The state herald., 1902-12-19

IHe report recommends tnat tne Sta-
ton be located on Lake Michigan be-
low latitude 43: 30. and asks for an ap-
preparation of s250,000 to buy the land
and develop the station. leaving the
exact locality to be determined later
by the board. Secretary Moody ap-
proved the report and points out that
an immediate appropriation will pre-
vent the raising OF land values.
Representative De Almond has intro
J duced bill providing that 1t shall be
unlawful to ship from any state or ter
ritory, through OF into any other state
or territory any manufactured articles
sold for shipment or intended to be
sold, unless every article has stamped
on the cover containing it the words:
mo monopoly product. Produced in
open competition" or other words of
like import. A maximum penalty of
$1,000 fine or one years Imprisonment,
or both, is provided for violation of this
provision. 1t is provided further that
articles not thus marked may be con-
fiscated.
A delegation of prominent citizens of
San Francisco, consisting of Il. p.
Schwerin of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company, w. w. Douglass, state comp
troller. and eX-Mayor Phelan, headed
by Senator Perkins, called upon the
President to discuss with him the pend
ing proposition to place the govern
ment transport service on the Pacific
in private hands, with headquarters in
Seattle. The Boston Steamship Com
pany. which runs out OF Seattle, has
made bid for the handling of the gov
ernment transport business on the Pa
ciiic which the War Department now
has under consideration. The people of
san Francisco are urging the govern
ment not TO accept the proposition, as
Its acceptance probably would result
in the loss to San Francisco of much
government business. The delegation
informed the President that the peo-
pie of San Francisco had erected
monument to commemorate Dewey's
victory at Manila and the navy in gen.
eral. and invited the President to at
tend the dedication ceremony while on
his trip 20 the coas, next spring. The
President accepted the invitation and n
date will be named to suit his con-
venienec.
Senator Nelson has introduced
joint resolution for an amendment to
the Constitution. so as to give Congress
the power to control trusts, and also
bill to control the Sherman antitrust
law by more stringent provisions. The
provision for an amendment to the
Constitution was as follows: Congress
shall have power to define, regulate.
prohibit or dissolve trusts. monopolies
or combinations. whether existing in
the form of a corporation or otherwise;
Congress shall also have power to regu-
late and control all corporations en-
gagged in trade. commerce or any other
business among the states. or with for
eign nations" The bill for the amend
ment OF the Sherman law makes all
mergers or combinations in restraint OF
trade Illegal and provides punishment
of the offense by a fine of $4,000 or i'm
prisonment for one year. or both,
against each person engaged in the
combination. The bill also prohibits
combinations In restraint of trade and
all attempts to monopolize any of the
trade of the several states or terrific
ries, providing fine fS5.O00 or impris-
onment for year In each case. Corpo-
rations engaged in Interstate commerce
are required to file with the interstate
commerce commission each year
statement of their business and also n
statement giving the names OF persons
to whom stock was originally issued
and the price received for II.
Commissioner Hermann of the Cen
eral Land Office hds conferred with the
chairmen of the public lands commit
tees OF both House and Senate relative
to the pending bills TO repeal the tim
Der and stone act. which he regards in
It's present shape as bad legislation.
But before the law is repealed the com
missioner urges the repeal or modifica-
tion of the forest reservation land law.
which. he says. Is the most vicious law
ON the statute books. The repeal of
the timber and stone act would cut OF
all ways OF procuring title to govern
ment timber lands. save by script III
ings. The moment this situation Is
brought about. the commissioner ar
gues that lieu base will Immediately
take n jump In prices and will ultim-
ately iind It's way In large quantities
in,o the hands OF corporations or spec
ulators. With all other timber entry
cut on. they would then enjoy the un-
disputed right to secure In full accord
ance with law. the very best govern
ment timber lands. that is on surveyed
lands. Either repeal this lieu land law
entirely or so amend II. says the COM
missioner. M to provide that when
lands within reserves are rellnquished
to the government. the tracts selected
In lieu thereof shall be not only OF the
same area. but of approximately
the same value as the tracts turned
back to the government. While both
Senator Qunrles and Representative
Lacey were inclined To admit the right
of the argument. they gave no assur-
ance that the proposed change will be
enacted this session In fact. the
chances are decidedly against change.
Among the witnesses before the Sem
ate immigration committee was Rob-
crt watchorn. In charge OF the United
States immigration inspection service
In Canada. with headquarters Mt Mont
real. lie supplied the committee with
n great denl OF Information concerning
the operations OF the inspection system
ON the Canadian border. He advocated
tha elimination OF the provision OF the
bill excepting railroad lines entering
the United States from contiguous ter
ritory from the penalty from bringing
In insane. diseased and idioiic aliens.
He also said the bill would be improved
| II all tho provisions relating To Canada
should be stricken out. except section
| 80. placing the entire regulation OF tho
border immigration In IN. hands of the
Immigration Bureau He said that nt
present the Canadian railroads coming
into the United States are prompt IN
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