The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-23

Washington. Jan. 2s.-Representatfve
Littlefield OF Maine, chairman OF the
subcommittee OF the house judiciary
committee to which all antitrust bills
were referred. today reported to the fun
judiciary committee bill which has
been drawn and adopted by the subcom-
mittee Several weeks have been devoted
TO the preparation of the bill. The SUB
committee considered some 70 or ~ meas
ures.
The bill Is offered as a substitute for
the Publicity bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Littlefield at the last session.
The full committee is expected to take
the bill up tomorrow and decide IN II is
TO be reported TO the house as now frhin-
ed The text Of the bill follows:
"A bill requiring corporations ensaged
in inter state commerce 10 make returns
prohibiting rebates and determinations
the use OF Interstate commerce In at
tempts to destroy competition and Tor
other purposes.
BE IL enacted. etc, that every corpora
ton which may be hereafter organized
shall at the time Of engaging In Inter
state or foreign commerce file the return
hereinafter provided for, and every cor
poration whenever organized and engaged
in Interstate or foreign commerce shall
file n return with the Interstate com
merce commission for the year enolhS
Dec 81 whenever and at such time es re-
ouested by said commission. stating It's
name. date OF organization. whore and
when organized, giving statues under
which il In organized and all amend
-ments thereof IL consolidated. naming
constituent companies, and where ana
when organized, with the same informa-
ton as TO such constituent companies so
far as applicable, as Is herein required.
Name OF original corporation or cor
porations. with full reference TO laws un-
der which all tho congratulations nave
taken place. with the same information
az TO all prior companies In the chahh
OF reorganization. so far as applicable, as
is herein required OF such corpora lon
amount OF authorized capital STOCK
shares into which Il is divided. par value,
whether common or preferred. and dis-
t.uction between each; amount Issued
and outstanding amount paid in; now
p.nCh. II any, paid In in cash. and how
iiuch. II any. in property.
DESCRIBE PROPERTY.
"If any part IN property. describing in
detsl, the kind and character ai.d loca-
ton. With its cash market value at the
time il was received In paymcT', giNirS
tie elements uron which said marker
vaiuo H. based. ard especially VIII h1thcr IN
whole or I'm part upon the capitalization
os earnings earning capacity econonres.
with the date and the cash price paid
therefor az It's last sale. the name and ad-
dress OF each officer, managing agent
ard director. n true and correct copy oil
any and all rules. regulations ana ny
laws adopted for the management sno
control of it's business and tho direction
OF Its officers, managing agents and di-
roctors
Nothing herein contained shall be con-
strucd as relieving any corporation from
making In addition TO the foregoing
such returns as are now required by the
act TO regulate commerce, approved
Feb 4. 1887. and all amendments there
Of but the provisions 81 this act as 70
signing and making oath 10 returns ano
making answers on oath written tnqur-
los shall he applicable TO returns and
such answers made under said act and
amendments thereof
"Tn so far a. any return may be du-
nlicate OF one already filed that fact may
be stated. and the details which ore N
such cases duplicates need not be re-
pea,ed. Upon its being made 10 appear
10 the satisfaction of the commission
that without fault on It's part. II II inn
practicable for such corporation 10 FUR
nish any ~ the items aforesaid u may
by n written order of said commission
be excused from furnishing such item o'
items.
said commission shall cause 20 M
prepared blank return for the use q
such corporations containing the fore
| going requirements and shall make suci
rules and regulations as may. in Us
Judgment. be necessary 20 carry out the
| purposes ~ this act The president
/ treasurer. and majority ~ the direct
ors of such corporation shall make oatr
IN writing On saa return that said re-
turn r. true
''The treasurer or other oficer OF such