The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-12
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bonds deposited by the bank with the treas
ury and are to be secured by approved
notes, bonds or bills receivable, double in
value the amount of issue.
Representative De Almond introduced
bill providing that Ii shall be unlawful to
ship from any State or Territory, through
or into, any other State or Territory any
manufactured articles sold for shipment
or intended 10 be sold unless every article
had stamped on the cover containing 1t
the words mo Monopoly Product" Pro
duced in omen Competition" or other words
of like import. maximum penalty of
81 900 fine or one years imprisonment, or
both. is provided for violation of this pro-
vision. II is provided further that articles
not thus marked may be seized and con-
fiscated.
A bin introduced by Representative Taw-
trial arts and expositions. authorizes the
United States government board of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition to arrange
with the colleges of agriculture and me-
chanic arts and agriculture experiment
stations receiving the benefits of acts of
Congress for an exhibit of the progress
of education and experimentation in agri-
culture, the mechanic arts and animal hus-
bandry at the Louisiana Purchase EXPOSE
ton to be held at st. Louis. The bill car
ries an appropriation of 100000.
Representative Sulzer. of New York In
troduced bill the purpose of which is
to give publicity to the affairs OF large
corporations by requiring them to make
annual returns to government authorities
IL provides for the creation of a bureau in
the Interstate-commerce Commission to be
known as the bureau OF corporations, with
a chief at its head who shall be appointed
by the President. IL is made the province
and duty OF this bureau, under the direc-
ton of the Interstate-commerce Commits
sion. to inspect all corporations engaged in
interstate and foreign commerce and to
supply information concerning them, in
GLIDING the manner In which their bust
ness is conducted. All corporations COW
cred BY that bill shall make annual reports
10 the bureau. setting forth among other
things the financial conditions names and
addresses of stockholders and officers, also
statement showing that the corporation
in question has not been favored by any
transportation company during the year,
or IL so information in detail must be given
as 10 the favors received. Corporations
also must make statements showing that
they have not been a party 10 any COM
bination In restraint of trade or commerce
among the several States and Territories.
A penalty OF from i to 10 per cent. of the
last annual gross earnings is provided for
failure or refusal Of any corporation to
make returns as required by this bill, and
further penalty is prescribed for false re-
turns.
Representative Dalzell introduced bill
for the incorporation of a company TO con-
struct canal from point In the Ohio river
near Pittsburg to a point Lake Erie
near Conneaut. O.
The Senate committee on military affairs
has practically agreed to report a general
army retirement bill. The entire matter
was placed In the hands OF a subcommittee
consisting of Senators Proctor, Warren and
| Cockrell. with authority TO report a bill II
| after thorough investigation of the sub
| ject they agree on a measure. Their labor.
will be based on Senator Proctor's retire