The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-10
Deny Power of Pending Measures
to Hurt Trusts
ROCKEFELLER STORY
About kilograms Sent to Sena-
tors Is ScofTed At.
Quay Again Raises Spectre of
the Statehood Bill.
Cabinet Holds a Session to Con-
slider Important Matters.

Washington, Feb. 10.-The opening of
the session of the house today, MIR.
Steele Ind) called attention to the
speech of Mr.. Conry (AIass) printed in
the Record this morning under the gem
eral leave to print granted on the anti
trust bill. The speech dealt with the
subject of Mr.. Conry's contested cleo
ton case in Massachusetts and Mr..
Steele claimed that it was violation of
the order which confined remarks to be
printed to the subject tot the antitrust
bills. He asked that the speech be
stricken from the Record. AS Mr.. Conry
was absent, at the request of his friends
the matter went over.
Sunday February %, was set aside for
paying tribute to the memory of the
late Representative Tongue of Oregon.
Eulogies upon the life and public ser
vices of the late Representative Rumple
of Iowa were also ordered on the same
day.
Mr.. Hepburn. chairman of the inter
state commerce committee, then called
up the conference report upon the de-
partment of commerce bill.
Mr. Richardson (A1a.), one of the con-
ferees on the bill to whom Mr.. Hepburn
yielded 30 minutes, explained his reasons
for declining to support the Nelson
amendment covering the bureau of cor
poratiOns He said he did not believe
! any democrat could allOrQ TO oppose
everything cined at the trusts because
it was Of Republican origin. But he did
not believe the Nelson amendment was
aimed at the trusts.
He said it was a travesty upon what
! it claimed to be. 1t was. he said, an
ultra dllutiOned dose" It's purpose, he
declared, was not to authorize the presi-
dent to proceed against the trusts but
simply to secure information. This, he
said, was a poor response to the bold
threats which were heraided abroad
that an extra session would be called
unless effective legislation We're enacted
It was a pretext and d subterfuge.'
He called attention to the language of
4 the amendment that information OBJ
tanned by the bureau of corporations"
! or so much thereof as the president shal
direct shall be made public. Was thas
/ the Wanted publicity he asked He
/ did not doubt the honesty of the present
executive he said, but suppose another
man more friendly to trusts should be
/ elected. Then what would the Nelson
/ amendment amount to? He concluded
with the statement that the amendment
was artistically framed to defeat what
the people wanted-proper regulation Of
! the t-us<s.
Mr.. Ball (Tex). who followed MI
/ Richardson. ridiculed the programme of
4 the administration. regarding antitrust
! legislation. The administration. he said,
was represented as ANXIOUS to secure the
! passage Of the Nelson and EIkins bills
and it was pretended that the Standard
Oil company was sending kilograms to
/ prominent senators against their pass
age. He did not believe it.
I do not believe" said he, that John
/ D. Rockefeller or any other trust mag
nate has raised a protest against the
4 homeopathic doses in those bills. They
are no more harmful to trusts than
would be dose of soothing syrup
Mr.. Mann GID declared that the
Nelson amendment would give to the
bureau of corporations greater power
/ to investigate the affairs OF trusts than
was sought to be conferred by any bill
presented to congress.
IN THE SENATE.
Washington, Feb. 1O.-When the SEN
ate met today a bill was passed in
creasing the limit of cost of a public
building at Evanstown, WyO-, to s79,
000
A house bill was passed permitting
the town of Montrose, Colo, to enter is
acres of land for reservoir and water
purposes.
A senate bill was passed extending
for period of three years the time
\ for making proof and payment for all
! lands taken under the desert land laws
/ by the members of the Colorado CO.
/ operative colony.
The Rawlins resolution regarding
court martial cases in the Philippines
was referred TO the committee on Phil
ippines.
Washington. Feb 1O-By a yea and
I nay vote. SO to % Mr. McConaas gave
hour bill up on Thursday next. Mr..
( Quay said he was in sympathy with
I the effort to secure the passage of this
bin but he would interpose the state
/ mood bill to antagonize it until a day
/ is liked for a vote on that bill.
The conference report on the bill to
/ provide for the holding of terms of
courts In Utah was agreed to. The Dis
/ trlct OF Columbia appropriation bill was
then taken ID
CABINET HOLDS a SESSION.
Washington, Feb. 10-President ROose-
welt and his cabinet were in session for
! nearly an hour and half today but al
] the conclusion of the meeting it was
stated that. while some matters of i'm
portance were under consideration no
decisions regarding them had been
reached.
Both the president and members of
/ the cabinet it was said. expressed them
selves as reasonably we'll satisfied with
the situation in congress as to anti
! trust legislation. It is said they are as
sured now that practically such legisla-
ton as Is desired is in a fair way of en-
actment. Secretary Root brought again
I to the cabinets attention the necessity
for legislation regarding the currency of
the Philippine islnads. He presented
7 dispatches received from Governor Taft
urging the enactment of remedial finan-
cial legislation and the efforts to obtain
4 this legislation from congress were dis
cussed.
AS viewed by the administration, the
1 necessity for both financial and other
remedial legislation for the Philippines
/ is very urgent. Indeed, if something Of
! the kind be not accomplished soon there
is apprehension another revolution may
/ develop. A consideration also was given
/ to the state of the Venezuelan situation.
It is believed by the president and the
cabinet that Mr.. Bowen as Venezuela's
/ representative would conclude with the
allies satisfactory protocols IN a few
days Satisfaction was expressed that
/ the points IN controversy We're to be
/ submitted to The Hague tribunal
The president took up with Individual