The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-01
NO ACTION Is
ANTICIPATED
Lower House win Be DeIuged
With Antitrust Bills.
AUGUST BODY MEETS TODAY
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE WILL
BE READ TOMORROW.

WASHINGTON. Nov. SO.-When the
wv house convenes tomorrow to
enter upon the final session of
the Fifty-seventh congress, d perfect
deluge of bills dealing with the trust
question in all its phases will be
thrown into the legislative hopper. 1t
is admitted on all hands that this will
be the most important topic of dis
cussion. Indeed, the leaders incline to
the belief that beyond the appropri-
alton bills and routine legislation it
will be the only general subject on
which there is a chance of action at
the short session. AS yet the leaders
have formulated no measure and there
should be pretty wide divergence of
opinion of what can or should be done.
The presidents recommendations on
the subject are awaited with interest.
The most conservative opinion among
the Republican leaders seems to favor
an appropriation for the enforcement
of the Sherman antitrust law. Such
an appropriation, il is pointed out
could be placed on one of the regu-
lar appropriation bills and put through
both houses without difficulty where
as any amendment to the law itself.
no matter how conservative, would
likely meet opposition.
Hepburn Has a Bill.
Mr., Hepburn of Iowa. chairman of
the interstate and foreign commerce
committee. is one of those who be-
lieve the Sherman law, if enforced, is
sufficient to meet the situation, and
tomorrow he win introduce a bill ap-
propriating 100000, to be used by the
department of justice in prosecutions
under the present law. It is not i'm
probable, when the leaders ascertain
exactly what can be done, that a eau
Gus of Republicans will be called to
agree on a measure. Meanwhile the
trust bills introduced probably will be
referred to the judiciary committee
There is some question of jurisdic-
ton If a bill invokes the interstate
commerce clause of the constitution
it properly should go TO the commerce
committee. and if the taxing power of
the government, to the ways and means
committee. To secure united conform
ity, all bills dealing with the subject
have gone heretofore to the judiciary
committee, and this practice will be
followed unless a fight for jurisdic-
tion is made. The leaders already have
resolved to expedite the appropriation
bills as much as possible in order TO
allowed the largest margin of time for
other matters.
Cannon viii Rush Things.
Mr.. Cannon, chairman of the appro-
priations committee, believes the Iegis-
lative, executive and judicial, and the
pension appropriation bills, can be
disposed of before the holidays His
committee will go to work at once
and prepare the supply bills as rap
idly as possible. The legislative and
pension bills probably viii be read
before the end of the week. One of
the first things the appropriation COM
mittee will be called on to do, how
ever. is to prepare bill TO provide
for the coal strike commission Judge
Gray. chairman OF the commission, has
written a letter to Mr.. Cannon, asking
for an appropriation OF $4,000 to de-
fray the expenses of the commission
to pay its clerical force, and to furnish
such compensation for its members as
the president may fix. The appropri-
atoms committee will meet tomorrow
to prepare a bill which. it is believed,
will be presented and passed this week
No opposition from the minority is an
ticipated
The Message Tuesday.
The session of the house will be
brief. The roll will be called and the
announcement of the deaths that have
occurred during the recess will be
made. The house win adjourn until
Tuesday, when the presidents message
will be read. There is no programme
for the remainder of the week, beyond
tue bill to defray the expenses of the
coal strike committee. If the regular
order is demanded the London dock
charge bill is the unfinished business.
soMALIs WE'RE EDWARDS.