The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-03-01
BABCOCK WEAKENS.
Party Lash In the Senate In Favor of
Trusts.

Editor Jouranl Recent events at
both ends of the capitol give strong
support to what / said in former
letter concerning the attitude of the
Republicans in Congress with reference
to the trusts. Your readers may re-
member that after speaking of the
inharmony among the members of the
dominant party upon the tariff ques-
ton, | expressed a doubt as to Mr..
Babcock's willingness to mike a fight
on the floor of the House for his bill
directed at the steel trust
Last Mondays proceedings more
than sustained me in the doubt, for
Mr.. Babcock made one of the most
complete and abject surrenders ever
witnessed in that boly.
As anticipated, the committee on
Rules brought in a resolution for the
consideration of the bill repeating tie
war taxes-the one which MIR. Bab-
COCh III - ndu Olicitu ul5 Uili
as an amendment. The resolution
provided for two days debate, Lut ex
as might be offered by the committee
acting through its majority. Mr.. Bab
change in the resolution so as to per-
NIT amendments to be offered. Instead
of doing so ne arose and announced
that he would support tho resolution,
and he did so With his vote. lie was
scathingly rebuaei by Eishardson, who
asked him how ne rxpeered To salts
fly his Visions q constituents, who are
demanding a Reduction OF duties hion
articles the pIodu tlon and prices of
which are contf)l'0d by the trusts.
But Babcock mi1e No rep v. Ills Iud-
dy face simply took ot a '.eeped car
mine, as, under the party lash he vot-
ed against his honest convictions.
SCREENING THE trusts.
Another incident even more signi-
fcant occurred In tie Senate on the
18th inst. The bill making the Census
i Buerau permanent was before that
body. Section provides for The gath
ering OF certain statistics Of mannfac-
OF this work Senator Dubois Offered as
amendment wnat was essentially an
nmplification of the MeX.anis' amend
ment offered by Mir. Newland3 in The
Ways and Means Committee as an
amendment to The Var P..cnue bill
and defeated there by solid terubi-
can vote, requiring. in addition to
tax on receipts, sworn annual reports
from industrial corporations. 1t pro-
vided that the reports should state
fully and accurately the nature OF the
business, or different lines of business
conducted, the number of establish
ments controlled, the precise char
acter OF the business transacted at
each, and its gross receipts, the cap
ital stock and the proportion thereof
that has been paid up, the surplus,
expenses, wages and taxes, the guam
tity of its product sold for export, the
rebates allowed upon exported goods
and the prices charged in the home
market. together with all agreements
iwth other corporations or individuals
engaged in the same or similar lines
/ of manufacture relative to prices and
wages and arrangements with transpor-
tation companies for special rates. "A
failure to furnish the statements was
made penal, and a severe punishment
was prescribed.
The proposed amendment was per-
fectly germane, it was offered at ex-
actly the right place, and it was
straight in line with the Presidents
recommendation.
SOLID REPUBLICAN, OPPOSITION.
Instantly Senator Quarles, who had
charge of the bill, entered strong
protest against the adoption of the
amendment. He made no point OF or
der against it and admitted that some
action along the lire marked by the
amendment might be necessary, but
he insisted that it should be In sep
arate bill and that It's Incorporation