The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-07
A DO NOTHING POLICY.
Nobody Expects Congress TO Pass
Anti. Trust Legislation,
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SENATOR cARMAcK ON THE MESSAGE
Brownlow's Bill for Public Roads-Quay
viii Join the Democrats In Support
Of Omnibus Statehood Bill.


Washington, December'4 -tStan Specially
There will be no effective antitrust leg
islation during the present session OF con
gross. This fact is becoming more aud
more apparent daily, and now It would be
hard 10 and q single member OF congress
who sincerely believes that anything will
be done for the relief of the trustrddon
public. Some Of the republicans, follow
Ing the lead Of the president talk more or
less lcaruedly aud at length on the sub
ject, but the7 say little or nothing. II
they are absolutely frank with themselves.
they know thst the presidents reference
Ia the trusts IN his message meant nothins,
except that one mere attempt 60 fool the
people is 10 be made. They know that,
while great deal Of noise may be made
between now aud March a, 20 real effTt 20
curb Illegal combinations ~ capital viii be
put forth by the republicans. Knowing
these things they, no doubt, feel secure
in the belief that the trusts viii be with
them ia the next presidential election.
Ii IS o f0regone conclusion that tue SUP
( committee OF the house judiciary commit
toe at The head Of which Is Representative
/ Littleheid of Maine, viii zee 20 IL that az
verse reports are returned ON every anu
/ trust bin introduced by q DEMOCRAT. he
npbRcan measures which go too far--whiCh,
/ h ensrted would have the eject OF ready
regulating the trugts-wiil meet WIN the
same treatment some sorI o. q ohl ia
grpea may be put through, but no one terl-
/ ously believes that any benehcial eneei
will result from any measure thus passed
I Inv the renublicans.
THE Ma belng tie case, the democrats are
naturally doing everything In their power
| Ia turn the light OF publicity on the cues
/ tiopahlp actions Of their opponents when
a. o .f.t HpTunFENNnE
[ are ip danger % being smothcTed II com
Z ,uittpe the democrats WIZ iutrcdnce feso
irtions 10 discharge the committee IRON
| further consideration o. me ulIls mus en-
dsngered This win have the enect 81
making tho republicans snow taeis han ~,
by voting on the proposition IN we {wt
/ bopsos. and will SHOW me people lns'
where the majority s'nnas'
~
While the BIN introduced ny Senator
culIom Is popularly referred 90 as the meas
,,rr favored hy the administration, II bar
fsl,op so dat that many republicans have
No., reduced 10 the extremity Of deciar
tn, tbst Il Is not the administration meas
,,rc The bin eimpy proposes 70 enlaTs'
~ ,-o,stons NJ the sherman law OF
.,btob the president seems 70 depend 70
large oxteat Its main provisions are lnH'
~, attorney general be given plenty 81 aa
GSt1'ts aud 4 large sum ~ money where
hlS.SSNt y, larry on Investigations" thai
49,. sbsu he much publicity regardihs
49, tronsastiops u she various combines
~ ',rb tt,,sts or munopOliee as dlsrcEarf
~, laws shall be puioiued that no brtlcle'
80 for tbA beueht Of monopples or trust
.nau 10 trgnsperted OUTSIDE or inc ntal'
d. ',,hicb ;bev arc produced
'Nnnc Of ms is particularly new IN
.,,r,,ey general has ALREADY sent opt as
"t,.t",tg ~ MAXI investigations ana M
go ttsed no Injunction power 70 lar p
- nronosof prevention or the ttalsPof W
.ion ~ trugt made articies GOES y u poH'
III ont that the trhih or itlsltg ~ ,nai
maj certain goods are ttils. MAO, ~
o could only be estahlished lh.oush in i,,.
,,,,tcb have been IN vogue 10 the depat,
WIFI tosiico Tor at least ten years pnsi
me-. .tar words while it might Do easy q
I ~ ispy prohibiting interstate irauic y
b,,.t made goods, 10 would be hlhlcnl
,,otter 10 apply such o pronlpluoh, ~
mo-, n Uouid be practically imposhlul
a. snow that aug given cplieell1h ., t."ul
, ,-cre really made by trust ~ nlsHt
obrto-s thnt such Yves the case put I'm IN
a,t Js v+rcrF hay that under tht ptte,N
in,Ts n wonid Dot be possible 4" ieeah
establish the fact'
one Of the most picturesque comments o
5 ,bs Dresldents message was that u Ser
stor CsrmaeR Of Tennessee. "on the In
nort.nt questions treated BY the message,
ia the senator, and httle more tina
.ssus ana ipdsarits susssssion. Hs begin
pisn ,hs usual rsssaadins rhatefie concern