Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-10-23
Parry Lines MOI Drawn,

Because of the wide interest at
present in the trust problem and the
probable action of the National Con-
gress in regard to 1t, the New York
Evening Post has sent to nll tine mem
bers Of the United Stalos Senate and
House of Representatives blank con.
tanning these questions: ~ q
Ill DO you think tnat the powers Of
Congress under the Constitution for
controlling or restraining industrial
corporations have been exhausted in
the so-called Sherman anti trust aot2
Y. Are you in favor Of amendments
to the Constitution to give Congress
additional POWER to control corpora
tiuns?
8 Do you favor the reduction or
repeal Of impcrt duties en- articles
whose production in tho United States
is controlled by monopolies?
"a. DO you favor The appointment uf
tariff commission to prepare changes
Of the tariff for the consideration of
Congress:
"a. 10 yon favor the ratification of
reciprocity with France now pendig in
tho Senateg
From tho 4ii members of the Senate
and House of Representatives ~ re-
plies were received. The greater will
ingness of the Democrats to put their
views OF the trust problem on record at
the present time was seemingly indi-
Gated hy the fact that 40 answers came
from the 1s2 members of that party in
The two houses, and only 30 from the
25i Republicans. In Massachusetts,
70 take an extreme case, there are three
Democratic and 10 Republican Reprs-
santatiyes. answers came from all of
the Democrats, but from only one Re
publican. hut two of the II Republic
can SeHators answered the questions at
all
An examination of these answars
shows r.ainly that rarity lines have not
y3t Le@u closely drawn on these particu-
iar questions. Tits. while 3s Rtpre
| sentatiyes and Senators express them
selves in favor Of !. constitutional
amendment givirg Congress power oysr
| corpora! .cB5, 81 are against it. Fifteen
! Of the aifrmatiiD replies come from
/ DenoeEats and rye Of The negative
replies rom Republicans. Several of
the affirmative answers. moreover, carry
aonc qualification. The appointment
of tartf commission to report changes
in the taTlii ~ Congress is not is yorpd.
50 far az the replies indicate. 4 good
marioity, IS to -, are against it, six
Democrats fayoring such commission,
and II Republicans opposing Il. Only
about oEe Eulf OF those who sent r,.
plies answered tho fifth question, relat.
ing to reciprocity with France. Oj
tho u in favor of he pending treaty,
u Tere Democrats and 10 Republicans
while II opposition thcre were onl,
three Democrats and SIX Republicans
On only one question were the mem
bers Of either party found to he in per
feet unanunity. All the Democrats il
House and Senate who answered tht
third question were in favor of rcdrcin.
the tariR on monopoly made articles
The Republicans who put themselves OF
record were almost equally divided, /:
in favor and II against.
, 4 Feature of the Coal Situation.
4 correspondent Of the New Yorl
World taxes very gloomy view Of tn
> outlook with respect to coal this winter
He believes t1at even il mining opera
! tions arc quic1ly resumed, 80 rail
roads viii Eob be able to transport th
coGl to the markets in sufficient quanti
! ties TO meet the sudden ana decide
demand that oven now exists, and viii
1 | nru@ moro nressinp as tha ,.a,tt,a