The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1902-12-18
SENATE IS OPPOSED
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Presidents Anti Trust Wishes
WIN Be Ignored BY Men
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WIN Be ignored BY Men
HOUSE iFAvORaBIY DISPOSED.
Upper Body Willing to Appropriaae
Funds for enforcement. Of sherman
Law-Executive Thinks Something
should Be Done Before AdIournmen,

Law-Exeeutive Thinks Something
Should BE Done Before Adjournment,
Washington, Dec. There Is a
general opinion among the members
OF congress that there will be no anti.
trust bill passed at this session. II
is also generally understood that \
measure will be passed placing at the
disposal OF Attorney General Knox
an adequate sum OF money to be used
for conducting prosecutions under the
Sherman antitrust measure. Presi.
dent Roosevelt thinks that something
should be done before the adjourn.
ment OF this congress, and in the
house there is a. disposition to pass
some trust-regulating legislation, but
In the senate the proposition is not
received with favor. Many of the
leading Republican members Of that
branch do not think that any legisla.
ton is necessary and others believe
that 1t should not be taken up at e
short session. From the expressions
that are heard from senator's it q.
evident that an antitrust bill that
gets through the house will have hard
shedding in the senate, with the
chances greatly against It's passage
But 1t is almost certain that some
bill for the control of the big corpor.
atoms will be reported to the house
by the judiciary committee. Repre-
sentative Charles E. Littlefeld, chair.
man of the subcommittee to which
has been referred all OF the antitrust
bills introduced in the house, said
yesterday:
Disposition to Hurry,
Il do not know how soon we viii
finish our work and be ready to re-
port to the judiciary committee, but
there is disposition to hurry mat.
tiers as much as is consistent. We
will have several more hearings. but
will possibly be able to report before
the holiday recess. cannot fore.
cast the nature OF the bill that will
be presented, nor can predict
whether 1t will pass the house. There
is great variety Of opinion and we
want to give ell who are Interested e
chance to advance their views"
Considerable significance was at.
tributed to the dinner given by the
president Saturday evening, at which
his guests were the secretary of the
navy. the postmaster general. Sena.
tors Mitchell, Dietrich, Clapp, c. d,
Clark, McComas, Penrose, Dillingham;
Burnham, Burton and A. q. Foster
and Representatives Jenkins, Over.
street, Parker Littlefield, Curtis and
Delegate Flynn. Among the repre-.
sentatives were four members OF the
committee on judiciary, which has
charge OF the antitrust LEGISLATION
and the inference was that the ,presi
dent would use the opportunity tc
confer with these gentlemen as IL
the bill that would be reported to the
house and talk with the senators a,
to the chancesof bill getting through
the senate II 1t passed the house
When asked about II yesterday, Mr.
Littlefeld said:
No Exchange o. Views.
There was nothing said about anti
trust legislation that could be termed
conference. The matter was only
referred to casually during the even.
ing, and there was no exchange OF
views on the question:"
A number Of senator's were asked
yesterday for their opinions on the
probability OF an ANTITRUST bill getting
through the senate at this session
but none Of them would say that he
considered such action likely. Sem
tor Quay said that he had been busy
with other matters and had not talked
with members on the subject. Sena
tor Cullom said that It was not usual
to take up matters OF great Import
ance at the short session, as the ap,
preparation bills consumed most Of
the time. In fact. those who are sup
posed TO know the lay of the land
assert positively that there is nc.
chance for action at this session be
yond appropriating money for the at
torney general TO carry out the laws
now on the statute books.
As senator expressed IL. aThe
first thing that the Republican mem,
bers of congress have to agree upon
lis that some action In necessary.
After that they must agree upon what
action is necessary. As yet there are
many who are far from convinced
that anything at all should be done.
and while they think thus there is NOT
much probability OF any bin OF this
nature being passed"
Lost Both His Legs.
Ptttsburg Dec. ..s@samnei Mat
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