The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-28
He VIII Return to Washington Tues
day to Again Assume His Con-
gressiOnal Duties.
LARGE EXTRA APPROPRIATION
EFFORT TO GET 100000 MORE FOR
FEDERAL BUILDING.
Marion County Representatives Meet
to Discuss Important Matters
Legislative Gossip.

Representative Jesse Overstreet left last
evening for Columbus to spend Sunday.
He will return to this city Tuesday MORN
ing and leave the same day for Washing
ton to resume his congressional duties.
Representative Overstreet will be an ex-
ceedingly busy man for the next two
months. AS a member of the committee
on banking and surrency he will be busted
with the credit currency legislation, and
as a member of the judiciary subcommittee
appointed to prepare an antitrust measure,
even greater demands will be made on his
time. Along with all this committee work
he must look after the bill carrying an ad-
ditionaI appropriation for the Indianapolis
federal building.
II hardly see how / shall be able to
look after ell the work have on hand for
the remainder of the session." he said last
evening, land L am returning to Washing
ton few days earlier than usual i'm order
to get start before Congress convenes
again a week from Monday. 1 should like
to give all my time to the work of the SUBJ
committee that has charge of the antitrust
legislation. but the financial legislation and
the federal building matter demand large
share of attention.
ton. 1t is one that it is very easy to ham
die on the stump and the campaign orators
can denounce the evil with glittering gem
eralities and bitter invectives that sound
we'll and apparently solve the whole prob
lem, but when it comes to legislate against
trusts il is altogether another proposition
The law that is adopted should curb the
harmful tendencies of organized industry
but at the same time ii should not disturb
the good features. In other words. the
statute should be one that will hit IL if il s
a deer and miss it If it's calf. To frame
law that will do this is, believe, one of
the most difficult tasks that has ever con-
fronted Congress
Il am exceedingly anxious to do the right
thing in this matter, and l am just as
strongly opposed to doing the wrong thing
| believe that il would be a great deal bet
ter TO pass no law on the subject at this
time than 10 pass one that will injure the
legitimate industrial organizations We
want to act sensibly. not Historically in
this case.
SOME PRELIMINARY WORK.
THE subcommittee has already done some
and something in the way of report may
be expected about the middle of January.
We shall proceed slowly and it is possible
nothing definite in the way of legislation
will be accomplished this session. However,
it is the general desire that a bill be passed
before adjournment. for there is a strong
demand for early legislation on the trust
question and we are all anxious to avoid
the necessity of an extra session"
What of the effort of the Democrats
to force the majority's hand in this mat
ter?
THAT amounted to nothing. The commit
| tee had determined TO recommend the ap-
| propriation TO be used by the President
| in enforcing the present antitrust law
| and the effort of the minority 10 anticipate
! our report was clearly out Of order |
| took the floor at the time and raised the
! point OF order, but stated that the commit-
| tee was not inclined TO force the point and
would let the appropriation go through at
that time. 1t was merely a little grand
| stand play by the Democrats
/ The members of the subcommittee that fs
: considering the trust question are Little
I field. OF Maine; Overstreet OF Indiana
! 1sEers. Of Massachusetts,; De Armond. oi