Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-06

CONGRESSMAN Representative Baheaeks proposed
APPROVE amendment the bill increasing the
OF PASSES salaries federal judges. 20 prohibit
members of congress from accepting
railroads passes and franks telegraph and express
companies accounted for by some of his colleagues Oh
the ground that the Jaw Wisconsin forbds public OF
fetal to accept these avors from corporations
When the Judiciary salary bill under consideration IL
the house one of the southern Democrats proposed an
amendment prohibiting the acceptance by United States
judges of railroad passes, Representative I}abeock
surprise everybody offered an amendment to IN
clude members of congress in the prohibition. Ills
amendment was ruled point of order and the
house the amendment Of the southern member
IT, as was I5abcoek not acting IN good alth
rather through desire take away certain I@lyi
eyes enjoyed by his fortunate fellow henderson II ne
merely wished the sentiment of his colleagues
upon the question he disappointed either event The
point of order made against his proposition on account
being to the pending bill ebyfat"d the ne
cessity of the house voting upon the subject
Many members suspect that the chairman of the Re
publican national committee putting ZIP a bluff which
in accepted by the house would have been turn
ed Tie mouse has the habit Of paais
all sorts of measures Of adding to the political
strength of its members local sentiment and de-
pending upon the tfe b.. IN instance of
the of the amendment to the lmmlSfi
ton bill to prohibit intoxicating liquors in the
capitol Up to the has disappointed
the expectations body but the prediction is
made day the viii surprise their col
leagues taking them their word to their
everlasting discomfort would hardly be done however
in of the scheme proposed by Mr. Babcock The
luxury railroad passes and similar unofical perquses
of congress are too hh priced to be lightly surrendered
4
THE TRUSTS dispatches pouring
FIGHTING in upon congress protesting
LEGISLATION against antitrust legislation this
sion. One from
says petitions high
and the mails wires continue bring them He of
the opinion that his is exception the
entire number have the capital conso-
dated the building might easily papered enough
to stock airsized wall paper establishment The
feature Of these petitions that the story
that the had rooneed Themselves the will
of the administration and woud not exert their influence
against moderate bill. On the every known
kind variety interests
represented the protests appears none o
the soealcd combinations suspected restraining trade
is in harmony with bill thus far presented The pe
tions complaint the E1ins bill the IIeaf
bill the Jenkins bill The LtfleGe9 bill e The others
Specific mention seems have been carefully avoided
and the petitioners protest en> against antitrust
tion.
The suspicion has become deep seated that The pefi
tions from the trusts. fba
form petition is followed Whom dieested tle
all tell the that t6ere is chars
in the regard control of monopoIies THIS
condition of indicate any anti
trust legislation is enacted it Will be without struggle
There will not be open opposition such legislation
the part senators or representatives
but policy of secret obstruction will be pursued which
the end may prove successful.
NEGRO Athet gh il has been a recognized