The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-18
Legislative Bill Amended for that
Purpose and the Measure Passed
without Opposition.
MONEY AVAILABLE AT ONCE
OR AS SOON AS THE BILL is AP-
PROVED BY SENATOR'S.
Pension Appropriation and Urgent
Deficiency Bills Passed by the Sem
ate without Debate.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Mr. Bartlett. a
Georgia Democrat, during consideration OF
the legislative appropriation bill in the
House to-day, unexpectedly and without
warning, sprang an amendment to appro-
pirate $250, 600 to enforce the Sherman anti
trust law and to direct the attorney general
to proceed to the prosecution of all vio-
lators of the law. Although such pro-
vision was plainly amenable to a point of
order, not a member on either side of the
House raised objection. Both sides wheeled
into line and all agreed that some such
action was advisable. Some of the Repub-
licans. however. raised objection to the
looseness of the language of the amend
ment, and Mr.. Hepburn, of Iowa. offered
substitute for 1t the language of the
bill he introduced on the opening day of
the session to appropriate 100000 for the
enforcement OF the law. This was further
strengthened to make the appropriation i'm
mediately available, and so amended the
substitute was agreed to without division.
The legislative bill was passed practically
as it came from the committee, except for
the amendment. Jan. 81 at 5 o'clock was
fixed as the time for holding the exercises
in connection with the acceptance of the
statue of Charles Carroll and John Hansen,
Maryland's contribution to Statuary Hall.
The language Of the Hepburn amendment
as adopted to-day is as follows:
THAT for the enforcement of the pro-
visions of the act of July 2, 1890, the sum
of 100000 is hereby appropriated out of any
money in the treasury not heretofore ap-
propriated to be expended under the direc-
ton of the attorney general in the employ
ment of counsel and agents of the Depart
conduct proceedings.
suits and prosecutions under said act in
the courts of the United States; provided,
that no person shall be prosecuted or be
subjected to any penalty for or forfeiture
for or on account of any transaction matter,
or thing, concerning which he may testify
or produce evidence, documentary or other
wise, in any proceedings, suit or prosecu-
no person so testifying shall be exempt
from prosecution or punishment for per-
jury committed in so testifying."
This appropriation shall Immediately be-
come available.
The ways and means committee au-
thoriZed favorable report on the bill in
PRODUCED by Representative Cooper chair
man of the insular affairs committee,
amending the Philippine tariff act so as to
provide for a reduction of the tariff on
products of the Philippines coming into the
United States Is per cent of the existing
schedules. The bill further provides that
the rates of duty which are to be levied
upon Philippine products coming into the
United States shall be less any duty paid
upon shipments from the archipelago under
the acts Of the Philippine Commission,
| also that all articles the product of the
United States free of duty and coming di-
| rectly into the United States for use and
| consumption here shall be exempt from any
export duty imposed in the Philippines.