Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1903-01-17
70 DEAL WITH 1.-THE TRUSTS.
Congressman Considering the Means
by Which They Are to
Be Reatned
SOME MEASURE LIKELY TO Be PASSED.
A Prominent Republican senator
Says There WIN Ne No Radical
Legisiation This Session, but
mn Embodlying some Features of
the Knox aiu May he Passed.

Washington, Jan. i3.-Following
the conference at the White House
Sunday night, attended by Senator
Aldrich and Speaker Henderson, there
was a great deal of discussion Mon
day among the republicans Of the sem
ate as TO the prospects of antitrust
legislation during this session of con-
gress. The conclusion reached is that
some measure will be passed. "There
will be no radical legislation said
one prominent republican senator,
"but a measure embodying some
features of the Knox bill may be
passed. The republicans are not go-
ing TO accept any or everything that
is offered. nor win they abdicate to
the minority to dictate what shall be
done. Ii will be some time, however.
before the trust bills are taken up,
and senator's will have time to in
form themselves on all phases of the
subject of bill before the matter is
brought before the senate"
Knox Bill Favored.
Another prominent senator said he
thought there would be legislation
this session, not alone for the one in
troduced by Senator Hoar, but more
in the nature of suggestions made by
Attorney-General Knox. One feature
of the Knox bill that was fayorably
considered was that which provided
for the punishment Of the person or
corporation which received rebates
as well as the carrier or corporation
that gave them.
willing 20 Wait On House.
In the senate committee on iudici-
airy, Monday, the question OF trust
legislation was taken up briefly and
Senators Hoar, Fairbanks and Nelson,
republicans, and Pettus and Turner,
democrats, were appointed sub-com-
mittee to consider the subject in de-
tail Senator Hoar said that if the
house of representatives should act at
an early day his subcommittee would
wait on the house measure. but If IL
became apparent that there was to be
delay in the house he would call the
committee together TO act independ-
emily of the house. There was no
general discussion of the subject in
the committee, but so far as opin-
ions were expressed by members they
were favorable to action.
BiII to he Reported Friday.
An antitrust bill will be reported
to the house judiciary committee at
its meeting Friday, for the sub-com-
mittee of which Representative Little
field is chairman. This statement was
made Monday. The subcommittee
will meet soon, when the bills drawn
by Attorney-General Knox and intro
duced by the chairman of the judici-
ary committee, but which the SUBJ
committee has been advised were in
tended TO be in the nature of supple
mental suggestions, will be compared
with the bill already drafted by the
subcommittee.
Quick Action Wanted.
An effort will be made to have the
bill reported to the Judiciary com
mittee on Friday and reported out of
that committee at the earliest possi-
Bile date, in order that ii may be ia
ken up for action by the house with
out delay, thus giving the senate time
to act.
Members of Mr.. Littlefeld's sub
committee, IL is stated, expect their
bill as it will 60 to the full commit
tee to be acceptable to the adminis-
tfation and to have the support OF
tile leaders of the house. There is
reason TO believe that Attorney-Gen-
Knox will be conferred with before
the subcommittee finally adopts a
bill for report to the full committee.