legal public holiday, to be
known as Columbus day.
The subcommittee OF the House judiciary
| committee heard Representative Hepburn
| to-day IN explanation of his bill appropriat.
| ing $4,000 for the use of the attorney gen.
eral in the enforcement of existing anti.
| trust laws. The committee went into ex.
ecutive session for a general consideration
| of the question of antitrust legislation.
The war claims committee of the House
| to-day reported favorably bills carrying ap
| preparations TO pay claims growing out OF
| the cutting OF cables by the United States
naval forces in the war with Spain.