The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-03
CULLOM'S ANTITRUST BILL.
FORBIDS INTERSTATE COMMERCE
IN MONOPOLY PRODUCTS.
nut It's Not an administration Measure.
and Neither Is MISUNDERSTANDING.
istratiOn VIII Work Through Com.
mittees-No Biil Likely 10 Pass.


amend an act entitled, An act 20 protect
traaa and commerce AGAINST unlawful
r..,ra;,,s and ,no,onoIi,a, anproyed July
2. 1900" The bill adds nine sections TO
the Sherman Antitrust law. Section o
reads
No article Of commerce produced manu-
featured. owned or dealt in 10y any person,
corporation, association. joint stock COM
pany or partnership orsahhrd' 'ornI.u.
managed or carrying on ousin 10. , ."o
puipos o. nrnJ"c,o, n, soe 81 INV cr,cle
.rao,,,n,orc. or for npnreci,Llv Affecting the
COS, Of such article OF commerce to the con.
sumner, or for the prevention OF competition
IN the manufacture. production or salc there
Of, shall be transported or carreo "Nhout
the state OF l"INorS III VIM" iioooNe" VI
manufactured or IN which the sano may or:
or without tho District OF columbia. II FOUND
therein. by any individual. corporation or
common carrier IN any manner whatever.
And every such person, corporation. as'ociu-
ton, Joint stock company or partnership.
carrying on business for any Of the purposes
sforcsnid may be- Proceeded against in the
name and behalf of the tinted states by
the several tinted Statcs District Attorneys
a., ri, r.a,.ct,vc district. under the direc-
~ WV. ,,,..,a. ,,n.r,I and ,.rns,,-
t,oh Oh 'hc ~" WA .a.,,a'',. 80" 49, ~,
M. .n'os' ,,,,s,.,. 90 ,a,,,r,, -
carrying on ahS 1850 ~ So
mcrce whatever euher WIN IN" a'a'fs OF
the Territories OF the 'hteu STATS OF ths
District OF Columbia or any foreign country
soction 10 uroyidoa that any common
occ.ioh ~ l.o, W.. ""s "., n.hioh
carrier or transportation c'n'Pah! "h'oh
knowingly transports any properly ue-
scribed in the preceding section from one
State to another or to foreign country
til - s,,hioo, % n na,oltv ~ no, oss
shoii oe euo'eo' W 80 ~
Than sooo NOT more 'haii so'V 10 oo ~.
covered in an action brought in any court
of the United States having Jurisdiction.
Section II nroyides that Whenever the
.,.-cs...lo -, ,ha Tr;,od S,.,.s .,
A'Voihe' -"eheia' u, ."o N"''ou "'Ieo "
any Of the p.tric' Attorneys oi 'he ohrei
States deem IL niece s.iv 10 procure testi-
mony before beginning any action for vio-
iatinn of tbe acI. ne NAV prr..pt To aav
Judge of the District or Circuit Court OF
the United State. an application directing
reo,,ire To appear and answer such relevant
questions as NAV be put concerning the
aijaaad conduct errar cement system
anreemept or combination in violation of
the act The order recurring such Wit
nassas 10 snnear shaIl dssienste the time
and niace Of hearing and must be signed
nv the Judge making IL,
80 w,,rassas arc sa,ysd With such
no,ice 10 ,estify and thew neglect or refuse
IN ohev the suynnons or refl,se To testify.
he g an a AftnTnnv
nnelino arnlication NAV file a statement
aa,,;nr forth The facts and the JUDGE may.
II no dee-ns proper' issue a citation re-.
n,,i,ino p,ch ,itpesseo To annoar forth.
With and show cause whv thew should
not be furnished for contsmnt In such
noptempt nroceedinrs The Judee shall
49, 1,ifn ,nwor ~ Lib 6ra Az ;rn,isnn
r.c.I,i,rants or NAV ,,nnnss both fine
ard ;n,nrisonment
"hS na,son nav ha .,o,s.d from, ,..,ifv-
Wv - $500
and napers on the ground thai such testi-
nnrr nav tend 10 incrininata him hut
No ,,arson shall he nrose,u,ad in any Grim,
nal action nor be a,biected 70 any penaltv
menia,v or otherwise. produced In such
hea,iros
III Testimony ~ each uitness TINS OK
anina1 shaIl ~ sihscr;hej wv hirp' AMI
ali testimony thus taken Shall be certified
Nv THO Judca or Ccmm;ssionor prasdinv
And delivercd 10 the Attorncv.C;enera
or Ds,,ict Ittornev I,non vhosa annlic,.
ton the examination Was held
Section ~ providee for the annointuent
hv he a,tn-nsv. renerai ~ ~ No, 10 eHn'..S
Jns,; ca a%a are ~ he ass,sned % ' ",ieo,sp,
nar,S ~ tha I ni,ed $50 rh,sa r,,ty
Il sban he 10 GATH, eviIenc. - vi,lo,;S;
of the tact
Sec,inn "a reoure. NIL Mariana co,,o-
rations, associations ;oin, stock connanpi,.
and nsrtneyshins doinu IN in,ers,,,. or
en. u r' enu,nnrcsi hms ~, ~, t,no ooo
vaar or mora 70 ale on ~ before lar -, ~
Zach YEAR or When rco,,;red hv ,bs I,,or.
sta,a Comnarca ,n,nmi.sion ~ sucb forr,
rsN,,;r.d h,, ~. n,,nm,;a.a -, go . ~. y,
oovar;ng ,ha fniov;ng p,.,,ars. Nar,a
st,io Ltna a nd ,,ecs 81 businaas. ,.,,s -
-ass;a.rca ~ AZ Oh rersnn in,a,aS,aJ Ia - nr
.yrhor;,y undar Wb;cb tho corn,ra,ion
4, Il cornnration 1. nr1ani,od'
rontraot ar .snelment 80 conspiIa,io,
cornh;r.,irn IN co.a - ,on,h,nn
.,,,s ~ ,"ora than two no-r>ora,;lts.
.n..s rxsdancas and husinass ,i,Ias
~ all os6cers' amount ~ IN nj, al and assa,s
70 70 r. endowed in the b,,siness incl,Idino
serar.tc renorts nm raj estate nersona7
~rpnartv Ibore located and ,bair ca.h
raI,n,ss ,rd a s,s,emant ~ the ,.h,li,i.s
IL shoii Ia The duty ~ each nerson or
. oornoration making siAch renor,s 10 mako
~ 5.mand n renoTi az any changes in hn
10, oils Of the ws,urns
section Il proyides a penalty of ~ on
ar ona vaar's imprisonment. or both for
failure or refusal 10 make returns as above
ren,,;red
Scction IL proyides a similar nenal,v
for false returns.
Section 10 provides that certified COMES
nj these reports. transmitted by the Inier-
state Cominerce Commission under seal
10 the Attorney General of the United
States, shall b. admitted as evidence by
the courts OF the United States equally
with the originals
Section II requires the Interstate Com
meroe Commission to call the attention Of
the Attorney-Gene to any violation
Of the act