The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-01
TRUSTS TO THE FORE.
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IkUSlS ~ INT FUkE.
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Importance 10 receive the attention OF the
senate which begins it's session at noon
tomorrow.
After the omnibus Territorial bill passed
the house last season It's friends In the
senate were so inslstent OF action By the
senate and so. strong In point of numbers
that in the Interest of other pending legis-
latlon unanimous agreement was reached
that, ia consideration OF abatement by the
friends of the measure during the last
session. the committee on Territories
would report on the bill next "Wednesday,
December 3, aud that n week later the bill
should become the unfinished business OF
tho senate. This means that, unless the
measure shall be displaced by vote or by
unanimous consent, IL viii occupy tho nrst
place on the senate calendar until disposed
o..
1t is current expectation that this pro.
gram will he carried out whether the com.
mttees report is favorable or unfsyorahle,
as the agreement contemplated cousidera-
ton, regardless OF the character Of the
report.
CoMNurTEE's DECISION UNKNOWN.
There is no definite Information as TO
what tho committeeS decision will be, but
at the last session the republican members
of the committee, except Senator Quay.
voted to defer consideration, While Senator
Quay and an the democratic members
voted Tor immediate action, cine result
h"pg majority OF pue iut uo5Npon"Wtut
it is known taat sowe oi the t'poohcaAs
favor an NmcnuWcu, To- ,hc Dui 80 uh 10
provide fol cue auu.s ION ci only Oklahoma
and IL is the prevailing opinion that the
committee viii diviaU up si.s proposition,
al republican M mNers eacept senator
Quay being considered favorable 10 it,
However. The transportation ul one rUpuh-
lean vote would insure Tue report OF a bill
TO admit AN tntru Territories to state
honG, as senator QUAY ana ali tie demo.
rrats nrc linn in favor Of a tri-Suto
measure.
,"''S fh ri G,"I.' or t,c house mems
IRE clajm 10 have the support OF gl IN,
dcmncrntic senators aud ~ from tut'r"
20 S'SGI%Cr Evppu,y" Tan uc on thc % mnr
Of some OF the republican leaders. who
DENY Inc omnibus hin has the strength
it's Friends claim for II.
TRUST QUESTION PROMINENT.
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the appropriations are expected 10 ~
ceIye attention OF the scpnte at this scs.
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seuhtt' put Iheit u"E NOT pVcu any uvtVt
in'hauou on lh1L poIht very hSW ,vp"n
hcah senators ADMIT i9e puooia .,r,n or or
ans g1unku W 'ne 'utm t Im u Wv, AZ, NH
present present SSss9n eu' SoWe H,," NO hvcl
senators sneak of the creation Of tar.
ro V1nsS,0 az onpion nv - tSS ptty
OF such body There Ia quite unau,
unity Of opinion favorable to antitrust
ieglslauoh, a4a tnls OPTION Eoes 20 i'm, ons
ndicated Nv Attorney General Knox for
tho amendment OF the sherman antitrust
law DlfTcYpncps OF onlnlou ng 10 the COZ,
stItutlonality OF some OF the proposed
changes have developed already,
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROBABLE
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The committee on inc Jiclary "hl NJ
tempt to reconcile these differences and
II IL succeeds the present Indications are
fnyor1ble 10 Affirmative action by the
senate The dsmocrafs will Mace no 90
stoClca IA me wnv az Euch Legislation.
'PSorc % no iopgcr scrI,us talk 81 constI
tutiouai amcndinents for the control Of
4 Tho trusts. ma IL is recognized that in a
| sLort arggt,n IL ,yn,iid H. itnpogsibie n
| s"cnrs Sction on such onendmentn The
/ ,-oSrpf y,IoE ,'iu La rsi, y,ifncss Tho he
| ginntng ~ the three nouths' work To
/ morrow tho usuaI committee Of two sen
| ators viii he appolnted 10 call on thc
president ana tSI 9I .nT
I'LL lin ,r,nc. ~, Ta,,is aession IN close 4
! -. ,nI1,HHt,s oftcr aas,.,nhlnge II ia nos
IN, tbnt mo oath ~ ofdSe mnv he nd
M,I,an , y" Int oven tNis cere
mony may be postponed for day.
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