The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-02-26
DOUBLE DEADLOCK
PANAMA CANAL TREATY OP-
POSED SEN. MORGAN RENEws
HIsoLD FIGHT

Anti-Tru.t Law Deemed IDsufiici'pt-
statehood BIN still Undispos~d of--hs-
fu.. TO Honor ,cbI-y sh,rss ResiKns.
wick Loses Wilson ONCE.
Special 10 the Caucasian:
Washington, ID. &, Feb. 23rd:
During the past week the Senate
has been confronted with condIt
ion in the nature of double dead
lock. The ratification Of the Cana
Treaty or the treaty with the Col
ombian government has met with a
decided lilIbu-ter by Senator Nor
gan who has all along opposed the
proposed route and favored the
Nicaraguan route. The Statehood
measure continues TO deadlock The
Senate. The Compromise measure
providing for the admission of the
territories In two states has met
with the opposition of the Demo
Gratis who are in favor of the admiss-
ion of the territories singly, To
offset this, proposition i'm the
nature of new comprOm 'se has
been suggested providing for the
admission of the territories OF Ari-
zOnia and New Mex leo as one state
coupled with the provision for
making Arizona separate State
when attaining population of 300
900. if the inhabitants so desired
The DrmocratI have raised an OBJ
lection to this, no" ever, on the
ground that there is no provision
for a census before 1910 aud that no
test could be made before that time.
The talk OF an extra session of
Congress or at leafs Of the Senate
which died out after the passage OF
the antitrust legislation has been
revived by the opposition to the
IatIfic itiOn of the Canal treaty.
And there is the Cuban treaty upon
which action is very much desired,
and les than two weeks remaining
of the present session, with many
of the appropriation bills yet to
pass.
With ref; renee to the antitrust
legislation which has b come law,
there Is feeling of dissatisfaction
among those who are anxious that
the power of trusts should be curbed
that the legislation enacted does not
meet the requirements. The Nelson
amendment which is embodied In
the Act creating the Department Of
commerce provides for nothing
more than the gathering Of infor-
nation regarding trusts and to en-
able the President to make recO-
mmendatiOn to congress based on
the same. The Elkins Bill which
was prepared and passed as a subs
titute for the Littlefeld antitrust
bill does not strengthen but weakens
the present antitrust law. In short
It's effect is to remove the penalty
of imprisonment provided in the
Sherman antitrust law against the
officers of corporations VINO violate
1t and provides in lien thereof a
fine upon both the corporation and
the officers for violations, 80 tina,
the net result of the agitation fol
antitrust legislation is repeating and
removing from the Sherman anti
trust law the imprisonment feature
the only one that was greatly feareC
by the trusts.
The House Committee on Nava
Affairs, at a meeting yesterday, ia
bled the resolution which had passed
the Senate, providing that Rear AID
miIal Schley be given the pay ant
allowances of resr admiral on tn
active list. The purpose of the res
olution was to officially recogniz
the distinguished services rendered
by Admiral Schley. This action O
the { ommittee removes all POSSIBLE
ity Of such recognition at this SCI
sion Of Congress.
Associate Justice Shiras of the 81
preme Court has presented his re
ignatiOn as a member Of that tribl
nal to take effect February "a. Fol
mer Secretary of State Day, of Obi
has been selected as the successor I
Shiras.
Wick, the negro incumben of tt
postoffice at Wilson, who has bee
seeking re-appointment, will 10
the place, DIR. T. B Person. Pop
list, ex-member Of the Legislator
has been selected.
NORTH STATE LAWMAKERS.