Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-13
TRUST BILL MUST PASS
Senators Decide that Combines Must Be
0urbed This Session.
NEGRO STATES ATTORNEY is APPOINTED
Immigration Omccr Finally Agree
After Twelve Months NeEotiatinR
Go Admit Chinese students
barred by Exclusion Laws.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-FolIowing the
conference at the White House last night
there has been much discussion today
among republican senators as to the pros
poets of antitrust legislation. The con-
clusion reached is that some conservative
measure will be passed.
There will be no radical legislation"
said one prominent republican senator,
but a measure embodying some measures
Of the Knox bill will be passed. The re-
publioans are not going to accept any or
everything that is offered, neither will
they allow the minority to dictate what
shall be done. 1t will be some time before
the trust bills are taken up and senators
Will have time to inform themselves on all
phases of the subject before a bill is
brought before the senate"
Another prominent senator said he
thought there would be legislation this ses-
sion along the lines suggested by Attor-
ney General Knox.
One feature Of the Knox bill which is
received favorably is that providing for the
punishment OF persons or corporations re-
ceiving rebates, as well as the carrier or
corporation giving them.
In the senate committee on judiciary to-
NNHNASh W lNBAnidAloH was ldhtH
up briefly and Senators Hoar. Fairbanks.
Nelson, Pettus and Turner we're appointed
a subcommittee to consider the subject In
detail. Senator Hoar said If the house OF
representatives acted at an early day his
subcommittee would wait, but IL it became
apparent that there was to be delay in
the house he would call the committee to-
gether to act independently.
Negro Gets Preferment.
William II. Lewis a colored man. has
been appointed an assistant United States
attorney for Boston. The appointment was
made by Henry p. Moulton, district attor-
ney for the Boston district, but. It IS I'M
derstood, the selection was on the sugges-
tion of President Roosevelt. NJ. Lewis is
a graduate of Harvard law school and while
there was held in high regard both by the
student body and by the faculty. He took
a high rank in his studies and was a popu-
lar member OF the foot ball squad. He is
said to be a lawyer of excellent attain
ments.
Reports Perkins Absent.
Adjutant General Corblu has been off,
cially Informed that Lieutenant Edwin o.
Perkins, Fourth cavalry, stationed at Fort
Leavenworth. Kan, has been absent from
that post without leave since December
80 last and that his present whereabouts
Is unknown. His name will be dropped
from the army list as a deserter in case he
fails to report for duty within three
months. t,r..
National board of Trade
A meeting Of the executive committee of
the National Board Of Trade is being held
here today preliminary to the annual ses-
sion of the national organization tomorrow.
The report Of the committee on revision
Of the constitution is being reviewed. The
proposed revision is radical, in that the
new constitution provides for the admis-
sion of all industrial and commercial or
CARNATIONS in the country.
Would Collect Historical Papers.
President Roosevelt today conferred with
David ]. Hill, assistant secretary Of state;
Herbert L. Putnam. librarian Of congress,
and Andrew H. Allen Of the State depart
ment concerning a proposition to eoncen-
trate the valuable historical papers and
documents of the government in the con-
gressional library, Many Of the documents
now are scattered among the archives of
the various departments and are difficult
Of access to persons searching for his
torical Information. No action of a definite
character was decided upon.
Chinese Are Admitted.
Kung Hsiang Hal and Fei Chi Ho, the
Chinese students whose exclusion by the
Treasury department has excited the inter-
est of the missionary world, have finally
been admitted to the country. The au-
thorities at Buffalo have been notified by
Commissioner OF immigration Sargent to
allow the young men to enter that port
and they ARE now on their way to Oberlin
college, Oberlin, o., whittier they were
bound more than a year ago when they
landed at San Francisco and found them
selves barred by the immigration officials.
Kung and Eel were brought to this country
by Miss Stella Miner, the missionary. Dur
ing the siege of the legation at Pekin, 1t
is said, they rendered valuable service TO
the foreigners.
FnvOra the Cuban Treaty,
President Roosevelt had a long confer
ence today with Representative Babcock
OF Wisconsin, who has Just returned from
| Cuba. Mr.. Babcock told the president that
he was heartily in favor OF the ratification
Of the pending Cuban reciprocity treaty,
| particularly as he regarded ratification as
a good stroke Of business policy for the
United States.
stntue TO SiEeI.
Representative Warner Qll,) introduced a
bill today approprlating $1,000 for a statue
to the late Major General Franz Sigel to
be erected In this city.
FavOrs Transport Service.
Representative Hull of qa.), chairman Of
the house committee on military affairs,
had a conference with the president on
the proposition to abandon the government
transport service on the Pacific. Chairman
Hull is opposed to the REIMBURSEMENT OF
the transport service. He says that the
United States now has the best transport
service In the world and is much cheaper
in operation than any similar service In
commercial lines would be.
VIII Pay BubOnic PIagu Claims.
The house committee on territories today
reported favorably on the senate bill provid-
ing for the payment Of certain claims grow